New Horizon E84 superyacht Virginia, delivered to her Owner in early April 2012, will be exhibited at Hong Kong Boat Show 2012, running from May 11 to 13. The luxurious, modern interior features Maple, Birds Eye Maple and Wenge woods, and the window mullions with matched veneer pattern incorporated in salon, showcasing Horizon’s superior craftsmanship.
McConaghy Boats has successfully launched its 42.5m luxury trimaran yacht Adastra from its yard in Zhuhai China. This spectacular vessel can easily accommodate 9 guests and a crew of 5-6.
The sole participating Maxi, Geoff Hill’s sailing yacht Genuine Risk, won the Sunday Telegraph Trophy for Line Honours as well as a Rolex Yacht-Master timepiece at the 50th Rolex China Sea Race. The Overall title on corrected time went to the Singaporean entry Zanzibar, who also laid claim to a Rolex Yacht-Master timepiece in addition to inscribing their victory in the record books of Rolex China Sea Race history.
Oceanco Yachts attended the 2012 Hainan Rendez-Vous with the Sam Sorgiovanni designed 110m/361ft motor yacht PA104 and the 119m/390.5ft PA146 superyacht as well as the 92m/301.8ft Remi Tessier superyacht DP016 on display. Other models exhibited at the Show were: the existing 86.01m/282.19ft Nuvolari & Lenard designed megayacht Seven Seas and Oceanco’s 90m/295.3ft vertical bow yacht PA076.
The second yacht finishing the Rolex China Sea Race was the Neil Pryde´s Hi FI yacht, finishing at 16:00.54 (UTC +8). The next to arrive in Subic Bay at 17:59.19 (UTC +8) was Jelik V and their almost entirely Filipino crew.
Dubois 90 sailing yacht Genuine Risk crossed the finish line of the 2012 50th Anniversary Rolex China Sea Race on Saturday, April 07 at 02:43.26 (UTC +8).
Overmarine Group continues its expansion strategy, moving towards China. As a part of this strategy, the Overmarine Group and its stunning Mangusta Maxi-Open Yachts participated together with the Tuscany association (Toscana Promozione) at the Hainan Rendez-Vous 2012 Gala Dinner together with the most important Tuscany shipyards.
Current fleet leader of the 2012 Rolex China Sea Race, Geoff Hill’s sailing yacht Genuine Risk, is currently (1700 hrs UTC +8) 106.9nm from the finish and is expected to arrive in Subic Bay around 0038 this evening.
Nautor’s Swan is currently attending the Hainan Rendez-Vous in Hainan, China, where its representatives will be available to discuss and provide information on the current Swan Line yachts as well as the latest developments at the yard.
Russell Coutts, CEO of the current America’s Cup champions ORACLE Racing-Team USA will be attending the Hainan Rendez-Vous, held from 6 to 8 April, 2012 in Sanya, China as a VIP guest and will be a special guest of honor of China Team.
90ft McConaughy Dubois 90 sailing yacht Genuine Risk leads the way at Rolex China Sea Race 2012, trying to break the race record of 47h 43m 7s, with 366 nautical miles left (as of 6:00 AEST).
Gulf Craft will make its premiere at this year´s Hainan Rendezvous, exhibiting its new motor yacht Majesty 70. Understanding of local tastes and technical requirements coupled with strong delivery track record gives Gulf Craft an edge in the keenly contested Chinese market.