With just under 12 weeks until the first Trophy regatta of the season the 2011 Audi MedCup Circuit is taking final shape and is set to feature no fewer than 11 brand new build boats across the well established TP52 Series Class and the new Soto 40 class.
Nestlé Nespresso S.A and Wally Yachts, the world leader in yachting innovation, have announced the second edition of the Nespresso Cup, the international regatta exclusively for the Wally Class, taking place in Portofino in May 2011. The announcement was made together with Luca Bassani Antivari, President and Founder of Wally, and Nespresso Cup Ambassador and sailing legend Francesco de Angelis at the Yacht Club Italiano’s press conference which presented this season’s regattas.
Following a spectacular 2010 event, founding sponsor Hodgdon Yachts is pleased to announce the 2011 Shipyard Cup will be held 12-14 August in beautiful Boothbay Harbor. The cup will again be run under Bucket Protocol rating rules. Race applications and other details will be emailed to those that pre-register and those that participated last year.
Mr. Basile (CEO Ferretti Group) received the UIM Environmental Award during the gala dinner held on February 26 in Principality of Monaco. The International Environmental Award 2011 has been conferred to Long Range 23 of Mochi Craft, a Ferretti Group brand producing fiberglass motoryachts ranging from 13 to 23 meters.
DeLuxe San Diego is pleased to announce that joining the line up of the 15 superyachts that will be part of the Luxury Lifestyle event will be the Perini Navi sailing yacht Zenji. Participating sponsor Perini Navi USA will be presenting this spectacular yacht to showcase their services such as chartering, and brokerage for those wishing to charter, buy or sell new or used Perini Navi yachts.
Azimut Yachts triples its order portfolio in the UAE, while Benetti sales in this area grow from 8% to 20% of total sales with three megayachts sold in the past 12 months. At the Dubai International Boat Show, the most exclusive and luxurious date on the season’s boating schedule, the Group will be exhibiting 16 yachts at a 600-m2 booth.
Riviera, Australia’s most awarded pleasure boat builder has recorded the best international boat show results in the past two years achieving eleven new boat sales and exceeding conservative expectations at the 23rd annual Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show.
Superyacht Australia today announced MTU as headline sponsors for SYBA’s Australian Superyacht and Marine Conference (ASMEX 2011), confirming the marine-giants commitment to the Australian superyacht industry.
Superyachts that frequent The Bahamas are familiar with the duty-free and/or flag-state services they offer – now the Bahamas are developing its own dedicated superyacht registry. While superyachts have been able to register under the Bahamian flag for some time, they were technically grouped under the ship registry. However, according to The Bahamas Maritime Authority, the megayacht ranks have been growing to the point that a separate structure seems more logical.
Dream Ship Victory shipyard signed a contract after taking part in the 2010 Monaco Yacht Show to build 141m Dream Symphony Yacht, with naval architecture by Dykstra & Partners and design and styling by Ken Freivokh Design. On the 9th of February, the builders, designers and naval architects of the 141m Dream Symphony Yacht – the largest private sailing yacht ever met in Amsterdam to finalise the design and technical proposal under the direction of Valeriy Stepanenko.