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• 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....

• Race for Water hosts first JPI Oceans scientists in Bermuda  

  28 June 2017 ( #Innovation, #Environment, #Sailboats, #Sailraces )

  After more than a month in the turquoise waters of Bermuda, acting as a forum for discussions around the conservation of the oceans and supporting the French campaign in the America’s Cup, the Race for Water vessel has now transformed into a scientific...

• Jules Verne Trophy - Francis Joyons sets a new record at Cape Horn

  12 January 2017 ( #Trophee Jules Verne, #Sailraces, #Multihulls, #Trimarans, #Francis Joyon, #Idec Sport )

  Idec Sport, the maxi-trimaran skippered by French sailor Francis Joyon has more than 4 days and 6 hours ahead of the record at the Horn ! The Idec Sport maxi-trimaran skippered by Francis Joyon crossed the longitude of Cape Horn, the last of the three...

• AkzoNobel and Awlgrip named as Official Supplier to The Volvo Ocean Race Boatyard

  28 May 2017 ( #Yachting, #Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018, #Awlgrip, #Sailraces )

  AkzoNobel will be the official coatings supplier to the Volvo Ocean Race Boatyard in 2017-18, after signing a deal to ensure that the fleet of Volvo Ocean 65 racing yachts will be coated with the company’s International and Awlgrip range of products The...

• Two worldwide premieres for Evo Yachts at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2017

  30 June 2017 ( #Cannes Yachting Festival 2017, #Yachting, #Evo Yachts, #Cannes, #Mediterranean Sea, #New models 2017-2018 )

  Presenting three yachts, two of them world previews, Evo Yachts opens this year’s boat show season in grand style at the 49th Cannes Yachting Festival, scheduled for September 12 to 17, with many important novelties. Two years since the debut of the Evo...

• Transat Jacques Vabre - the Class40 Campagne de France seeking port to fix damaged rudder

  07 November 2017 ( #Transat Jacques Vabre 2017, #Sailraces, #Class40, #Halvard Mabire )

  French skipper Halvard Mabire informed Sylvie Viant, race director of the Transat Jacques Vabre, shortly after 14:00 UTC today that Campagne de France, the Class40 boat he skippers with Britain’s Miranda Merron, had sustained serious damage shortly after...

• SCOOP Boating Industry - Volvo Penta enters the outboard motor market

  06 July 2017 ( #Yachting, #Volvo Penta, #Seven Marine, #Nautism, #Motorboats, #Boat Industry )

  Volvo Penta becomes majority owner of innovative outboard motor manufacturer Seven Marine. Volvo Penta has signed an agreement to become the major owner of innovative premium outboard motor manufacturer, Seven Marine, enabling the Swedish company to extend...

• Volvo Penta unveils hybrid marine propulsion concept

  28 June 2018 ( #Volvo Penta, #Yachting, #Boat Industry, #Boating, #Innovation, #Motorboats )

  Designed to enable zero emission running for marine vessels, Volvo Penta has unveiled a hybrid concept for its IPS propulsion system. The electric-only mode allows entry into environmentally sensitive zones, as well as offering enhanced onboard comfort...

• Monte Carlo Yachts strengthens US East Coast Presence

  16 October 2017 ( #Monte Carlo Yachts, #USA, #Yachting, #Yachts, #Superyachts, #Nuvolari Lenard )

  Italian shipyard Monte Carlo Yachts, a subsidiary of French Bénéteau Group, has recently signed three Dealer agreements that sharply increase its presence on US East Coast. In Florida, MCY signed with Intermarine in Fort Lauderdale, a long–established...

• Vestas 11th Hour Racing win Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race

  28 October 2017 ( #Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018, #Sailraces, #boating, #Vestas 11th Hour Racing )

  Vestas 11th Hour Racing have won Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race, crossing the finish line in the River Tagus in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday afternoon... Vestas 11th Hour Racing have won Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race, crossing the finish line in the River...