Transat Jacques Vabre : first time for a Monegasque boat
— 27 October 2017This is the first time a Monegasque boat has taken part in the Transat Jacques Vabre.
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Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship: Richardson’s Barking Mad Takes its First North American Title
— 9 July 2012Over four days of racing at the Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship, held off Newport, R.I. from Wednesday, July 4 through Saturday, July 7, it was anyone’s guess as to who would win, since leading up to Saturday’s final two races…
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Moonen 97 Livia: New exercise for the dutch shipyard
— 1 September 201009/2010 – One of the “Must” of next Cannes and Monaco Boat Shows, the Moonen 97 Livia is the third ship of the serie. Her superb displacement hull, as always signed René van der Velden and Diana Yacht Design, is based on the Moonen 84 (read also our article Moonen 84 Contemporary style), fetish model […]
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Espen Oeino: “It takes mental input to be the best”
— 3 April 201003/2010 – Norwegian yacht designer Espen Oeino is aptly named. The root, “oinos”, “oino”, “oen” or “oine”, means one, single, unique. Even if he claims to be influenced by the father of mega-yacht design, the great Jon Bannenberg, Oeino and his incredible designs are a class apart. Espen Oeino was born in 1962 in Hellerud […]
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Vilanova Grand Marina – Barcelona opens in April
— 4 April 2009The new marina conceived and designed exclusively for superyachts and megayachts, will open for business at the beginning of April 2009 in Barcelona, just after attending the Antibes Yacht Show that will be held in this French town from 2nd to 5th April. The marina, which was present at the latest editions of the Monaco, […]
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The 2008 Christofle Asia Boating Awards
— 11 April 2008Qingdao has been named Asia’s Maritime Capital at the fourth edition of the Christofle Asia Boating Awards. This is the first time a Chinese city has been awarded such a sought-after accolade. It recognises the tremendous effort that has been put into turning that city into a sailing hub in preparation for the 2008 Olympic […]
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Heesen delivers MY Satori
— 31 May 2011The Netherlands based Heesen Yachts recently announced the delivery of an all-aluminium megayacht Satori, the first in the new 50metre semi-displacement class after sea trials in the North Sea. With a Gross Tonnage of 499 GT and a top speed of 24 knots she is among the world’s fastest 50metre yachts. Built on the experience […]
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Vicem 78 Cruiser: A Contemporary twist to a Timeless Classic
— 23 July 201007/2010 – Vicem Yachts, Turkish builders of luxury classic motor yachts and megayachts, heads into the 2010 European show season with a world debut on the horizon: the new Vicem 78 Cruiser, at the Cannes and Monaco boat shows this September. The 78 Cruiser is the latest in Vicem’s celebrated series of classic, flybridge and […]
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Strange “A” is on the French Riviera
— 7 July 200907/2009 – Since thursday July the 2nd, a megayacht is particuliraly exciting people on the French Riviera. A, a 119 meters megayacht, also known as Sigma Project or SF99 is at sea right in front of Antibes. Designed by naval architect Martin Francis and Philippe Starck, this contemporary unit is remarkable. With a reversed bow […]
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Bénéteau First 45: Tried and tested
— 29 April 200805/2008 – NauticNews.com has taken a preview cruise on board the “S” version of the First 45. On February 18th 2008 in Monaco and despite the light winds, this new yacht revealed its potential for speed and its easy manoeuvring for the crew. We were particularly impressed by the reactive steering. Whether sailing close to […]
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