The Westhaven side of the Wynyard Quarter in Auckland, New Zealand will see six new superyacht berths Silo Marina, bringing more than 200 jobs, along with growth in regional GDP.
Integrated Marine Group has already welcome a large number of yachts this season, taking part in the popular races, including the Rugby World Cup 2011, the Millenium Cup 2012 as well as the Volvo Ocean Race 2012. Moreover, the company has recently presented its new website.
27.5m motor yacht SATU by Yachting Developments nears her completion and her launch date is in August 2012. This beautiful vessel is specifically developed to reach remote untapped international fishing grounds, providing the utmost in luxury. Satu will make her debut at this year´s Fort Lauderdale Boat Show.
Babcock International Group PLC has successfully bought the remaining 30 per cent minority shareholding of its joint venture partner, the NZ superyacht builder Fitzroy Yachts, creating Babcock (NZ) Ltd. The new firm, Babcock (NZ) Ltd has intentions to continue with its ongoing management contract of Devonport Dockyard in Auckland.
Fastmount has won the 2012 NZ International Business Award. Seven years on, the company has won 4 international innovation awards, is used by more than 1,000 boatyards in 50-plus countries, and boasts many of the world’s award winning Superyachts and top boatbuilders among its clientele.
Much of the ongoing discussion in the yacht design community is about achieving virtual tank and wind tunnel computer simulations that will ultimately be accurate enough to do away with traditional experimental approaches…
Day one of the Fourth High Performance Yacht Design Conference in Auckland included a close examination of the aerodynamics involved and revealed something of the rigorous processes behind producing sail packages that provide a performance edge.
Delivering a keynote address at the Fourth High Performance Yacht Design Conference in Auckland, Campbell, Emeritus Fellow from the Wolfson Unit at the Southampton University, said the international gathering of designers, scientists and engineers formed part of a series of important yachting technology meetings at venues around the world.
A panel discussion at the Fourth High Performance Yacht Design Conference in Auckland discussed the performance versus crew safety conundrum and Race Director Jack Lloyd revealed that steps are already being planned to reduce the dangers crew face.
Delivering the first keynote address in the Fourth High Performance Yacht Design Conference in Auckland, Emirates Team New Zealand design engineer Giovanni Belgrano spoke about the demand to constantly push the envelope of design and engineering.
Auckland International Boat Show features a new name, new branding as well as new dates. It has been named the Auckland On Water Boat Show and will be held from September 27 to 30, 2012.