On Saturday 14 May, sailing yacht Groupama 4, the first Volvo 70 built in France, was launched at 1400 GMT, opposite Groupama Sailing Team’s base in Lorient. Groupama’s representatives, the sailors, the members of the shore team and an enthusiastic crowd attended this important stage of the project led by skipper Franck Cammas. ... read full story
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Ocean Marine Yacht Center appoints Vice President of Sales and Marketing
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Ocean Marine Yacht Center, a global leader in superyacht refit and repair as well as a full-service marine center, announces today that Thomas “Charlie” Petosa has been appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Ocean Marine Yacht Center has extraordinary capabilities and capacity, and has been long known by owners, captains and industry experts as one of the great American superyacht yards. ... read full story
Genoa Yacht Charter Show 2011 – MYBA reports another successful year
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MYBA -The Worldwide Yachting Association is pleased to announce the completion of another successful charter show in Genoa from May 2 – 6 2011. A total of 79 yachts were presented with standards and quality of the exhibiting yachts was exceptionally high with many brand new yachts having only just left the yard. The Show remains a unique opportunity for charter brokers to view charter yachts available for the season ahead. ... read full story
2011 ICOMIA World Marinas Conference in Singapore Exceeds Expectations
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An exceptional, global audience gathered together over the last two days in Singapore’s Swissotel The Stamford for the 2011 ICOMIA World Marine Conference. Held in Asia for the first time ever, 270 delegates attended from far and wide with representatives from Korea, China, Thailand, India, US, Hong Kong, Australia, Europe, Middle East, South America and of course, Singapore. ... read full story
Swan 80 by Nautor’s Swan wins Best Production Sailing Yacht at Asia Boating Award 2011
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Nautor’s Swan has successfully fought off serious global competition this week to win the ‘Asia Boating Award 2011 for Best Production Sailing Yacht’ for the Swan 80 sailing yacht. The Asia Boating Awards are the region’s most established and respected event of its kind which annually receives entries from the world’s leading yacht manufacturers. ... read full story
Dubois Yachts appoints Toby Walker as Managing Director
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Dubois Yachts is delighted to introduce Toby Walker as the newly appointed Managing Director. Toby studied Law at Southampton Solent University before embarking on a career as a yacht broker. A mutual respect and understanding between Ed Dubois and Toby has grown while working together in the industry on a number of projects over many years. ... read full story
Dubois ketch Twizzle wins Best Custom Yacht at Asia Boating Awards 2011
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The 57.5 metre Dubois sailing yacht Twizzle wins Best Custom Yacht award at Asia Boating Awards 2011. ... read full story
The 30 metre Superyacht Antares III yacht launched by Yachting Developments in New Zealand
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Yachting Developments New Zealand have now launched their sailing yacht Antares III superyacht in Auckland. The 100 foot / 30 m sloop superyacht Antares III – formerly known as project Meteor and Hull YD 69 – was designed by Bill Dixon, of Dixon Yacht Design, and her interior was created by Rhoades Young. The S/Y... ... read full story
Quarterdeck Marina at Bitter End Yacht Club being refitted
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Work began on the new and improved state of the art Quarterdeck Marina at Bitter End Yacht Club shortly after Easter. The new facility is scheduled to be completed for a July 4th Grand Re-Opening, and replaces what was already one of the most popular boutique-style destination marinas in the Caribbean. ... read full story
2011 Rolex Big Boat Series in San Francisco
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With San Francisco receiving extra attention from sailing fans courtesy of the America’s Cup, it comes as no surprise that the Bay will be bustling with additional activity this fall when the 2011 Rolex Big Boat Series gets underway. Scheduled for September 8-11 and hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club, the event is in its 47th year and shows no signs of slowing down. ... read full story