The 57.5 metre Dubois sailing yacht Twizzle wins Best Custom Yacht award at Asia Boating Awards 2011.
Ed Dubois, one of the world’s leading yacht designers, to announce the official launch of the Dubois Child Cancer Fund.
Horizon is scheduled to deliver its fifth P130 superyacht, “Angara,” to her new owners in Europe this summer – the 136ft superyacht will be shipped from Horizon in mid-May and arrive in Malta around June 5th.
Work began on the new and improved state of the art Quarterdeck Marina at Bitter End Yacht Club shortly after Easter. The new facility is scheduled to be completed for a July 4th Grand Re-Opening, and replaces what was already one of the most popular boutique-style destination marinas in the Caribbean.
With San Francisco receiving extra attention from sailing fans courtesy of the America’s Cup, it comes as no surprise that the Bay will be bustling with additional activity this fall when the 2011 Rolex Big Boat Series gets underway. Scheduled for September 8-11 and hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club, the event is in its 47th year and shows no signs of slowing down.
Amico Group, an Italian superyacht refit specialist has opened a new mega yacht refit yard called Cantiere Amico Loano. The new 8,500sq m refit yard will be able to service, repair and refit yachts and superyachts from 8m-55m (26ft-180ft) and has a 550t travel lift.
Camper & Nicholsons Marinas, global marina group, and BR Marinas, Brazil’s leading marina group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the growth of luxury marinas in Brazil. The key purpose of the partnership is the development of C&N Marinas in Brazil, and in technology exchange and marketing cross promotion.
Richard Sauter’s Paper on Ocean Empire LSV by Sauter Carbon Offset Design – The World’s First Self Sufficient Zero Carbon Superyacht presented at RINA’s International Super and Megayacht Conference points to the Post Carbon Superyacht as the Wave of the Future.
Oculus Technologies is pleased to announce the launch of the latest addition to its YachtEye product portfolio. Combining the latest technology with state of the art 3D graphics, YachtEye is a technically advanced informative product that provides an impressive personalised digital onboard experience.
Motor yacht Domani, a new Benetti Classic 121’ was launched by Benetti in Viareggio on the 21st of April 2011. The new Benetti yacht Domani is part of the Classic 121’ series. The yacht, christened “Domani”, is the third project in which the owner put its trust in Benetti’s building experience.
The second edition of the Nespresso Cup came to a conclusion in Portofino with Andrea Recordati’s sailing yacht INDIO delivering a near emphatic victory in the Overall Division to lift the stylish Nespresso Cup Trophy, whilst Philippe Ligier’s Wally yacht Ryokan 2 snatched victory from S/Y INTI in the Performance Division in the very final race.