With winners to be unveiled at the IBEX Industry Breakfast, held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville on October 2, the Exhibitor Video Awards (EVAs) have been announced by the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX) as well as the Marine Marketers of America (MMA), rewarding the best product and company videos of IBEX exhibitors, produced this year.
Situated in the popular Caribbean yacht charter destinations – St. Thomas, St. Lucia and St. Martin – three fabulous superyacht marinas, including Yacht Haven Grande, Rodney Bay Marina as well as The Yacht Club at Isle de Sol have been awarded the ICOMIA Clean Marina Award. All of these belong to IGY Marinas.
Two IPM Group superyacht marinas, including Marina Ibiza as well as Marina Port de Mallorca, have been awarded the soughtafter blue flag for their commitment to the environment and to safety and for raising their users’ awareness of environmental best practice.
Attended by 20 beautiful yachts built by the prestigious UK-based shipyard Oyster Yachts, the 29th Oyster Regatta in Cowes kicked off yesterday. The biggest luxury vessel to compete is the Oyster 82 superyacht Starry Night of the Caribbean.
Announcing its Program, the 2012 International Awards for Design & Leadership Gala will be marked by the 22nd anniversary. This year’s theme of this highly anticipated event is “World Adventures”.
Plenty of exclusive events marked the 170th anniversary of the prominent Italian luxury yacht builder Riva Yachts, held from June 29 to July 1, along with the presentation of the largest open range boat by Riva, the 63′ Virtus yacht.
Wednesday 11 July will see a prestigious reception, organised by Fitzroy Yachts and Dubois and held at the New York Yacht Club, Model Room, 37 West 44th Street, while Thursday 12 July will be marked by an open day in Dennis Conner’s North Cove Marina in NYC, providing a unique opportunity to visit two of the most spectacular vessels constructed by Fitzroy and designed by Dubois: superyacht Zefira and luxury yacht Artemis (ex Salperton III).
Attended by 300 key industry stakeholders, the recent DestinationQ conference, held in Cairns from June 25 to 26, was a 2 day event, organised by the new Newman government. One of the main topics of this conference were the charter regulations in Queensland and their complete review to make chartering in this area as well as in Australia more attractive.
Famous as the ‘Crown Jewel of Thailand’, the fabulous island of Koh Samui situated in the Gulf of Siam is the popular destination of the world’s most amazing vessels, such as the 67.2m Alloy sailing yacht Vertigo or the 120ft superyacht Yanneke Too and many others.
With the official prizegiving taking place at the Island Sailing Club on Sunday 1 July, the 81st J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race has unveiled its winners. The prominent Gold Roman Bowl for first boat overall on IRC handicap went to Tony Langley’s TP52 sailing yacht Manroland Sheetfed. Charter yacht ICAP Leopard completed the race in 03hrs, 59mins and 04secs.
With the presence of over 1,600 participating yachts, the 81st edition of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race kicked off today. The race is attended by such spectacular vessels as the 100ft charter yacht ICAP Leopard or the 162ft superyacht Eleonora E (ex Eleonora).
The 81st J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race kicks off this Saturday, attended by an impressive number of 1,647 entries, including the luxury charter yacht Leopard 3, a holder of the race record.