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• DAME Design Awards - 2 nominations for Mercury Marine

  20 October 2016 ( #Nautism, #Innovation, #Motorboats, #Mercury Marine, #Brunswick Group, #Mets Trade Show 2016 )

  Two products introduced this year by Mercury Marine – Active Trim and Mercury’s next-generation Joystick Piloting system – have been nominated for DAME Design Awards, the marine industry’s most prestigious international design recognition, for new marine...

• CCN Yachting appointed Burgess as central agency for brokerage

  02 June 2017 ( #Yachting, #Yachts, #Superyachts, #CNN Yachting, #AES Yacht, #Burgess )

  CCN Yachting, in cooperation with the Turkish shipyard AES Yacht and the yacht Ownership, appointed Burgess as central agency for brokerage of their latest sold unit currently under construction – the 68m explorer vessel M/Y Days. Burgess is responsible...

• American Marine Manufacturers sound Alarm on Aluminum and Steel Tariff Announcement from White House

  02 March 2018 ( #Boat Industry, #NMMA, #Yachting, #Motorboats, #Sailboats, #USA )

  Tariff would be on top of the Department of Commerce aluminum sheet tariff NMMA (National Marine Manufacturers Association) has been fighting On the First of March, President Trump announced that he decided to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum--a...

• Multihulls - Makeover for The Club Lagoon

  07 March 2018 ( #Lagoon, #Multihulls, #Yachting, #Yachts, #Catamarans, #Lifestyle )

  Seeking to exceed the expectations and needs of the catamarans’ lovers, the Club Lagoon developed by the Lagoon Shipyard wormld leader of the Catamaran market, has done a makeover. Beginning today, anyone can become a member of the club! There are however...

• Oyster Yachts signs safety deal with Lloyd’s Register

  20 June 2018 ( #Oyster Yachts, #Yachting, #Sailyachts, #Boat Industry, #United Kingdom, #Lloyd’s Register )

  This agreement should avoid Oyster Yachts to face again problems like Pollina Star III, an Oyster 825 which had been extended to 90 feet and was just over a year old, was lost off the coast of Spain in 2015, after having lost its keel! This strategic...

• Benetti launches the new Full Custom 69 meter M/Y Spectre

  11 August 2018 ( #Benetti, #Yachting, #Superyachts, #New models 2018-2019, #Italy, #English Edition )

  Benetti christens M/Y "Spectre", the latest megayacht built for Jeanette and John Staluppi, the Italo-American tycoon with a passion for James Bond, speed and technology. With this launch, Benetti begins a hectic season of deliveries, including three...

• Dufour Yachts Realize Yacht Agentur Meltl

  12 September 2018 ( #Dufour Yachts, #YM Yacht Agentur, #Yachten Meltl, #Yachting, #Cannes Yachting Festival 2018, #English Edition )

  Cannes Boat Show 2018: Dufour Yachts and YM Yacht Agentur Josef Meltl GmbH announce start of partnership. Dufour Yachts appoints Yachten Meltl as new Dealer to their network. Romain Motteau Deputy CEO of Dufour Yachts: "we are happy and proud to announce...

• Matrix P400 becomes "Unica"

  27 September 2018 ( #Besenzoni, #Matrix P400, #Unica, #Yachting, #Boating, #English Edition )

  During the Montecarlo show, which will be held between 26 and 29 September, Besenzoni will present the new P400 Matrix armchair designed by Christian Grande in partnership with Marine Leather, which will provide the exclusive customised leather working. To...

• Death of Paul Heys, a key personality in the British marine industries

  07 March 2019 ( #Boat Industry, #Great-Britain, #UK, #Sailyachts, #Sailraces, #English Edition )

  Paul & Marie-Claude Heys - photo : BM This is sad news that came to us from the Caribbean last week. Paul Heys, president of the famous British broker Heys Yachting (Hamble Point Marina, Hamble), importer of French catamarans Nautitech - of which he is...

• What should you put in your suitcase when you rent a sailboat?

  13 May 2019 ( #Dream Yacht Charter, #Yacht Charter, #Lifestyle, #Boating, #Sailboats, #English Edition )

  It's not easy to know what to take with you when you decide to rent a sailboat with family or friends. ActuNautique has teamed up with Dream Yacht Charter, the world leader in yacht charter, to find out more ! What should you put in your suitcase when...

• Groupe GCA – Mille et un sourires wins the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre Multi50

  08 November 2019 ( #Mille et un sourires, #Skipper, #Transat Jacques Vabre 2019, #Sailraces )

  Mille et Un Sourires skippers Gilles Lamire and Antoine Carpentier win the Multi 50 category in 11d 16h 34mn 41s of the Transat Jacques Vabre 2019, duo sailing race from Le Havre, France, to Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, on November 8, 2019 in Bahia, Brazil. Gilles...

• Suzuki powers world record RIB voyage from Palermo to New York

  08 November 2019 ( #Suzuki Marine, #Boat Industry, #Boating, #English Edition )

  Suzuki was proud to be the outboard brand of choice for the recent ‘Ice RIB Challenge’ which saw Captain Sergio Davì take his 11m Nuova Jolly RIB from Palermo in Italy to New York City in America. The challenge saw Davì travel a total of 6,270 nautical...

• Portugal, the new industrial Eladorado for the nautical industry?

