Lewmar has appointed Rob Crowe in the role of Aftermarket Sales Manager. Based at Havant UK, Crowe will lead the Aftermarket Distribution Sales Team to support the existing Lewmar Distributors and expand the global network.
Australian Marine Wholesale will officially launch at the 2011 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in May and announce that AMW has been appointed as the exclusive importer and distributor for the Sea Recovery range of water makers.
Dometic Marine’s Booth at this year’s China International Boat Show in Shanghai features the new In-Duct Breathe Easy(TM) Air Purifier (patent-pending), which was awarded the highly acclaimed IBEX Innovation Award in the Mechanical Systems category at IBEX 2010. Since its launch to the U.S. market, the In-Duct Breathe Easy has been specified by several yacht builders including Trinity Yachts.
MacDougalls’ Cape Cod Marine Service has long been the go-to place for every boating need on the Cape. Always on the cutting edge, MacDougalls’ has enthusiastically signed on as a dealer and servicing installer for Seakeeper Gyro Stabilization Systems.
Halyard, Europe’s largest designer and manufacturer of specialist marine exhaust systems, has announced the appointment of Deka Marin as distributor of its products in Turkey. Based in Istanbul, Deka Marin, is a leading distribution company, representing many high-end marine brands.
Telemar Yachting the Viareggio-based Integrated Marine Electronics Specialists providing Navigation, Communication, Audio/Video Entertainment systems, Computer Integration, Security Systems and Airtime to the world’s superyacht industry and a division of CG Telemar SPA announces completion of the “Americanisation” of the 127 foot, Chinese built, Italian designed yacht, motor yacht PRIMA DONNA, the first large Chinese yacht to be delivered to the USA by IAG Yachts.
With Ocean Signal’s rapid international growth as a leading specialist manufacturer of communication and safety at sea products, the company has appointed James Hewitt as its Sales and Marketing Manager for both the UK and overseas markets. James has extensive experience in marine industry electronics having worked with a leading UK electronics manufacturer as Export Sales Manager.
A leading supplier of night-vision cameras to the finest superyachts in the world, OceanView has announced the release of the Apollo 2 Xi which instead of a separate controller, utilizes an on-screen controller to make it easier to control and view the images. A small, fixed waterproof mouse and a wireless mouse are supplied to add flexibility, as either mouse can be used to control all the camera’s functions via the on screen menu while simultaneously viewing the images.
Security tracking specialist Track24, has today launched the first global tracking and messaging solution for individuals and small businesses. The Track24 Solo solution uses the Iridium satellite network and Track24’s mapping software to provide reliable and affordable, global tracking and 2-way text messaging capabilities.
Motor yacht PEGASO, is a 73.60m (241.47ft) private research expedition yacht, built and launched at the shipyard P. Freire de Vigo Galicia Spain in 2010 and will be delivered in 2011. The superyacht PEGASO features naval architecture by BMT Nigel Gee and Associates, exterior Design by H2 Yacht Design (UK) and interior design work from Mark Berryman. This extraordinary vessel M/Y PEGASO can be seen in the following photos and video, captured last week in the water close to the Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain.
Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications will launch its new ‘Local Numbers’ service at this year’s Nor-Shipping in Oslo, Norway. Available to all customers of Marlink’s Sealink(TM) and WaveCall(TM) VSAT systems, the new service combines Direct Inward Dialling (DID) with the local telephone number of the vessel operator’s office location to provide cost-effective calling for shore-to-vessel voice calls.
Bay Area resident Stan Honey (USA), a two-time Emmy Winner for Technical Innovations in Sports TV Broadcast and the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year for 2010, has been appointed Director of Technology for the 34th America’s Cup by the America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA).