Yachting Associations

The 87th UIM Annual General Assembly hosted by Ibiza, Spain

The beautiful Ibiza yacht rental location, positioned in Spain, has recently played a host to the 87th UIM Annual General Assembly, which crowned the annual meeting week.

The 13th International Sailing Summit to be streamed live online for the first time

For the very first time, the upcoming 13th edition of the International Sailing Summit (ISS) will be streamed live online. Viewers can watch the live streaming on the ISS website from from 8am (GMT) on Monday 17 November.

Two targets for supermaxi yacht WILD OATS XI over next nine months

The upcoming nine months will see the Bob Oatley’s supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI participate in the 70th anniversary Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in December 2014, as well as the Transpac Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu in July 2015.

British superyacht design dominates at the 2014 ISS Design Awards

This year’s ISS Design Awards have been a great success for the British design. Superyacht UK member, Redman Whiteley Dixon (RWD), has won the ‘Best Power’ in the 40-65m category and the ‘Best Interior’ across all categories for the luxury yacht Como.

Successful Monaco Yacht Show 2014 for Claydon Reeves

It has been a very successful Monaco Yacht Show 2014 for the prominent UK design firm of Claydon Reeves. The models of their superyacht Project Chuan as well as mega yacht Project Caspian were displayed during the event.

Official opening of Horizon City Marina

Horizon has proudly announced the recent official opening of the first specialized private superyacht marina in Taiwan – Horizon City Marina. This can host yachts from 12 to 40 meters in LOA.

International Marina Scholarship Winner attends Advanced Marina Management (AMM) course

The recipient of the MIA Bellingham International Scholarship, David Osmond, Marina Manager at d’Albora Marinas PIER 35 and Victoria Harbour, has successfully concluded the Advanced Marina Management (AMM) course, conducted by the British Marine Federation (BMF) on the South Coast of England.

Southport Yacht Club awarded ‘Fish Friendly’ status by the Marina Industries Association

Southport Yacht Club in Queensland, Australia has been awarded ‘Fish Friendly’ status by the Marina Industries Association, in addition to the recently awarded Level 3 International Clean Marina Accreditation.

Founders’ Dinner honoring 2014 DISCOVERY Yacht vessels hosted by The International SeaKeepers Society

The International SeaKeepers Society has recently hosted its annual Founders’ Dinner to honor vessels that participated in the 2014 DISCOVERY Yacht expeditions, SeaKeepers Drifter deployments, as well as outreach programs.

Waterscape by Superior wins 2014 ISS Excellence in Innovation Award

The Innovation Award at the 2014 International Superyacht Society (ISS) Awards of Distinction went to Superior for Waterscape. This is the world-first commercial and domestic adaptive floating system (AFS) recently patented and launched in Australia.

Scotland’s Marine Tourism Strategy

The Scottish Marine Tourism Development Group , including the British Marine Federation Scotland, has developed the new marine tourism strategy to promote Scotland as a marine tourism destination of first choice.

Dubai Maritime Week 2014 comes to an end

The 2014 Dubai Maritime Week, an event held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has been recently concluded by the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA). DMCA partners were honored in a ceremony attended by H.H. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed.