2011 October

Claydon Reeves Motor Yacht Radiance Design

October 05, 2011

Claydon Reeves Design has released their latest superyacht design called motor yacht Radiance. The new Radiance motor yacht design is a concept designed for a specific client who required spacious and functional exterior spaces. The defining feature of the Radiance yacht concept by Claydon Reeves is the main deck outside space and swimming pool. An... ... read full story

Claydon Reeves 70m Motor Yacht Cosmos Conversion Project

October 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Claydon Reeves Design has produced a new 70m Motor Yacht Cosmos design. The 70m Cosmos superyacht is a conversion project based on an old anchor handling vessel, that was capable of dragging, supplying and servicing oil rigs whilst staying completely safe in the worst possible conditions – a great platform to make a very high-volume... ... read full story

Claydon Reeves 70m CASPIAN Motor Yacht Design

October 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Claydon Reeves Design have unveiled their new 70m motor yacht CASPIAN. The new 70 meter concept yacht Caspian boasts a sculptured exterior with long lines extending from bow to stern, with design cues from the automotive world. Much of the surfacing of the superyacht Caspian is concave, rather than convex, providing deep wells of highlight,... ... read full story

90m Motor Yacht Illusion by RMD begins construction at Raffles Shipyard

October 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

The 90m Superyacht Illusion designed by the London based Rainsford Mann Design (RMD) has begun construction at Raffles Shipyard in China. The 90 metre motor yacht project Illusion was designed by RMD, who took inspiration from the Rolls Royce motorcar, seen particularly in the styling of the stem bow and flowing sheer line. The interior... ... read full story

Azimut Benetti showcases 10 new yacht models in Genoa for the 2011/2012 season

October 04, 2011

Written by Eva Belanyiova

Azimut Benetti presents a new range of models for the 2011/2012 yachting season at the Genoa Boat Show, which is currently being held in Genoa, Italy. ... read full story

Azimut Benetti obtain the Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification

October 04, 2011

Written by Eva Belanyiova

Azimut Benetti is the only company to earn the Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification worldwide. ... read full story

Kongsberg Maritime acquires Evotec AS

October 04, 2011

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Kongsberg Maritime managed to achieve the acquisition of Evotec on Friday 30th September. ... read full story

Mastervolt opens new premises

October 04, 2011

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Mastervolt has recently moved to new premises still in the Cannes area because of the need for more space. ... read full story

Codecasa launch motor yacht ‘ALDABRA’

October 04, 2011

Written by Eva Belanyiova

Codecasa communicates the launch of their new Codecasa 51 superyacht ALDABRA, which took place on the 24th September, 2011. ... read full story

Volvo Ocean Race using Tidetech tactical oceanographic data

October 04, 2011

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Volvo Ocean Race is going to profit from the Tidetech tactical oceanographic data for the first time in its history. ... read full story

Fairline Western Australia awarded for Outstanding Achievement

October 04, 2011

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Luxury motor yacht builder, Fairline Western Australia, has been given the honour to receive a ´Director´s Award for Outstanding Achievement´. ... read full story

Digital Yacht wins prominent US Technology Award

October 04, 2011

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

UK Digital Yacht receives prestigious US prize for a revolutionary BOATraNET next generation navigation server. ... read full story

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Sailing yacht Avel wins Rolex Trophy in St Tropez

October 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

It seems the summer may never end in St Tropez this year. For more than one week straight, unseasonably hot weather has dominated the region, caused by a high pressure system that seemingly stalled over the northern Mediterranean. It was a week of hot sunny days and little breeze, unusual in its duration. Again today,... ... read full story

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Racing concludes

October 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Another sultry day on the French Riviera as racing concluded for the week at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2011. For the 300 or more boats at this year’s edition, no amount of wind dances or prayers could conjure up enough breeze for a final day of racing. While both Tradition and Modern sailing yachts managed... ... read full story

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Rolex Trophy starts to unfold

October 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is notable for the diverse fleet of boats and superyachts that turn up each September on the Cote d’Azur for a week of racing. Nearly half the fleet of 300 modern and classic boats is sailing in the Tradition/Classic classes. The Tradition fleet is made up of 130 boats spread across... ... read full story

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Challenge Day

October 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Midweek in St Tropez is traditionally a layday for the modern fleet, and sort of a busman’s holiday for the classic fleet. Challenge Day has one ‘featured’ race of the day, and a host of other informal challenges were struck for match races between competitors, solely for bragging rights. This year, the Club 55 Cup... ... read full story

Cheoy Lee to use award winning SIMON2 on CL 70 motor yacht series

October 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Palladium Technologies, Inc. is proud to announce that its DAME award-winning SiMON2 system is part of the new advanced implementation on the CL 70 series motor yacht from Cheoy Lee Shipyards of China. This unique CL 70 yacht will debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show 2011 later this month. The SiMON2, a Wi-Fi... ... read full story

Ferretti Group iPad App for Superyachts

October 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

The Italian superyacht brand, the Ferretti Group will present 10 new apps for iPad at the 51st Genoa International Boat Show 2011. Six of the apps are dedicated to the brands of the group, namely Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Itama, Riva, Mochi Craft and Ferretti Custom Line brands and four apps dedicated to individual models such... ... read full story

Riva shipyard awarded the Barchino d’Oro for 50 years at Genoa Boat Show

October 03, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Riva Shipyard, a brand of the Italian superyacht builder the Ferretti Group, is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Barchino d’Oro, an award given to the exhibitors who reach 50 years of presence at the Genoa International Boat Show. The prize-giving took place on Saturday, 1st October 2011 during the opening party... ... read full story

Motor Yacht VELOCE by Odyssey Yacht Design

October 03, 2011

Written by Eva Belanyiova

Australian yacht designer studio Odyssey Yacht Design has released its latest motor yacht VELOCE during the recently held Monaco Yacht Show. ... read full story

Aston Martin Voyage 55′ yacht concept by Luiz de Basto

October 03, 2011

Written by Eva Belanyiova

;uiz de Basto presents his latest design, the Aston Martin inspired motor yacht VOYAGE 55'. ... read full story

Alu Marine to build Alu Marine 65 Trawler Catamaran

October 03, 2011

Written by Eva Belanyiova

Firstly announced in 58 feet version / 17,60 meters ( see images in the article), the first model of this new range of trawler catamarans will be built in 65 feet version / 19,85 meters. Construction at the ALU MARINE shipyard will start on September 2011 for delivery end 2012. ... read full story