28th August, 2007. International Yacht Collection have added two new yachts to their charter fleet: The 142′ Trinity, CHEVY TOY, 2003 is available in the Caribbean this winter accommodating 10 guests in 5 luxurious staterooms.

The 110′ Lazzara, LE REVE, 2006 is based in the Bahamas this winter, accommodating up to 8 guests in 4 staterooms.

Check out Azimut’s 95 Flybridge at the Genoa International Boat Show in October 2007. The world launch of the Azimut 58, a new model of Azimut Yachts’ broad Flybridge range will also take place. At almost 30 metres in length the Azimut 95 is a compact superyacht. With clever use of lighting spaces appear large. With the Italian design and build in Viareggio the new owner is assured of great comfort in the 175 m2 of space offered. The three windows on either side of the deckhouse provide a lovely aesthetic design to the external profile and a perfectly diffused luminosity to the internal space.

29th August, 2007. ISAF World Sailing Rankings have been released. Australia continue their reign as the nation with the most sailors at a #1 position on the ISAF World Sailing Rankings, holding three of the top spots but Great Britain and Germany each have four sailors in top three positions. Three classes witness a change to the #1 team and 40 new skippers join the Rankings today.
Great Britain cleaned up in Qingdao and they are still a dominant force on the Rankings. Whilst gold medallists Sarah AYTON, Sarah WEBB and Pippa WILSON hit the #1 position for the first time, Stevie MORRISON and Ben RHODES dip down to #2 to make way for the German training partners Jan-Peter and Hannes PECKOLT at #1.
Tom SLINGSBY (AUS) in the Laser and Nathan WILMOT and Malcolm PAGE (AUS) in the Men’s 470, and 2006 World title winners Darren BUNDOCK and Glenn ASHBY (AUS) in the Tornado continue to hold the torch for Australia, holding on to their #1 positions for another Ranking release. The Netherlands lose their only #1 spot in the Women’s 470 to Italy as Giulia CONTI and Giovanna MICOL conclude their steady march up the rankings.
For the full story with charts and photos visit ISAF World Sailing Rankings August 2007.

The 1st Annual Yachtbuddy Photographic Competition 2007 ends on the 31st August. The theme is ‘Yachting’ and the competition is open to all. The 1st prize is US $ 1,000 cash while 9 runners up get complimentary prizes of Yachtbuddy t-shirts and a certificate. Even if you are not entering this is the place to view some great photos. Each photographer is allowed to enter up to 4 photos. We have had some technical difficulties and suggest a photo density of 100 pixels. You can find the photo competition link on the top left of any Yachtbuddy.com page.

Here is a video clip posted last week showing the final Saturday of Skandia Cowes Week 2007. Skandia will be sponsoring Cowes Week in 2008 for the last time. The day started with a flat calm but the breeze picked up by lunch time. The video is compliments of The Knowledge Zone/ Cowes Online www.cowes.co.uk and YouTube.