The Crown Estate is to invest again in Scotland´s Rhu Marina, situated in a picturesque location on the side of the Gareloch on the north side of the Firth of Clyde. The wooden decked walkways, pontoons as well as fingers at the marina will be replaced with more robust concrete decked equipment.
Four-time America’s Cup champion Sir Russell Coutts will attend the Hainan Rendez-Vous 2012, along with America’s Cup China Team chairman Wang Chaoyong as well as team CEO Thierry Barot. In addition to his four America’s Cup titles, Russell Coutts was a gold medal winner in the Finn Class in the 1984 Olympic Games, the winner of three World Match Racing Championships and victor of numerous other international match races.
Marina Port de Mallorca, Marina Palma Cuarentena and STP have joined forces in a programme for working together which will enable them firstly to assemble the best professional team to give an exceptional level of service, and secondly to have the most complete recreational sailing facilities in the Mediterranean.
Hull of the 60m Perini Navi Superyacht C.2218 has been turned at the shipyard’s Istanbul-Yildiz yard in Turkey. C.2218 and C.2193 yachts are both from the 60m Perini Navi new generation series.
48m superyacht designed by Enrico Gobbi from Team For Design (T4D) has been moved from the Rossinavi Pisa yard to Viareggio for the completion of her outfitting.
Luxury classic cruiser VICEM 107 motor yacht MONI has started her sea trials in Turkey. Vicem’s flagship vintage model superyacht MONI was created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Turkish luxury motor yacht and mega yacht builder.
The 2012 edition of “Convergence” ended on 16th March. “Convergence” is the training and refresher Master Course that the Ferretti Group devotes every year to the Captains and Chief Engineers of its yachts and vessels.
Riviera Yachts is strongly concentrated on the future after exciting receivership as well as returning to private ownership on March 8.
McConaghy was approached eighteen months ago to assist the explorer-filmmaker James Cameron and his engineering partner, Ron Allum, with the complex construction of the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER submersible, a submarine capable of diving to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Western Pacific, eleven kilometres down at the deepest part of the worlds oceans – with Cameron himself onboard as sole pilot.
Today is the last day of the International Rolex Regatta 2012, which kicked off on Friday and hosted 68 yachts as well as more than 500 sailors.
A second day of racing for 68 yachts at the International Rolex Regatta 2012 showcased the coastal beauty of St. Thomas and St. John islands with IRC as well as CSA distance courses.
The three-day International Rolex Regatta started on Saturday, March 24 with “town races”.