Yachting-Live

Acura Miami Grand Prix - Racing Begins Thursday
Miami Beach, Florida, USA: A spectacular location and superb sailing conditions are two reasons why 61 boats from 14 countries have entered the 2008 Acura Miami Grand Prix, being held Thursday through Sunday off South Beach.

Competition figures to be particularly keen in the Farr 40 class, which is priming for its world championship - being held off Miami in early April. Ten of the top 12 finishers at Acura Key West 2008 are part of a strong 29-boat fleet that will test sails and become familiar with the venue.

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Peters & May And Sevenstar Join Forces To Create New Yacht Racing Logistics Service
Peters & May and Sevenstar Yacht Transport are pleased to announce a new venture to provide specialised logistics for the yacht racing community. This initiative will provide racing teams and yachting associations with a total logistics package offering global solutions for yacht transport, spares positioning, refit work and multi-destination racing programmes amongst others. Peters & May and Sevenstar will also focus on developing new routes as yacht racing expands into new areas of the world.

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Vendee Globe
The hull of the new 60′ boat aboard which Marc Thiercelin will be taking part in his fourth Vendee Globe has just been released from its mould in the Multiplast yard in Vannes. As the entire structure of the hull and compartments has been finished, the hull of the DCNS boat now dominates the workshop, the fruit of a close collaboration between designers from the Finot-Conq studio and the Multiplast team. The deck-hull assembly is due to be carried out later this week.

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