Dear all Firstly, our team would like to wish good health to you and your families during this Pandemic. We hope everyone gets through the crisis in good shape. Of course the health and welfare of everyone around you is the priority right now, but we would like to ensure …
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Who could forget Marc Antony’s beautiful 120 foot, seven million dollar, boat Andiamo catching fire last December in Florida. Such a tragic sight to watch this stunningly designed superyacht go up in flames and then capsize. And yet this accident was so very preventable, but it’s all about knowing how …
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Starting March 23rd 2020 Official documentation and photo ID should be carried at all times when leaving the house Good luck to us all! *************************************************************************** RESTRICTIONS OF MOVEMENT AND DOMICILIARY LOCKDOWN Everyone must remain at home and YOU are only allowed to go out to: -Buy essential food and medicine …
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The Spanish Large Yacht Association (AEGY) has produced its 6th annual report on the state of the charter market in the Balearics. The AEGY was instrumental in convincing the Spanish government to make changes in 2013 to tax legislation which had previously made chartering in Spain prohibitively expensive and complicated. …
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Charlotte and Linda met through their love for the Marine Industry. After 15 years in Marketing Management roles in the Industry Linda and her Yacht Surveyor. Husband Martyn went sailing on their 50ft Bowman with two cats onboard. Four years and 14,000 miles later they decided to become landlubbers again …
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Organisers of the Superyacht Cup Palma have cancelled the 2020 regatta scheduled for 17-20 June due to the ongoing global coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and in line with recommendations from the Spanish and Balearic Governments. “This ongoing global crisis has made planning for the event impossible and so we have taken …
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Maiden Voyage We decided, before any kind of grand launch party, that it would be wise to have a practice run. So on March 8th, with help from friends and family, we slid our R25 off her trailer for the first time at Port Adriano. Things went well! Not perfectly, but …
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Tell me a bit about yourself? How long have you been a captain? My father had a shipyard and I was practically born there so I’ve spent all my life on the boat. On the weekends and after school I would always go to the shipyards and help my …
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Prohibition on entry at all Balearic Islands ports/marinas for recreational yachts (pleasure or commercial) As a consequence of the declaration of the state of alarm/emergency in Spain last Saturday March 14 (Royal Decree 463/2020), caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, and the inherent need to manage the health crisis situation, last …
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The Palma International Boat Show is postponed as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19. The event will now be held from the 4th until the 7th of June 2020 at Palma’s Moll Vell. Event organizers the Ministry of Energy Transition and Productive Sectors, IDI, and the BYBA association have decided to postpone event dates …
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