Next month will be marked by the very first edition of the Qatar International Boat Show, to be hosted by Lusail Marina in the lovely Middle Eastern yacht charter location – Doha. The prominent luxury yacht builders such as Sunreef, Sunseeker, Benetti, Azimut, Bilgin, and many others, will be attending this highly anticipated event.
South Africa’s luxury yacht builder, Southern Wind Shipyard is proud to announce that its 2nd hull of the new SW82 mini series, sailing yacht GRANDE ORAZIO, will be launched in January, 2014.
Having lasted 5 hours and mainly in darkness, the re-stepping of the luxury yacht M5’s impressive 89m mast, managed by Marine Results, took place at Pendennis on last Saturday, October 19, 2013. Over the next few days, her full carbon fibre and titanium rig will be put in place, using the same optical fibre technology installed on the America’s Cup catamarans.
These are the new images of the scale models of the latest 80-metre superyacht DART concept, in a sailing and motoryacht version, unveiled by Royal Huisman and Andrew Winch Designs at the 2013 Monaco Yacht Show.
The prestigious US shipyard, Hatteras Yachts, will be once again attending the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show, with its brand new Hatteras 100RPH superyacht on display, making her international premiere during the event. The scale model, design and specifications of the new GT70 yacht, as well as the new 70 Motor Yacht, will be also on display.
The well known Dutch builder, Wim van der Valk, has recently added the new 28-metre superyacht Continental Trawler 28 RPH to its Continental Trawler range. She boasts an incredibly spacious owner’s cabin on the main deck.
The next Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show will be marked by the US debut of the all-new superyacht Azimut 80 by Azimut Yachts. Designed by Stefano Righini, she features lovely accommodation for up to 8 guests.
Built by the Swedish builder Delta Powerboats to a design by Lars Modin, the brand new 26m superyacht 88 IPS has successfully completed her sea trials and is now ready to be handed over to her new Owner. The maximum speed, reached at her sea trials, was 37 knots.
The highly anticipated 34th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2013 will start tomorrow, on Saturday, October 19. The event is expected to be attended by a record number of 100 yachts.
Seatorque Control Systems has been credited by MCP Yachts from Brazil, for contributing to the outstanding performance of its latest luxury yacht – the Hemisphere 140 motor yacht Raffaella II.
Luxury charter yacht PACIFIC HQ is a fantastic expedition yacht refitted in 2012 and now available for Tonga yacht charters as well as New Zealand luxury yacht holidays. Pacific HQ yacht has accommodation to 8 guests in 4 cabins.
This is a video of a B.A.S.E. jump from a 40-metre mast of the classic Dykstra 110 charter yacht Annagine, released by Red Bull. Undoubtedly one of the most daring BASE jumps was performed by Austrian skydiver, Marco Waltenspiel.