Sir Ben Ainslie’s new 75ft foiling mono-hull arrives today and is craned from the barge to its dockside home at Ineos UK, Camber Dock, Portsmouth.
The whole rig was too wide to enter Camber Dock; it had to reverse out and wait until Victoria - Wightlink’s new ferry - had departed.
Gavin Reid receives his well-deserved award at Trinity House, London. The event is sponsored by Boats.com.
A competitor in the Clipper Round the World Race 2016, he was an amateur crew member on the yacht Mission Performance. He swam out to a stricken vessel which had encountered problems returning from the Sydney to Hobart Race 2016. One of their crew had become entangled in the rigging and was stuck up the mast and they were unable to get him down. Once onboard Gavin climbed the mast to untangle him and safely lowered him down to the deck.
Gavin Reid - Yachtsman of the Year 2017 with his girlfriend Katherine Law, who filmed the rescue. They met on the race.
Gavin with his name engraved on the trophy alongside Sir Francis Chichester, Sir Ben Ainslie, Dame Ellen MacArthur, Sir Robin Knox Johnston, Sir Chay Blyth, Sir Edward Heath and David Cowper amongst other notable yachtsmen.
Despite the yachting media pressure Gavin remained calm.
Yachting blazers were the dress of the day.
Trinity House was the venue, the fine building in the centre with a view looking towards the Tower of London
Some journalism is proving hard to give away, once you had to queue to pay to get your copy.
Italian super yacht designer Alberto Mancini launched one of his latest designs for Fairline....
The Fairline 53 Open, similar to the deck saloon Gran Tourismo version launched last year, both models feature the option to choose between having a two or three cabin layout down below. This is a fun boat to drive, 53 ft of boat with easy handling and responsive steering to around 35 knots depending on your chosen engine options and from Volvo Penta and Caterpillar. The extensive open cockpit on this version is perfect for those balmy Med days with plenty of shelter from the sun and extensive sundecks. A boat like this is what will make Fairline great once more.
This is the new Princess 75 taken on a shoot for Motor Boat & Yachting magazine and you can read about it in their latest issue. This is Princess Yachts latest 35 knot comfortable cruising motoryacht featuring 3 guest cabins each with ensuite facilities. The owners cabin takes some beating - from your stately room forward you have your own staircase leading down to a lobby area where you find shiny glass and marble bathroom facilities. The saloon is wonderfully done, massive whole length windows and a level floor running all the way through the boat from the cockpit to the forward helm station.
The new Princess 75
The light and airy saloon, the galley features sliding frosted glass panes and the floor is level throughout.
You might think this was taken heading into the Amazon rainforest, it was off Plymouth
The island in the background is the Mew Stone.