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Azimut Yachts debut 3 motor yachts at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show 2010.

October 26, 2010

Azimut Yachts chose the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show 2010 for the debut in the United States of the new Azimut 53 motor yacht, the model awarded "Motorboat of the Year 2010" by a selected team of journalists and the UK magazine Motorboat & Yachting. The Azimut 53, 38 and 72S motor yachts will be present at the show. ... read full story

Ferretti 750 motor yacht receives Best Of the Best Award from Robb Report

October 26, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Ferretti Yachts continues to expand in China, which has been further confirmed by the many top, high visibility acknowledgements of international importance it has received inlcuding the Robb Report Best of the Best Award and the Hurun Report Best of Italian Luxury. ... read full story

Palladum Technologies nominated for second Dame Award

October 25, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Palladium Technologies new Apple iPad-based SiMON² ship alarm monitoring application has been nominated by the judges for the prestigious DAME Award which will be presented at the 2010 Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS), held Nov. 16-18 in the Amsterdam RAI convention center. ... read full story

3rd Annual Superyacht Design Symposium

October 25, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Excitement was in the air as delegates began arriving in Palm Beach for the 3rd Annual Superyacht Design Symposium. Attendees to this two-day workshop on large yacht design issues and management topics reads like a Who’s Who of the industry’s “A-Team.” ... read full story

Rolex Middle Sea Race, Esimit Europa 2 receives line honours.

October 25, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

At 18h 32m 32s CEST on Monday, sailing yacht Esimit Europa 2 (SLO) received line honours for the Rolex Middle Sea Race in Marsamxett Harbour. The Slovenian maxi’s elapsed time was 2 days, 6 hours, 52 minutes, 32 seconds. ... read full story

20th DAME – Design Award METS 2010 NOMINEES announced.

October 25, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Out of a total of 132 products entered in this year’s prestigious DAME – Design Award METS competition, the DAME Jury has nominated 63 from which the overall and category winners will be chosen. The competition is held every year in conjunction with METS inc. SuperYacht Pavilion. ... read full story

Simrad Yachting receives Top Honors at the Newport International Boat Show

October 21, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Simrad Yachting received two awards at the 2010 Newport International Boat Show. The Simrad NSE navigation system with 2.0 software was named “Best New Boating Product” and Simrad Yachting received the Five Star Award for its “Best in Show” booth display. ... read full story

20th International Superyacht Society Awards at the 2010 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

October 19, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Set over five locations, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is the world’s largest of its kind. The 51st Annual show will take place Thursday, October 28th through Monday, November 1st. 2010 marks the 21st Anniversary of the International Superyacht Society and the Emerald 20 Year Anniversary of their signature event, the ISS Awards Gala. ... read full story

Northern Lights receives ISO Certificate for quality management systems

October 19, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Northern Lights, Inc. (NLI) has received ISO 9001:2008 certification, an internationally recognized standard for quality management systems (QMS) through the prestigious auditors of Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). ... read full story