It was a great success for Ed Dubois, racing in this year’s Pendennis Cup aboard superyacht Firebrand. He won in his class, competing with such beautiful vessels as Mikado superyacht as well as sailing yacht Tomahawk.
Navtec Sud Europe team has partnered with Performance Greement on the complete rigging refit for the 39.2m charter yacht Vaimiti, finished in record time. The refit of this spectacular vessel took only 14 days!
With a world premiere at the upcoming Cannes Boat Show, the newest Canados 120 luxury yacht Far Away has been recently launched by the Canados boatyard. With a stunning, fully customized interior by well known Francesco Paszkowski, this splendid vessel is expected to cruise the fabulous Mediterranean this summer.
The prominent Dutch shipyard Feadship successfully delivered its 78.5m luxury motor yacht Hampshire II (hull 806) to her new Owner on Friday 6 July. Boasting both exterior as well as interior by Redman Whiteley Dixon, this beautiful vessel can sleep 14 guests in utmost in comfort.
Expected to be exhibited at this year’s Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, the 26.2m luxury explorer yacht Percheron is the second Darwin 86 vessel, launched by the Italian shipyard Cantiere delle Marche. With sophisticated exterior by Sergio Cutulo, this wonderful vessel offers 4 lovely staterooms in the interiors designed by Floris ad Veglia.
With up to 200 yachts expected to compete in this year’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, running from August 17 to 25, the 2012 edition of this highly anticipated event is set to be the biggest one in its 29-year history.
Friday 24 August at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2012 will once again see the Prix d’Elegance event, with focus on pure entertainment and the only necessity to dress up the crew as well as the yacht. The last year’s winner in the ‘Best Presented Yacht’ category was the 30m luxury yacht Investec Loyal.
Organised by Michl Marine, Overmarine Group’s partner in promoting Mangusta Yachts in the beautiful Balearics, the Marina Ibiza hosted a great party, celebrating the official opening of the new Overmarine Group Mangusta office, situated in this fabulous superyacht marina.
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.
Co-supported by such prestigious luxury yacht builders as Marin, DAMEN, Royal Huisman as well as Feadship, the 22nd HISWA Symposium is a highly anticipated event, with focus on yacht design and construction of both sailing and motor yachts. This year, it will be held at Amsterdam RAI on November 12-13.
Being a nice example of how the ecological impact of superyachts can be reduced, the 65.5m Amels 212 motor yacht IMAGINE has become the first luxury vessel in the world to receive the ‘Green Passport’ from Lloyds Register.