This year’s J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race will officially start tomorrow, on June 1. Today, May 31, saw the pre-Race press conference at the Island Sailing club in Cowes, UK.
Two spectacular vessels built by Southern Wind Shipyard will be racing in this year’s Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta: the SW94 sailing yacht Windfall and the SW100 superyacht Cape Arrow. The event will run in the lovely Italian yacht charter location – Sardinia’s Porto Cervo, from June 4 to 8, 2013.
This is a video from the launch of the splendid 32m Jim Smith Sportfish superyacht Marlena (hull no. 29). She is due to be delivered next month.
This is a video released by Omrop Fryslân, showing the 92,5-metre Feadship mega yacht Hull 1005 entering the yard’s facility in Makkum for completion.
The brand-new 55-metre superyacht Lady Candy (hull FB260) was successfully launched at the Benetti shipyard in Livorno, Italy, earlier this week.
Set to take place from September 13 to 22, the 2013 PSP Southampton Boat Show is to kick off in only 15 weeks, hosting such important luxury yacht builders as Oyster Marine, Princess Yachts, Sunseeker, Fairline, and many others.
At the moment under construction at Storm Yachts in the Netherlands, the luxury motor yacht Storm 78 S was displayed to a selected audience for the first time on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Her hull is based on the Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF), developed by Van Oossanen.
The breath-taking 65m Heesen superyacht Galactica Plus successfully completed her sea trials in Mid-May, 2013. Fitted with the patented Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) by Van Oossanen, she exceeded her contractual speed by 2 knots.
Recently sold to a new owner, the 26m Lyman-Morse superyacht Acadia is a classic vessel, providing accommodation to 6 guests. She is entirely designed by bespoke Setzer Yacht Architects.
The award-winning US design studio, Setzer Yacht Architects, is currently working on a refit design for the 40m charter yacht Magic. She was originally built by Northern Marine in 2005.
This year’s 11th running of the annual Shipyard Cup in Maine will be held from August 8 to 11, hosting such spectacular vessels as the 180-foot Vitters superyacht Marie, as well as the last year’s winner – Hodgdon luxury yacht Scheherazade.
The well known UK builder, Sunseeker, has successfully launched its 115 Sport superyacht ZOZO earlier this week. Due to be delivered in June 2013, she features beautiful accommodation for a total number of 10 guests.