Yacht Charter & Superyacht News

See all the latest luxury yacht news and opinion

Les Voiles de St. Barth 2011: One Month to Go

March 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

With one month to go until the start of racing, the Les Voiles de St. Barth has registered no fewer than 49 yachts, divided according to their size and class in five divisions:“Don’t change a thing!,” said Read about the Les Voiles des St. Barth format, which features short daytime race courses that will have Rambler 100 and Leopard 3 facing off for the first time with that type of racing. ... read full story

2011 Audi MedCup Circuit: Traction building for a Great Start in May

March 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Circuito Atlantico Sur Rolex Cup 2011 © Rolex

With just under 12 weeks until the first Trophy regatta of the season the 2011 Audi MedCup Circuit is taking final shape and is set to feature no fewer than 11 brand new build boats across the well established TP52 Series Class and the new Soto 40 class. ... read full story

Nespresso Cup: Wally Sailing SuperYachts to Gather in Portofino for 2nd Racing Regatta

March 03, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Nestlé Nespresso S.A and Wally Yachts, the world leader in yachting innovation, have announced the second edition of the Nespresso Cup, the international regatta exclusively for the Wally Class, taking place in Portofino in May 2011. The announcement was made together with Luca Bassani Antivari, President and Founder of Wally, and Nespresso Cup Ambassador and sailing legend Francesco de Angelis at the Yacht Club Italiano’s press conference which presented this season’s regattas. ... read full story

UK Student recognized at 5th Abitare La Barca Concept Award

March 03, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Product design student, Matthew Bland recently represented the UK at the highly acclaimed 5th Abitare La Barca Concept Award competition held at Seatec, Italy. This is the second year running that there has been a UK entry to the international competition which has provided students with the insight an experience to progress in the Superyacht industry. ... read full story

The Shipyard Cup 2011

March 03, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Following a spectacular 2010 event, founding sponsor Hodgdon Yachts is pleased to announce the 2011 Shipyard Cup will be held 12-14 August in beautiful Boothbay Harbor. The cup will again be run under Bucket Protocol rating rules. Race applications and other details will be emailed to those that pre-register and those that participated last year. ... read full story

Ferretti Group receives UIM Environmental Award 2011 for Mochi Craft Long Range 23

March 03, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Mr. Basile (CEO Ferretti Group) received the UIM Environmental Award during the gala dinner held on February 26 in Principality of Monaco. The International Environmental Award 2011 has been conferred to Long Range 23 of Mochi Craft, a Ferretti Group brand producing fiberglass motoryachts ranging from 13 to 23 meters. ... read full story

DeLuxe San Diego Luxury Lifestyle Event to showcase Perini Navi superyacht ZENJI

March 03, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

DeLuxe San Diego is pleased to announce that joining the line up of the 15 superyachts that will be part of the Luxury Lifestyle event will be the Perini Navi sailing yacht Zenji. Participating sponsor Perini Navi USA will be presenting this spectacular yacht to showcase their services such as chartering, and brokerage for those wishing to charter, buy or sell new or used Perini Navi yachts. ... read full story

Azimut triples its yacht order portfolio – Benetti sales grow from 8% to 20% in the UAE

March 03, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Azimut Yachts triples its order portfolio in the UAE, while Benetti sales in this area grow from 8% to 20% of total sales with three megayachts sold in the past 12 months. At the Dubai International Boat Show, the most exclusive and luxurious date on the season's boating schedule, the Group will be exhibiting 16 yachts at a 600-m2 booth. ... read full story

Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show: Riviera achieves best result in two years.

March 03, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Riviera, Australia’s most awarded pleasure boat builder has recorded the best international boat show results in the past two years achieving eleven new boat sales and exceeding conservative expectations at the 23rd annual Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show. ... read full story

MTU Shows Continued Commitment to Australian Superyacht Industry

March 03, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Superyacht Australia today announced MTU as headline sponsors for SYBA’s Australian Superyacht and Marine Conference (ASMEX 2011), confirming the marine-giants commitment to the Australian superyacht industry. ... read full story

Quick Enquiry

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter