Yachting News
At this year's Antigua Charter Yacht Show from 4 -10 December, the idyllic Caribbean island will be host to a selection of the world's finest superyachts available to charter. A team of expert CNI charter brokers will be attending...
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The ICOMIA World Marinas Conference (IWMC) 2016, held during METSTRADE in Amsterdam last week, was a truly international event. Over 200 marina professionals from 39 countries attended this ninth edition based around the theme ‘Fu...
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Following the success of their FAM trip for yacht brokers and yachting media in the spring, By Tourist will welcome superyacht captains to the second event of the year from 25 November to 3 December in Naples.
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CYBA in collaboration with IYBA, MYBA, AYCM and other TBA broker associations will sponsor the 2016 Antigua Designer Water Contest, an industry wide effort to raise awareness about the hazard and waste in using plastic water bottl...
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Each year the Italian shipyard, Benetti, organises an exclusive networking event for over 300 superyacht captains and industry professionals from around the world. A|B Yachtmaster 17 will again consist of three events on three con...
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This year's METSTRADE Show has again broken all previous records with attendance up 8% on last year. As well as being the largest and most popular marine trade show in the calendar, three in-show conferences also attracted a recor...
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Eight winners and seven honourable mentions were announced at the second Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement, in association with Raymarine, during METSTRADE this week. Robert Braithwaite CBE, founder of Sunseeker Interna...
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The winner of the prestigious DAME Award 2016 announced at METSTRADE on Tuesday morning is Torqeedo GmbH for its Cruise FP range of electric saildrives. A further 28 products were named as Category Winners or received Special Ment...
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Following a highly successful week exhibiting at the Asia Pacific Superyachts (APS) stand at the Monaco Yacht Show, Etienne Boutin, Managing Director of APS Tahiti expects a rise in the number of superyachts visiting Tahiti in 20...
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At the Innovation LAB-METS in Amsterdam this week, Silver Arrows Marine will showcase their Arrow 460-Granturismo, a unique 14m motor yacht capturing the sensual purity of Mercedes-Benz.
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METSTRADE 2016 begins on Tuesday 15 November at the RAI Amsterdam convention centre. Focusing this year on sustainability, the largest B2B marine equipment trade show will welcome a record number of 1,471 exhibitors and 22,000+ pr...
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Phuket Yacht Haven Marina and Galileo Maritime Academy have signed an agreement to build a university style campus at Yacht Haven Marina to provide international training for crew working onboard superyachts, commercial ships and ...
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The CEO of the Boating Industry Association (BIA) is inviting boating industry, boaters and other stakeholders to complete a survey that will inform the South Australian Boating Strategic Plan to boost boating participation and gu...
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Three new superyacht entries, Pumula, Cavallo and Farfalla, have entered the 2017 New Zealand Millennium Cup (24-27 January 2017), signalling a further boost to local marine businesses and a positive impact on the wider economy.
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The PYA is offering a discounted fee for their inaugural Superyacht Captains Seminar delivered by expert trainers from The Training Academy, from 27-28 February 2017 in St Laurent du Var, south of France. The seminar will be led b...
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The International Superyacht Society (ISS) is offering yacht crew with STCW BST a year's free membership sponsored by Wright Maritime Group (WMG) - if you sign up before the end of 2016.
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Superyacht Tenders and Toys has seen growing demand for its Tender Refit, Repair and Refurbishment packages in 2016. Offering secure covered storage, practical workshops and excellent product knowledge, SYT&T is ideally located fo...
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On Sunday 6 November, in Les Sables d’Olonne, over 300,000 spectators,1,000 boats and 29 competitors gathered for the start of the 8th Vendée Globe round the world race, signaled by HRH Prince Albert II of Monaco at 12.02pm in pe...
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A former student of Warsash Superyacht Academy, deckhand, Alex Boulton, has received The John William Slater Award for outstanding achievement in Officer of the Watch Unlimited studies 2016 and is now working as second officer on ...
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Winners of the ISS 2016 Design & Leadership Awards for outstanding achievement in innovation and yacht design were presented last night at the ISS gala evening during
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HISWA Holland Yachting Group will showcase the Holland Pavilion at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show this week, the first time for some years that a group of leading Dutch superyacht companies has exhibited together in t...
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At FLIBS this week e3 Systems will be showcasing their HYBRID communication solution which synchronizes land and satellite communications by combining 3G/4G, VSAT and L Band to create a more efficient, versatile and economic solut...
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On Saturday 29 October, 40 volunteers of all nationalities and ages gathered in Golfe Juan for a beach cleanup organized by Mission Ocean. We collected a massive 35kg of glass bottles, 18kg of other recyclables, a fishing rod, a ‘...
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Asia Pacific Superyachts New Zealand kicked off the summer season with a new refit and cruising office in Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour. As the South Pacific summer kicks off, yachts start to arrive in Auckland, and Asia Pacific Su...
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On 20th October at the Yacht Club Marina di Loano, the Italian Yacht Masters (IYM) held their 4th annual meeting with over 220 captains, sponsors and industry professionals in attendance. As well as celebrating the many successes ...
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Over the past 15 years The Asia Superyacht Rendezvous has welcomed many of the world’s finest superyachts over 25m and this year's event promises to be just as spectacular, for the first time culminating in the award of an ASR Cup...
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SC Innovation has been selected to design the first new variant of the Shannon Launch & Recovery System since it entered service three years ago for the RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat. The SL&RS was designed and developed by SC Innov...
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After a successful career at Nokia, Jan-Arie Sepers returns as General Manager Netherlands at Radio Holland, where he started his career 26 years ago.
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The 24th International HISWA Symposium on Yacht Design and Yacht Construction kicks off the METSTRADE show at RAI Amsterdam from 14-15 November. This two-day scientific symposium focuses on innovation and cutting-edge technology i...
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ISS has announced the finalists for the 26th Annual ISS Design Awards, voted by ISS members. This prestigious annual ceremony is an opportunity for the yachting industry to recognize all those who participate in delivering astonis...
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