Porto Cervo, Italy. 6th September 2011. Instead of racing around the islands of the La Maddalena archipelago, strong Mistral winds blowing off the north eastern coast of Sardinia kept the 45 Maxi yachts competing in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2011 firmly moored in Porto Cervo marina today. The fleet has been divided into Racing,... ... read full story
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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2011: Today’s race cancelled due to strong Mistral winds
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Fairline present motor yacht Targa 58 Gran Turismo in Cannes
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Motor Yacht Targa 58 Gran Turismo by Fairline Boats has arrived at the prestigious 2011 Festival de la Plaisance in Cannes after touring the western Mediterranean in July. ... read full story
Fairline exhibits 6 models at the 2011 Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show
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British luxury motor yacht builder, Fairline Boats is exhibiting a 6-model line-up at the Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show 2011, featuring models from the Squadron flybridge motor yacht and Targa express cruiser ranges. Targa express cruiser One of Fairline’s latest generation express cruisers, the Targa 58 GRAN TURISMO arrives in Cannes after completing her... ... read full story
Mastervolt adds Technautic B.V. to its worldwide network
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Mastervolt, the leading supplier of electrical power solutions to the worldwide marine, mobile and solar markets, has added a new distributor to its global network – Technautic B.V. ... read full story
New Extreme 40m sailing yacht by Ginton Naval Architects and Guido de Groot built by Mengi Yay
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Ginton Naval Architects and Mengi Yay have signed a contract to design and build a new 40m sailing yacht. The construction of the superyacht has already begun at Mengi Yay’s yard in Tuzla, Turkey, managed by Yacht Marine. The sloop rigged luxury sailing yacht measures 40m and is being called the Extreme 40 sailing yacht.... ... read full story
Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes 2011 – The Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show
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With 80,000 m2 of exhibition space on land and in water, and more than 500 boats on display, the Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes is Europe’s leading in-water boat and yacht show and no doubt the world’s most prestigious. It attracts more than 54,000 visitors from the four corners of the globe, to discover... ... read full story
ICOMIA to host free technical workshop at METS Trade Show
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ICOMIA (International Council of Marine Industry Associations) will be holding the popular Workshop on New Technologies for the third year in a row at METS Trade Show on 16 November. Last year’s workshop turned out to be a huge success with a record-breaking number of registrations for the limited seats. Workshop on New Technologies is... ... read full story
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup regatta to start tomorrow
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The 47 crews from 12 countries and territories present at the 2011 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup are keeping a close eye on the weather forecast ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled start to this eye-catching regatta. The outlook is lively. After a potent and contrasting cocktail of thunderstorms and benign winds was served over the weekend, predictions... ... read full story
America’s Cup coming to Plymouth in less then one week
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Physically demanding new boats and new race format raise the intensity level of Cup racing . ... read full story
America’s Cup World Series to be held in Venice, Italy
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As the America’s Cup teams enter their final week of training before the America’s Cup World Series Plymouth event begins September 10, event organizers unveiled another stop on the global circuit. Venice, Italy and its famed waterways will play host the AC45 wing-sailed catamarans twice, with AC World Series stops May 12-20, 2012, and dates... ... read full story