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Commercial shipping is finally getting the infrastructure upgrade that has been long overdue. With updates to major waterways – like the expansion of the Panama and Suez Canals – and a container fleet rapidly increasing in capacit...
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By most counts, 2014 was exactly the banner year that the superyacht industry wanted it to be. It may even have been the year we needed it to be, given the somber tone with which many spoke as the previous year drew to a close. Ov...
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After several years rising through the ranks as yacht crew, Gabor Ivanacz reached a crossroads in his life. Should he stay on board having worked his way up to butler or move ashore to pursue his passion for food?
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East of the Apennine mountains on the Adriatic Coast is the city of Ancona. The central Italian seaport and its shipyards boast a long and colourful history and in recent years has grown in size and importance. With a population o...
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A highly esteemed chef and a leading trainer on the Cote d'Azur, Duncan Biggs has had an eventful career with stints feeding the Royal Navy at war in the Gulf, cooking for leading politicians in London and latterly, heading up the...
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The British Marine Federation has been supporting the pleasure yachting and leisure boat industry in the United Kingdom since Edwardian times. If you’re looking for proof, just take a look at the association’s rather onerous origi...
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Christensen Yachts. Drop that name in any superyacht conversation and images of such beautiful 50m builds as Silver Lining, Remember When, Odessa, Primadonna, and Casino Royale comes to mind.
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Arctic research and development (R&D) is fundamental to the safe and economic development of the region. Companies are allocating funds to expand international knowledge about arctic conditions that will enable additional offshore...
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It is not our modus operandi to proclaim, “The sky is falling” in terms of Maritime Security…it’s a poor sales model akin to the boy who cried “Wolf”. But there are a few intellectual table scraps worth chewing over in the small w...
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As the world becomes smaller, solitude is hard to find and it’s a rare thing indeed to drop anchor in a beautiful bay safe in the knowledge that you are the only yacht within a 100 mile radius. Such is the privilege of veteran ski...
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As yacht clubs go, the Foster and Partners-designed Monaco Yacht Club, opened in 2014, has plenty going for it. For sure it’s difficult to find the doors to both the ladies’ and gents’ – small wall buttons in a seemingly door-less...
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Before joining Hargrave Custom Yachts in 1977, Mike Joyce’s career in business started in New York City where he found his way into the music industry as a recording artist, record producer, and a founder of the music video indust...
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It’s taken years for boat builders and designers to persuade potential owners that building greener boats is a good idea. But when a fall in the value of the ruble can wipe billions off the fortunes of some of the wealthiest yach...
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Welcome to February's update on what's happening throughout the marine industry here in the States. With the 74th Miami International Boat Show just around the corner, this month we preview some of the outstanding offerings you'll...
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Cheerful spirits at the Millennium Cup belie the current downturn in the NZ superyacht industry. Over the past 15 years the Millennium Cup has carved out its niche in the world of superyacht regattas, catering for those superyacht...
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As the expansion of the Panama Canal nears completion, Egypt's own expansion of the New Suez Canal will double its capacity by the end of August 2015. The timetable for the US$4 billion project, set by Egypt’s President Abdel Fatt...
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What does the word yachting mean to you? Do you think first of the highly polished, sexy superyachts moored in St Barts…or perhaps the competitive and dynamic classic sailing circuit which dominates spring and summer in the Wester...
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Mike Horsley is the classic yacht specialist at Edmiston and he has been a leading yacht broker for over 20 years. He is also an accomplished writer and reviewer of maine books, but here he shares his own story and some of the hig...
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The American Boat Builders and Repairers Association (ABBRA) has distinguished itself as a resource for boatyards in the United States. No two boatyards are the same, and ABBRA's main focus is to act as a conduit, bringing members...
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In light of The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), Captain Rod Hatch takes a nostalgic trip down memory lane, reminding us all that yacht crew have never had it so good. But would he change the early days for the softer times...
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Which sport boasts the world’s longest-running international competitive event? Medieval jousting fell out of favour a while back, so it must be football (soccer)… right? Try again. Cricket, maybe? Nope. Perhaps surprisingly, the ...
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Carla Demaria, President of Monte Carlo Yachts, has an irrepressible energy and optimism about her, and it’s hardly surprising given that Carla is one of the few women to reach the very top echelons of the superyacht industry.
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“Oh no!” I thought, as another large rectangular volume landed on my desk, “Not another yachtie coffee table book”. But on opening this latest publication, ‘The Legend of the Sea: The Spectacular Marine Photography of Gilles Marti...
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Gerhard Chemelli, CEO of SmartYacht discusses the concept of fractional ownership, and why he believes growing popularity in the US will inevitably follow suit in Europe.
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He’s best known as one half of the Breakfast Show on Riviera Radio but broadcasting is a relatively new career for Will Jones, who admits that his radio career came about quite accidentally.
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Canada’s first polar icebreaker, CCGS John G. Diefenbaker, is a key element of Canada’s Northern Strategy. The ship is to be built by Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards as part of the Canadian government’s National Shipbuilding Procureme...
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I don’t know if you are one of the 5m or so viewers who have been attracted to a Wall Street Journal video of Andrey Melnichenko’s superyacht on YouTube. If not, I’d recommend a nosey because it’s not often that a billionaire supe...
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It’s been a tumultuous year for the Panama Canal. This year marked the canal’s centennial and was supposed to be the year the expansion project was completed. However, the new locks did not open this year, as originally planned.
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With island yachting largely dominated by ex-pat owners, captains and crew, Antigua itself was missing a trick in producing home grown seafaring talent. Enter Elizabeth Jordan, who established the National Sailing Academy to offer...
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In yachting everything starts with the dream – the vision of doing something extraordinary, of visiting exotic locations or witnessing the raw beauty of somewhere remote. But is reality ever quite up to the dream?
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