This year’s London Boat Show, attended by 88,593 visitors, has been a great success for the UK marine industry. Next year’s event will run at ExCeL London from January 10 to 18.
This year’s Pendennis Cup will run Falmouth, UK, from May 26 to 31. The event will be once again hosting such important vessels as superyacht Adela, luxury yacht Christopher, Mariette yacht, and many others.
The Motor Boat Award 2014 in the ‘Trawler Yachts and Aft Cabin’ category went to the Outer Reef 700 yacht. The winners have been revealed at a Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony in London earlier this month.
Two important superyachts, including a 43,5m Frers-designed performance sloop, as well as a 46m Tripp-designed world cruising sloop, will boast the rig package, designed and produced by Rondal.
In order to create one of Maine’s largest, full service marine companies, Hodgdon Yachts and Boothbay Region Boatyard have signed a letter of intent to merge Boothbay Region Boatyard in Southport and Wotton’s Wharf in Boothbay Harbor with Hodgdon Yachts.
Drettmann Yachts from Germany will be attending the upcoming boot Dusseldorf, presenting their products and demonstrating the original stern of one of their 24-metre Drettmann Explorer Yachts (DEY), that is presently in build.
This month’s boot Dusseldorf will be marked by the world premiere of the 25-metre superyacht Oyster 825 by Oyster Yachts. She is a powerful, optionally carbon rigged yacht, yet one easily short-handed, with the aid of joystick and hydraulic sail controls.
Encouraged by their successful partnership in past years, Marina Ibiza and Overmarine Group – Mangusta, along with its exclusive distributor for the Balearic Islands, Michl Marine, will once again share a stand at the Dusseldorf Boat Show, running from January 18 to 26, 2014.
It has been another successful edition of the popular Phuket International Boat Show (PIMEX), which was held at Royal Phuket Marina from January 9 to 12, 2014. The event featured 17 yachts over 20 metres in LOA, including two superyachts.
This month saw Poroli Special Boats become a new authorised distributor for the Frauscher boats and yachts in the Italian speaking area of Switzerland.
Evolution Tenders from Fort Lauderdale has officially presented their brand new Nano 10 superyacht tender, representing the lightest weight fiberglass tender in its size range.
Admiral Tecnomar Group has released a video presenting the Admiral Impero 40 superyacht Cacos V – the most silent yacht in the world according to RINA (Registro Italiano Navale) certification.