Yachting News
In March this year, Sovren Group acquired Aigua Sea School in Palma de Mallorca to launch a new era of the Sovren Nautical Academy in Palma and Barcelona. Shortly after the acquisition, the pandemic struck and all schools were closed through Spain and most of Europe.
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Italy is now open to all visitors holding EU and UK passports for all purposes including tourism, with quarantine no longer a requirement for the aforementioned nationalities. People may move freely between regions and all vessels are able to navigate freely.
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Taiwanese yacht manufacturer Johnson Yachts celebrated its 30-year anniversary as a luxury yacht builder last year, and while 2020 has not panned out the way anyone expected, the shipyard does not intend for its 31st year to be delayed by coronavirus.
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In December 2019, designer Valerio Rivellini launched a new concept for a stunningly innovative 70-foot motor yacht that also incorporates the strengths of a sailboat. This concept has been transformed into a working project through a collaboration with Evo Yachts.
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Launched this month, Nansen Polar Expeditions is an expedition yacht charter company which brings together adventure expedition tours, luxury yacht charters and wildlife conservation under the website name and motto 'We Follow Heroes'.
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As an island nation, the UK has an ongoing dependence on the men and women who work at sea. It therefore seems befitting that once a year the industry and those who dedicate their careers to the ocean are honoured in Seafarers Awareness Week.
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A 9.2m amphibious tender with capacity for 12 guests and a max speed on the water of 40 knots, she is just 1.75m high and fits even the slimmest of superyacht garages. Her retracting canopy offers protection from the elements for guests to ride in total comfort.Read More
Today is World Oceans Day - an important day to celebrate our precious oceans, but also a time to unite to help protect them. Overfishing, pollution and negligence is putting immense pressure on the marine world. Without help, it will be too late to turn the tide.
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Numarine, the European high-performance motor-yacht shipyard headquartered in Istanbul, has doubled the fleet of the successful compact explorer model and made three more owners happy – all on the first day of summer.
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West Nautical has revealed U Boat Navigator’s new updates which, after undergoing a major refit just in time for the summer, now looks like a brand new vessel. She is the perfect solution to a standalone explorer charter or as a charter support vessel to another superyacht.
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With just over four months to go to the opening of the Singapore Yacht Show’s 10th Anniversary, the team and its partners are busy working hard (from home!) to make this landmark edition one to remember - in more ways than one.
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The Ionian region has been relatively untouched by COVID-19, many areas including Saranda, Paxos, Kefalonia and Ithaka have not reported one single case. There are currently 266 active cases in the whole of Albania and Corfu has only had three confirmed cases so far.
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French Polynesia has managed to control the spread of the pandemic locally and the country is now COVID-19 free. Lockdown measures have been lifted in the various islands, but its borders are remaining closed for the time being.
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Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, continues to ramp up its response to COVID-19, with additional initiatives to improve superyacht crew wellbeing, including further collaboration with ISWAN.
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Yachting Partners International are delighted to announce that 31.9m Irelanda has joined the YPI charter fleet. Irelanda was launched in 1996 By New Zealand shipyard Alloy Yachts and awarded winner of the Showboats award for Best Sailing Yacht under 36m at the time.
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With the Night of San Joan #ZeroWaste event fast approaching, Save the Med is hosting a free screening of the documentary The Story of Plastic on Thursday June 18 to highlight the increasing problem of plastic pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Riva, the iconic brand in international yachting for over 178 years, has signed a new dealership agreement with Burevestnik Group to handle its operations on the Russian market on an exclusive basis.
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ACREW is delighted to announce the launch of the global Superyacht Business Awards – a prestigious awards programme that acknowledges the best superyacht businesses in the world, based on captain and crew experiences from last season.
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I’ve known Mario Parigi, the CEO and founder of Italian Vessels, for many years and was delighted when he and his two sons approached me to design a new project. We came up with two 28.5-metre displacement yachts based on the same hull lines by Umberto Tagliavini. Read More
Project 794, built in collaboration with Nobiskrug, is the second project in a row developed with the German shipyard in which Imperial act as Owner’s Representative and Build Supervisor throughout the entire construction process.
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There are currently zero active cases of COVID-19 in Montenegro, and the government and health authorities have announced that from June 1, foreign nationals are allowed to enter Montenegro, without the need for any quarantine or self-isolation measures.
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With the fact Montenegro currently has zero cases of COVID-19 and with no new cases in the last 28 days, the government of Montenegro has introduced further relaxation measures for maritime traffic, in particular international arrivals.
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West Nautical is delighted to be adding two very experienced members to its European sales team, with Claire Sinclair and Pierre Badin joining the company on June 1 as client manager and sales manager respectively.
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Yachting Partners International has announced the appointment of Yves Damette as Head of Fleet Operations within the Yacht Management department. He is tasked with leading yacht management fleet operations and managing client relationships across its managed fleet.
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Cromwell Littlejohn has been promoted to Northrop & Johnson Chief Commercial Officer and now will oversee all commercial activities of the company, including sales, charter, charter management and crew services, globally.
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The Thailand Yacht Show returns to Royal Phuket Marina for its sixth edition from January 7- 10 2021. Showcasing a spectacular display of yachts, marine equipment, and lifestyle products, the show has established itself as the leading consumer boat show in Thailand.
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ECPY has been actively investigating the situation created by COVID-19 for yachts and yachting, and taking into consideration the announcement made by the French prime minister, has released the following guidance.
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Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has presented the plan to reopen most of France from June 2. Bars and restaurants, beaches, parks and lakes will all begin to reopen, and cultural and sporting life will progressively return to normal.
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BIO-SCAN™, the UV-C-based surface disinfectant system announced last month by BIO-UV Group, has now received certification from two independent testing laboratories. The virus scanner is capable of detecting and eradicating micro-organisms including SARS-CoV-2 from all types of surfaces.
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Albania has seen a very low rate of COVID-19, with only 1,076 cases and 33 deaths to date. The country implemented a strict lockdown that remains in place until the end of this week and currently, yachts are permitted to enter Albania with pre-approval for bunkering and provisioning.
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