ABS issues first-ever Approval in Principle certificate for commercial USV (www.sailworldcruising.com)
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued Approval in Principle (AIP) certificates to Saildrone, including the first AIP for a 33-foot (10-meter) commercial uncrewed surface vehicle (USV), the Saildrone Voyager.
R2AK: We have a winner! >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News (www.sailingscuttlebutt.com)
Team We Brake for Whales crossed the finish line around 7am local time (June 14), finishing the race in 5 days, 18 hours, 59 minutes. The 7th edition of the 750 mile Race to Alaska (R2AK) began June 5 with a 40-mile “proving stage” from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria, BC. For those that finished within 36 hours, they were...
11th Hour Racing Team forced to suspend racing after hit from GUYOT environnement-Team Europe (www.sail-world.com)
The leader of The Ocean Race, 11th Hour Racing Team, has been forced to suspend racing approximately 15 minutes after the start of the final leg, after suffering extensive damage when they were hit by GUYOT envrionnement - Team Europe.
Video: Orcas attack Dutch team in Ocean Race; No injuries (nltimes.nl)
Three orcas attacked the Dutch sailing team JAJO during a leg of the Ocean Race on Thursday. The team managed to film the killer whales banging their heads against the rudders of their sailing yacht. Luckily, the damage was limited, and the sailors and orcas all escaped the incident unharmed.
Apparently people are putting anti-orca spikes on their rudders around Gibraltar now.
Ship captain attacked by orcas again says they developed their strategy (www.newsweek.com)
"Looks like they knew exactly what they are doing," Captain Dan Kriz told Newsweek after the orcas again hit his ship in the Strait of Gibraltar near Spain.