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• Design revealed for the new Otam One-Off 85 GTS

  24 July 2018 ( #Otam, #Yachts, #Motorboats, #Yachting, #New models 2018-2019 )

  Interiors and exterior detailing are custom designed by the French Architect Joseph Dirand. The 85 GTS is a natural evolution of a strategy, which aims to provide maximum flexibility and choice for discerning owners looking for unique and personalised...

• Bavaria shipyard insolvency: Self-administration Ordered

  24 April 2018 ( #Bavaria, #Boat Industry, #Boating, #Sailboats, #Motorboats )

  According to the Germans rules about companies' insolvency, self-administration means that executive management will have full legal authority. Production and deliveries will continue as normal. The goal of the process is to implement an investor solution Restructuring...

• Volvo Penta reveals new 8-liter diesel engine at Cannes Yachting Festival

  01 September 2016 ( #Cannes Yachting Festival 2016, #Yachting, #Yachts, #Volvo Penta, #Cannes )

  Volvo Penta reveals its new products for the first time to the European public at Cannes Volvo Penta’s latest 8-liter diesel engine and new Inboard Performance System (IPS) drive will be revealed to the public for the first time in Europe, at the Cannes...

• SCOOP - more than 60 feet, for the future Bavaria sailer

  02 September 2016 ( #Yachting, #Yachts, #Sailboats, #Nautism, #Bavaria )

  World N°3 on the sailboat market, behind the Bénéteau Group and the Hanse Group, Bavaria don't stay passive, by working on a new flagship : a more than 60 feet unit... Hit by the strength of the market world leader Bénéteau (Bénéteau, Jeanneau and CNB)...

• ARC, the best way for Lagoon catamarans to demonstrate their performances in Blue Water Cruising

  14 November 2016 ( #Nautism, #Sailboats, #ARC, #Blue Water Cruising, #Lagoon )

  The start of the 31st edition of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) will be given in Las Palmas on Sunday, November 20th. On this 2016 edition, half of the 42 competing catamarans are Lagoons ! It's been 11 years that Lagoon has been taking part in...

• Mercury Marine acquires a major distributor in British Columbia

  25 November 2016 ( #Nautism, #Motorboats, #Distribution, #Mercury Marine, #Brunswick Group )

  Mercury Marine has announced that its parent company, Brunswick Corporation, had acquired Payne’s Marine Supply Inc., one of Canada’s leading national wholesale distributors of quality marine supplies. This acquisition will allow Mercury Marine to grow...

• CMA CGM sets up in Singapore its 3rd Navigation and Port Operations Center (NPOC)

  16 January 2017 ( #Maritim & Fishing, #CMA CGM, #Singapore )

  This center is a state-of-the-art facility, which aims to ensure the safety of the Group’s seafarers, fleet and customers’ cargo as well as route optimization CMA CGM Group announced the opening of its Navigation and Port Operations Center in APL’s corporate...

• 6.1 meters long and 16 000 euros for the new Invictus 200FX

  10 March 2017 ( #Nautism, #Motorboats, #Invictus )

  One of the primary models proposed by the young Italian yard is the 200 FX, a mini-yacht with a base price of just over 16 000 euros. Only 6.1 meters long, the 200 FX put together the style and all the characteristics of an Invictus yacht, with a large...

• 14 yachts registered for the 2017 racing series of the Wally Class. 

  28 April 2017 ( #Yachting, #Sailyachts, #Wally )

  Wally Class season on the starting blocks ! Magic Carpet 3 Today starts the racing season of the highly competitive Wally Class that counts the participation of 14 yachts, after a busy winter of upgrades that involved naval architects and hyper specialized...

• Azimut Yachts at the Dubaï Boat Show with 5 models

  26 February 2017 ( #Yachting, #Yachts, #Superyachts, #Dubaï Boat Show, #Azimut Yachts )

  Azimut Yachts is at the Dubai Boat Show 2017, from February 28th to March 4th, with 5 models from different Collections. Azimut Yachts is increasing its presence on the Asian market where it already detains, since years, a leadership position thanks to...

• A multihull One Design racing yacht for the 14th Volvo Ocean Race ?

  07 April 2017 ( #Sailraces, #Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018, #Guillaume Verdier, #VPLP, #Multihulls )

  France’s Guillaume Verdier to lead new design project for 14th edition, with Persico Marine selected as lead boatbuilder. Monohull-multihull question to be resolved in coming weeks. New boat is part of radical shake-up of race to be announced 18 May,...

• Scoop - First Visual of the New Bénéteau Gran Turismo 50

  27 June 2017 ( #Yachting, #Bénéteau, #Motorboats, #New models 2017-2018, #Cannes Yachting Festival 2017 )

  The Bénéteau Gran Turismo 50 will be the new sport boat flagship of the French shipyard. It will be unveiled in a world premiere at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2017. In just two years, Bénéteau will have succeeded in completely renewing its range of...

• Princess Yachts Announces New Regional Office for the Americas 

  17 June 2017 ( #Yachting, #USA, #Yachts, #Princess, #Prestige )

  Facing difficulties on the North American market due to aggressive competitors like Prestige Yachts, the British shipyard Princess Yachts tries to relaunch its sales through new regional office. After establishing its first regional office for Asia Pacific...

