With the extremely successful 2011 edition of the Les Voiles de St. Barth recently completed, the organizing team is already hard at work focusing on the third edition of this major Caribbean yachting event, Les Voiles St. Barth 2012. The dates of April 2 - 7, 2012 have officially been announced to competitors on the 48 boats that, this year, took advantage of idyllic conditions on the waters off St. Barth. ... read full story
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Classic Sailing Yacht Atlantic’s Summer Charter Schedule
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Ed Kastelein is proud and pleased to announce that his Atlantic yacht has been selected as finalist for the 2011 World Superyacht Awards. An impressive 100 superyachts were nominated for an award and from all these exceptional yachts the sailing yacht Atlantic emerged as one of the finalists in the category “Best Sailing Yacht in 45m+ size range”. The 56.39m (185') classic yacht Atlantic will be in the dry-dock for a fresh coat of Antifouling in April and then she will head off to sail her first full season. ... read full story
OCEA Classic 72 motor yacht ALDABRA launched by OCEA Shipyard
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OCEA Shipyard, located in Les Sables d’Olonne on the French Atlantic Coast and builder of the OCEA Commuter and OCEA Classic Yacht Series, launched an OCEA Classic 72 named motor yacht ALDABRA in March. ... read full story
47m Sailing yacht Y105 launched by Factoria Naval Marin
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The 47.21m replica schooner Y105 has been launched by the Spanish shipyard Factoria Naval Marin (FNM) at their shipyard in Marin over the weekend. The FNM yacht Y105 is a replica of sailing yacht Germania, the schooner designed in 1908 by Max Oertz for the German Kaiser Wilhelm II. With her Spars included, she has a full length of 59.60m and features a steel hull with wooden deckhouses and rig and two masts. ... read full story
MCP Yachts Signs Contract for another two Classic 76 motor yachts
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MCP Yachts recently signed contracts for the construction of two Classic 76 motor yachts (hulls 086 and 087). Both Vessels are entering the structural phase, at MCP yard with the aluminum plates being cut by MCP CNC plasma cutting machine. ... read full story
Robie Pierce Brings Expertise to Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry
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Going above and beyond standard regulations to accommodate students with physical disabilities, Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) has appointed Robie Pierce (Newport, R.I.) the Accessibility Director for Rhode Island’s Education at Sea school ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry. Pierce, who is well known for his activism within the community of sailors with physical disabilities, will be a consultant during the construction of the ship, which is currently undergoing hull modifications at Promet Marine Services in Providence. ... read full story
Sailing yacht Annagine departs for maiden voyage
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The 33.9m Classic Sailing yacht Annagine has left for her maiden voyage to the Mediterranean after intensive and successful sea trials on the North Sea. Superyacht Annagine is a 34 metre (111 ft) sailing yacht designed by Dykstra & Partners Naval Architects and built by JOM in Holland. ... read full story
J Craft Sells 4 Torpedo motor launches at Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show
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J Craft boats marked its inaugural display at the Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show (17th-21st February 2011) with the sale of four of its 42ft luxury ‘Torpedo’ motor launches. Offers for the two display boats, La Decadence and yacht Emmanuelle were received within hours of the show opening. By the close of the show, papers had been signed on two of J Craft’s own demonstrators as well as two brand new boats. ... read full story
The Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge 2011 Calendar Announced
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The classic yacht season kicks off again with a schedule that promises to be bigger and more exciting than ever before: Officine Panerai presents the 2011 season of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, the leading international regatta circuit reserved for classic and vintage yachts, in which over 500 classic sailboats, including many of the most beautiful watercrafts in the world, will challenge each other in water courses that have made yachting history. ... read full story