America’s Cup competitors have amended the AC 72 class rule, the design rule that will govern the development of the Cup class wing-sailed catamarans for the 34th America’s Cup and the America’s Cup World Series events in 2012.
The dates for the 4th High Performance Yacht Design conference have been confirmed and will run from the 12-14 March 2012. This will take place in Auckland, New Zealand during the Volvo Ocean Race stopover. The boats arrive on 8 March and depart on 18 March. The conference venue will be in the heart of the Viaduct Basin in the purpose built Marine Events centre.
Known locally as “The Big One”, Alloy Yachts today launched superyacht Vertigo. After 29 months of hard work by the team at Alloy Yachts, the 67.2m (220ft) Vertigo sailing yacht slipped into the waters at the base of the Alloy Yachts yard this morning.
With its technical shakedown now complete, it is handover day for the new AC45 wing-sailed catamaran, marking the beginning of the next era of the America’s Cup. America’s Cup Race Management (ACRM) will now manage the logistics, care and maintenance of the prototype as competitors test the boat over the coming weeks. The AC45 is the forerunner to the larger AC72, which will be used in the 34thAmerica’s Cup.
A full fleet of sailing craft from the graceful Jessie Logan, built in 1878, to the grunty Ports of Auckland tugboats and nippy P class yachts skippered by the next generation of racing sailors will bring the Waitemata Harbour alive in a maritime spectacle to celebrate the Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta, on Monday, 31 January 2011.
The New Catamaran Class Centerpiece of 2011-2012 America’s Cup World Series is launched in New Zealand – the AC 45 cat. Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour showcased a […]
The 90.00m (295′ 3″) Royal Huisman sailing yacht Athena is due to arrive in New Zealand to receive a superyacht refit by Orams Marine Services. One of the world’s largest private sailing yachts of the modern era and the largest all-aluminum yacht built to date, the three-masted schooner Athena is a remarkable super yacht.
The Auckland International Boat Show in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour, which is traditionally held in early March, will this year take place on September 15-18 2011 to coincide with 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Doyle Sails has bolstered its internationally respected design team in Auckland, New Zealand, signing up renowned helmsman and trimmer Justin Ferris.
The NZ Marine Industry (NZMI) sets ambitious course for $2.7 billion p.a. by 2015 which is an increase of 55% over the next five years.
The HSBC Premier Coastal Classic – one of the world’s iconic yacht races and one of the biggest races in the Southern Hemisphere – will start this Friday 22 October 2010 at 10am from Devonport Wharf in Auckland.
Around 200 boats, racing in eight divisions, will undertake a point to point sprint up the coast to Russell Wharf in the Bay of Islands.
Catamaran Q5 (hull YD66) by Yachting Developments is a large volume cruising Super Catamaran currently under construction at Yachting Developments busy Auckland yard. Measuring 100 feet in length and 48 feet in beam, catamaran Q5’s exterior styling and naval architecture is by Warwick Yacht Design with project management is by MCM and interior styling by Redman Whiteley Dixon.