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Jeddah Yacht Club & Marina Opens Sail Training Academy

Jeddah Yacht Club & Marina in Saudi Arabia has launched The JYC Academy, a state-of-the-art training centre for sailing and powerboat training. “We have invested in these amazing facilities at The JYC Academy because we are committed to the growth of watersports...

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SailGP Comes to Abu Dhabi for the First Time

Abu Dhabi will play host to SailGP, the high-octane global racing league, for the first time in January 2024.  Tickets are now on sale to witness the sport of sailing's best athletes representing national teams from around the globe on the waters...

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Swan 108 Set to Steal the Monaco Show

Built with a full carbon hull and a deck in epoxy Sprint technology from carbon moulds, the Swan 108 ‘Fancy’ has been built to charter classification. One of the most important innovations is the new dual-acting transom door. This simple yet robustly...

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Cannes Yachting Festival 2023 Closes After Welcoming 55,000 Visitors in Six Days

The Cannes Yachting Festival ended on Sunday 17 September 2023, after six days, and show organisers have confirmed 55,000 visitors attended the quays of the Vieux Port and Port Canto during the event's 46th edition. In total, this year's event saw 610...

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Simpson Sailing Academy in Pattaya Expands Portfolio

The Simpson Sailing Academy in Pattaya, Thailand has confirmed an expansion to include more schools into the Simpson Sailing Academy programmes, and the addition of new sailing courses.  The academy, run by Simpson Marine, is a sailing school that offers courses in...

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Azimut Goes Green with Magellano 60

The new Magellano 60, which made its debut at this year's Cannes Yachting Festival and which was visited by the Asia-Pacific Boating team, is the only crossover on the market to offer such large spaces without compromising the elegance of the exterior...

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Omega Counts Down to Barcelona

In one year, the Auckland-based crew will be giving it their all to keep the world’s oldest sporting trophy in Kiwi hands. To help them catch the breeze, OMEGA has drawn design inspiration from the sail of the ETNZ logo to produce...

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Cannes Yachting Festival Changes Show Layout for 2024

The Cannes Yachting Festival is making major changes to the show layout for September 2024, thanks to renovation works taking place at Vieux Port. The modernisation works means land-based and in-water areas of the show located in the Vieux Port will have...

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Cannes 2023: Sanlorenzo Reveals Target for Net-Zero Emissions

Italian boatbuilder Sanlorenzo has outlined its ambition to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, during the group’s annual press conference on the first day of the Cannes Yachting Festival 2023. Addressing gathered media, Sanlorezo’s CEO, Massimo Perotti, revealed details of the plans during...

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Cannes 2023: Groupe Beneteau Commits to Ecological Transition as Boat Division Grows

Image: Jean-Francois Romero Groupe Beneteau has laid out its market plan and reiterated its commitment to the ecological transition of the sector during a wide-ranging presentation at the start of the Cannes Yachting Festival 2023. The French boating giant has had a...

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Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 2023 Gains First Signups

With under 50 days to go, international entries from three countries mark the first signups for the 10th edition of the Hong Kong to Vietnam Race, a 673nm predominantly downwind run to Nha Trang, Vietnam. Racing kicks off on 24 and 25...

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2023 Edition of Cannes Yachting Festival Opens

The 2023 Cannes Yachting Festival has opened its gates today, welcoming thousands of visitors from one end of the Croisette to the other. For six days, at the heart of the Bay of Cannes on the French Riviera, more than 700 vessels...

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Cannes Yachting Festival 2023: Everything You Need To Know

Returning to the French Riviera for six days between 12-17 September 2023, the Cannes Yachting Festival is the unmissable start of the international season. Europe’s largest in-water show, running since 1977, features over 700 boats, including 140 previews, to delight nearly 55,000...

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MCM Newport Begins Work on Project Ouzel Sailing Yacht

When highly experienced owners decided it was time to build a new yacht to take them on far-flung adventures, they had one particular goal in mind, to have her built in New England, home of a fine tradition of seaworthy boats and...

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Capoforte Returns to Cannes Yachting Festival

The autumn-winter 2023/24 boat shows will mark the début of a new special edition from the Capoforte shipyard. After SX280i, presented at the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival, the younger sister, SX200, will be wearing a dedicated, limited-edition outfit, ready to début at...

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CRN Begins Work on Project Thunderball

 The CRN M/Y 145 combines the CRN shipyard’s design-and-build quality and know-how with the experience of Vripack, which developed the external lines and the naval architecture, and the creativity of the Nauta Design studio, for the interior design and outdoor furniture.  ...

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First Images of Sunreef Zero Cat Revealed

Measuring over 90ft, the sailing catamaran concept currently developed by the shipyard’s R&D department will be able to produce clean hydrogen on board, to provide the most sustainable yachting experience. The yacht will be equipped with a reformer transforming methanol into clean...

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The Yacht Sales Co & Multihull Solutions Prepare for Cannes

Visitors to this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival will be greeted with an unprecedented lineup of models from the world’s leading shipyards with The Yacht Sales Co and Multihull Solutions team on hand to facilitate inspections. The prestigious international boat show will be...

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Asia-Pacific Boating Autumn/Winter 2023 Issue Out Now

Welcome to another issue of Asia-Pacific Boating and one of our favourite issues to produce as we – and many in the global yachting industry – prepare to travel to the major boat shows in France and Monaco, where a huge array...

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Sunreef Reveals First Images of Zero Cat Superyacht

Sunreef Yachts has revealed the first images of the Sunreef Zero Cat superyacht. The new sailing superyacht, presently being developed by Sunreef’s R&D department, will combine hydrogen power and electric propulsion to make cruising more sustainable. The brand hopes the new model...