The 45m (148ft) performance sloop Salperton IV is now sailing again with brand-new hybrid modulus carbon fibre mast and an EC6 continuous rigging package from Southern Spars. Sailing yacht SALPERTON IV’s replacement mast was built to a tight deadline by Southern Spars’ Custom Projects team in New Zealand and was fitted and dock-tuned by Southern... ... read full story
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Steve Jobs’s iYacht – A luxury Feadship superyacht
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Steve Jobs, the late American inventor, businessman and co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc was reportedly working on designing a luxury superyacht with the Dutch superyacht builder Feadship before his death that we have dubbed the iYacht. News of the superyacht designed by Apples’ Steve Jobs was mentioned in the first official... ... read full story
CRN & Riva with Christian Jankowski at Frieze Art Fair London
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Two luxury yachting brands of the Ferretti Group, CRN Yachts and Riva, will play a central role in an installation by Berlin-based artist Christian Jankowski, at this year’s Frieze Art Fair 2011 which runs from the 13 – 16 October 2011. The Finest Art on Water, curated by Sarah McCrory, will be part of Frieze... ... read full story
Feature: 2011 Motor Yacht Turquoise – a Proteksan Turquoise Superyacht designed by Dubois
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The 55.4m Turquoise motor yacht is one of the most spectacular launches of 2011. The Proteksan-built superyacht Turquoise was designed by Dubois Naval Architects and made her public debut earlier this summer at the Dubois Cup, in the glamorous surroundings of Sardinia’s Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. TURQUOISE Motor Yacht TURQUOISE - Informal Lunch Main Deck... ... read full story
Feature: Classic Sailing Schooner ATLANTIC at the Voiles de St.Tropez after busy summer
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So far, Classic Sailing Schooner ATLANTIC has been reeling off some 4500 miles this season, starting in St. Tropez, she participated in the “Bailli de Suffren”, a great event, unique for the combination of racing and cruising in company whereas the latter is taken more seriously than the first. After the finish in Malta, Atlantic... ... read full story
Amels’ motor yachts ARIELA and IMAGINE to premiere at the 2011 Monaco Yacht Show
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Amels shipyard will display for the first time the stunning Motor Yacht Ariela (Amels 177) and Motor Yacht Imagine (Amels 212) at the 2011 Monaco Yacht Show taking place from 21st to 24th September 2011. ... read full story
Sailing yacht MARIETTE OF 1915 Queen of the Classics in Porto Cervo at Veteran Big Boat Rally
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SAILING YACHT ELENA WINS AMONG THE BIG CLASS ASSOCIATION The 38 metre schooner Mariette of 1915 claimed three wins in three races to be crowned victor of the Veteran Big Boat Rally 2011 in Porto Cervo. The event, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda from 12th to 15th September, saw majestic sailing yachts dating... ... read full story
Majestic sailing yacht Mariette of 1915 maintains lead in Porto Cervo at Veteran Big Boat Rally
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The reign of sailing yacht Mariette of 1915 continues on Day Two of the Veteran Big Boat Rally in Porto Cervo. The 38 metre schooner leads the overall classification with victories in corrected time in both races held. Second in the overall classification is Moonbeam IV, Xavier Tancogne’s 35 metre Fife-built gaff cutter. Moonbeam IV... ... read full story
Superyacht Elena and sailing yacht Mariette of 1915 shine in Porto Cervo at Veteran Big Boat Rally
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Porto Cervo, 13th September 2011. The first day of sailing in the Veteran Big Boat Rally 2011, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda from 12th to 15th September, brought sunshine, scorching temperatures and light easterly winds. Today’s coastal race of approximately 20 miles was won by the 38 metre schooner Mariette of 1915 who... ... read full story
Magellano 50 motor yacht by Azimut awarded Best Innovative Design by 2011 World Yacht Trophies
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Against the backdrop of beautiful Cannes, the awards ceremony for the 2011 World Yacht Trophies, an event that ushers in the season’s most important new offerings – was held last Saturday, 10 September. The ceremony was organised by the publishing group LuxMediaGroup and presided over by a prestigious panel of experts, which over the summer... ... read full story