The inaugural Business Conference for regional dealers of Fairline Boats Asia took place on Monday 8th November 2010 at the One15 Marina Club in Singapore and was attended by 16 persons, representing every dealer in the region.
Luxury superyacht marina Port Hercule in Monte Carlo, one of the most prestigious marinas in the world, famous for its luxurious yachts and associated jet-set lifestyle, will have the first phase of its renovation completed by Marinetek and its daughter company in Croatia – Marinetek NCP.
Westport Yachts has listed Nauticomp as a standard fit for its future range of pilot house and tri deck superyachts, C A Clase, the European distributor for the Nauticomp range of navigation and information displays, has announced.
The Synergy Russian Sailing Team and Emirates Team New Zealand both featured in come-from-behind victories during close competition today at the Louis Vuitton Dubai but it is James Spithill’s American team BMW Oracle Racing that enjoys first place with a perfect 4-0 score.
James Spithill, winner of the 33rd America’s Cup and defender of the 34th America’s Cup, topped the standings on the opening day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai.
American ocean racer Brad Van Liew sailed into Cape Town to claim victory in the first ocean sprint of the VELUX 5 OCEANS. The 42-year-old from Charleston, South Carolina, blasted across the finish line in Table Bay at 5.51pm local time (3.51pm UTC) doing 10-12 knots in a 15-knot wind.
Peters & May has entered a new partnership with Logistics Department BG as its exclusive agent for Russia who has a strong presence in the Russian leisure boating industry. Logistics Department BG’s parent company Burevestnik Group represents many yachting brands in Russia including Avon, Baja, Boston Whaler, BWA, Cigarette, Chris-Craft, Fairline, Malibu, MasterCraft, Mulder, Riva, Royal Tender, Seabob, SeaRay, and Sunseeker.
The 2011 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show has attracted more than 130 exhibitor applications within two weeks of bookings opening. The four-day Show will be held Thursday, May 19 to Sunday, May 22 2011 at Sanctuary Cove in Queensland, Australia.
The Ferretti Group and Mastervolt, has signed a three year ‘strategic supplier’ contract from 2010 – 2013. The agreement will extend the cooperation that started between the company’s around eight years ago.
Motoryacht CaryAli, a 26 m Nordhavn’s 86’ series luxury expedition yacht will attend the Antigua Yacht Charter Show for the first time next month. The luxury expedition yacht CaryAli will then charter throughout the Caribbean this winter before heading to the East Coast of the United States for the summer of 2011.
Superyacht Diamond A (ex-Ultima III) the 57,30m (187′ 11″), motor yacht built by Abeking & Rasmussen is available for charter for the first time and will be presented at the upcoming Antigua Yacht Charter Meeting in December.
Ghost Yachts and the Italian design studio Gloss Design have joined forces with Imtech Marine & Offshore on the development of the superyacht Ghost G180H, the first full hybrid superyacht. The G180H is the company’s next step towards more sustainable, innovative and efficient super yachts.