Feadship’s fourth yacht in its F45 Vantage custom-series, superyacht Gladiator (ex Sirius) was photographed over the weekend in Gibraltar by superyacht photographer Giovanni Romero.
Phuket cements its Asian marine hub status with the hosting of the region’s largest in-water boat display at the 2011 Phuket International Boat Show (PIMEX) from 6-9 January. In its eighth year, PIMEX will take place at the prestigious Royal Phuket Marina – the place to be in Asia for boating business.
Rapid progress made on the first Marina within Lusail City as Mourjan Marinas IGY announces construction milestones. Piling work complete and the flooding program under way as work on the showpiece marina in Doha progresses
Walcon Marine’s Dutch (Benelux) distributor Infra Trading BV has won the contract to supply new pontoons for the expansion of the marina at Yerseke, on the Eastern Schelde estuary in the Dutch province of Zeeland which is a popular boating destination due to its many islands and fine beaches.
Walcon Marine has completed a superyacht jetty at the Bahrain Marina Club. The assignment marks a return for Walcon to a location that they first worked at nearly thirty years ago when they built the existing 150 berth marina at the club.
In May 2010, the State Government announced funding to construct a boating facility located in west Roebuck Bay. The proposed facility, adjacent to the Port of Broome slipway, is planned to include a multi-lane boat ramp, protective breakwaters, dredged basin and a floating jetty, along with access roads and parking areas.
Sailing yacht Kaori, the 125 foot schooner built by Palmer Johnson in 1991 is back in the water, rigs in, and currently undergoing sea trials in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand after an extensive 12 month refit. S/Y Kaori is likely to be ready to head offshore around 16 November.
WESTREC Marinas is pleased to announce the recent completion of its month long dredging project at Sunrise Harbor Marina and have also upgraded electrical pedestals. These enhancements add considerable megayacht capabilities to existing marina amenities and accommodations.
The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) is pleased to announce that it has selected the island of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands as its Caribbean base. The inauguration date for YCCS Virgin Gorda is scheduled for March 2011, in conjunction with the inaugural Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous.
Trinity Yachts and Westport, two dominant superyacht builders have both confirmed their debut appearance at this year’s Saudi International Boat Show held from December 8-11 2010 at the Al Furusya Marina & Yacht Club in Jeddah.
Superior Jetties® are manufacturing the Seoul Capri™ marina in Korea, and installing another Capri™ marina at Salacia Waters on the Gold Coast for Korean company Lotte Engineering & Construction.
This year, Sol will be partnering with the Charter Yacht Society of the BVI, the Charter Yacht Show host and organizer, to support the success of the four-day event from November 4 through 7 at Village Cay Marina, Tortola. The British Virgin Islands Charter Yacht Show heralds the start of the charter season when luxury crewed yachts and charter brokers come together in the Virgin Islands to showcase and promote crewed sailing vacations in the area.