The breath-taking Maldives yacht holiday destination, nestled in the Indian Ocean, has been visited by plenty of luxury vessels in 2013 and 2014, as stated by Asia Pacific Superyachts Maldives GM Mohamed Hammed. These include such outstanding vessels as the luxury charter yacht Cloud 9.
The order for the second V72 yacht has been recently signed by the well known Taiwan-based shipyard, Horizon Yachts. She is due to be completed in Spring 2015.
The winner of the very first Diageo WORLD CLASS™ Yachting Cocktail Competition, which took place at the recently concluded Antigua Charter Yacht Show, has become Jasmin Rutter from the 55m Vitters super yacht Marie.
The picturesque waters of the lovely Bay of Islands yacht rental location, nestled in New Zealand, will host the 2015 NZ Millennium Cup from January 21 to 23. In 2015, the South Pacific’s premier superyacht regatta will feature the Dubois Race Day for the first time.
This year’s Nautic Expo in Paris saw the Frauscher 747 Mirage yacht tender receive the “Nautic Design Award” 2014 and the “Sports & Style” special award. Both prizes were given in recognition of the hard work of Frauscher’s in-house development director Thomas Gerzer and the Austrian design team of KISKA GmbH.
Luxury Projects has been announced as one of the finalists for the 5th Annual International Yacht & Aviation Award 2015 in the ‘Power Yacht Refit over 30 metres’ category with Leopard super yacht Ornella (ex Jade Mary).
The rank listed by the well known American magazine ShowBoats International has once again placed the prestigious Italian superyacht builder, Azimut-Benetti Group, on top for the luxury nautical production.
The all-new 24m super yacht Hatteras 80MY was delivered by Hatteras Yachts on December 12, 2014. This beautiful vessel provides comfortable accommodation in 4 cabins.
NZ Marine has unveiled a streamlined clearance process for foreign flagged yachts, wishing to charter in New Zealand waters. The new process removes the need for a bond, with an owner’s written guarantee to leave New Zealand waters after 24 months, now satisfactory.
The sale of the new 35-metre SD35 super yacht Hull #1 has been proudly announced by OTAM Yachts from Genoa, Italy. Beautifully penned by Tommaso Spadolini, the vessel is due to be delivered in June 2016.
New dates have been announced for the next year’s 56th Hamburg International Boat Show (hanseboot). The event will run from October 31 to November 8, 2015.
The inaugural Christmas Boat Light Parade, held on 6 and 13 December 2014, saw a flotilla of 21 various sized and shaped yachts, superyachts and a mega yacht cruising from ONEº15 Marina Club to HarbourFront Cruise Bay and back.