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West Marines second annual “Green Product of the Year” contest.

August 18, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

West Marines Green Product of the Year Contest

West Marine has announced its second annual "Green Product of the Year" contest. West Marine has a mission to reduce its impact on the environment, and will award a prize of $10,000 to the Official Winner at the 2011 Miami International Boat Show. ... read full story

Drum Cussac and Yacht Lifeline form Strategic Partnership

August 17, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Drum Cussac and Yacht Lifeline have formed an alliance to provide a combined medical and security support-package available 24 hours 7 days a week to their client base which includes many of the largest Superyachts in the world. ... read full story

Audi MedCup Circuit returns to Cartagena

August 17, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Audi MedCup Circuit 2010 - The penultimate regatta, the the Caja Mediterráneo Region of Murcia Trophy begins in Cartagena next week and has drawn a full complement of 11 TP52 teams and five GP42’s. The public village opens on Saturday the 21st of August. ... read full story

Super Yacht Bacarella from Trinity Yachts

August 17, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

The Trinity Yachts designed and built beautifully spacious motor yacht Bacarella is a 60 metre (196 ft)  significant steel vessel, delivered to her Owner in 2010. Her splendid interior design and decor shows the forward thinking applied by the renowned design company Bannenberg Designs LTD in collaboration with her Owner and was fabricated by Metrica... ... read full story

Kiwi engineers design innovative superyacht heli-deck

August 17, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Kiwi Engineers from the internationally renowned General Marine Services company have created an innovative and stylish new heli-deck for helicopter landings on a visiting superyacht. The Westhaven, New Zealand, based specialist marine engineering company was asked to help transform the superyacht’s existing heli-deck into one that could also double as an outdoor entertaining area or “party... ... read full story

Velux 5 Oceans – Charles Hedrich to skipper La Cigare Rouge

August 17, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

VELUX 5 OCEANS 2010/2011 will see Charles Hedrich as the skipper of one of the world's best known sailing yachts Respectons La Terre, better know as the yacht La Cigare Rouge. Charles Hedrich will be at the helm of La Cigare Rouge yacht to take on the 30,000 mile singlehanded challenge. ... read full story

Walcon Marine to expand Rhu Marina in Scotland

August 17, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

Walcon Marine sign a contract for an expansion of the Marina at RHU on the west coast of Scotland. The project includes additional 58 berths, replacement of the existing floating breakwater, as well as the construction of the new wave attenuating pontoon. ... read full story

IAG launch Super Yacht Primadonna

August 17, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

IAG Yachts, a shipyard located in Zhuibai, China, has launched their first yacht the super yacht Primadonna. The 38.7 metre (IAG 127) yacht is the first of their Primadonna series and will be exhibited at the 2010 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in October this year. ... read full story

PlusAnimations’ 3D animation of the Sailing Yacht ANNAGINE

August 17, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

PlusAnimations presents their latest 3D animation of the Dykstra & Partners designed sailing yacht Annagine. Annagine is a 34 metre (111ft) yacht that will be ready for the end of 2010. Her Owner, in order to promote her even before she would head out onto the waters, asked PlusAnimations to create this 3D animation. ... read full story

Latest satellite technology on board of the VELUX 5 OCEANS race yachts

August 17, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

State-of-the-art on board communication support package will be installed on each yacht for the 2010/2011 VELUX 5 OCEANS race. Every yacht will have the latest satellite broadband equipment with a given airtime provision per team as well as the latest camera set-up, to make sure there will be no action missed during this exhausting and challenging race. ... read full story

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