Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Through the camera lens. It all comes together for a moment, barely a millisecond, for a photograph that will take you out onto that grand, heaving race track where ocean racers ply their trade. ... read full story
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Sailing Ship Vessel Oliver Hazard Perrys’ Experiential Education Programs
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Rhode Island students will participate in experiential education aboard the Education at Sea school ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry when completed in 2013. Deborah Gist, R.I. Commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, put her stamp of approval on the project being developed through the non-profit organization Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI). ... read full story
Partnership deal for Maritime Quarter at Centenary Quay
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A new Maritime and Marine Innovation Quarter at the former Vosper Thornycroft shipyard site in Woolston, Southampton is set to bring approximately 700 new jobs and renewed prosperity to the city. ... read full story
Design Unlimited appoints Steve Rice as Design Director
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Steve Rice has been promoted to Design Director at the leading yacht interior design studio Design Unlimited. Based on the south coast of England Design Unlimited, formed in 2000 by Mark Tucker, has grown to be one of the leading production and superyacht interior design companies in the worldwide yachting industry, and in 2010 saw its designs collect a number of major awards. ... read full story
Princess Yachts’ 32m M Class motor yacht breaks records at London International Boat Show
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Preparations have began for the 2011 Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show, with the brand new Princess 32 metre motor yacht being lifted from the Royal Victoria Dock. The superyacht, which makes its world debut at the Show, is the largest boat to ever be displayed inside the halls of the ExCeL centre. At 100 tonnes, the Princess 32 metre is the heaviest boat that has ever been lifted into the Show ... read full story
Van Oossanen & Associates’ Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) Motor yacht Concept Gaining Ground
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The Fast Displacement Hull Form concept (FDHF, patent pending), by Van Oossanen & Associates was presented to a scientific audience a little more than a year ago at the FAST 2009 Conference, followed in April 2010 by the first publication of the Heesen 6500 FDHF. Van Oossanen & Associates (VOA) have now secured orders for the naval architecture of 6 more FDHF motor yachts. ... read full story
2010 Year-end sales success for J Craft
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J Craft, the Swedish luxury powerboat manufacturer has enjoyed strong sales throughout 2010 despite the tough economic climate. The last quarter has proved to be particularly successful, with multiple sales of its Torpedo models on the run up to the festive break. ... read full story