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Perini Navi Group launched Fidelis, the 10th sailing yacht in their 56m series and the 51st yacht in their fleet. Designed by the builder’s Technical and Design Department in collaboration with Ron Holland, the yacht’s hull and superstructure are aluminum with an optimised displacement of 545 t and a tonnage of 497. The ketch sail plan, designed...

Moonen Shipyards has announced that its largest project to date, which was originally slated to be 40.5 m in length, has been extended with a further 1.2 m. The fully customised 42m Moonen will now carry a submarine that is capable of seating three passengers instead of the originally specified two (see original left),...

Vilanova Grand Marina – Barcelona‘s technical area is now fully operational. The first phase of the technical area occupies an area of over 8,000 m² and has a 200t travel hoist built by Cimolai Technology. Besides dry-docking, paint works, repair and refit services, the new shipyard will launch a promotional boat storage campaign in September,...

Horizon announced it will be the first Asian superyacht builder to attend The Rendezvous in Monaco 2011. Horizon will bring a 41.5m luxury superyacht to Monaco for the rendezvous, to be held 23-26 June. It is the first time for Horizon to attend this superyacht event since the builder joined the SYBAss family in October 2010....

ISA signed a new partnership with The ESTD (formerly known as InterGlobe Established Products Private Limited), for the marketing of her products within the region. India is now on a growth path and is expected to become one of the largest luxury markets in the world. After the success in the Business Aviation sector,...

Icon Yachts reports that currently there is a total of 444 m in luxury yachts at the shipyard. With a mix of new builds, refit projects and cooperation with other builders, the yard is looking ahead to a busy 2011 at the facility in the North of the Netherlands. The shipyard has developed from...

Yachting Partners International (YPI Group), in collaboration with Olivier Besson, created YPI Asia – a joint venture dedicated to serving clients in Asia. “I wanted to work with someone who already understood the Asian market,” explains YPI Group CEO, Bertrand Vogèle. “Someone who had established solid roots in the region – someone I felt...

Charities interested in winning the funds raised by product entries at the DAME Design Award METS 2011 can submit their applications until 20 April. “We urge marine related public charities to apply for the DAME proceeds and benefit not only from a valuable boost to their funds but share in the huge amount of...

More than 3,000 visitors in three days and over 100 exhibitors in six long tents along via Coppino with a total surface of 4,000 covered m². These are the main figures of YARE Aftersales & Refit Exhibition that was held from 31 March to 2 April. For the first edition of the first event...

Sunreef Yachts announced the inclusion of a new, exciting project in its portfolio – the Aeroyacht 110, a high-performance, exclusive super catamaran of . The yacht is designed by Gregor Tarjan, founder of multihull brokerage company Aeroyacht Ltd in conjunction with Morrelli & Melvin. The agreement gives the Polish shipyard rights to build this yacht and...

Moran Yacht & Ship announce the launching of another magnificent motoryacht. The 85m yacht is named Valerie and was built by Germany based Lürssen. Built under the codename Firebird, the contract, specification and selection of designers for this superb vessel were all supplied by the Moran Yacht & Ship team, in which they take...

Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron have won the Barcelona World Race on Virbac-Paprec 3, completing the 25,200 miles round the world race in 93 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes and 36 seconds. For Jean-Pierre Dick the victory repeats his triumph in the inaugural edition of the round the world race for crews of two. Southern...

One of the yachts to be exhibited at the Singapore Yacht Show from 8 to 10 April, will be Aegean Yacht‘s elegant and luxurious 57m Montigne, built by the Turkish shipyard in 2009 and featured in SuperYacht Industry’s article about Aegean Yacht in Volume 6, Issue 1. She will be based in South East...

Baltic Yachts announced it is the first company within the global boat industry to have obtained the DNV quality, safety and environmental certificates. The development and implementation of the business quality management systems ISO 9001 (in 2008), ISO 14001 (in 2004) and the OHSAS 18001 (in 2007) show how the company is aware of...

Magnum Marine celebrates their 45th anniversary and the launch of two new models: the Magnum 51′ Gold Label – with a special gold livery created for the occasion – and the all yellow Magnum 44′ Banzai. Two icons of Open-class luxury yachting, they are both capable of stellar performances – 50 knots for the...

Denison Yacht Sales has two new listings, owned by the same client in La Spezia, Italy. Motoryacht Samoa Bay is a 2004 Mangusta 108 with only 650hrs use since completion. Priced at EUR 5.5 million, Samoa Bay just completed her winter maintenance keeping her in BV class until 2014. Secondly, motoryacht Mephisto is on...

Seaward Marine Ltd has  announced an exclusive supply arrangement with marine electronics manufacturer Raymarine. The announcement coincided with the launch of the new Seaward 35 Motor Yacht, which has been fully equipped with Raymarine technology. This includes for example  the C 120 Widescreen multi function display, HD Digital Radar, AIS receiver and the CAM100...

Erwin Bamps, COO of Gulf Craft, opened the Middle East Superyacht Briefing 2011 as the first speaker at the industry seminar. Furthermore, in the Middle East this March, Gulf Craft have reported highly successful shows at the Dubai International Boat Show and the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show, where their stand was a centre of...

Due to an increasing demand for large open spaces and open views onboard superyachts, Azure Yacht Design & Naval Architecture started a research project in 2010, to find a new approach to using glass, resulting in innovative, strong and safe construction designs that enables the best  panoramic views. Azure has contracted Lloyd’s Register and...

Germany based metrica Interior has officially opened its new showroom, training location and events space in the presence of its employees. The traditional company from the Münsterland region has successfully injected an air of luxury into the interior design of this 500m² space. A wide range of mock-ups in different designs documents the company’s approach...

Dahm International announces that the price for the 24m Moonraker, a direct sale, has been cut down from EUR 1,650,000 to now EUR 1,450,000. This high quality sailboat, a cutter rig sloop, was custom built by Kelly Archer in aluminium for unlimited worldwide cruising. The result is a combination of comfort, safety, space and good...

ISA announces that the ISA 500.1 was festively launched at the shipyard facilities in Ancona, Italy. The owner christened her Liberty. The 50m motoryacht Liberty, is the first in a series of three new 50m yachts that are currently under construction at the Italian shipyard. The three yachts in the 50m series share the...

Prout International has infused its second Prout 42m  Sailing Trimaran, built to the requirements of an experienced yachtsman. After weeks of preparation, in a time of only three hours hull 02 was completely infused. The advanced construction method of composite GRP with carbon fibre reinforcements is believed to be the largest single piece epoxy...

On an extraordinary day Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw and Royal Van Lent each launched a giant Feadship superyacht for delighted owners last saturday, 26 March. The 81m Air instantly becomes the largest Feadship available for charter in the world as well as being the largest yacht built by the De Vries Aalsmeer yard to...

Fresh from initial sea trials, Project 116, the first AeroCruiser 38 II, was christened and named at Danish Yachts‘ superyacht shipyard in Skagen last weekend. Having very recently emerged from one of the shipyard’s three large build hangars, this brand new carbon fibre superyacht is an exquisite example of the standard of finish. She...