Apparently the Board of the charity has declined Mr. A';s proposition to acquire stewardship of Chelsea FC after discussions with HM Treasury,...
The 650 foot cargo ship loaded with luxury cars and bound for the US caught fire two weeks ago and was abandoned. The fire eventually went out...
Even the chicoms as you call them have been remarkably tepid in their response. They refused to use their Veto both times at the Security Council...
I asked a relative of mine in the diplomatic service how this would impact seizures of assets including yachts. I was informed that seizures of...
Daily Mail reports that UK Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps has issued a Ministerial Order banning all ships including pleasure craft 'owned,...
Ukrainians maintain a grim sense of humor through it all. British sources claim Lviv brewery Pravda has stopped bottling 'Pravda Craft Beer' and...
Italy's Prime Minister has proposed Angela Merkel as a Peace Negotiator. She speaks fluent Russian. He speaks fluent German. They have dealt...
An interesting move by Mr. A transferring 'stewardship' rather than 'ownership' of a valuable asset to a neutral third party in this case a...
Wealthy Russians are significant customers in the mega yacht market. Sanctions will impact new builds already under way as well as new builds...
I write this more as a question than a comment. It seems that the world appetite for all aluminum yachts has shrunk and dried up almost entirely...
The Euroferry Olympia of Grimaldi Lines on overnight service near Corfu caught fire during the night, All 239 passengers were safely evacuated...
Argosy indeed means merchant ship from the Croatian port city of Ragusa now Dubrovnik and modified by the Italians to Ragusea and thence to...
Given your taste in boats I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Outer Reef 650 or a Hampton Endurance 658. I've never been on either of them but...
Pascal, thank you so much for your excellent overview and key by key description of the Bahamas and especially Exumas. Well written, massively...
Outer Reef as well.
Thanks much for this Looking forward to the ongoing story.
Doing it truly alone is very risky I agree. But Transatlantic rowing is more popular than I knew. Every year in December teams numbering from 1...
I understand your reasoning Mapism and I probably should have considered that in 1965 when I was 19. But other opportunities beckoned and I did...
I enter into this fray with great trepidation. I first crossed the Atlantic with my grandmother, aunt and cousin to attend the Coronation Parade...
Interesting that Tristan Mortlach former captain of the recently sold yacht AWOL and creator of a popular Vlog followed by many Forum members was...