Yachting News
Following termination of the contract between FIN and Reed concerning the management of the Cannes Yachting Festival, the French Competition Authority has dismissed FIN’s claim against Reed of "abuse of economic dependency" ruling...
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FarSounder's longest range sonar system FarSounder-1000 is slated to be the latest addition to the state-of-the-art equipment incorporated into the British Antarctic Survey's new Polar Research Vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborou...
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The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) will host a full schedule of events including two World Championships - the Rolex Maxi 72 Worlds and the Audi J/70 World Championship - as well as the Audi Sailing Champions League and the One ...
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For the fifth consecutive year, the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis and Christophe Harbour report another banner year in yachting and 20% continued growth year on year since launched. Christophe Harbour sites growing in‐season ...
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ECPY is pleased to announce you that the next Open Day will be on the 5th of September 2017 in Nice Port. For further information please contact Laure at info@ecpy.org or call +336 27 29 31 36 / +334 92 00 56 40.
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Over the past week stories have been circulating in the national and international press describing a woeful yachting season in the south of France. The Daily Telegraph, Nice Matin and Le Figaro have all reported a visible reducti...
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Please meet Martine van der Velde-O'Brien, our new Customer Relations Executive at Luxury Hospitality Academy. Martine understands what is involved in delivering the highest standards of service, in particular the protocols surrou...
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This year's London Boat Show will be different, with two parallel events offering visitors three shows in one venue. Running over five days, the aim is to widen its audience and reach, and to encourage industry involvement as the ...
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Port Denarau Marina in Fiji has received several awards at 2017/18 Marina Industries Association (MIA) Club Marine Marina Awards including the Best Community Support Initiative by a Marina. MIA President Andrew Chapman congratulat...
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Bluewater, providers of high quality training in Antibes, Palma and Florida has joined forces with Da Gama Maritime, onboard fire training specialists, to deliver MCA-accredited onboard training in Advanced Fire Refresher and Cris...
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The Superyacht Beach Clean Project is an initiative of Ocean Alliance and, at their first beach clean day last weekend, they were joined by superyacht crew and yachting professionals who removed 20,000 pieces of plastic rubbish fr...
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e-Pilot by David Store Navigational Management is a new website designed specifically for superyacht crew, allowing you to create personalised cruising guides, annotate and make notes online, doing away with the need for bulky boo...
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Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: ENT) is introducing a new luxury brand, PRIVA by Global Eagle, that replaces its legacy brand MTN that operated solely in the yacht connectivity business. As the new luxury line of Global E...
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Andrew Weir Yacht Management, part of the AW Group, is pleased to announce the addition of AW Crewing Services to the Group’s portfolio of services. Based in the Isle of Man, AW Crewing provides crew sourcing for all ranks, MLC co...
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Porto Montenegro has become the first marina ever to be awarded the 5 Gold Anchor Platinum accreditation, the highest status for any marina across the world. Launched last year by The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA) and the Marin...
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It was at the Yacht Club de Monaco’s training centre, La Belle Classe Academy, at a Young Professionals in Yachting (YPY) gathering, that YCM General Secretary Bernard d’Alessandri and John Wyborn, Training Director of Bluewater, ...
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Nautilus International has issued an urgent warning to members serving on superyachts in the south of France following ‘an alarming increase’ in criminalisation of crew members in recent months. Nautilus says seafarers have been f...
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The 40th edition of the Cannes Yachting Festival kicks off today, dominating the city and it's two marinas at either end of La Croisette. The event has marked the beginning of the international boat show calendar since 1977 and st...
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Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) has awarded Radio Holland the contract to supply the IT systems on board the Antarctic Supply Research Vessel for the Australian Antarctic Division. This three year newbuild project is exemp...
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Navionics, the leader in content and location-based services for the recreational boating and outdoor markets, has released a software development kit (SDK) which enables iOS app developers to integrate their charts within third p...
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SABBEX, the South African Boat Builders Export Council, originally joined ICOMIA in 2008 and was later replaced by the Marine Industry Association of South Africa (MIASA) which was formed in 2012. Last year MIASA was reabsorbed in...
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The Panerai British Classic Yacht Week, which concluded recently at Cowes, delivered a week of superb sailing with Giovanni Belgrano’s 1939 sloop Whooper proving the most
adept of them all for the second consecutive year. Read More
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Plenty, owned by Alex Roepers with tactician Terry Hutchinson, the defending champions at the start of the event, are World Champions for the third time in the Farr 40 One Design Class, taking the top spot on the podium at the 20t...
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Douglas Innes, boss of yachting company Stormforce Coaching, has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of 12m Cheeki Rafiki which capsized in the Atlantic in May 2014, resulting in the loss of four lives. Mr Innes has ...
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212 Yachts has a new addition to their central agency fleet, the striking VanDutch 55 'Great Escape' now available for charter on the French Riviera. The VanDutch 55 is another design masterpiece from the Dutch shipyard famous for...
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Nominations for the Boat International Design & Innovation Awards, previously the ShowBoats Design Awards, are now open.
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David Jamieson of Superyacht Private Expeditions Fiji and Asia Pacific Superyachts and Rodolphe Holler and his team of Superyacht Private Expeditions recently met to further discuss dive standards for their common yachting clients...
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Christophe Harbour in St Kitts is setting out to become the Caribbean’s leading destination for superyachts and luxury island living with the appointment of a new communications team. London-based, Symposium will head up communica...
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Coldplay have unveiled a new song, A L I E N S, from their forthcoming Kaleidoscope EP. As patrons of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), all proceeds from the song will be donated to the charity to help with the rescue effor...
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One month after Gabon’s president declared the creation of nine new national marine parks and 11 new aquatic reserves at the United Nations Ocean Conference in New York, the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd has been invited ...
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