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78m motor yacht Titan launched by Abeking & Rasmussen

May 21, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Yacht Eminence is the first yacht launched in the Abeking & Rasmussen 78 metre series. She was an impressive luxury yacht with a unusual and unique beige hull and she was launched in 2008. Motor yacht C2 with a blue hull was launched in 2009 and the second of the Abeking & Rasmussen 78 series. ... read full story

Louis Vuitton Trophy : Mascalzone Latino Audi plays host team in La Maddalena

May 20, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

The official inauguration ceremony of the Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena will take place on the 21st of May at 7pm at the former Navy base, now headquarters of the event. ... read full story

Louis Vuitton Trophy: TeamOrigin announce sailing team for La Maddalena.

May 20, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

TeamOrigin, BRITISH America’s Cup team has announced their sailing team for the Louis Vuitton Trophy held in La Maddalena. The news of the team sailing in La Maddalena comes after the announcement by TEAM ORIGIN in an official statement that Mike Sanderson has left the team following the decision by Sir Keith Mills, Team Principal, to restructure the organisation ... read full story

Inchcape Shipping Acquires Global Marine Travel

May 20, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Inchcape Shipping Services is to acquire Global Marine Travel, effective 31 May 2010. Global Marine Travel is a specialist travel agency and related service provider to the marine, offshore and yachting industries providing a global travel solution to its customers from its head office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and from offices in Vancouver and the... ... read full story

Designers discuss a new boat class for America’s Cup

May 20, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

19 Designers to decide on new Americas Cup class

An important step was taken towards creating the next America’s Cup boat when 19 designers met in Valencia. The main point of discussion was, whether to develop a monohull or a multihull for the 34th America’s Cup. The conference was held at the home base of BMW ORACLE Racing during its successful 33rd America’s Cup... ... read full story

Velux 5 Ocean Yacht Race 2010 / 2011 – Hill & Knowlton to handle media

May 20, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

The VELUX 5 OCEANS, the solo round-the world yacht race which starts October 17, 2010, has appointed leading strategic communications agency Hill & Knowlton to handle a global media relations brief utilising their network of offices around the world. Through their network, centrally co-ordinated from London, Hill & Knowlton’s Sports team will assist the race... ... read full story

Blue Sea Systems marine electrical products awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification

May 20, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Blue Sea Systems, a Bellingham-based manufacturer of marine electrical products, has achieved certification to the ISO 9001:2008 quality standard. Previous certification, to the ISO 9001:2000 standard, was held for three years. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the largest developer and publisher of International Standards in the world. The ISO 9001:2008 standard contains a set... ... read full story

Sanctuary Cove Boat Show Australia Begins

May 20, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

 Visitors can view boats and marine displays from 424 exhibitors. This is the third highest exhibitor tally in the Show’s 22-year history. The four-day event, from today through to Sunday, May 23, is staged at Sanctuary Cove in the northern area of Queensland’s Gold Coast, Australia. “We are delighted to see so many exhibitors at... ... read full story

TripAdvisor has announced St Martin, Anguilla and Antigua & Barbuda as winners of its 2010 Travelers’ Choice awards.

May 20, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

St Martin and Antigua and Barbuda has been named as TripAdvisor’s Top 10 Destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico for 2010. The Traveler’s Choice 8th annual competition is the largest ever with over 35 million real and unbiased reviews and opinions from travelers. This makes it unlike any other honors award in the world. ... read full story

Megayacht RED SQUARE under construction at the Turkish shipyard Dunya Yachts

May 20, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Megayacht RED SQUARE is a 72m luxury motor yacht currently under construction at the Turkish shipyard Dunya Yachts. Production is well under way and Superyacht RED SQUARE is expected to be launched in April 2011. ... read full story

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