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• Volvo Ocean Race - Leading four within six miles approaching Solomon Islands

  07 January 2018 ( #Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018, #Sailboats, #Sailraces, #Solomon Islands )

  Four boats are within just six miles as the leaders approach the Solomon Islands, the easternmost point of which is a mark of the race course for Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race. Dongfeng continues to lead over team AkzoNobel, MAPFRE, and Vestas 11th Hour...

• L'evoluzione della gamma Monte Carlo Yachts in anteprima mondiale a Boot Düsseldorf 2019

  17 January 2019 ( #Monte Carlo Yachts, #Yachting, #Boot 2019, #New models 2018-2019, #Boat Industry, #Yachts, #Italy, #Edizione Italiana )

  L'iconica collezione del Cantiere italiano cresce ancora con tre nuovi modelli. Monte Carlo Yachts è pronta a presentare tre nuovi modelli che nel corso di questa stagione contribuiranno a rafforzare l'offerta del brand italiano. Questo esclusivo reveal...

• Yachting - Raymarine and Prestige make Augmented Reality enter Yachts' Piloting Experience!

  27 June 2019 ( #Raymarine, #Prestige, #Innovation, #Yachting, #Boat Industry, #Cannes, #France, #Prestige 590, #Video, #English Edition, #Jim Hands )

  A few years ago, nobody would have though, augmented reality would be a technology taking part of a yacht's piloting experience. In this exclusive video report realized aboard the new Prestige 590 by Prestige Yachts, Jim Hands, Raymarine Marketing Manager,...

• Monte Carlo Yachts - The new MCY 76 is here

  12 July 2019 ( #MCY 76, #Monte Carlo Yachts, #MCY 70, #MCY 66, #Yachts, #Boat Industry, #Yachting, #Italy, #New models 2019-2020, #English Edition )

  The new MCY 76 has finally been revealed during an exclusive event alongside MCY 66 and MCY 70. The third yacht of the announced next generation MCY line has been presented at Porto Piccolo, in the Gulf of Trieste, alongside the MCY 70 and MCY 66. The...

• Nautic 2019 - Yachts' Parade in the Streets of Paris

  27 November 2019 ( #Nautic 2019, #Boating, #Boat Industry, #France, #Motorboats, #Sailboats, #Multihulls, #Catamarans, #English Edition )

  Coming from several French cities, the first boats converged to Paris in the night from 26 to 27 november 2019, in order to join the Porte de Versailles, where the Nautic 2019 will be held from 7 to 15 December. Coming from several French cities, the...

• Takeover of RM Fora Marine - two cases filed in court, for what future?

  15 January 2020 ( #Fora Marine, #Boat Industry, #Boating, #Sailboats, #France, #English Edition )

  On 6 January, two potential buyers of the Fora Marine shipyard in La Rochelle (France) filed a case with the Commercial Court of La Rochelle, following the company's placement in receivership on 17 December. On 22 January next, the Court will rule and...

• Last minute - the 2020 edition of the Bénéteau B-Tour cancelled

  13 March 2020 ( #B Tour 2020, #Bénéteau, #Sport fishing, #Motorboats, #Boating, #Boat Industry, #France, #English Edition )

  Not surprisingly, given the current health situation, the Bénéteau shipyard in Vendée has just announced the cancellation of the 2020 edition of the B Tour. The current Covid-19 epidemic does not allow the 2020 edition of the B-Tour, scheduled for May...

• Cliff House - Australia's stunning cliff-top house

  29 March 2020 ( #Lifestyle, #Australia, #Architecture, #Pacific, #English Edition )

  The Modscape company has created a unique home project, the Cliff House, which offers a breathtaking view of the ocean. Modscape, an Australian specialist in modular construction, both commercial and residential, was behind this project, as it wanted...

• 511 km/h in acqua, un record di velocità che non viene battuto da 42 anni!

  05 June 2020 ( #Boating, #Motorboats, #Innovation, #Australia, #Video, #Edizione Italiana )

  I record di velocità vengono di solito stabiliti e poi superati, in una continua corsa a capofitto: il record di velocità sull'acqua è stato stabilito..... 42 anni fa! Great story on the world water speed record, set in 1978 by Australian Ken Warby. Has...

