Sunseeker International has recently awarded Dometic Marine ‘Approved Supplier’ status in recognition of many years of providing exceptional support and service to its customers. Dometic supplies a range of products from prestige brands to Sunseeker’s motorboats and yachts, including HVAC (heating ventilation and air conditioning), sanitation and galley equipment.
The long awaited World Yacht Racing Forum, co-located with the Yacht Racing Design and Technology Symposium and the International Superyacht Coatings Conference will begin tomorrow morning in Estoril, Portugal.
The Island Sailing Club (ISC) and J.P. Morgan Asset Management are busy putting together their plans to most fittingly commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the famous Round the Island Race in 2011, being held on Saturday 25th June.
Mourjan Marinas IGY, the developer and manager of luxury superyacht marinas and yachting lifestyle destinations, has appointed Simon Maree as its Marina Manager for Lusail Marina, its flagship project in Doha, Qatar.
Sunseeker International will launch their new Predator 115 and the Manhattan 73 motor yacht at the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show, from 7-16 January 2011. The new yachts are exciting additions to the Sunseeker range, maximising internal space and combining exhilarating performance with luxurious design.
Following a three-year construction period, the new steelmaking and processing plant of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA in the south-eastern USA was officially opened in the 10th of December.
WhisperPower will introduce a complete range of hybrid propulsion systems from 5 to 250 kW at the Düsseldorf Boat Show, Stand 10F17.
Topping this year’s list of winners for the 18th annual Boat of the Year (BOTY) awards in the sailboat industry were the Catalina 355 and the Discovery 50. The Catalina 355 won the Domestic Boat of the Year award, and the Discovery 50 was named Import Boat of the Year.
The Ferretti Group, a world leader in designing, building and marketing of luxury motor-yachts with a unique portfolio of the most prestigious, exclusive brands in the nautical world, ranks first in the 2011 Global Order Book 2011 noted as the most thorough and accurate analysis of the global nautical industry.
Green Marine one of the world’s leading specialists in advanced carbon fibre moulding techniques, has completed the build of one of the largest composite rudders ever made. The rudder was designed by Dubois Naval Architects for a 66 metre (216 foot) sloop, which is currently in-build at Vitters Shipyard in the Netherlands.
Pershing 108’ motor yacht, the new Pershing flagship, a Ferretti Group brand among the world’s leading manufacturers of high performance open motor yachts from 15 to 35 metres, has passed the electrical and mechanical tests in a test tank, leading it to the launching scheduled for January 2011.
Boksa Marine Design, Inc. a full service design, naval architecture and marine engineering firm, will again aim their efforts toward the custom and semi-custom yacht industries with the release of a 32m Raised Pilothouse motoryacht concept.