The next year’s edition of the classic 600 mile offshore race, the RORC Caribbean 600 Yacht Race, will kick off from Antigua on Monday, February 24.
The International Superyacht Society (ISS) has proudly announced the appointment of its Officers and Executive Committee.
This year’s METS Trade Show was marked by the official launch of the highly anticipated International Council of Marine Industry Associations’ (ICOMIA) World Marinas Conference. The event will be held in Istanbul from June 2 to 4, 2014.
This year’s Marine13 International Conference and Exhibition in Sydney was marked by the launch of the most ambitious survey ever undertaken. The primary objectives of the monthly online diary survey are to quantify the economic scale of recreational boating and to better understand the characteristics, habits and behaviours of recreational boaters.
It has been a great year for the 37m Royal Huisman superyacht Pumula. She has won twice at the 2013 World Superyacht Awards, and also received the 2013 ISS Design Award.
The Asia-Pacific Superyacht Association (APSA) has recently hosted a series of forums to identify industry challenges and establish workable solutions.
It has been a huge success of Brendan Kearley, new UKSA Superyacht Crew Training recruit, at the recent Houses of Parliament event. He spoke about how UKSA’s youth development programmes helped turn around and transform his life.
Fifteen members of the New Zealand Marine Export Group will be attending this week’s Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) in Amsterdam, including Doyle Sails New Zealand, presenting their Stratis ICE sail fibre. This will be featured on such outstanding vessels as the 37m charter yacht Moonbird.
Asia Pacific regions now provide the growing superyacht marina options, including New Zealand’s Viaduct Harbour Marina as well as Silo Superyacht Marina. Silo Marina is currently hosting such impressive vessels as mega yacht ‘A’.
In order to build a global platform for the development of professional crew training across the superyacht sector, UKSA and BlackStar have announced a new corporate partnership.
The Fast Yacht Support vessel GARÇON, a Damen-built support vessel to an 87m luxury superyacht, has won the ISS Award of Distinction for Innovation. Sales and marketing of the Damen range of Yacht Support vessels is handled by Amels.
For the very first time, the Australian Industry Marine Export Group (AIMEX) will launch their annual publication, the Australian Marine Export Industry Directory, at METS 2013.