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Quarterdeck Marina at Bitter End Yacht Club being refitted

May 12, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Work began on the new and improved state of the art Quarterdeck Marina at Bitter End Yacht Club shortly after Easter. The new facility is scheduled to be completed for a July 4th Grand Re-Opening, and replaces what was already one of the most popular boutique-style destination marinas in the Caribbean. ... read full story

2011 Rolex Big Boat Series in San Francisco

May 12, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

With San Francisco receiving extra attention from sailing fans courtesy of the America’s Cup, it comes as no surprise that the Bay will be bustling with additional activity this fall when the 2011 Rolex Big Boat Series gets underway. Scheduled for September 8-11 and hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club, the event is in its 47th year and shows no signs of slowing down. ... read full story

Amico Group launches Cantiere Amico Loano Superyacht refit yard

May 12, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Amico Group, an Italian superyacht refit specialist has opened a new mega yacht refit yard called Cantiere Amico Loano. The new 8,500sq m refit yard will be able to service, repair and refit yachts and superyachts from 8m-55m (26ft-180ft) and has a 550t travel lift. ... read full story

Camper & Nicholsons Marinas and BR Marinas in Brazil in cooperation agreement

May 12, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Camper & Nicholsons Marinas, global marina group, and BR Marinas, Brazil’s leading marina group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the growth of luxury marinas in Brazil. The key purpose of the partnership is the development of C&N Marinas in Brazil, and in technology exchange and marketing cross promotion. ... read full story

Two new yachts in the Audi 2011 TP52 Med Cup Challenge: Rán IV and Container

May 11, 2011

Written by Eva Belanyiova

Lymington-based Green Marine, one of the world’s leading custom racing and high-performance cruising and superyacht builder specialists, has built and delivered two new contenders for the Audi 2011 TP52 Med Cup Challenge – yachts Rán IV and Container. Both yachts were designed by the renowned Judel Vrolik design office. ... read full story

The Royal Huisman 43m sloop Blue Papillon yacht

May 11, 2011

Written by Mike Smith

Royal Huisman is working on building a modern 43 metre High Performance ‘beach deck’ sloop called sailing yacht Blue Papillon – a modern yet ageless yacht design from Germán Frers, with Rhoades Young being responsible for the interior. For superyacht Blue Papillon the concept “less is more” has been important in her conceptualisation. The focus... ... read full story

Nespresso Cup 2011: Victory for Sailing Yacht Indio and S/Y Ryokan 2 in Portofino

May 10, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

The second edition of the Nespresso Cup came to a conclusion in Portofino with Andrea Recordati’s sailing yacht INDIO delivering a near emphatic victory in the Overall Division to lift the stylish Nespresso Cup Trophy, whilst Philippe Ligier’s Wally yacht Ryokan 2 snatched victory from S/Y INTI in the Performance Division in the very final race. ... read full story

Nespresso Cup 2011 Day 2: Sailing yacht INDIO strengthens its position to claim trophy

May 10, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

The battle lines have been drawn for the final day of racing for the Nespresso Cup tomorrow after today’s penultimate day produced only one race in the light conditions of Portofino. Andrea Recordati’s sailing yacht INDIO scored another victory to claim three wins from the three races so far in the Overall Division, and strengthen their position at the top of the Nespresso Cup overall leaderboard ahead of Y3K and S/Y Magic Carpet2. ... read full story

Dubois Wins at World Superyacht Awards 2011

May 09, 2011

Written by Mike Smith

It was a ‘clean sweep’ of award wins for Dubois at Saturday’s World Superyacht Awards 2011, as presented by Boat International Media. Dubois would like to congratulate and thank all those involved with these wonderful yachts. Sailing Yacht of the Year:  Sailing Yacht Zefira Best Sailing Yacht 45m+:  Zefira Zefira is the 7th Dubois design... ... read full story

Alloy Yachts bags 2 World Superyacht Awards for yachts Imagine II and Kokomo

May 09, 2011

Written by Mike Smith

Critical Acclaim continues to flow for Alloy Yachts as two of the most recent builds, sailing yacht Imagine II and Kokomo, took home Awards at the Boat International World Superyacht Awards held last weekend. Sailing yacht Imagine II won the Neptune Award for Top Sailing Superyacht (30-44.99m). The 44.2m sailing yacht further consolidated Alloy Yachts’... ... read full story

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