The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swiss tycoon's crew gives up yacht title bid Bad weather has forced a sailboat crew headed by Swiss billionaire Dona Bertarelli and her partner to abandon a bid to claim the Jules Verne trophy for the fastest yacht voyage around the world. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160104/bertarellis-yacht-team-abandons Mon, 04 Jan 2016 09:37:33 +0100 bertarellis-yacht-team-abandons Swiss yachtsman missing in Polynesia Swiss yachtsman Laurent Bourgnon was reported missing on Wednesday after failing to return from a diving trip in French Polynesia. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150625/swiss-yachtsman-missing-after-polynesian-dive Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:48:53 +0200 swiss-yachtsman-missing-after-polynesian-dive