The Jubilee Sailing Trust will be forced into ceasing operations ending a forty-four year history, unless it can urgently raise a minimum of £500K by Thursday 14 April
Dutch sanction fourteen Russian superyachts
Netherlands Public Broadcasting system, reports that Dutch customs authorities have placed fourteen yachts of Russian ownershp at Dutch yacht builders under supervision
Infiniti 52 – Electrifying DSS performance straight out of the box
The Infiniti 52’s DSS foil isn’t designed to make the boat fly, but it does significantly reduce displacement and drag, again increasing speed
National Crime Authority seize 192-foot Superyacht in London
The UK National Crime Authority has seized a $50 million superyacht owned by an unnamed Russian.
SailGP – Ainslie and Mills launch Protect Our Future at San Francisco event
Sir Ben Ainslie and Hannah Mills OBE launched their new climate education platform in San Francisco ahead of the final SailGP event of season, the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix.
Mark England named Team GB Chef de Mission for Paris 2024 Olympics
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced Mark England OBE as Chef de Mission for Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Shackleton’s lost ship is found in Antarctic after 107 years
Scientists have found and filmed one of the greatest ever undiscovered shipwrecks 107 years after it sank.
New Zealand to bar Russian super yachts and aircraft
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has introduced a sanctions bill to bar Russian and Belarus super yachts, ships and aircraft from entering its waters or airspace
Superyacht owned by Russia’s richest man siezed in Italy
Italian police have seized a yacht owned by Alexei Mordashov, the richest man in Russia before being blacklisted this week by the European Union following Moscow’s attack on Ukraine
Dragon Class suspends Russian sailors from international competition
The International Dragon Association has condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine, and has suspended Russian sailors and officials from international competition.
World Sailing issue updated Statement concerning the situation in Ukraine
Updated Statement Issued on behalf of: World Sailing on Tuesday 2 March following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on 24 February 2022
British Olympic Association demands exclusion of Russia and Belarus
British Olympic Association demands the exclusion of Russia and Belarus from international sport