Both power and sail Superyachts from throughout the globe arrived in Phuket, Thailand, first anchoring at Nai Harn Bay. The next day’s first “sailing event” was to Pansea Bay and The Surin Phuket in continuing the prestigious 10-year anniversary celebration held December 16-18, 2010.
Cesme Marina in Turkey is pleased to announce the appointment of new General Manager, Kemal Saatçioğlu after a highly successful construction programme and initial operational season. Cesme Marina, a joint venture between Camper and Nicholsons Marinas and leading Turkish investment company, IC Holding, opened in June 2010, and has since enjoyed high berth occupancy and growing levels of visitor interest.
Groundbreaking corporate social responsibility group, the Pure Blue Foundation, has successfully generated THB400,000 (USD13,000) during its inaugural gala fundraising auction “Coral Couture”, in aid of rebuilding damaged reef ecosystems in Phuket’s Phang Nga area.
The Marinas 2011 International Conference and Exhibition is being held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 20-22 June 2011. Held every two years for the last six years the event has gone from strength to strength with the last event attracting over 400 participants. 20% of participants come from destinations outside Australia.
Some of the global superyacht industry’s most important players have signed up for the 3rd edition of the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show (ADYS) – the region’s only exhibition exclusively dedicated to the superyacht industry – and are predicting exciting new sales opportunities, concept launches and regional premieres for the event.
The extraordinary carbon-fiber machine USA 17 is being loaded onto the freighter M.V. Star Isfjord this week for the long delivery trip to San Francisco via the Panama Canal. The freighter carrying both USA 17 and her extraordinary 223ft wingsail is scheduled to leave Valencia on January 29 or 30 for the 7,900-nautical-mile passage to the Bay Area.
TMX Show Productions, the producer of Boat Asia, will be expanding the show beyond Keppel Bay for the first time. Running concurrently with the main Boat Asia at Keppel Bay, the new show will be held from May 12-15 at The Promontory@Marina Bay, which is located next to Marina Bay Sands.
The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda is pleased to announce the opening of a new state-of-the-art superyacht marina in the protected North Sound Bay Virgin Gorda next […]
100 superyacht nominations have been whittled down to an outstanding list of 62 World Superyacht Awards 2011 Finalists who are in contention to receive a coveted Neptune Trophy. An independent jury comprised of 14 superyacht owners will meet in March at Porto Montenegro, located at Tivat in the picturesque Bay of Kotor, to decide which yachts will receive a prized Neptune Award in 2011.
Rolex have issued a Calendar Announcement for 2011 detailing the dates and locations of the Rolex U.S. and Caribbean Sailing Events during 2011.