The America’s Cup skippers are looking forward to getting back on the race track at the upcoming America’s Cup World Series in Naples, Italy. The first racing will kick off on Thursday, April 18, 2013.
Some of the world’s best maritime training establishments, such as OMT Maritime Training, have chosen the top superyacht directory Yachting Pages to advertise their training centre.
The new, emerging company, Prince Group, is currently working on the all-new 50m superyacht Prince 50, with design by acclaimed UK design firm, Ken Kreivokh.
Having closed its doors on April 14, the 18th China (Shanghai) International Boat Show saw an increase of 10% in visitor numbers, coming from 51 countries. The event hosted around 500 exhibitors.
Set to begin tomorrow, on April 18, the eagerly awaited Singapore Yacht Show will be attended by such breathtaking vessels as the 42m Kingship superyacht Star or the 33m charter yacht Shamoun, and many others.
In order to unite the owners of classic Feadship yachts, the ‘Feadship Heritage Fleet’ was officially introduced by the prestigious Dutch shipyard Feadship on April 16, 2013. The first three members of this association has already been presented: the 1966 motor yacht Ammerland, the 1967 superyacht The Highlander, as well as the 1972 luxury yacht Heavenly Daze.
Bouregreg Marina in the centre of Rabat in Morocco is currently hosting the world’s largest solar boat PlanetSolar, as the first port of call for its 2013 solar campaign.
To take place from May 16 to 24, the 2013 Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race is set to welcome a strong international fleet of maxi yachts, including such spectacular vessels as superyacht Nilaya, as well as charter yacht Kim (ex Y3K).
Dates for the 2013 International Sailing Summit (ISS) have been revealed. This year’s 12th edition of this popular event will take place in San Francisco, from August 18 to 21, 2013.
The recent presence of Codecasa technicians at Rybovich Shipyard in West Palm Beach, supervising the works required for the five-years Lloyd’s Register’s survey aboard the 2008 CODECASA 51 superyacht, is part of the new Codecasa Service.
April 16 saw the launch of ‘Friends of NZ Marine’; a new social media network, created to see kiwis around the world bring work home. Such important superyacht designers as Ed Dubois and Ron Holland have already signed up.