Charity & Fund Raising Luxury Yacht & Superyacht News

This page showcases news of yachting charity and fundraising events from around ...

Charity & Fund Raising Luxury Yacht & Superyacht News

This page showcases news of yachting charity and fundraising events from around the world. If you have any yacht industry charity news please contact CharterWorld for publication. The yachting industry is an excellent arena to promote a range of charities concerning everything from ocean environmental causes to people in need.

San Fernando Race 2011

January 20, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club has issued the Notice of Race and Entry Form for the 17th edition of the biennial San Fernando Race, which will depart from Hong Kong on 20 April bound for the destination of San Fernando in the northern Philippines, 480nm away. ... read full story

J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race 2011: Open to entries

January 17, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

The Island Sailing Club (ISC), organisers of the famous J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, has announced that entries for this year’s 80th Anniversary Race will open on Friday January 21st. The Race is taking place on Saturday 25th June with the first start at 0600. ... read full story

Weschler Family and Friends Make Syndicate Pledge to SSV Oliver Hazard Perry

January 13, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI), the non-profit organization building Rhode Island’s Education at Sea school ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, has received a Shipbuilding Syndicate level pledge of $250,000 from the family and friends of Lieutenant Charles John Weschler, USN, to name the ship’s Great Cabin in his honor. ... read full story

Motor yacht SLOJO YAG Challenge: 2010 Transpacific Triathlon to Benefit YachtAid Global® Completed

December 23, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

On December 23, 2010 at 1015 PST Motor yacht Slojo arrived in Nuku Hiva the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, having completed the ultimate YAG Challenge. The total amount raised was more than $53,100. ... read full story

Motor yacht SLOJO YAG Challenge: 2010 Transpacific Triathlon Kicks Off to Benefit YachtAid Global®

December 22, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

On Friday, December 10, 2010, owners, guests and crew of M/Y Slojo embarked upon the ultimate YAG Challenge—pushing the limits to see how much money they can raise to benefit YachtAid Global (YAG), a charitable organization that orchestrates superyacht deliveries of humanitarian and developmental aid to children in isolated communities worldwide. ... read full story

Explorer motor yacht Big Fish waits to force Drakes Passage

December 20, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Motor yacht Big Fish, the flagship of Aquos Yachts, is currently in Ushuia, at the southern tip of Patagonia, waiting for a weather window to cross the infamous Drake Passage to the Antarctic Peninsula. There, she will continue her extraordinarily successful maiden voyage charter career, offering the only fly-in, fly-out luxury yacht charters offered in Antarctica. ... read full story

J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race 2011.

December 13, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

The Island Sailing Club (ISC) and J.P. Morgan Asset Management are busy putting together their plans to most fittingly commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the famous Round the Island Race in 2011, being held on Saturday 25th June. ... read full story

2010 Monaco Yacht Show – A Great Success

October 13, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

This summary of the 2010 Monaco Yacht clearly shows, that this year's event was a great success. The 2011 MYS is scheduled from 21st to 24th September at Port Hercules, Principality of Monaco. ... read full story

Paul Pettavino and Sterling Scott designed LIFE PAD yacht tender

September 09, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

Sterling Scott and Paul Pettavino, a 14 year old boy, introduce their new superyacht tender Life Pad. ... read full story

Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation launched WOOD FOREVER

September 09, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the MC2D Association launched Wood Forever, targeting yachting industry professionals and clients alike, to use wood only certified as originating from substantially managed forests. ... read full story

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