Due to the challenging weather conditions in the Irish Sea as well as Bay of Biscay, the classic sailing yacht HMS Pickle got a sail damage on her way to Gibraltar’s Ocean Village Marina. She is now waiting to be repaired by Northern Spain in order to participate in Trafalgar Day, held on October 21.
Hall Spars fitted yachts have reported a great success on the race course this season. Two magnificent vessels boasting Hall Spars mast will be showcased at the next Monaco Yacht Show, comprising Wally 164 luxury yacht Better Place and Baltic 72 yacht Stig.
Luxury sailing yacht Stig is a splendid Baltic 72 Grand Prix vessel, fitted with a Hall Spars carbon mast and race boom, as well as composite standing rigging. Stig will be on display at the Monaco Yacht Show, starting next week.
The world’s largest sloop in carbon fiber, the Wally 164 luxury sailing yacht Better Place, will be unveiled at the upcoming Monaco Yacht Show. She boasts an exceptional 67,5-meter mast constructed by Hall Spars.
The latest concept of the UK-based Owen Clarke Design, the 40m blue-water superyacht OCD 130, will be unveiled at the 2012 Monaco Yacht Show, starting next week. Built in carbon composite, this lovely cruiser offers five- or four-owner/guest cabin versions.
Last month saw the successful re-launch of the Jongert 2700M superyacht Vivid, following her refit, which started in September 2011. She has already completed her first voyage to Spitsbergen in Norway.
The well known Dutch manufacturer, Jongert, has announced that the company will present their newest 3200P superyacht at this year’s highly anticipated Monaco Yacht Show. This lovely, semi-custom performance sailboat boasts a lines plan by Doug Peterson, with beautiful interior and exterior styling by Rhoades Young.
Pendennis Palma is celebrating its first anniversary. This successful refit facility based at STP in Palma de Mallorca has already completed over 10 refits. These include charter yachts Nostromo and Andromeda La Dea, as well as superyacht Gloria by Jongert. From October 2012, the company will also start working on the 1928 classic motor yacht Fair Lady.
Day 2 of this year’s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup was marked by a 20-knot breeze, allowing to start the racing as planned. Victory went to Swan 80 yacht Berenice Bis in Maxi Class, Magical Mystery Tour yacht in Grand Prix class and Ondine yacht in Classic. Talj yacht has become the best performer in the Rolex Swan 45 World Championship.
An important Russian energy company, Gazprom, has been introduced to the ClubSwan Partners’ family, as recently announced by Nautor’s Swan. Their collaboration involves the creation of the Gazprom Swan 60 Class. Nautor’s Swan is expected to deliver 8 luxury Swan 60 yachts by the end of September 2012.
This year’s 23rd edition of the popular Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup was attended by several Hall Spars equipped vessels, taking victory in three of the five Divisions. These include Bella Mente yacht, superyacht Nilaya or luxury yacht Aegir.
The spectacular, 31-metre luxury sailing yacht Sarafin has been nominated for this year’s ISS Awards. Designed by Dubois Naval Architects, the first Oyster 100 sloop provides elegant and comfortable accommodation to up to 8 guests.