• Prestige X70 - 11 minutes private tour

  17 June 2021 ( #Prestige X70, #Prestige, #Yachting, #New models 2020-2021, #France, #Cannes, #BoatScopy, #Video, #Erik Stromberg, #English Edition )

  The Prestige X70 is an ambitious unit for Prestige Yachts, allowing it to move upmarket, while remaining under the 80-foot limit, the maximum size of yachts built by the Bénéteau Group. BoatScopy invites you to discover the Prestige X70, in an 11-minute...

• Fliegen auf dem Wasser: Torqeedo treibt die Candela Seven an, das erste elektrische Tragflächen-Schnellboot der Welt

  04 March 2021 ( #Torqeedo, #Innovation, #Candela Speed Boats, #Candela Seven, #Stockholm, #Torqeedo Deep Blue 50i, #Electric motor, #Sweden, #Hydrofoil, #Deutsche Ausgabe )

  Das schwedische Start-up Candela Speed Boat hat das erste elektrisch angetriebene Tragflächenboot entwickelt – Motor und Batterie stammen von Torqeedo. Es könnte der Beginn einer neuen Ära sein. Bei einer Geschwindigkeit von 27 km/h erhebt sich das Candela...

• Boston Whaler opens new plant: 400 jobs at stake 

  29 January 2021 ( #Boston Whaler, #Brunswick, #Eco Yachting, #Boat Industry, #Boating, #Motorboats, #Florida, #USA, #English Edition )

  To respond to the strong growth of its sales on the other side of the Atlantic, the American shipyard Boston Whaler is going to open a new production site which should generate the creation of 400 jobs on the Palm Coast, in Florida. A major increase in...

• Scoop - a new 52-55 feet catamaran at Lagoon, unveiled in February, the Lagoon 5MA

  17 January 2021 ( #Lagoon 5MA, #Lagoon, #Multihulls, #Catamarans, #New models 2020-2021, #Sailboats, #Boat Industry, #Boating, #France, #Englisg Edition )

  Yachting Live, the Bénéteau Group's first virtual boat show, ended at 6:00 pm this afternoon in France, with a scoop, the announcement of the launch in February of a brand new catamaran model, known internally as Lagoon 5MA. With the 5MA, Lagoon wishes...

• Русский траулер тонет в Баренцевом море: 17 погибших или пропавших без вести

  28 December 2020 ( #Maritim & Fishing, #Boat Industry, #Russia, #Novaya Zemlya, #РУССКОЕ ИЗДАНИЕ )

  Это ужасная трагедия, которая произошла в этот понедельник в Баренцевом море, в российской Арктике, у побережья Новой Земли. Онега вариационного рыболовства (Мурманск), объявленная пропавшей без вести в Баренцевом море. Фото: Виктор Морозов Онега, траулер...

• Uship se expande con fuerza en España y está contratando

  12 October 2021 ( #Uship, #Boat Industry, #Boating, #Shipchandler, #Spain, #Stephan Serra, #Eco Yachting, #Video, #Interview, #Edición española, #Grand Pavois 2021 )

  Uship, la marca francesa de tiendas de equipamiento, está experimentando un fuerte crecimiento -más de un 20%-, aprovechando la moda sin precedentes de los deportes náuticos, ya sean de tabla, vela o motor. Un hecho destacable desde la primera desconfinanciación...

• Lionel Messi starts chartering luxury catamarans with Bali 5.4s

  17 June 2024 ( #Bali Catamarans, #Lionel Messi, #MedCat Group, #Bali 5.4, #Catana Group, #Multihull, #Catamarans, #Nautism, #Sailing - Windsurf - Kite, #Med Cat Charter, #English Edition )

  The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner has teamed up with MedCat Group, the Spanish importer of the French catamaran brand Bali, to offer 3 luxury catamarans for charter, in this case Bali 5.4s, the benchmark for global sales in the 54-55 foot segment in recent...

• HanseYachts AG delisted from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

  15 May 2024 ( #HanseYachts, #Eco Yachting, #Economy - Shipyards - Investments, #Germany, #Hanse, #Dehler, #Moody, #Ryck, #Sealine, #Fjord, #Nautism, #English Edition )

  A new era is dawning for German shipyard HanseYachts AG, builder of Hanse, Dehler and Moody sailing yachts, and Sealine, Fjord and Ryck powerboats: the Greifswald-based yard will see its shares delisted from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange at the end of...

