It was a long wait, but the Giraglia Rolex Cup eventually got underway this afternoon at 15.28 CEST after a long wait for the wind to fill in. When it did come, the wind was piping at 20 knots, with gusts of 25 knots, and the Yacht Club Italiano/Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez race committee put on a short fast race of 9 nautical miles, which Esimit Europa 2 (EUR) had the audacity to complete in a few seconds under 40 minutes. The rest of the fleet was at sea for a little longer enjoying a brief, productive start to the inshore series. Winners today include Container (GER) in IMA, Near Miss (SUI) in IRC A, Nusantara (FRA) in IRC B and Keonda II (ITA) ORC B.
During the race competitors saw the whole range of conditions from the start in light to moderate winds, while at the northwesterly turning mark of the course, deep into ‘bomb alley’, the wind was gusting into the 20s – challenging conditions for the crews as they hoisted their spinnakers. Unfortunately back to the south of Porto Cervo the sea breeze was attempting to fill in with the net result that the wind disappeared. First to arrive was the Performance Class who were left wallowing within sight of the line for 30 minutes as the Cruising Class caught up and joined them in the park up. It was only the latter end of the Cruising Class that were able to bring down the new wind, with Unfurled and Gliss allowing their momentum to take them to the line with Saudade squeezing through just ahead of them.
Three days of inshore racing are planned as a lead up to the main event, the 241 nautical mile distance course that this year will take the fleet from Saint-Tropez to San Remo, via the fabled Giraglia rock. The day-trippers and holidaymakers of this part of the Côte d’Azur will have plenty to watch from the beaches and waterside restaurants over the next four days.
This amazing OLED Display technology will be a space and weight saving technology that can be used in superyacht interior design, lighting and entertainment as well as with yacht navigation systems. Other application of OLED will likely been seen not just in the yachting and marine industries but in almost every industry imaginable.
Whilst the daily activities of Vripack consist of designing and engineering interiors and exteriors of luxury yachts, Vripack decided to take a dive into the innovative waters of alternative propulsion of superyachts by use of Solar Energy.
“NMMA Canada and the entire boating community applaud Mike Wallace for his work and commitment to the recreational boating industry in Canada,” said NMMA Canada vice president, Sara Anghel. “Boating is big business in Canada and contributes a great deal to our nation’s economy as well as to the quality of life of Canadians. The motion affirms our government’s commitment to recreational boating and recognizes boating’s vital impact throughout Canada now and for future generations.”
“Sea-Fire’s line complements the markets and customers we already serve,” said Solas management rep Tuan Hain Rajudin. “They offer good, effective products that are easy to install. Delivery time is excellent and the manufacturer is quick to respond to service requests.”
15 years ago, the Esimit Europa project symbolically connected border cities and regions and the idea that seemed utopian at the time became reality with the expansion of the European Union. Today is the time for a new dimension — a Pan-European dimension.
Motor yacht Baiterek had her exterior design work created by a Ukrainian design firm called Proline, who also created the video below. She is a high volume superyacht with over 1160 m2 of living areas and she has a displacement of 420 tons.
The new sailing record is welcome as Pascal Bidegorry and his team have been looking at every weather opportunities to make an attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy since mid-November 2009. Despite this stand-by period, the Team Banque Populaire has not managed to find the proper conditions has thus decided to reschedule their crewed handed round the world attempt to next fall.
Superyacht Magnifiq had her exterior lines is designed by Cor D Rover of Holland and her interior design is the creation of well known designer Luca Dini. Motor yacht MagnifiQ has been built from a light alloy material – for both her hull and superstructure – in accordance with RINI and MCA stipulations. She makes for a great charter yacht.
Mladen Milosevic, a Serbian industrial designer has revealed a new innovative 54.9m superyacht concept known as Massimo iS. This extraordinary superyacht concept is based on a computer controlled surface, which enables the owner personalize the deck space.