  18 March 2021 ( #Boat Industry, #Motorboats, #Sailboats, #Boating, #Portugal, #English Edition )

  While the demand for RIBs and outboard boats has never been so strong, the production capacity of Poland, the European leader for the construction of boats under 30 feet, seems to be saturated, with factories already running at full capacity. The shipyards...

• Maxim Gorki, the yacht of Joseph Stalin

  03 February 2021 ( #Stalin, #Maxim Gorki, #Famous boats, #English Edition )

  Launched in 1934 in Nizhny-Novgorod, by the most important Soviet shipyard of the time, the Krasny Bogatyr (the Red Knight), which later became the "Maxim Gorki", Stalin's and the Soviet nomenklatura's ceremonial ship, was a great success for fifteen...

• The all-new Princess Yachts Y85 flagship flybridge motor yacht

  17 August 2018 ( #Princess Yachts, #Princess Y85, #Yachting, #Boating, #New models 2018-2019, #English Edition )

  Designed by Princess Design Studio in collaboration with long-standing naval architects Olesinksi and Italian styling house Pininfarina Following the recent announcement of Princess Yacht's most technologically advanced and fastest-ever yacht, the revolutionary...

• Ancasta to present world launch of MC50 catamaran from McConaghy at international multihull show

  20 March 2018 ( #ANCASTA INTERNATIONAL BOAT SALES, #Lagoon, #Multihulls, #McConaghy, #Sailboats, #Le Salon du Multicoque 2018 )

  Ancasta will present the world launch of the MC50, the new fast catamaran from McConaghy, at Le Salon du Multicoque 2018 in La Grande Motte, France (18th-22nd April 2018). The ground-breaking McConaghy MC50 is packed with technical innovations that have...

• The new Jeanneau Leader 30 wins the Barca Dell’Anno award in Italy

  28 September 2016 ( #Nautism, #New models 2016-2017, #Motorboats, #Jeanneau )

  The Leader 30 has won the first “Barca Dell’Anno” award in the category of 30-footers! The Leader 30 has received the “Barca Dell’Anno” award, a new award created by our colleagues from the magazine Vela e Motore, with the support of the National Union...

• Lagoon 52 F: 100 boats already built !

  02 August 2016 ( #Multihulls, #Catamarans, #Nautism, #Lagoon, #Boat Industry, #Sailboats )

  Just a few months after the yard delivered 620 No. 100, it is the turn of 52 F No. 100 to be in the limelight. Launched in 2015, this model, whose exterior was designed by naval architects Van Peteghem-Lauriot Prévost (VPLP), and with an interior by Nauta...

• Volvo Ocean Race signs 3 new Official Supplier deals

  15 November 2016 ( #Sailraces, #Nautism, #Spinlock, #Riwal, #Gottifredi Maffioli, #Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018 )

  Sailraces are the most efficient way to test innovations, that will be lately implemented in nautism. The Volvo Ocean Race will work more closely with the marine industry’s biggest innovators after having agreed Official Supplier status with a host of...

• The first Jetten Beach 45 on Cannes Yachting Festival

  25 August 2016 ( #Cannes Yachting Festival 2016, #Yachting, #Yachts, #Jetten )

  First ship of the new Beach Series will have her World Premiere at "Cannes Yachting Festival 2016". The Jetten Beach 45 is a unique motoryacht designed by Cor D. Rover Design. The Beach series from Jetten Shipyard is of an unprecedented class and is constructed...

• Yachts & Superyachts - How to implement the new Ballast Water Convention

  21 April 2017 ( #Yachting, #Yachts, #Superyachts, #Monaco, #Sailyachts, #Rosemont Yacht Services & Management )

  Shelley Dowie (Rosemont Yacht Services & Management) explains the implications of the new Ballast Water Convention for Yacht Owners Over the last thirty years there has been an exponential growth in international ship traffic, with an increasing number...

• Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018 - Carolijn Brouwer and Marie Riou join Dongfeng Race Team

  16 March 2017 ( #Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018, #Sailraces, #Dongfeng, #Charles Caudrelier )

  Top female sailors Carolijn Brouwer and Marie Riou have been selected by Dongfeng Race Team for their Volvo Ocean Race campaign in 2017-18. A move that confirms the impact of a rule change introduced by the race in order to encourage mixed male-female...

• HanseYachts-parent company Aurelius acquires catamaran builder Privilège 

  18 May 2017 ( #Multihulls, #HanseYachts, #Privilège Marine, #Boat Industry, #Germany, #France )

  Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8) has acquired a majority stake in French catamaran builder Privilège. With the exception of CEO Gilles Wagner, who will remain in office, all previous owners have sold their shares. Privilège...

• Partnership between Sealegs and J Craft for an amphibious craft

  20 October 2016 ( #Yachting, #Yachts, #Motorboats, #J Craft, #Sealegs, #Monaco Yacht Show 2016 )

  The 2016 Monaco Yacht Show 'MYS) was the opportunity for Sealegs and J Craft to introduce a luxury Amphibious Craft. At MYS 2016, J Craft, the luxury Swedish boat builder, announced it was to manufacture its first amphibious vessel. The striking boat...

• Luca Brancaleon, New International Sales Manager for the Bénéteau Brand

  03 May 2017 ( #Boat Industry, #Nautism, #Yachting, #Bénéteau, #Sailboats, #Motorboats )

  Luca Brancaleon who is coming from the American group Brunswick, will from now on lead the strategy of the French brand at a world level. On March 20, he was appointed to this new position, where he took over the position held so far by François Rodrigues....