IGY’s Yacht Haven Grande in St. Thomas, the Rodney Bay Marina in St. Lucia, as well as the Yacht Club Isle de Sol in St. Maarten have been all awarded with 5 Gold Anchors each. Received by Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA), all of these superyacht marinas make part of the IGY Yacht Haven Grande Collection.
New repair and refit centre in Florida has been opened by Diversified Yacht Services (DYS), equipped with a 150t travel lift for yachts up to 37m, as well as featuring its own marina for yachts up to 26m in length.
Measuring 49 meters in length, the Bilgin luxury motor yacht M&M has been delivered to her new Owners. On display at the upcoming Cannes Boat Show, this Gentleman Classic 160′ vessel can comfortably sleep up to 12 guests in 6 lovely and elegant cabins.
Ocean Alexander are proud to announce the launch of the new 120′ Tri-Level Yacht, with naval architecture by Even K Marshall and built by Christensen Shipyards.
Superyacht UK (SYUK) has recently announced their new partnership with Walpole, the British Luxury Consortium, as a ‘Friend’ of Walpole. Walpole already partners with more than 180 of Britain’s most prominent companies. Their first venture will be at the 2012 Monaco Yacht Show.
This year’s Sydney International Boat Show was marked by the biggest meeting of Certified Marina Managers (CMM’s) ever held in the Southern Hemisphere. It was attended by 25 CMM’s from Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
Presented by the best experts in their field, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) will host a series of special sessions on market intelligence for the boating industry during the upcoming International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX).
For the third consecutive year, the 100ft superyacht Esimit Europa 2 has become the overall winner of the Palermo – Monte Carlo yacht regatta. This spectacular vessel is now preparing to compete in the upcoming Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, as well as the Rolex Middle Sea Race.
Day 4 of the 2012 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week saw the 163 yachts competing in the Club Marine Long Race and the Lindeman Island Race. They started early in the morning to be ashore in time for today’s Olympic parade.
The highly anticipated America’s Cup World Series in San Francisco starts tomorrow. There will be 11 competing yachts and 55 sailors coming from 12 countries.
It has been a great success for this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, providing great sailing conditions. The overall winner of this popular race has become the J/109 sailing yacht Harlequin. The 2013 dates have been already announced for August 3 to 10.