02/2009 – The first Next Sly Contest has been won by 3 italian engineers, Davide Tagliapietra, Massimo De Luca and Alberto Pozzo, with their Green Cruiser 50 project. This project was unanimously acknowledged by the jury as the winner among 14 competitors, gaining the well-deserved 5.000 € prize. In spite of the high planning level […]
Continue Reading ...02/2009 – The 72.80-meter (238’ 10”) Predator will go down in the annals of yachting history as the first Feadship with an axe-bow. Built by Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw in Aalsmeer (NL), this awesome motoryacht also broke several other records at the time of her launch in 2008. Despite being among the quietest Feadships ever […]
Continue Reading ...01/2009 – 2009 promisses to be a year of changes and mutations. May be have we reached the end of certain systems and models. The yachting industry will take part to those mutations. Following the well-known quote “The chance always smiles to those who dare”, some shipyards and architects were not scared by putting electricity […]
Continue Reading ...01/2009 – Paolo Favilla, 45 years old, graduated in Economics at the “Luigi Bocconi” Commercial University in Milan is now the new CEO of Pershing, one of the nine brands of the Ferretti Group. Paolo Favilla began his professional career building up management experience at Mondadori Group, Contship Italia Group and Techint Group. He was […]
Continue Reading ...12/2008 – Oceanco’s acclaimed 82m MY Alfa Nero received her sixth award at this year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in the “2007 Best Power Design over 65 meters” category. Alfa Nero was up against stiff competition but was the ultimate prize winner in her category. The awards were conducted by the International Superyacht Society, […]
Continue Reading ...12/2008 – Blue Coast Yachts, builder of extraordinary catamarans, continues to improve the standards of its range. The company, encouraged by the success of “Allures”, which was celebrated by the press and nominated as “Best Sailing Yacht” of the World Design Awards in 2007, prepares a brand new mega-yacht, the Blue Coast 165‘. Her launch […]
Continue Reading ...With a view to meeting with market trends toward larger boats based on individualized designs, Gruppo InRizzardi seeks to expand its range to meet with demanding client wants. The company looks to new horizons as it aims at securing avant guarde constructions of a major appeal to a continually evolving market. At their Gaeta facilities […]
Continue Reading ...The 2008/2009 European Sailing Yachts of the Year awards took place at the Boot Düsseldorf show on saturday january the 17th. The jury, made of journalists from 11 European magazines, evaluated, measured and tested twenty different units.The results are somewhat interesting. The small Bénéteau Océanis 31 wins the “Cruiser” category, the “Performance Cruiser” being won […]
Continue Reading ...01/2009 – Showed for the first time during last Cannes Boat show, the new Airon 400T-Top both meets high class and exceptional navigability standards, whatever the chosen engine. Soft on the waves, easy to handle, the new Airon 400 T-Top has everything to conquer demanding and careful customers. The new Top provides a special lighting […]
Continue Reading ...12/2008 – 0015hrs, 27 DECEMBER 2008 At approximately 21:20 hrs, 32 miles south east of Point Perpendicular, a mayday call was issued from the yacht Georgia, a Farr 53 owned by Graeme Ainley and John Williams from Sandringham Yacht Club, as a result of losing her rudder and taking on water. Tim Cox, Race Committee […]
Continue Reading ...Monday 31st May 2021, the launch ceremony of the new RSY 38m EXP took place in the presence of the owners and their family, in full compliance with the COVID measures, which did not hinder the important operations of launching a new boat.
