This year’s event was one of the most successful ever The 31st MYBA Charter Show, held earlier this month at Marina Port Vell in Barcelona, appears to have been one of the most successful in the event’s history – if not the most successful. A number of records are reported …
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Final Finisher For Golden Globe Race
Les Sables d’Olonne, France (May 19, 2019) – Finnish skipper Tapio Lehtinen, the fifth and final placed competitor in the Golden Globe Race, crossed the finish line today at 20:21. Sailing his Gaia 36 Asteria with spinnaker set in glorious weather, the 61 year-old from Helsinki lengthy time of 322 …
Read More »MAA Press Lunch: Entertaining & Informative
After a busy session of networking, over 130 guests were very well entertained at the MAA press lunch (Friday 17th May 2019). This year’s event – the eighth annual press lunch – featured keynote speakers such as Sir Robin Knox-Johnston(Clipper Ventures), Leslie Ryan (SailGP) and Matt Sheahan (TV producer and …
Read More »Majestic Opening Ceremony Of Giant New Feadship Facility In Amsterdam
Feadship officially opened its brand-new, purpose-built superyacht facility in the port of Amsterdam on 16 May in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Máxima and some 2500 members of the workforce. The spectacular ceremony saw the culmination of five years of meticulous planning, design and construction on the second Royal Van Lent yard …
Read More »Aage Hempel & E3 Systems Sign New Strategic Co-Operation Agreement For The Marine Market
Sister companies from grupoarbulu – one of the world’s leading independent marine electronics groups – agree to share resources and enhance service offering. e3 Systems and Aage Hempel are pleased to announce the signing of a new strategic co-operation agreement taking advantage of both companies’ strengths in the yacht and commercial …
Read More »Rosetti Superyachts: New RSY 38m Explorer Is Taking Shape
Rosetti Superyachts is happy to announce the ceremony of placing a coin under the keel of the new RSY 38m Explorer – The first block has been already completed – The yacht will be rated at 400GT with design and naval architecture by Sergio Cutolo from Hydro Tec – Delivery …
Read More »Oceanco-BMT Partnership Yields First Project
The 109m Bravo Eugenia is a slim, energy-frugal yacht with hybrid power. Bravo Eugenia offers fuel savings of up to 30% A year after it was announced, the strategic partnership between Dutch superyacht builder Oceanco and British engineering giant BMT has yielded its first project. The just delivered 109m Bravo Eugenia is a slim, …
Read More »Pata Negra Wins Antigua Bermuda Race
Hamilton, Bermuda (May 14, 2019) – With all yachts accounted for in the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race, Giles Redpath’s Lombard 46 Pata Negra (GBR), skippered by Andy Liss (above), has posted the best corrected time under IRC, winning the Warrior Trophy. In a dramatic finish for second place, Peter Grueterich’s …
Read More »Rush Hour At The Superyacht Hub Of Holland
With a record 25 AMELS and DAMEN projects underway, business is booming for the Dutch luxury yacht builder. This spring, the two brands representing the yachting division of the Damen Shipyards Group had no less than 16 yachting projects in The Netherlands and nine additional hulls under construction. The current …
Read More »Solaris Yachts Launches New Lobster Style Yacht Series
Italy’s Solaris Yachts has launched a new series of motorcraft called SolarisPower in an initiative that sees Norberto Ferretti, former head of the Ferretti Group, return to the yacht-building market. Ferretti chose Solaris for the joint development of a new range of lobster boats from 14m-27m (46ft-88ft). “I was missing …
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