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mo money

Thursday
Aug 01
2024
Posted by deleteme

The Biz

Founded in 1966, Nautor Swan today boasts a comprehensive range of services. These include high-profile offerings through Nautor Swan Charter and Brokerage, Nautor Swan Global Service—which provides global assistance—and ClubSwan Racing, the sport division managed by professionals in the sailing world. Additionally, ClubSwan serves as a virtual yacht club, bringing together all Swan owners and fans under one roof.

With effect from today, following its strategy to evolve and never revolutionize, 60% of Nautor’s shareholding passes to Sanlorenzo ownership – a very important and positive step – a very important and positive step to facilitate continued growth and strengthen its reputation as one of the most important sailing shipyards worldwide.

The Boatbuilding Technology Centre (BTC) in Pietarsaari, Finland, remains the main production site for sailing yachts underpinning Nautor Swan’s heritage, together with the pillars of its DNA: elegance, quality, performance and reliability, and enhance the culture and the secular craftmanship, proper of the Ostrobothnia region.

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iQFOiL: Right project, Right moment

Thursday
Aug 01
2024
Posted by XS Editor

The USA proved again at the 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships to be one of the top sailing nations, but the challenge has been to convert the young talent into Olympic contenders. An obstacle has been an interruption in training, as many pursue collegiate dinghy racing rather than further refine technical skill.

But of the ten Olympic events, the Windsurfer and Kiteboard athletes are immune to this issue, and may even benefit from college competition. Could this be the new frontier for the USA Olympic Sailing Program? Coach Adrien Gaillard provides this report on progress with the new Olympic iQFOiL windsurfer:


The windsurfing youth summer block has just been as busy as it was successful for the America One Racing iQFOiL squad…

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