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Hot Port news from GAC
Your daily news service from ports around the world.
In this HOT PORT NEWS, read about:
* Hong Kong, Hong Kong – Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races 2013
DATE: June 18, 2013
COUNTRY: Hong Kong
PORT: Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races 2013
The 2013 Hong Kong International...
June 18th, 2013 | Ports & Terminals, Sports, Yachting | Read More
ISAF World Sailing Rankings
Monday 17 June 2013 - The ISAF World Sailing Rankings for 17 June 2013 have been released.
• Austrian sailors storm up the rankings to match Australia with four top three positions
• Eight nations are repesented at World #1
• Mat Belcher and Will Ryan unbeatean…again
• French #1 and #2...
June 17th, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
Sailing Art in Spetses!
Acrylic on canvas 40 x 60 by Eva Bratopoulou
From 13th to 16th June, the island of Spetses celebrates the third “Spetses Classic Yacht Race”. The international event is organised jointly by the Yacht Club of Greece and the Poseidonion Grand Hotel (also the Hospitality Organiser of the race)....
June 13th, 2013 | Art and auctions, Charity, Clubs, Jet set, Maritime Art, Paintings and Sculpture, People and Places, Sports, Yachting | Read More
Adrenaline-hunter.com, a new website paving the way to extreme sports in the online tourism industry
Lucile and Maude Mathe
Paris – June 2013 – A all new address for extreme sports and adventure travel, Adrenaline-Hunter.com sets out to satisfy the travel fantasies of the thrill-seeking adventurer!
This new website has been created by established adrenaline seekers for fellow adventurers as well...
June 11th, 2013 | Company Profiles, Events, Jet set, Sports, Yachting | Read More
An explosion in Turkey will be devastating…*
Without prejudice
…clouds over the Straits of Bosporus, with its famous bridge linking Europe and Asia. Photo credit Anny Zade
An explosion in Turkey will be devastating…* By John Faraclas
The Americans have an interesting expression which refers to “new kids on the block”** and this matches...
June 9th, 2013 | Breaking News, Canals, Country Profiles, Energy, Environment, European Union, Holidays, ITF, Marinas, Marine Insurance, Markets, Mediterranean Shipping, Military, Ocean Shipping, Organisations, People and Places, Politics and Government, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Stock Markets, Story of the Month, Tourism, Trade and Commerce, UN, Yachting | Read More
Spain’s Tamara Echegoyen Crowned ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Champion
Team Echegoyen. Photo credits Kim Wolf
Sunday 9 June 2013 - Spain’s Tamara Echegoyen has been crowned ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Champion but Camilla Ulrikkeholm of Denmark gave her a hard time in the final.
Ulrikkeholm didn’t let the Spaniard continue her amazing undefeated run and in breeze...
June 9th, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
Tamara Echegoyen Moves To ISAF Women’s Match Race Worlds Final Undefeated
Neck and neck. Photo by Kim Wolf
Sunday 9 June 2013- Tamara Echegoyen (ESP) has reached the final of the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2013 in Busan, Korea after an extraordinary performance in the regatta, winning every match so far.
The other finalist will either be Ekaterina Skudina...
June 9th, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
Quarter Finals Underway At ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship
Tamara Echegoyen (ESP) leads Alexa Bezel (SUI). credit Kim Wolf.
Friday 7 June 2013 - Friday was another day of excellent sailing conditions at the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2013 in Busan, Korea the second event of the inaugural Women’s International Match Racing Series.
Dynamic...
June 7th, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
Echegoyen Still On Top Of The ISAF Women’s Match Race World Championship
Tamara Echegoyen (ESP) leads Alexa Bezel (SUI). credit Kim Wolf.
Thursday 6 June 2013 - As the Thursday flights of the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2013 in Busan went on, Spanish star Tamara Echegoyen shined brighter and sunnier for each match, lining up victory after victory on the...
June 6th, 2013 | News, Sports, Yachting | Read More
Echegoyen Undefeated After First Day In Busan
Tamara Echegoyen (ESP) leads Alexa Bezel (SUI). credit Kim Wolf.
Wednesday 5 June 2013 - After a postponement due to lack of wind, Tamara Echegoyen of Spain swept her opponents away when the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2013 finally got under way in Busan, Korea.
With five wins and...
June 5th, 2013 | News, Sports, Yachting | Read More
RINA Services and Russian Register join forces on yachts and ice class
Ugo Salerno
RINA Group’s certification company, RINA Services (RINA), and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) have agreed to co-operate on specific projects where each society has complementary strengths.
Initially co-operation will focus on yachts and ice class where they have specific...
June 4th, 2013 | Classification Societies, News, Yachting | Read More
Nine World Class Skippers Ready For ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship
Monday 3 June 2013 -Nine skippers are ready to race at the 2013 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship in Busan, Korea from 4-9 June.
Set to be held out of Dongbaek Park, Haeundae Beach in Busan, London 2012 Women’s Match Racing gold medallist Tamara Echegoyen (ESP) will be the favourite to...
