01/2006 – Maxi Multi Race – Vannes / Vannes The idea of a very first short-distance race aimed exclusively at maxi-multihulls first saw the light of day one year ago. It is intended that in June 2007, the fleet will line up on the start in Le Morbihan, bound for Iceland and run a course […]
Continue Reading ...12/2005 – Latest arrival Jeanneau has decided to break into the 45-foot market, with a new and highly sailable cruising sailboat with the same lines as its predecessor, the Sun Odyssey 49. First presented in 2004, the Sun Odyssey 45 has already sold over 100 units in 6 months. Hardly surprising, because the Sun Odyssey […]
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When Shamrock V was launched in 1930 she was the first yacht to be built under the J Class rules created one year before. Inspired by the works of Nathanael Herreschoff, the J Class ensured that all sailing yachts competing in the Americas Cup had identical characteristics. It also marked the replacement of the gaff […]
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Revealed at the last London Boat Show (January 2005), the IPS (Inboard Performance System) shows enthusiastic features: higher top speed, faster acceleration, reduced fuel consumption (improved cruising range), better handling, more room onboard… What is the IPS ? It is a combined engine and propulsion system, developped by Volvo Penta since 1998. It consists in […]
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Construction. The flagship of the Jeanneau fleet, the Sun Odyssey 54 DS presented at the 2002 autumn boat shows was designed by architect Jacques Fauroux. Interior design is by Vittorio Garroni, who also worked on the new Sun Odyssey 49 DS. Deck. As the initials DS imply, the 54 DS cockpit serves as a Deck […]
Continue Reading ...In a nutshell: to simplify, to modernise, to responsibilise 09/2004 – It is at the Grand Pavois boat show in La Rochelle, that the Secretary of State to transport and sea, François Goulard, presented the final version of the reform on the regulation of the yachting in France. The old system – Facing the complexity […]
Continue Reading ...11/2005 – International Paris Boat Show 2005 From december 3rd to 12th 2005, the nautical world meets at Paris Porte de Versailles. For its 45th birthday, the International Paris Boat Show welcomes 1400 exhibitors and 1200 boats amongst which 300 new boats. The program is complete. Some unmissable, like the "Tradition" space and the fishing […]
Continue Reading ...French shipyard Couach now has its own technical facilities in the Mediterranean after its buyout of IMS (International Marine Service) in Saint Mandrier in the bay of Toulon. With a team of some thirty employees specialised in yacht maintenance, refits and engine replacement, this shipyard is the ideal technical solution for Couach, whose headquarters are […]
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Two years after the launch of M/Y Magnifica, CRN Shipyard celebrated on March 15, 2003, the launch of “M/Y Clarena (Ex Kooilust Mare)”, a 46mt in length displacement vessel in steel and aluminium with soft curves . The project continues the successful co-operation with CRN’s Engineering and Studio Nuvolari & Lenard, which designed both the […]
Continue Reading ...On december the 1st, the Ferretti Group has finalized the acquisition of the Itama shipyard announced last October during the signature of an agreement between Ferretti, and Opera together with the other shareholders of Itama S.p.A. As announced, 100% of Itama S.p.A. capital has been transferred to Pershing S.p.A., subsidiary of Ferretti group, specialized in […]
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