Sunsail is delighted to announce a partnership with The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust for the summer 2011 sailing season. Sunsail will provide the Trust with up to three of their brand new Sunsail F40’s for their yacht trips, which take young people in recovery from Cancer and Leukaemia sailing. ... read full story
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CharterWorld is about yacht charter. It’s what we do – organise custom luxury yacht charter holidays around the world. Below you can read the latest worldwide news and information relating to yacht charter and to luxury yachts for charter, both motor yachts and sailing yachts.
The main yacht charter areas include the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, America, Florida & the Bahamas, Europe, or if you want to try something different, there is the South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Asia/Indian Ocean. Below is a collection of the articles and news stories that concern luxury superyacht charters. Some of these charter boats are newly launched or newly available for charter and others are newsworthy because they are available to charter in interesting and exotic charter destinations.
If you want to peek at some of the available yachts for charter around the world, you can search here or browse here by length. There is also information about the yacht builders. There is also the charter tag here for general charter related news info.
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World Superyacht Awards 2011 Finalists
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100 superyacht nominations have been whittled down to an outstanding list of 62 World Superyacht Awards 2011 Finalists who are in contention to receive a coveted Neptune Trophy. An independent jury comprised of 14 superyacht owners will meet in March at Porto Montenegro, located at Tivat in the picturesque Bay of Kotor, to decide which yachts will receive a prized Neptune Award in 2011. ... read full story
Countdown to the 31st St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
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Sailors of all stripes, from near and far, are making plans to congregate on the blue waters of the Caribbean for the 31st edition of the largest, best, most unique sailing event in the islands: the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. The traditional kick-off to the racing season, including the Gill Commodores Cup—the one-day match racing series prior to the three-day St. Maarten Heineken Regatta—is scheduled for March 3-6. ... read full story
Changes in French VAT Exemption for Commercial Vessels
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France has published a change in its VAT law and policy relating to commercial vessels. Published as Article 70 of Law No 2010-1658 of 29 December 2010 amending Article 262 of the unified French Tax Code, the Code Général des Impôts, the change now limits VAT exemption only to those commercial vessels operating on the high seas. ... read full story
Sailing yacht Philanderer: The largest sailing yacht legal to charter in Spain
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Sailing yacht Philanderer (ex Mirabella II) is a luxurious 40,00m (131' 2") yacht built by Concorde yachts in 1992 with naval architecture by Farr Yacht Design. S/Y Philanderer is sister ship to the famed ‘Mirabella’ sailing yachts, she has an impressive charter reputation and is now the largest sailing yacht legally able to charter in Spanish waters. ... read full story
86m Motor Yacht SEVEN SEAS by Oceanco
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Motor yacht SEVEN SEAS was successfully delivered one month ahead of schedule, to its owner on 22 November 2010. ... read full story
Sailing Yacht KOKOMO III Cruising in New Zealand
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Here are some photo images sent in of the amazing Dubois designed Alloy Yachts built 58.4 metre super sailing yacht KOKOMO III, which is chartering in the Marlborough Sounds, in the South Island of New Zealand. Superyacht KOKOMO III was launched by alloy Yachts of Auckland last year in 2010 making here the largest sailing... ... read full story
64th Cannes Film Festival: Robert De Niro, President of the Jury
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The American actor, director and producer Robert De Niro will be President of the Jury of the 64th Festival de Cannes, also known as the Cannes Film Festival due to take place from May 11th to 22th 2011.When he accepted the invitation, Robert De Niro said: “The Cannes Film Festival is a rare opportunity for me as it is one of the oldest and one of the best in the world.” ... read full story
Two LIMITED EDITIONS AMELS 177 Motor Yachts Sold
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Dutch superyacht builder AMELS has sold two luxury motor yachts from the LIMITED EDITIONS range, both of them orders for the Tim Heywood-designed AMELS 177 motor yacht. These two latest sales come when the AMELS superyacht yard are already operating at 100% capacity further cementing AMELS’ leadership in the premium semi-custom segment of the luxury yacht industry. ... read full story
Explorer motor yacht Big Fish waits to force Drakes Passage
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Motor yacht Big Fish, the flagship of Aquos Yachts, is currently in Ushuia, at the southern tip of Patagonia, waiting for a weather window to cross the infamous Drake Passage to the Antarctic Peninsula. There, she will continue her extraordinarily successful maiden voyage charter career, offering the only fly-in, fly-out luxury yacht charters offered in Antarctica. ... read full story