Category: Asia
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Oil prices jump on disruption fears after latest Red Sea attack
Oil prices rose more than 2% in the first session of the New Year, boosted by potential disruption to Middle East supply after the latest attack on a container ship in the Red Sea and by Chinese demand hopes. Source link
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Irish sailing community looking towards Paris Olympics – The Irish Times
A building sense of expectation was the hallmark of the 2023 season for Irish Sailing’s High-Performance programme as the countdown clock towards the Paris Olympics continues apace. In the wider picture, Los Angeles in 2028 also starts to take on form as the programme begins to fill out with more committed crews coming up the…
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New Year's Day sailing tradition still gaining new members in 23rd year
Going out on the lake may seem like the last thing you’d want to do in 30-degree weather, but for area sailors, the Frostbite Race has become one of their favor … Source link
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New Year's Day sailing tradition still gaining new members in 23rd year
Going out on the lake may seem like the last thing you’d want to do in 30-degree weather, but for area sailors, the Frostbite Race has become one of their favor … Source link
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New Year's Day sailing tradition still gaining new members in 23rd year
Going out on the lake may seem like the last thing you’d want to do in 30-degree weather, but for area sailors, the Frostbite Race has become one of their favor … Source link
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I Spent Seven Days on a Sailing Cruise Ship in the Caribbean
Five masts, 56,000 square feet of sails, a stiff breeze, and a rolling sea. This was the recipe for an exciting, Southern Caribbean cruise aboard Royal Clipper, the flagship of the three-vessel Star Clippers line. What is It Like on the Royal Clipper Sailing Ship? Commissioned in 2000, the 4,500-gross ton ship is a traditional…
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Mover sued after missing Victoria ferry sailing, ‘threatening to dump’ items
A moving company has mostly won its case against a woman who sued it after it missed a Victoria-area ferry and also threatened to “dump” her items, according to a decision by the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal. Tamara Gorski hired Micro Logistics Group Inc. to move her from Vancouver Island to Vancouver, said the tribunal…
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My Greek sailing adventure: across the Ionian sea to Ithaca | Greece holidays
There’s this place I know. It’s at the southern end of a flamingo-flanked canal winding through the wetlands that separate Lefkada from the Greek mainland. The canal is unremarkable, but bear with me. You cruise past the wading birds and the old guys fishing, through the channel markers, by a ruined Venetian fort. Look ahead,…
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My Greek sailing adventure: across the Ionian sea to Ithaca | Greece holidays
There’s this place I know. It’s at the southern end of a flamingo-flanked canal winding through the wetlands that separate Lefkada from the Greek mainland. The canal is unremarkable, but bear with me. You cruise past the wading birds and the old guys fishing, through the channel markers, by a ruined Venetian fort. Look ahead,…
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Houthi militants attack container ship, Maersk halts Red Sea sailing
Iranian-backed Houthi militants attacked a Maersk container vessel with missiles and small boats, prompting the company to pause all sailing through the Red Sea for 48 hours, Maersk said on Sunday. Source link