Riviera’s flagship 70 Enclosed Flybridge will star at the 2011 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in May 2011 thanks to the generosity of Riviera owner Peter Teakle. Australia’s most awarded pleasure boat builder will have 10 new boats on display at the Gold Coast’s premiere boat show, five of which are owners boats, who have kindly lent their boats in support of Riviera.
Tricon Marine, the exclusive builder of the NISI Yacht series, has been named as a finalist in the “Best Builder” category at the Asia Boating Awards 2011. The Asia Boating Awards 2011 ceremony will be held on May 6th in Hong Kong.
NISI Yachts is pleased to announce that its NISI 2400 motor yacht has been chosen as a finalist in the “Most Innovative Yacht of the Year” category for the prestigious Asia Boating Awards 2011. The most coveted new yacht of the year, NISI’s groundbreaking design infuses casual opulence, cutting-edge styling and unsurpassed engineering in the 78-foot superyacht NISI 2400. She is the first and only yacht under 100 feet built to commercial RINA Charter Class and MCA (MGN280) commercial certification.
The 130′ Tri-Deck Motorycaht SOJOURN will be attending the 2011 DELUXE San Diego. Motor yacht Sojourn was custom built by Gambol Industries with styling by Rene Brown Interiors. M/Y Sojourn is a luxurious offshore cruising yacht with trans-oceanic range that is delightfully appointed with the best furnishings and the latest audio-visual electronics and navigational equipment.
Sunreef Yachts will exhibit its most popular yacht model, the Sunreef 62 Sailing, at the incoming HAINAN RENDEZ-VOUS in 1-4 April 2011. Sunreef Yachts will also be participating in two forthcoming Spring boat shows in South of France, namely, the Antibes Yacht Show 7-10 April 2011 and the multihulls show in La Grande Motte 14-17 April 2011.
Gulf Craft are proud to announce that Erwin Bamps, COO of Gulf Craft, opened the Middle East Superyacht Briefing on 24 March 2011 as the first speaker at the industry seminar. Furthermore, in the Middle East this March, Gulf Craft have reported highly successful shows at the Dubai International Boat Show and the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show, where once again their stand was the centre of activity and attraction and the successful launches of the new concept Gulf 95 Exp and the Majesty 70 took place.
ONE°15 Marina Club Singapore had announced the completion of its 3rd Phase marina pontoons expansion in time to host the Singapore Yacht Show which takes place from 8 to 10 April, 2011. The expansion has created an additional 66 berths, added to the 204 already completed in Phase 1 and 2, and fulfils ONE°15 Marina Club’s promise to its members for a 270-berth marina.
A leading player in the local yacht repair and maintenance sector says new marinas across the Gulf spell a more buoyant future for the development of the region’s support and service industry, which in turn boosts the region’s ability to attract more yachts to its shores.
Vilamoura Marina was awarded the Best Marina in Portugal at the BTL Portugal Trade Awards 2011, organised by Publituris. The awards ceremony was held in combination with a gala dinner in the FIL Pavilion in Lisbon, Portugal. During the awards, some of the best businesses, institutions, and professionals from fifteen various Portugal tourism groups were honoured.
Royal Van Lent launched motor yacht Tango, hull #802, a giant 77.70-metre Feadship on Saturday 26 March 2011 at the Royal Van Lent yard. The 77.7m Feadship Tango has a very characteristic exterior styling, including a daring combination of a white hull with a metallic grey and blue superstructure.
Feadship Koninklijke De Vries launched the 81m Motor Yacht AIR at their Aalsmeer shipyard in Holland on Saturday the 26th of March 2011. The 81-metre Air Yacht instantly becomes the largest Feadship available for charter in the world as well as being the largest yacht built by the De Vries Aalsmeer yard to date.
Fresh from sea trials, Project 116, the first AeroCruiser 38 II, was launched, christened and named motor yacht Shooting Star at Danish Yachts’ superyacht shipyard in Skagen on the 26th of March 2011.