I am surprised Bezos might be heading down the EOS conventional three-masted schooner route as suggested rather than the 106m Black Pearl three...
Shortlist of yards apparently down to two or three with possible decision by spring - though like all great projects, nothing is certain until the...
Dubois 101 no build contract yet. Looks like White Pearl will be the first to launch (2015?). Suspect Solar next and then Dreamship Victory a long...
Dubois 101 from what xxxxxxxxxx are saying (tried to post a link but got deleted by admin!) They have a listing of all sailing yachts over 30m in...
Seems that there is no limit to size looking at the four boats over 100m in construction. Would love to see what the 147m White Pearl will look...
Yes, if I was anything to do with the MCA I would be asking for an investigation into Beamer. A captain leaving his ship without his written up...
From the report: As no record or alarm report or written log had been saved, the sequence of events before the salvage operation was drawn up...
So who are the likely criminals? The builder, the captain, the engineer who did not shut the doors, the owner for setting up an insurance scam or...
Yes, it was a great little 22ft Hirondelle. I delivered it to the owner on the Helford River. sailed really well. I have sailed quite a few...
Just been told by the French that report will now be published mid-February. I think they might be giving us all the run around.
This has been quite a long process and the French authorities were supposed to publish the results end of November. They are now talking...
Just had this: The preliminary report (confidential document) is in the consultation stage untill 21 December by the interested parties...
Do we have numbers of losses yet. From all the press reports and photos of marinas devastated I would have thought that there will be a bonanza...
If the Captain left the ship via helicopter after an eight hour emergency without the Log I would have thought very serious questions will be...
Are there any more rumours about the White Pearl, I have read that it will be 147m, but nothing on designer, sailplan (pretty incredible no doubt)...
However much the crew response might have been lacking, surely the coded safety systems must have been the real problem. It is hard to see what...
French MIAB report due in October I believe....
That sinking feeling? Read that another Proteskan boat sunk recently in France. Hopefully no conspiracy theories here!! Like the rumour about the...
I also thought that Captain Tork Buckley's comment (see below) was pretty spot on as far as speculation - like we are now doing on this forum.. I...
Thank you for the update. As I work in the industry (marketing - non technical) I am getting loads of questions from friends asking how can such a...
