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Seeking Life Under the Sea

Knowledge gathered from the Ocean Census will revolutionise our understanding of life on Earth and how to protect the ocean - the environment responsible for much of the air we breathe, regulating our climate, and a vital food source for billions. Scientists...

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Transat Jacques Vabre: 11th Hour Racing Team out after dismasting

The 5,800-nautical mile Transat Jacques Vabre double-handed transatlantic race departed on Sunday from Le Havre, en route to Martinique in the Caribbean, with a starting fleet of 79 yachts. On Wednesday, Briton Simon Fisher and Justine Mettraux of Switzerland alerted race management...

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11th Hour Racing: Can offshore sailing restore ocean health?

The 11th Hour Racing Team is turning The Ocean Race towards ocean conservationThe eleventh hour is a phrase referring to the last chance for something important. 11th Hour Racing is a professional offshore racing team that uses sailing as a platform to...

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The world's ocean foundations are banding together

A new organisation has been formed that brings together the main ocean philanthropy foundations that fund ocean research vessels in an effort to coordinate their activities.It is called the Pink Flamingo Society, and there are 14 organisations involved so far, according to...

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UBS: Marine conservation philanthropy far less than the need

Philanthropic funding in support of ocean conservation is a “drop in the bucket” compared to what is required, according to findings by UBS, the Swiss private banking giant.“Despite growing public awareness of issues like plastic pollution, ocean conservation is the least funded...

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1,000 rivers emit 80% of global river plastic pollution

A new, three-year study by nonprofit The Ocean Cleanup, published in Science Advances, reveals that 1,000 rivers worldwide are responsible for emitting 80% of the plastic transported by rivers into the ocean – a type of pollution referred to as riverine waste...

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Y/Yachts delivers first Y7 model "Bella"

After success at the Palma Boat Show, the German shipyard Y/Yachts handed over the first Y7, named Bella, to its owner and is looking forward to further orders.Bella was developed in cooperation with US designer Bill Tripp, who has already launched numerous yachts...

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Y/Yachts to present the Y7 in Palma

One of the highlights of this year’s Palma International Boat Show will be the nearly 22-metre Y7 from Y/Yachts, whose yachts are built in Ladebow, off the Baltic Sea. The carbon construction from the shipyard of sailing legend Michael Schmidt will be...