The PSP Southampton Boat Show has closed after 10 successful days. The PSP Southampton Boat Show is the UK’s leading outdoor boat show and this year reporting strong attendance. Over 10 days the Show attracted 122,106 visitors, just ahead of last year.
Working with McMillen Yachts and Moores Marine, Seakeeper’s internal gyro stabilization systems provide the perfect solution for classic Trumpys yachts, Enticer and Motor yacht America.
Volvo Ocean Race has opened its new Race Control, a high-tech hub inspired by the NASA control centre, which will be the nerve-centre of the Volvo Ocean Race next year. It is the most advanced race control room ever built for a yacht race and is located in Alicante, Spain.
The new AC72 catamaran class is the first-ever wingsail catamaran class for the America’s Cup and the fastest-ever class in the iconic 159-year-old competition. The new AC72 catamaran class replaces the ACC monohull class, which was created in 1988 and first raced in 1992 Cup.
In one month, the international line up of ocean racers will set sail from France on an epic 30,000-mile adventure alone – the VELUX 5 OCEANS solo round the world yacht race. This starting gun of the 2010/11 VELUX 5 OCEANS will be heard ringing out across La Rochelle at 4 PM on October 17.
As the full fleet of ten 52 Series teams took to the waters off Cagliari today for the final informal practice day, leading in to the Region of Sardinia Trophy Regatta, winds on the Gulf of Cagliari reached up to 23 knots.
The standings for the Rolex Swan Cup in Sardinia were left unchanged from Friday’s finishes. In the Maxi Class A, Danilo Salsi’s Swan 90 DSK Pioneer Investment (ITA) led. In Grand Prix Class B, Piet Hein Baker’s Silveren Swaen (NED), a Swan 53, ended the week first. In the Sparkman & Stephens Class C, Peter Simon’s Swan 65 Monsoon Jaguar(GBR) won and in the ClubSwan 42 Class, it was Enrico Scerni on Kora 4(ITA) who repeated his win of 2008.
The prestigious Italian shipyard Fincantieri announced today the launch of their first mega yacht Serene.
Veritais talks about the important changes in the market of high-end entertainment systems for luxury yachts.
Iain Murry has been chosen as the 34th America’s Cup Regatta Director.
Azimut Yachts in centre of attention at the Cannes International Boat Show 2010 with it’s Azimut 72 S motoryacht – awarded World Yacht Trophy for Best Layout.