Day 1 of the Newport AC World Series was very successful for American teams, ORACLE TEAM USA Spithill and ORACLE TEAM USA Coutts, taking the leading positions, respectively.
Situated in stunning Dana Point Harbor, the new headquarters for Pacific Asian Enterprises, Inc. (P.A.E.) are planned to be officially opened this November, as a new step for the company in order to operate more economically and to improve customer service.
Having worked for the renowned luxury yacht builders in Italy, UAE as well as United States, Stefano Arlunno has been appointed by Overmarine as their new Area Manager for the Americas, with office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The spectacular sailing catamaran Hemisphere, built by the prestigious UK shipyard Pendennis, with interior design by Michael Leach and Naval Architecture by VPLP, has won two important awards at the 2012 ShowBoats Design Awards. Hemisphere is a joint winner of the Sailing Yacht Interior Design as well as Interior Layout category.
Now becoming a preferred contrator for superyacht refit work, the Palma de Mallorca’s PURE Superyacht Refit has successfully achieved the Lloyd’s Registered Group ISO 9001:2008 certification as well as launched a new website.
Running from June 28 to July 1, the tension between the teams competing in the Newport America’s Cup World Series still increases, with a clear intention of ORACLE TEAM USA and Emirates Team New Zealand to win.
The 30th Newport Charter Yacht Show, held from 18th to 21st June, 2012 owned by the Newport Corporation featured such excellent charter yachts as the motor yacht Newvida or the 150 ft superyacht Encore.
In order to reduce the frequency of fuel deliveries requested by the Galapagos Islands, the owners of superyachts can now profit from carbon credits from a renewable power station, offered by Yacht Carbon Offset.
In order to meet the customers’ request to experience the luxurious water toys before buying them, the UK-based Superyacht Tenders and Toys now offers a unique opportunity to rent them.
For the first time in 20 years, the live America’s Cup racing will come back to network television in the USA, with the transmission of the final day of competing at the Newport AC World Series on NBC.
Comprising slips for boats up to 60’ with side-tie space for yachts up to 100’, the City of Aransas Pass in Texas saw the completion of the new superyacht marina, designed and built by Bellingham Marine.