Designed by Philippe Renaudeau – Weyves Design, the superb 55-metre superyacht Project WCH 55 has been shortlisted for the International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2014, in the Yacht Concept Design over 50 meters category.
This summer saw the re-launch of the majestic 100-foot Alden superyacht Summerwind, originally built by the C.A. Morse yard in Maine (now Lyman-Morse) in 1929. She boasts the new carbon spars by GMT Composites.
The Italian Amico & Co shipyard has proudly announced the acquisition of the new mega-yacht refit projects, including a 6-month interior refit of an 86-meter yacht, in partnership with Oceanco, as well as the improvement of its facilities in Genoa.
The event calendar of the Australian International Marine Export Group (AIMEX) is full of key shows. The Group attended the recently concluded Monaco Yacht Show and the Auckland Boat Show, and will also participate in the next week’s Club Marine Mandurah Boat Show, as well as the upcoming Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show and METS.
The prestigious Polish luxury yacht maker, Sunreef Yachts, has entered the world of professional boxing by signing the sponsorship contract with Polish boxer, Mateusz MASTER Masternak.
Pendennis-refitted superyacht A2 (ex Masquarade of Sole) has been nominated as a finalist for the 2013 ISS Design and Leadership Awards in the Motor Yacht Refit category. The winners will be unveiled later this month.
The recently concluded Monaco Yacht Show has been once again attended by the prestigious Dutch maker, Oceanco. The company has presented its impressive 88-metre mega yacht Nirvana, as well as plenty of other amazing superyacht projects.
The recently delivered 40m superyacht Apostrophe (YN247) by Hakvoort was showcased at the 2013 Monaco Yacht Show. Luxury charter yacht Snowbird was also on display, offered for sale.
It has been a very successful Monaco Yacht Show 2013 for the IPM Group (Iniciativas Portuarias de Mallorca). At the moment, the Group is at its phase of projection and grows thanks to the collaboration agreements through nautical projects in various parts of the world.
The Azimut Benetti Group will be present at the upcoming Genoa Boat Show, showcasing an impressive number of 16 yachts. These will include three new models: superyacht Azimut 80, motor yacht Magellano 53, as well as Atlantis 50 yacht. Benetti will be displaying the Tradition 105 superyacht Orso 3.
The all-new Columbus Sport Hybrid 40M superyacht has made her debut at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show. This highly innovative vessel represents the first motor yacht to be RINA classified with the additional class notation “Hybrid Propulsion (Y)”, as well as “Green Star Plus Platinum” and AUT CCS (Y).
As part of the Tara Oceans Polar Circle expedition, sailing yacht Tara crossed the Canadian Northwest Passage on Saturday, September 28, 2013.