Rossi Navi shipyard, based in Viareggio, Italy, has launched its spectacular, 48-metre luxury motoryacht Vellmari. The vessel was designed by Enrico Gobbi of Team For Design and her naval architecture is by Arrabito Naval Architects.
Led by Sports Directors Roman Hagara and Hans-Peter Steinacher, the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Selection Series teams went through the first fitness testing and were instructed on how to sail an AC45 yacht and how to avoid capsizing.
A record number of 58 entries have been received across 13 categories for The Marina Industries Association’s (MIA) Marina of the Year Awards 2013-14. The winners will be announced at the Marine13 International Conference in April.
The all-new VLC Boat Show has hosted its first Consultant’s Committe meeting this week. This new nautical event will take place at the Valencia’s Marina Real Juan Carlos I in April.
To be held from March 21 to 24, the 28th edition of Palm Beach International Boat Show will host hundreds of boats, including luxury superyachts of more than 200ft in LOA. In addition, there will be plenty of special events as well as fun and educational activities.
Thousands of the Yachting Pages’ top superyacht directories will be hand-delivered during the next Palm Beach Boat Show that will run from March 21 to 24.
Set to be held from April 18 to 21, the 21st edition of Boat Asia will be hosting Asia’s new super-wealthy, the so-called ‘ultra-high net worth’ individuals. The event is expected to showcase a wide variety of yachts, ranging from tenders to 50-metre luxury superyachts.
This winter has seen the unique POSH superyacht tender design receive plenty of awards at the Ocean Reef Club’s Vintage Weekend and the Cavallino Classic. This splendid boat has been created by Retromoderne Yacht Design, in collaboration with Bill Prince Yacht Design as well as the Brooklin Boat Yard.
Sevaris Marine has become a new, exclusive Australian importer of the European-manufactured range of NorthStar RIBs, ranging from the entry-level T Series yacht tenders, to the fully-customisable OP Series work boats, right up to the flagship RS Series ocean-going cabin boats.
In order to provide its clients with the possibility to buy a spot onboard the company’s vessel to ship from Thailand or Singapore far in advance, Sevenstar Yacht Transport has set up a very special ‘Cruiser Clause’, which is applicable for the Far East to Europe yachts in March, April and May.
In addition to Qatar and UAE, Oman is also working on its reputation as a new yachting destination. The brand new Mussanah Marina has been recently opened, providing 54 quality berths.
This year’s Dubai International Boat Show will be hosting the prestigious Middle Eastern manufacturer Gulf Craft, showcasing its Majesty 135 superyacht, Majesty 125 yacht, as well as luxury yacht Majesty 105.
