With only one week to go until the start of the second edition of the Nespresso Cup to be held over the 6th to 8th May, eight Wally Yachts representing a diverse range of these unmistakable sleek and stylish sailing yachts will be gathering in the beautiful harbour of Portofino in the coming days ahead of official registration on Thursday, 5th May.
Two of the most distinct members of the Lurssen superyacht fleet, the 63m Motor yacht Polar Star and the 78m megayacht TV (ex Mad Summer) have recently completed yacht refinishing projects at Rybovich Shipyard in West Palm Beach, Fl. Both projects were executed simultaneously by the Rybovich Refinishing Team in custom climate controlled enclosures erected in the water.
RS Global (part of the Rolling Stock Group), with additional backing from investors including Palma Refit, are currently collaborating on the significant renovation project of the site formerly known as the “Grupo Guidet Building,” located within the STP shipyard. RS Global have been awarded the 12 year concession to manage the building, which will offer approximately 3,000 square meters of rentable workshop and office space on two floors, including a bar/restaurant.
Chinese superyacht builder Sunbird Yachts won the contract to build a new 30m Dream Cat which will be the biggest catamaran built in China. The contract for the new build luxury 30m Dream Cat sailing yacht was closed at this month’s Hainan Rendezvous.
Moonen Shipyards in the Netherlands is close to completing the fourth yacht in its much admired range of Moonen 97 steel-hulled displacement cruisers. With sister ship […]
With an in-water exhibition space that grows bigger from year to year, the Multihull Section of the 2011 Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes is a must-be-there event for all those who love cruising multihulls, both sail and motor. The largest shipyards in Europe and countries around the world are among the first to renew their participation and honour the event each year with a world preview of their new models.
For the second consecutive year, Tecnomar attended the Boat Show in Shanghai (China International Boat Show), now in the 16th edition. This was a unique opportunity to reach out and work closely with the Chinese luxury yacht market, a market that is growing rapidly.
Kingship Marine Limited hosted the superyacht Green Voyager’s keel laying ceremony at Kingship’s yard in Zhongshan on Tuesday 19 April 2011. The Green Voyager motor yacht is the world’s first hybrid green boat under 50m that successfully caught the world’s attention when she was introduced at the Monaco Boat Show in 2009.
Design Unlimited has once again teamed up with Ruea Yachts and naval architects BMT Nigel Gee to create a 75m motor yacht concept. This new superyacht design is an extension of the Ruea 60m Yacht Design concept created in 2010.
Pure Superyacht Refit, based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, has appointed a new Project Manager Ivan Salas Jefferson who will work with the existing team to provide a specialist refit management service for superyachts at locations across Europe.
Alewijnse Marine Systems, a leading systems integrator based in Nijmegen in the Netherlands, has signed an agreement with top Dutch superyacht builder AMELS, to undertake the complete electrical outfitting on six new LIMITED EDITIONS superyachts at AMELS’ yard in Vlissingen.
The Kestrel 106 sailing yacht is a new breed of superyacht designed for an exceptional onboard lifestyle. The world class semi-custom sailing superyacht Kestrel 106 has naval architecture and external styling by Ron Holland Design and is currently under construction at the Aganlar Boatyard in Bodrum Turkey. The first Kestrel 106 sailing yacht measuring 32.4m will be launched in the summer of 2011.