The luxury explorer motor yacht BIG FISH is en route to the South Pacific where she will be available for charter in Papeete, Tahiti / French Polynesia. The BIG FISH yacht will be perfectly placed to capitalize on the yearly whale migration that passes through the waters of Tahiti from July to November. With some…
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Luxury Explorer yacht Big Fish by Aquos Yachts wins 2 more prestigious yachting awards
November 03, 2011
The 45.00m (147′ 7″) luxury explorer yacht BIG FISH has taken home two more top design honors during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show 2011, moving her into the rare field of history-making yachts. Superyacht Big Fish now has a trophy case with five coveted yacht awards, an unprecedented achievement as the first launch from…
Luxury charter yacht BIG FISH in London
September 09, 2011
The expedition (explorer) superyacht BIG FISH, the 45m (147′ 7″) yacht designed by Greg Marshall Design and launched by McMullen & Wing New Zealand in 2010 has recently visited London en route to the Monaco Yacht Show 2011. Motor Yacht BIG FISH is seen here cruising the Thames River, passing under the raised Tower Bridge….
43m Sailing Yacht CLEAR EYES by Pax Navi to Circumnavigate Globe
September 07, 2011
Sailing yacht CLEAR EYES is a 43.13m (141′ 6″) ketch rigged sailing yacht built by Pax Navi in 2010. The sailing yacht Clear Eyes is a modern Gullet style of superyacht featuring interior design by Erkan Ozhan and Erkin Yagci. The yacht Clear Eyes is about to embark on an extraordinary 19-month voyage around the…
Honda RIB to circumnavigate Australia for prostate cancer awareness campaign
July 19, 2011
The Honda-powered rigid inflatable boat (RIB) measuring 8.6m will be home for two brothers as they spend 10 weeks going ‘over the top’ to raise funds and awareness of prostate cancer by circumnavigating the Australian Coast. After extensive sea trialling off the West Australian coast, the custom 8.6m Gemini Pro RIB has been refined to…
GOST Nav-Tracker GPS Tracking System For Family Yacht Circumnavigation
June 14, 2011
To Track Progress of Unique Circumnavigation – Mobile CEO, Family To Embark on Three-Year Voyage Aboard Lagoon 500… The three-year circumnavigation of the Leonard family – Scott, Mandi, Griffin, Jake and Luke -aboard their Lagoon 500 catamaran Three Little Birds will be tracked by a GOST Nav-Tracker GPS Tracking System. FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA (USA) –…
TÛRANOR PlanetSolar in Brisbane Australia
May 30, 2011
Official ceremony for the PlanetSolar Relay for Hope – Australian young people launch project in Brisbane Australia – Largest solar boat in the world crosses the Pacific – antipodal line and equator crossed: important criteria for circumnavigating the world With their visit to the TÛRANOR PlanetSolar, today, Monday, 175 young people aged between 6 and…
Expedition Motor Yacht Big Fish to attend Monaco Yacht Show 2011
May 05, 2011
Luxury expedition yacht Big Fish has logged more than 28,000nm since her launch last July, including visits to Tahiti, the Galapagos, the Antarctic and Amazon. Her next stops include Sweden, Baltic, London, St. Petersburg, the Arctic Circle. The superyacht BIG FISH will also visit the 2011 Monaco Yacht Show this September cancelling her plans to navigate the Northeast Passage
Sailing yacht Brindabella to circumnavigate Australia
April 12, 2011
Whitsunday blue water sailor Ian Thomson set a lonely record when he sailed alone around Australia last year. His challenge under the Save Our Seas banner gained international media recognition during and after the marathon voyage. He will be chasing further fame next month as an important crew member when Australia’s most famous offshore racing maxi yacht Brindabella now owned by Jim Cooney sets a course to circum-navigate Australia in under 37 days.
Motor yacht Egret becomes seventh Nordhavn to circumnavigate globe
February 14, 2011
A 2001 Nordhavn 46 called Egret last week became the seventh Nordhavn to circumnavigate the globe, and the first small production power boat to pass below the five Great Southern Ocean Capes. Owned and operated by Scott and Mary Flanders, yacht Egret arrived at the Canary Islands late in the evening on Thursday, February 10, 2011 – four years and five months after departing Gran Canaria bound for great adventure.
TÛRANOR PLANETSOLAR IS THE FIRST SOLAR BOAT TO PASS THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL
January 15, 2011
To the Pacific with the power of the sun – MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar first solar boat to pass through the Panama Canal – Onward journey to the Galapagos Islands planned MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar is the first solar boat to have passed through the Panama Canal on its circumnavigation of the world. The solar catamaran docked…
Explorer motor yacht Big Fish waits to force Drakes Passage
December 20, 2010
Motor yacht Big Fish, the flagship of Aquos Yachts, is currently in Ushuia, at the southern tip of Patagonia, waiting for a weather window to cross the infamous Drake Passage to the Antarctic Peninsula. There, she will continue her extraordinarily successful maiden voyage charter career, offering the only fly-in, fly-out luxury yacht charters offered in Antarctica.
Abby Sunderland 16 Year Old Solo Circumnavigator Found
June 11, 2010
For the family of teenage solo sailor Abby Sunderland it was the best news possible – she had been found alive and well after fears she had been lost in wild weather in the middle of the Indian Ocean. But for 16-year-old Abby, who was attempting to better Australian Jessica Watson by becoming the youngest person to sail solo round the world, it was the end of that dream.
Planetsolar – the World’s Largest Solar Powered Yacht Launched
April 06, 2010
Catamaran PLANETSOLAR which is the world’s largest solar powered yacht designed to circumnavigate the globe was launched to celebration on the 31st of March 2010.
Planetsolar – the World’s Largest Solar Powered Yacht will circumnavigate the globe in 2011.
March 03, 2010
A selection of international scientists, engineers and boat builders from Germany and Switzerland have developed the world’s largest solar powered yacht designed to circumnavigate the world. The PlanetSolar catamaran, conceptualised by Swiss designer Raphael Domjan and built by Knierim Yacht Club in Kiel in northern Germany, was unveiled on February 25, 2010 at the…
