09/2009 – The countdown clock has just about run out only a week remains until the start of one of the most anticipated yacht racing events of the year – the 2009 12 Metre World Championships. What is expected to be the largest gathering of these vintage yachts in the 26 years since Newport last […]
Continue Reading ...09/2009 – l’Hydroptère: the fastest sailing boat on the planet 51.36 knots, the new absolute speed record over 500 meters (subject to ratification from the WSSRC). On friday Sept. the4th, l’Hydroptère established the new absolute sailing speed record over 500 meters in Hyères harbour (subject to ratification from the WSSRC). By a 28-knot west […]
Continue Reading ...09/2009 – Some of the best professional sailing teams, grouped together under the name WSTA (World Sailing Team Association), and Louis Vuitton, a key player in the world of top-level sailing for more than 25 years, announced the creation of an international regatta circuit. The WSTA (World Sailing Team Association) groups together the participants in […]
Continue Reading ...08/2009 – The fifth regatta of the RC 44 Championship Tour 2009 – the Bank Sarasin RC 44 Portoroz Cup – will take place in Slovenia on September 29 – October 3. Current leaders of the Championship Tour, Chris Bake / Cameron Appleton, Team Aqua are only two points ahead of Torbjorn Tornqvist / Dean […]
Continue Reading ...08/2009 – The Maltese Flacon, the world’s largest sailing yacht (289 ft) has been sold for $100 million, only a week after a drop in price (from $140 M to $100 M), but after a full year of patience. Her previous owner, the venture capitalist Tom Perkins estimates that “it is not the best time […]
Continue Reading ...07/2009 – Publi-report Why register your yacht outside of France? Because some countries are more attractive on the subject of rights and maritime taxes. Why choose the Seychelles Flag? Because the republic of Seychelles is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth, the O.U.A (Organization of African Unity), the Commission of the Indian Ocean […]
Continue Reading ...09/2009 – After being put back a few days due to bad weather over the Western tip of Brittany, the skies seem to be clearing to enable the launch of the new maxi-trimaran Gitana 11. Next Monday 7th September, Yann Guichard and the Gitana Team’s shore crew will make the most of the evening’s rising […]
Continue Reading ...08/2009 – This summer, Sly Yachts launched its new flagship: the Sly 61. Mainly the deck layout shows differences compared to the previous models in the Sly range. The outline catches the eyes because of its stylish roof in which continuous windows create preciousness. An absolutely new cut compared to the previous models which anyway […]
Continue Reading ...08/2009 – SYCARA IV, a classically-styled custom 151’ (46m) Fantail Motor Yacht, underwent an extensive sea trial on Lake Michigan where all systems were thoroughly tested. Her owners, being particularly concerned about the environment, wanted this yacht to have low fuel consumption and a small wake that would not cause damage to the shoreline. The […]
Continue Reading ...08/2009 – The Sanlorenzo SL62 is the entry-level model of the range of motoryacht in fiberglass flying-bridge, with planning hull, from 62 to 108 feet (SL62, SL72, SL82, SL100New and SL108) that Sanlorenzo conceives and produces in the Ameglia Division. The SL62 is the pass key to the tailor-made world of the italian Shipyard that, […]
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.
