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55m Vitters superyacht Marie soon to be delivered

July 22, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Super yacht Marie is a 55m ketch-rigged sailing yacht built and launched by Vitters Shipyard with design by Hoek Design and David Easton. Sea trials will be conducted in July after which Sailing yacht Marie will head to the Mediterranean and will be on display at the Monaco Yacht Show. ... read full story

The 2011 Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Sailing Race Regatta

July 21, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

The race around Barbados dates back to the 19th century and is based upon bragging rights for the fastest “Trading Schooner”. This was a prize worth its weight in gold to captains in an era where prices for cargo arriving ahead of rival ships commanded a massive premium. Whilst most boats sailed for the honor of the fastest time, the consolation prize of a barrel of Mount Gay Rum for the slowest certainly spurred on some captains, and had to be discontinued after two boats remained out at sea for days stalling to take the prize. ... read full story

Rolex extends naming rights sponsorship to 2015 in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

July 21, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Rolex has been the naming rights sponsor of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race since 2002 and now extends it sponsorship on the famous yacht yacht until atleast 2015. ... read full story

Interesting news From New Zealand & Denmark: Southern Spars to merge with Nordic Mast

July 21, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

The merger between Southern Spars from New Zealand and Nordic Mastwill from Norway will create a combined mast and spar maker with over 350 staff able to compete on the world stage. The new entity will supply a comprehensive range of high quality carbon fibre masts, booms and carbon rigging to meet the demands of all market sectors. ... read full story

Sailing Yacht RAINBOW moved to Holland Jachtbouw

July 21, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

Sailing Yacht Rainbows hull during her transportation

Following the completion of her hull, the J-class sailing yacht Rainbow has now been transported to Holland Jachtbouw for further construction. The original Rainbow yacht dates back to 1934 and was designed by William Starling Burgess. Today's Rainbow sailing yacht is based on this original yacht, redesigned by Dykstra & Partners Naval Architects. ... read full story

J-class sailing yacht Rainbow transported to Holland Jachtbouw

July 21, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

On Monday the 19th of July 2010, the J Class superyacht RAINBOW JH2 was transported by barge to Holland Jachtbouw in Zaandam, where she will be fitted out with a launch expected in early 2012. ... read full story

Sunreef Launches 114 Super Yacht CHE

July 20, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

On 19 July 2010 Sunreef announced the launch of their second custom-made superyacht, the Yacht Sunreef 114 CHE. Sailing Catamaran CHE is the first biggest sloop catamaran in the world ready to sail.     The operation started at 5:00 p.m. when the massive floating crane arrived to Sunreef docks in the Gdansk shipyard. The... ... read full story

21st Anniversary for Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week.

July 20, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

The opening race of the 2010 Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week will commence on Friday August 13 and will mark the 21st anniversary of the Australian event. ... read full story

Audi MedCup fleet at the Camper Regatta Barcelona warming up for the Conde de Godó Trophy.

July 19, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

The Camper Regatta - Conde de Godó Trophy, is the third stage of the Audi MedCup circuit 2010 and will take place from July 20 to 25 2010 in Barcelona. The TP52 Series will start racing on Wednesday and the GP42 Series will start Thursday. The atmosphere in Barcelona around the Audi MedCup Circuit village is a mix of great excitement and building anticipation. ... read full story

Superyacht PY-100 Liara performance yacht for sale at the Monaco Yacht Show 2010.

July 19, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

At this year’s Monaco Yacht Show in September the PY-100 performance sailing yacht Liara which is for charter and sale will host key builders and designers of the Performance Yachts range which currently spans 100 to 125 feet including Performance Yachts, Southern Ocean Marine, Azzura Marine, and Dixon Yacht Design. ... read full story

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