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Oceanco Yachts attended the 2012 Hainan Rendez-Vous

April 10, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Oceanco Yachts attended the 2012 Hainan Rendez-Vous with the Sam Sorgiovanni designed 110m/361ft motor yacht PA104 and the 119m/390.5ft PA146 superyacht as well as the 92m/301.8ft Remi Tessier superyacht DP016 on display. Other models exhibited at the Show were: the existing 86.01m/282.19ft Nuvolari & Lenard designed megayacht Seven Seas and Oceanco’s 90m/295.3ft vertical bow yacht PA076. ... read full story

America´s Cup: Sailing game available free as an app for iPhone and iPad

April 10, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

A new sailing game is now available free as an app for the iPhone and iPad, giving the possibility to gamers as well as America´s Cup fans to test themselves against the best sailors and the fastest yachts in the world. An Android version for phones and tablets will be released in the coming weeks. ... read full story

Asia Pacific Superyacht Conference 2012: Cruising in Indonesia by Captain Jimmy Blee

April 10, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Captain Jimmy Blee, a boat builder, vessels operations manager as well as a legendary superyacht guide in Indonesia for the past 18 years, will share the "Ying and the Yang" of cruising Indonesia waters at the upcoming Asia Pacific Superyacht Conference, taking place from April 26 to 18, 2012. On the second day of the conference Jimmy Blee will take to the podium to reflect and share his years of experience in context with the current and the future of the marine industry in Indonesia. ... read full story

Icon 110m motor yacht FAMILY DAY designed by Joachim Kinder

April 10, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Icon 110m luxury explorer yacht FAMILY DAY designed by Joachim Kinder represents unique styling as well as design elements, featuring the ultra-modern well-proven axe-bow, mixed up with the stainless-steel shield. ... read full story

24m sailing yacht Grande Estime 78´ Classic designed by Olivier van Meer

April 10, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

24m sailing yacht Grande Estime 78´ Classic designed by Olivier van Meer is a spectacular vessel, representing classical appearance with minimum maintenance. It can be easily navigated by two persons. ... read full story

34th America´s Cup: France´s CANAL+ to bring live coverage from Naples

April 10, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

The leading French broadcaster CANAL+ will provide comprehensive live coverage of all the America’s Cup events during the next 18 months comprising this week’s World Series yacht regatta in Naples, Italy. This follows recent broadcast announcements with NBC in the USA, Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, and Italy’s Mediaset. ... read full story

Naples AC World Series to bring ´on-the-edge´ racing to Italy

April 10, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Naples AC World Series starts tomorrow in the afternoon. Two new Luna Rossa crews, sailing on home waters, are expected to be near the front of the fleet this week, while Artemis Racing, currently third, will be keen to improve on its podium position, with ORACLE Racing Bundock trying to knock them off. ... read full story

Video of Sailing Yacht SELENE by Perini Navi

April 10, 2012

Written by Mike Smith

Perini Navi is well known as the foremost yacht builder of large luxury sailing yachts and the 56m SELENE is one of the most impressive and newest creations to join their fleet. Ron Holland naval architects are similarly considered to be among the top large sailing yacht designers. SELENE has an interior which was designed... ... read full story

Naples AC World Series: Spectacular opening ceremony

April 09, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

The fascinating Naples AC World Series opening ceremony was an absolutely spectacular show - at a level not seen before at the America's Cup World Series. The ceremony took place at the Piazza del Plebiscito, which had seating for one thousand guests. Several thousand others were packed into the large Piazza, which was standing room only. ... read full story

Les Voiles de St. Barth 2012: Last Chances

April 08, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

On the final day of this year´s Les Voiles de St. Barth crews were again tested with light as well as variable winds. But with first place still in play in more than half the classes going into the final race, there was plenty of incentive to maintain concentration. ... read full story

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