Yotspot in 2014
Yotspot is changing in 2014. Members of the site will see some changes over the coming months. We have a new layout and search facility on the horizon. We have also been running our Bespoke Service fo...
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Mid Transat: energy and innovation
If you could capture the energy and ingenuity of the Mini Transat race I’m sure you’d have a panacea for the troubles of our times. Many sailors in this big race in 21ft little boats, whic...
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30 Things to STOP doing to yourself..
When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you. As Maria Robinson once said, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and...
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Jetski Regulations – Where are you?
REGULATIONS for the use of Personal Watercraft (PW). Maritime authorities throughout the Mediterranean have become more stringent with PW use. There have been a number of reported instances where PW&r...
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Atlantic crossing and problems getting away..
Its 21:28 on Day 3 of the crossing. You join me while I am aboard a 56m Feadship heading for Falmouth UK. We set off from Fort Lauderdale on the 11th after what can be described as “one of those...
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Yotspot gathers pace.
Yotspot is starting to gather pace in the industry people. Last week we had over 300 new members join the site and we are getting more paid jobs. With 300 new members in a week, we need you to help us...
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OP-ED: Loss of HMS Bounty: The Sea Wins Again
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 By Captain Peter Squicciarini, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Master Merchant Mariner Yet another tragedy at sea. The October “superstorm” known as Hurricane Sandy claime...
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The 2012 Baja Ha-Ha Cruisers Rally
Yachting News: Baha Ha-Ha Time Again!!!! 26 August, 2012 This year’s Baha Ha-Ha Cruiser´s Rally will be the 19thand will be held from October 28th to November 10th. The Rall...
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Finals: An all American Affair!
Spithill performed exemplarily to replicate his success on the baseball pitch in the water race. His winning trail began when he beat Dean Barker’s team. The winning continued when he ...
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Superyacht ‘Manhattan’ Sinks after Fire at Portosole Sanremo, Italy 3 August, 2012
Portosole Sanremo was witness to a fire that claimed two yachts, the 23m Pershing, Ibris and 4m Maiora-built Manhattan. Lena Sundell, the yacht manager at Sanremo ASP Yacht Management, reports th...
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Clipper Race fleet complete Race 11 as official New York stopover begins on Sunday
Photo by Clipper Round the World. 28-05-2012. Over a period of 15 hours, the ten entries in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race all completed Race 11 from Panama to New York, with podium places goi...
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New marina meets over-wintering demand in eastern Mediterranean
4 December 2011 – Karpaz Gate Marina (KGM), the eastern Mediterranean’s newest superyacht marina – located on the stunning Karpaz peninsula of Northern Cyprus – is fast be...
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