The 25th Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) started in spectacular style as 233 yachts from 26 nations sailed across the start line off Las Palmas de Gran Canaria heading for their final destination, 2,700 nautical miles away in Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia.
Feadship’s fourth yacht in its F45 Vantage custom-series, superyacht Gladiator (ex Sirius) was photographed over the weekend in Gibraltar by superyacht photographer Giovanni Romero.
METS inc. the SuperYacht Pavilion 2010, with its record number of 1,320 exhibitors, closed on a very upbeat note with a rise in visitor numbers.
Australia’s largest luxury cruiser dealer network, R Marine, is hosting its annual Summer Showcase of Riviera yachts this month from November 19 to December 20 inclusively.
C A Clase, the UK’s leading distributor of marine electronics for leisure and commercial users, received two prestigious awards during this year’s METS from manufacturers KVH and Nauticomp -the ‘Biggest Total Turnover in 2010’ and ‘Distributor of the Year’.
Opacmare, producers of accessories and components in steel and aluminium for yachts and superyachts, presented at this year’s autumn boat shows an all new brand – home design – dedicated to interior and exterior furnishings that meet with superyacht owner’s expectations.
New Zealand designed and made Sealegs Amphibious Marine Craft has won the Recreational Grand Award – Best of What’s New 2010 from the world’s largest science and technology magazine, POPULAR SCIENCE.
The Informa Yacht Group in association with the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) present the 2nd International Superyacht Coatings Conference in Estoril, Portugal, 14-15 December.
Caterpillar Inc. announced today that it will build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China, to increase its worldwide capacity for large-engine production. Once operational in 2013, the engine facility will become Caterpillar’s third global source for the company’s industry leading 3500 series engines.
Perini Navi Group has received numerous awards during the year 2010 for superyacht Reila, sailing yacht Panthalassa, motor yacht Exuma as well as Cavalier Fabio, founder of Perini Navi who received a prize for his continued success in business since 1983 that has led Perini Navi to deliver 50 yachts, together with the Perini Navi Group’s recent entry in motor yacht sector under the Picchiotti brand.
Phuket cements its Asian marine hub status with the hosting of the region’s largest in-water boat display at the 2011 Phuket International Boat Show (PIMEX) from 6-9 January. In its eighth year, PIMEX will take place at the prestigious Royal Phuket Marina – the place to be in Asia for boating business.
Rapid progress made on the first Marina within Lusail City as Mourjan Marinas IGY announces construction milestones. Piling work complete and the flooding program under way as work on the showpiece marina in Doha progresses