Category: Asia
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Houthi Missile Strikes Ship Sailing Through Red Sea, US Says
A tanker in the Red Sea battled a fire after being struck by a missile launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, according to the US military. A cruise missile struck the M/T Strinda on Monday afternoon local time as it passed through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, US Central Command said in a statement on X. The…
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World’s most expensive sailing superyacht sits abandoned
A Russian oligarch’s $860 million superyacht, seized by Italian police, has sat abandoned in the sea for almost two years. The boat was nabbed in March 2022 as part of ongoing EU sanctions against Russia amid Vladimir Putin’s failing war in Ukraine. It has remained stranded in the Trieste Gulf, off the coast of Italy,…
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Top Stocks Of The Week: Clear Sailing For Cruise Ships
(MENAFN– ValueWalk) The stock market’s winning streak continues as the S&P 500 rose for the sixth straight week for the week ended Dec. 8. The large-cap benchmark finished the week at 4,604 after climbing 0.2%. The S&P 500 is now at its highest level all year and the highest since January 2022, the same month…
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Dream Yacht Worldwide Shares Trend Forecast & Learnings from 2023
CLEARWATER, Fla., December 11, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dream Yacht Worldwide (DYW), a leading sea-based vacation and global yacht charter company, has shared its forecasted trends for the sailing industry and key learnings from the past several months. Non-sailors are getting out on the waterDream Yacht Worldwide has seen increased interest from non-sailors to try sailing as a…
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Houthis Redirect Ship Sailing to Israel
Yemen’s Houthis have forced a ship bound for Israel to change direction a day after they declared that they would be targeting all vessels bound for Israel in the Red Sea. Bloomberg reported on the news citing an X statement by the deputy foreign minister of the Houthi government, noting that the account of Hussein…
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Peter Burling recaps NZ’s photo-finish sailing performance in Dubai
Peter Burling recaps NZ’s photo-finish sailing performance in Dubai …
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Aussie sailing legend Jimmy Spithill announces shock retirement after SailGP Dubai thriller
Australian sailing legend Jimmy Spithill has announced his retirement from SailGP after representing his country for the first time in more than 20 years. It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the 44-year-old, who departed the United States SailGP team after it was bought out by new owners and announced he would be heading…
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Sailing: Jimmy Spithill fires cheeky America's Cup warning shot at Team NZ after SailGP retirement
Australian Jimmy Spithill announced his retirement from SailGP competition after Monday’s tense finale in Dubai but couldn’t resist a quick prophetic parting shot in is longstanding rivals’ direction. Source link
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Sailing: New Zealand bounce back with dramatic SailGP victory in Dubai
Peter Burling and his crew have edged Australia by a matter of metres in a tense finish to earn their second win of the season. Source link
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College Sailing Rankings >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Published on December 9th, 2023 The final Fall College Sailing Rankings close out the fall season which had 176 regattas over 11 weekends including the Open and Women’s Singlehanded National Championship and Match Race National Championship. The College Sailing Ranking committee has six members: Charles Higgins (SEISA), Allison Jolly (SAISA), Katherine Jones (MAISA), Chris Klevan…