• Video - The Big Ambitions of Wellcraft in Europe

  28 May 2017 ( #Motorboats, #Wellcraft, #Jeanneau, #Interview, #Video )

  The Wellcraft shipyard that specializes in luxury recreational fishing boats and is part of the company Rec Boats, a US subsidiary of the Bénéteau Group, has great ambitions in Europe, with a totally renewed range. In this exclusive interview, Wellcraft...

• Mercury Marine awarded 2017 METSTRADE Boat Builder Award

  17 November 2017 ( #Mercury Marine, #Brunswick Group, #Boating, #Motorboats, #Boat Industry )

  Mercury Marine has been awarded a 2017 Boat Builder Award in the category of retail marketing initiative during the annual METSTRADE show in Amsterdam. Mercury’s Go Boldly brand message and global advertising campaign was recognized by a panel of judges...

• Volvo Ocean Race - the VOR65 fleet heading for start port of Alicante as Prologue is underway

  09 October 2017 ( #Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018, #Sailraces, #Alicante, #Spain, #Volvo )

  The Prologue Leg of the Volvo Ocean Race began on Sunday afternoon, after the start was delayed by just over 2 hours and moved nearly 20 miles south in order to find better racing conditions The Prologue is a non-scoring race to deliver the seven-boat...

• Cape Town ready to welcome Volvo Ocean Race finish

  24 November 2017 ( #Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018, #Sailraces, #South Africa, #Atlantic, #Boating )

  The Volvo Ocean Race Village in Cape Town opened on Friday morning, just ahead of the finish of Leg 2. All the info for how to follow the finish is here... The Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town Race Village is officially open – after an unforgettable ceremony...

• The New Mercury 3.4L V-6 FourStroke Outboard Awarded as 2018 Top Product by Boating Industry

  02 May 2018 ( #Mercury Marine, #Brunswick Group, #Motorboats, #Boat Industry, #English Edition )

  Mercury Marine’s all-new 3.4L V-6 FourStroke outboard lineup has been awarded as a 2018 Top Product by Boating Industry. “The 3.4L V6’s versatility and ability to address multiple outboard market segments is evident,” said Tim Hennagir, Boating Industry...

• Azimut Grande 32 Metri: pure avant-garde

  02 July 2018 ( #Azimut, #Yachting, #Cannes Yachting Festival 2018, #Superyachts, #New Models 2018-2019 )

  Avant-garde is the keyword that unlocks the meaning of this yacht, which offers yet another demonstration of Azimut Yachts’ design creativity and will make its world debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2018. The main aim of all avant-garde movements...

• Mercury Marine invests close to $10 million in new Noise, Vibration, Harshness facility

  08 April 2018 ( #Mercury Marine, #Motorboats, #Boat Industry, #Boating, #USA )

  The two-story NVH (Noise, Vibration, Harshness) facility’s first chamber, and the office space is scheduled to be completed by October 2018 while the second chamber is targeted to be completed by the end of the year. The $10 million investment will add...

• The Frenchman Éric de Seynes is the first Non-Japanese Appointed President of Yamaha Motor Europe

  20 January 2018 ( #Yamaha, #Boat Industry, #Motorboats )

  Up until now, Operational Director (COO) of Yamaha Europe, Eric de Seynes – who happens to be also chairman of the supervisory board of the luxury group Hermès - of which he is one of the heirs - has just been appointed to the European presidency of the...

• Scoop - Bavaria C65, the largest sailing yacht ever built by the Bavaria Yachts shipyard

  14 July 2017 ( #Yachting, #Sailyachts, #Bavaria, #New models 2017-2018, #Cannes Yachting Festival 2017 )

  The Bavaria C65 will be the new flagship of the Bavaria Yachts fleet of sailing yachts. A next logical step in the expansion of the Bavaria C-Line. A Scoop by Yachting Art Magazine. The Bavaria C65 is the largest yacht ever built by Bavaria Yachts. Its...

• The Seakart 335, a Semi-Rigid, Maxi-Fun Mini!

  19 September 2017 ( #Boating, #Seakart, #Mauritius, #New models 2016-2017, #Motorboats )

  The Seakart 335 is a hybrid between a semi-rigid and a watercraft 3.50-meter model; its very good performances and its reactivity in piloting make it a real nautical toy Its piloting is very playful; the 335 is fast, responsive and very handy. It is destined...

• Oyster completes first yacht under new ownership

  23 July 2018 ( #Oyster Yachts, #Sailyachts, #Yachting, #Boat Industry, #United Kingdom )

  Oyster Yachts has completed and delivered its first sailyacht - an Oyster 575 - since entering new management earlier this year (after bankruptcy). The Oyster 575 had been initially ordered under the previous ownership but had been left incomplete when...

• Mercury Marine wins Innovation Award for all-new 3.4L V-6 FourStroke outboard lineup

  05 March 2018 ( #Mercury Marine, #Brunswick Group, #Boat Industry, #Boating, #Motorboats )

  Mercury Marine has been awarded a 2018 Innovation Award by the National Marine Manufacturers Association in the Outboard Engine category for its all-new V-6 FourStroke outboard family. The official launch of the product was made on the opening day of...