High-profile fires have been making ominous waves in the yachting industry. These flame-induced shocks are distressingly commonplace, occurring aboard vessels or in shipyards with worrying regularity. Like the echo of Billy Joel’s hit song, ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’, these incidents have become a calling card for an industry desperate for immediate safety reforms.
Over the past five years, the world of yachting has been rocked by a series of significant instances of combustion, sparking off severe damages, operational disruptions, and in some cases, complete vessel loss. For instance, the July 2024 inferno at a northern European shipyard mirrors the tragic pattern of the Project Sassi blaze four years earlier. There’s an eerie similarity in these chronicles of fire, with emergency responders battling ceaselessly to reign in the uncontrolled flames.
Port of the Day
Ibiza Marina
- Country: Spain
- Services: food-drink, electricity, waste-disposal, water, fuel, maintenance, wifi
- Website: Ibiza Marina
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: +34 971 318 040
Western Australia’s legendary Fremantle Doctor winds herald the start of the Rolex SailGP Championship 2026 season. With its vaunted afternoon winds and unforeseen racing conditions, the historic port city of Perth promises a spine-tingling opener event, setting the adrenaline tone for the rest of the season’s epic contentions and high-velocity performances.
From Perth, the circuit will carry thirteen exhilarating races across five continents, introducing new locales and a fresh team into the championship fold. Cutting-edge technologies are once again expected to steal the limelight, consistently revolutionising the sizzling competitiveness of this world-class sporting event.
Club of the Day
Royal Lymington Yacht Club (RLymYC)
- Country: United Kingdom
- Website: Royal Lymington Yacht Club (RLymYC)
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: +44 (0)1590 672677