Today, March 3, saw the official conclusion of the popular St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. Day 3 was marked by staunch and steady south-southeast trade winds of 15-20 knots.
Day 2 of the 33rd Annual St. Maarten Heineken Regatta got underway in light winds of 10 to 15 knots for the race from Phillipsburg to the French town of Marigot.
Day 1 of the 33rd Annual St. Maarten Heineken Regatta got underway in light winds of 6 to 8 knots. This International event plays host to more than 32 countries and close to 200 entries, making it the largest regatta in the Region.
Measuring 62 meters in length, the new motor yacht concept by H2-Yachts represents the first energy autonomous superyacht in the world, with a reach of over 6,000 nm at 10 knots. She is believed to be available for luxury yacht charter in 2016.
A sister ship to luxury yacht Almagores II, the second SW 102 superyacht Hevea was successfully launched by Southern Wind on February 22. Designed by Farr and Nauta Design, she will be displayed at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show.
Yesterday, February 28, was marked by the Gill Commodore’s Cup 2013, the kick-off to the 33rd edition of this year’s St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. The event was attended by 45 yachts, competing in four spinnaker-flying divisions.
Danish Yachts & Infiniti Yachts have partnered to produce spectacular sailing superyachts. The final stages as well as engineering is already underway for the high performance cruising yacht Infiniti 100S, set to start construction in the second quarter of 2013.
The magnificent 2012 superyacht Nassima has been nominated for the ‘Yacht Interior Design’ Award at the 2013 International Yacht & Aviation Awards. Built by Acico Yachts in the Netherlands, she can comfortably accommodate her guests in lovely interiors, designed by Maja von Dewitz from VDP Studio.
More than 400 guests were present at the 4th UIM Awards Giving Gala, that was held at La Salle d’Or of Fairmont Hotel – Monte Carlo on February 23. The event was a great success.
The largest solar boat ever built, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar was successfully re-launched in La Ciotat today, following over 6 months of maintenance and optimization. Its 2013 solar campaign will be officially launched in Monaco on March 18.
This year’s Singapore Yacht Show is set to go ‘green’, with such spectacular eco-friendly vessels on display as the 57,5m sailing yacht Twizzle by Royal Huisman.