Panerai British Classic Week 2014 has concluded in a spectacular style, with the overall victory for Christine and Giovanni Belgrano’s sailing yacht Whooper. The 2015 race will run from July 18 to 25.
The Long Inshore Race was part of Day 5 of the currently running Panerai British Classic Week 2014. The whole fleet sailed the same course, which took the yachts out into the Eastern Solent for 25 miles of sailing in a 8-12 knot southeasterly breeze.
The annual British Marine Federation (BMF) Conference took place in Liverpool earlier this week, as part of the International Festival of Business 2014. The theme of the two-day event was ‘How to grow your business’.
Luxury motor yacht Prestige 750 by Prestige Yacht has made her Asian premiere in Hong Kong. The event took place at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on Thursday, July 10, 2014.
Day 4 of the currently running Panerai British Classic Week 2014 featured one class race as well as the traditional Ladies Race. Racing will continue until Friday, July 18, 2014.
New figures announced by the British Marine Federation (BMF) during their annual conference in Liverpool show that the full economic impact of the UK marine industry and spend associated with boating participation reached an estimated £6.2 billion in 2012/13.
Day Three of the currently running Panerai British Classic Week saw the fleet of 52 yachts attend exciting races in the Central Solent, run by Squadron Racing Ltd.
It has been a very successful first edition of the Solar1 Monte Carlo Cup world solar boat championship, hosted by the glamorous Monaco yacht holiday destination, nestled in the Mediterranean. The event was attended by 24 international teams.
Second edition of the China Yachting Conference, previously known as China Marina Conference, will run alongside Nansha Marina’s annual boat show – Yacht CN – on October 17 and 18, 2014.
Value Added Tax (VAT) paid at the luxury yacht marina resorts in the Italian regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna, and Liguria will be reduced from 22% to 10%, as announced by UCINA Confindustria Nautica.
Chris Brown has become a new Business Development Manager for the New Zealand superyacht shipyard, Alloy Yachts. He was the Project Coordinator for such outstanding vessels as 67,2m luxury sailing yacht Vertigo.
The second day of racing at the currently running Panerai British Classic Week 2014 saw sailing yacht Nausicaa beat the big boats, followed by Whooper yacht, placing second.