June 3rd, 2013 | Events, Sports, Yachting | Read More
Ian Williams secures fourth place in Korea Match Cup for Team GAC Pindar
Ian Williams during the semi finals at Korea Match Cup 2013. Gyeonggi Province, Korea. 2 June 2013 Photo: Subzero Images/AWMRT
UK – 2 June 2013 - Ian Williams, reigning Match Racing World Champion, has secured fourth place in Match Race Korea to maintain his strong start to the 2013 ALPARI World...
June 2nd, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
Ian Williams storms through to Korea Match Cup quarter finals
Ian Williams and the GAC Pindar crew, Mal Parker, Bill Hardesty, Graeme Spence and Willem Van Waay, winners of the 2013 Alpari World Match Racing Tour in Germany.
Near-flawless qualifying performance from Team GAC Pindar
UK - 31 May 2013 - Ian Williams, Skipper of Team GAC Pindar, has secured his...
May 31st, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
Twenty Sailors To Receive Athlete Participation Programme Funding At 2013 Sail First ISAF Youth Worlds
Thursday 30 May 2013 -The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is pleased to announce that 20 competitors from 11 nations have been approved to receive funding from the Athlete Participation Programme (APP) for the 2013 Sail First ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship.
From the 20 competitors chosen...
May 30th, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
Greece’s Yachting Yearns for Tailwind
Massive potential lies dormant as barriers still remain hear delegates at 2nd Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum
Greece’s cumbersome, complex and constantly changing legislative and regulatory frameworks in the pleasure boat segment and lagging marina infrastructure cost the country billions in lost tourism...
May 29th, 2013 | Tourism, Yachting | Read More
GAC saves the day for Hong Kong sailor with high speed delivery of giant mast
Precision and care key to handling vital yacht part
The team at GAC Pindar carefully loading the mast onto the plane bound for Hong Kong.
29th May 2013, Hong Kong – When the mast on prominent Hong Kong businessman and sailing enthusiast Sam Chan’s yacht Freefire broke recently, he turned...
May 29th, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
The fleet of the Tour de France à la Voile 2013 now unveiled
Key points:
- 13 teams will be on the start line of the 36th edition of the TFV
- Professional teams will still face amateurs
- A.S.O. is breathing new energy into shore activities: a stronger race village, a travelling convoy and an event pole on the beaches and in the cities – details in the media...
May 23rd, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
Le Tour de France à la Voile, a popular and festive event !
To keep in mind:
- The 2013 Tour de France à la Voile goes hand-in-hand with a great celebration on land
- A.S.O. wants to enhance its Animations Village and redeploy life on land (beaches, publicity caravan)
- Publicity Caravan, Sail Climbing, Summer Hit Party, Stand Up Paddle Challenge, there are...
May 22nd, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
The “Tara Oceans Polar Circle” expedition departs from Lorient
On May 19th 2013, the schooner Tara embarked on a new scientific adventure: The Oceans Polar Circle expedition. Tara will travel 25 000 ams around the Arctic Ocean via the Northeast and Northwest passages, returning to Lorient in December 2013.
The new challenge brings together biologists and oceanographers...
May 21st, 2013 | Charity, Climate, Environment, News, Oceanology, Story of the Day, Weather, Yachting | Read More
Ian Williams crowned Match Race Germany Champion
Team GAC Pindar claims first win of 2013 ALPARI World Match Racing Tour
UK – 21 May 2013 – Reigning Match Racing World Champion and Skipper of Team GAC Pindar Ian Williams has secured victory in the first regatta of the season at Match Race Germany.
Overcoming erratic weather conditions...
May 21st, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
Sail First ISAF Youth Worlds Media Accreditation Opens
Media accreditation for the 2013 Sail First ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship set to be held in Limassol, Cyprus from 13-20 July 2013 has opened.
Sixty nations will compete across eight events at the 43rd edition of the event that will be hosted at the Cyprus Sports Organization Sailing Centre in...
May 19th, 2013 | News, Press ans Media, Sports, Yachting | Read More
Team GAC Pindar skippers take first and third place at Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club International Match Racing Regatta
Will Tiller, Team GAC Pindar ESS Skipper, wins for New Zealand
Hong Kong – 15 May 2013 – Team GAC Pindar skippers Will Tiller and Ian Williams have placed first and third in this weekend’s 1010 4G Match Racing International Regatta in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour.
The 1010...
May 16th, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
Your daily* news service from ports around the world.
In this HOT PORT NEWS, read about:
* United Arab Emirates, Jebel Ali – Traditional 60′ FT Dhow Sailing Race
* India, Mumbai – Naval firing practice
DATE: May 15, 2013
COUNTRY: United Arab Emirates
PORT: Jebel Ali
Traditional 60′...
May 16th, 2013 | Ports & Terminals, Sports, Yachting | Read More
ISAF Match Race Rankings – 15 May 2013
ISAF Match Race Rankings – 15 May 2013
Ian Williams (GBR) and Claire Leroy (FRA) hold onto World #1 in the Open and Women’s Match Race Rankings whilst ISAF Nations Cup European Regional Final Winner Viktor Ogeman reaps the rewards of his success to move to a personal best of World #28.
Open Rankings
With...
May 15th, 2013 | Sports, Yachting | Read More
