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The Unique Lurssen 88 Meter Orchid Yacht Design

August 04, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Lurssen Yacht and yacht designer Luiz De Basto have come together to create an exciting new yacht concept called superyacht Orchid. In most cases, when a luxury yacht is designed as a concept independently from the construction, the design usually set about cramming in extra accommodation, as if feeling the need to maximize on the investment... ... read full story

The Numarine 130 WB Superyacht Design

August 04, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

The Numarine 130 WB (wide body) yacht is the flaghip of the Turkish yacht builder’s fleet so far. The design for the Numarine 130 motor yacht is a continuation of the design philosophy behind most Numarine yachts. The 130 superyacht has aggressive and flowing lines that characterize the unique presence of Numarine yachts on the... ... read full story

The New & Improved Yacht Maltese Falcon: The Perini Navi 335 ft (102m) Falcon Rig Superyacht

August 04, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

The new and improved Maltese Falcon: Perini Navi has designed a new larger, bigger, better and improved yacht Maltese Falcon with a more streamlined and longer hull and an even larger sail plan and rig, making the design faster and sleeker. ... read full story

Motor yacht Sea Breeze refitted by Rivergate Marina & Shipyard.

August 04, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Motor yacht Sea Breeze (ex Ulysses) launched in 1977 has just finished a 5 month refit at Rivergate Marina & Shipyard managed by Matt Curtin-Andrews from Yacht Group Australia. The theme of the refit was ‘old charm in a new boat’, with many of the original aspects retained. ... read full story

Newport International Boat Show to celebrate 40th anniversary

August 03, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

The Newport International Boat Show will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. The show, which runs September 16-19 2010 in Newport, R.I., is one of the largest in-water boat shows in the country and covers more than 13 acres along America's Cup Avenue. ... read full story

The 1851 Cup: Strong start for TEAMORIGIN

August 03, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

With two races of the 1851 Cup held today, Ben Ainslie and his crew on TEAMORIGIN ended 2-0 up over the America’s Cup champions BMW ORACLE Racing, led by Australian James Spithill. ... read full story

NOAA grants SeaKeepers $100,000 USD

August 03, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

The US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded $100,000 to the SeaKeepers Society in support of the continued operation and maintenance of 10 SeaKeeper 1000 monitoring systems deployed on member yachts. The grant will be used to: (1) test the stability of the pH and O2 sensors of the ocean sensor suites, (2)... ... read full story

SuperYachts at the Monaco Yacht Show 2010

August 03, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

The 2010 Monaco Yacht Show will take place from the 22nd to 25th September 2010 and once again is promising to be a huge international success, filled with visitors and exhibitors from the luxury yachting industry and business world. Some of the most important yachts to be exhibited will include the Perini Navi Vitruvius Motor Yacht Exuma, the Amels motor yacht Bel Abri, the CMN motor yacht Cloud 9 and the CRN motor yacht Azteca (ex Clarena II) ... read full story

Official Opening Ceremony of Cesme Marina Turkey

August 03, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Camper & Nicholsons Marinas is pleased to announce that Cesme Marina in Turkey was officially declared open by Mr Binali Yıldırım, the Minister of Transport, at a formal ceremony on Friday 30th July. The day-long event included a dignatories’ lunch, followed by a Ministry of Transport Sailing event and awards ceremony.  The Opening Ceremony saw... ... read full story

Numarine Motor Yacht Range in Cannes Boat Show

August 03, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Numarine will be at Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show between September 8-13, 2010.  The Istanbul based performance motor yacht producer will bring three yachts from its range to Cannes: The racy 55’ Sport will accompany the profoundly different 78’HT and a fully customized ultra luxurious 102’ RPH.  The yacht that was at the object... ... read full story

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