• Sarah Steyaert and Charline Picon, Olympic medallists, Yamaha's guests of honour at Grand Pavois 2024

  27 September 2024 ( #English Edition, #Yamaha, #2024 Grand Pavois, #Nautism, #Races and Regattas, #Inshore & Offshore Races, #Boat shows - Exhibitions - Yachting, #Outboard, #Sailing - Windsurf - Kite, #Charline Picon, #Sarah Steyaert, #FFV, #Fédération Française de Voile )

  As part of its partnership with the French Sailing Federation, Yamaha Motor France will be welcoming Olympic bronze medallists Sarah Steyaert and Charline Picon to the Yamaha stand for a cocktail on Saturday 5 October. Partnered since 2021, Sarah Steyaert...

• New consolidation in the luxury powerboat sector

  05 October 2021 ( #Intrepid Powerboats, #Intrepid, #Marinemax, #USA, #Sport fishing, #Motorboats, #Eco Yachting, #Boat Industry, #Boating )

  American MarineMax has just announced the acquisition of Intrepid Powerboats (Intrepid), a shipyard specializing in luxury outboard opens. The final purchase process should take place before December 31, 2021 Boating, yachting and sport fishing - It's...

• Bénéteau annuncia il Gran Turismo 41

  30 November 2020 ( #Beneteau Gran Turismo 41, #Beneteau, #New models 2020-2021, #Motorboats, #Edizione Italiana, #France )

  Con Gran Turismo 41, il cantiere francese Bénéteau annuncia un profondo upgrade di uno dei suoi best-seller, il Gran Turismo 40, lanciato nel 2016, che è stato premiato come motoscafo europeo dell'anno. La gamma Gran Turismo rappresenta un segmento chiave...

• Who are you, Mike Simpson, between the gentleman, the adventurer, the businessman and the sailor ?

  04 January 2017 ( #Yachting, #Nautism, #Simpson Marine, #Sailboats, #Motorboats, #Yachts, #Superyachts, #Beneteau Group, #Monte Carlo Yachts, #Bénéteau, #Lagoon, #Multihulls )

  Founder and managing director of Simpson Marine, Mike Simpson is a pioneer of Asia’s yachting industry. He has played a leading role in the growth of the yachting lifestyle across the region, over the last 30 years. Simpson Marine was founded in 1984...

• Bénéteau Group Targets 27% Growth by 2020

  12 June 2017 ( #Boat Industry, #Yachting, #Nautism, #Motorboats, #Sailboats, #Yachts, #Sailyachts, #Bénéteau, #Jeanneau, #Lagoon, #Four Winns, #Wellcraft, #Glastron, #Scarab )

  Bénéteau presented last week in Bordeaux its strategic plan for 2020. Named "Transform to perform", its objective is to sustain profitable growth for the boat and habitat divisions. A recent presentation in the United States had already obtained the first...

• Scoop in the Sailing Community - The Bénéteau Group Will Launch a New Brand of Catamarans

  15 June 2017 ( #Multihulls, #Nautism, #Sailing, #Sailboats, #Sailyachts, #Lagoon, #Bénéteau, #Jeanneau, #Monte Carlo Yachts, #Wellcraft, #Four Winns, #Scarab, #Glastron, #New models 2017-2018 )

  The Vendée group, world number two in boating and sailing is looking to strengthen its leadership in the multihull segment by launching a new brand in the market. Meetings for financial analysts are rich in learning, and during the one organized by Bénéteau...

• Transat Jacques Vabre - Sailors safe and sound after rescue from capsize in the Atlantic

  09 November 2017 ( #Transat Jacques Vabre 2017, #Sailraces, #Multihulls, #Multi50 )

  "The boat pitchpoled... There was a huge feeling of shock...the rescue was epic." The 13th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre now has 35 crews left racing following the abandonment of Halvard Mabire and Britain’s Miranda Merron on their Class40 Campagne...

• Unfair competition - Italian Court rules in favour of the HanseYachts AG against Cantiere del Pardo Pardo 43

  10 March 2018 ( #Fjord, #HanseYachts, #Cantiere del Pardo, #Boat Industry, #Yachting, #yachts, #Germany, #Italy, #Fjord 42 Open, #Pardo 43 )

  According to HanseYachts AG, the Italian shipyard would not be allowed to i.a. manufacture, promote, sell or transfer its Pardo 43 with effect in Italy, considered as having been developped with unfair methods, to the detriment of the Fjord 42! Fjord...