Luxurious vessels such as the 53.8m charter yacht Parsifal III or the 57.5m superyacht Twizzle and many others will meet once again to compete in this year’s Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, running from June 4 to 6 and hosted by the prestigious Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, situated in a fabulous yacht charter location – Porto Cervo in Sardinia.
The Asia Boating Awards 2012 recognized progression as well as growth of the prestigious Taiwan-based shipyard Horizon, having received the ‘Best Asian Yacht Builder (15m to 30m)’ prize.
Both the Singapore Yacht Show 2012 as well as the 4th Asia Pacific Superyacht Conference reported even greater success than in the previous years with a higher participation of exhibitors, visitors and yachts at the Singapore Yacht Show and a higher participation of delegates at this year’s Asia Pacific Superyacht Conference.
It was a huge success for the 31m luxury motor yacht Azimut Grande 105, presented for the very first time in Lebanon during this year’s Beirut Boat and Superyacht Show, taking place from May 16 to 20 at La Marina Joseph Khoury.
The first vessel to finish the 300-nautical mile course of the 2012 Rolex Volcano Race was the Filip Balcaen’s 112ft superyacht Nilaya, followed by the Claus-Peter Offen’s 100ft sailing yacht Wally Y3K taking second place and the Sir Peter Ogden’s 60ft Mini Maxi yacht Jethou placing third.
In order to begin sea trials, the 73m luxury motor yacht Plan B (Project 422) has recently left the ADM Kiel yard in Germany. This exceptional vessel features exterior by Focus Yacht Design and interior by H2 Yacht Design, the same as its sistership, the megayacht Project 423, currently under construction.
At the moment, the second 63m luxury motor yacht Hull 632 is in build at the well known Turkish shipyard Sunrise Yachts. This magnificent vessel can comfortably sleep 12 guests in 6 cabins, looked after by an impressive crew of 18 professionals.
One of the latest models created by the Italian yacht builder Fiart Mare is the 10.9m 33 Sea Walker yacht tender, providing 4 berths for a total number of 10.
Recently delivered to her Owner, the 31.7m Agantur luxury motor yacht AD5 is an amazing dhow, providing 6 lovely suites to a total number of 12 guests.
This year’s Newport Bucket Regatta, taking place from August 24-26 will boast four luxurious vessels, designed by respected UK-based studio Dubois Naval Architects. These include the 44.7m luxury yacht Lady B, the 42.9m superyacht Drumbeg, the 49.7m luxury yacht Zefira as well as the 44.8m Timoneer superyacht.
Around 14-18 superyachts, measuring over 100ft, are supposed to be present at the prestigious Asia Superyacht Rendezvous, held in fabulous Phuket in Thailand from December 16 to 18, 2012.