The fabulous Porto Cervo Marina in Sardinia will welcome the spectacular sailing yachts competing in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup from September 2 to 8. This popular event has already hosted such sailing legends as Niklas Zennström, Larry Ellison, Leonardo Ferragamo, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones as well as Marco Tronchetti Provera.
Running from June 7 to 10, the first Extreme 40 yachts have started to arrive in Istanbul to compete in Act 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series 2012. The preparations of the Race Village are in full swing, offering a wide range of activities for spectators.
June 5 will see spectacular Karpaz Gate Marina in Cyprus welcome 80 yachts competing in the 2012 Eastern Mediterranean Yacht Rally (EMYR). This beautiful superyacht marina now boasts new resort facilities.
The 2012 International Awards for Design and Leadership Gala Theme: World Adventures was unveiled by the International Superyacht Society (ISS) yesterday. The winners of the prestigious awards will be presented on the opening day of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
The winners of the J Class Solent Regatta, running from July 18 to 20, will be given an honour to receive the Corinthian King’s Cup trophy as well as the King’s Hundred Guinea Cup trophy, in addition to the Queen’s Cup trophy by Royal Southampton Yacht Club.
As a part of the expansion strategy with the main aim to reinforce their network of shiprepair yards in Europe, the Damen Shipyards has recently acquired the Swedish shiprepair yard Oskarshamnsvarvet.
It was a very successful weekend for spectacular Puerto Portals Marina in Mallorca, concluding the Puerto Portals Weekend with a huge success. There were 60 yachts in total on display, one of the largest ones being the 39m luxury motor yacht Benetti 105.
Dealing with day to day operations for both AIMEX as well as Superyacht Australia will be a new responsability of Victoria Smith, appointed as a new Operations Manager.
This year’s Frisian Solar Challenge will be attended by Vripack Solar Team, competing on the new 6m solar boat, sponsored by Whisper Power and built by Epomat. The race will take place from July 8 to 14, 2012.
Northern Lights is to produce MTU branded gensets from 5 to 280 kilowatts, subsequently offered for sale for commercial vessels as well as pleasure craft by the Tognum sales organization.
Saturday 28th May saw the judging of the 2012 Australian Marine Industry Awards, held during the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show 2012. The Award Winners will be now revealed during the Club Marine and AIMEX Networking Function, taking place at Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre in Sydney, during the Sydney International Boat Show, on August 2nd.
Aquabotix has recently announced the availability of the HydroView, a wireless iPad-controlled underwater vehicle which delivers live video from the depths.