Starting tomorrow (Thursday 7 June), for the first time the fleet racing in Act 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series in Istanbul will need to put all their forces together to pass through the infamous Bosphorus on Saturday morning.
Following the challenging conditions of the Rolex Vulcano Race, taking place from May 19-25 in the Tyrrhenian Sea, twenty competing yachts are now preparing for the 60th edition of the Giraglia Rolex Cup.
In order to strenghten its newly opened office in Palma, the well known UK luxury yacht builder Oyster Marine has recently announced the appointment of Jamie Collins to the Oyster Brokerage team.
Scheduled for launch by this September, a new Marine Technology Centre at the Bournemouth & Poole College supported by the respected UK superyacht builder Sunseeker Yachts will host 70 Sunseeker apprentices.
The opening day of the 2012 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show saw a private concert hosted by Princess Yachts Australia with famous Jon Stevens. Later on, the guests were a unique possiblity to admire the luxury motor yacht Princess 60 as well as the Princess V39 yacht, both making their Australian debut.
The inaugural Riviera Festival and Boat Show, taking place from May 24 to 27, attracted a large number of Riviera owners and enthusiasts. There was a rich agenda of activities, with plenty of stunning Riviera yachts on display. The 2013 event will run at Riviera’s Coomera facility from May 23 to 26.
The respected Italian luxury yacht builder Overmarine Group & Mangusta has recently selected Isabella Picco as its new Chief Communication Officer, replacing Patrizia Rovaris.
Over 6000 international visitors are expected to attend the Yachts Asia Bali 2013, taking place in the fabulous island of Bali in Indonesia from June 8-9, 2013. The Show is supposed to host a good number of Asian debuts of world class yachts.
Until Thursday, when the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race kicks off again, the Dennis Conner’s North Cove superyacht marina situated in New York City hosts the 10-yacht fleet competing in the world’s longest race.
The new Baglietto’s planing as well as displacement yachts will be exclusively designed by Francesco Paszkowski. This include the completion of the 3 luxury yachts developed by this respected Italian designer, along with 3 new projects: a line of 58m steel and aluminium superyachts, a line of 37m aluminium planing yachts, and one of 46m aluminium planing vessels. The new Baglietto’s luxury yachts will be on display at the 2012 Monaco Boat Show.
Currently the first in the leaderboard, the ORACLE TEAM USA Spithill will try to gain the overall victory in the upcoming Newport America’s Cup World Series, running from June 27 to July 1, while Russel Coutts returns to helm boat No. 5.
Being the only newly built superyacht marina in Europe where owners can berth their luxury yacht directly outside their villas, the Limassol Marina Cyprus has already signed contracts in excess of €55 million for its residences.