Marinas Articles
In the expressive world of boating, where luxury meets the lapping waves, there’s always room for new paradises. Emphasizing this very sentiment, the British Virgin Islands lauds the arrival of Biras Marina in the North Sound of Virgin Gorda. A marina that’s been exquisitely crafted specifically for the magnificence of superyachts, it stands as a symbol of the Islands’ increased dedication towards welcoming sea wanderers with opulence to spare.
Luxury, after all, is the unwritten decree of the superyacht realm. Biras Marina grasps this essence and is equipped to handle the might and grandeur of these aquatic kings. The BVI, with its inviting cerulean waters, white sandy beaches and colourful coral reefs, is a siren’s call to seafarers, now enhanced by an architecturally splendid dock.
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.