| LATEST NEWS: Boat International Superyacht Regatta 2009 Announced Due to the overwhelming success of the inaugural event to celebrate our Jubilee year, The Boat International Superyacht Regatta will now be an annual event hosted by one of the world's most exclusive yacht clubs, The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. Dates for 2009 will be the 9 - 13th June in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Read more.... Superyacht Design Symposium - Day 2 Following on the heels of the highly successful first day of the inaugural Superyacht Design Symposium - capped by an elegant cocktail party that gave the 170 yacht owners, designers, builders and other industry experts in attendance a chance to compare notes - the creative conversation continued unabated on second day. Owner Michael Bradfield, who recently completed a three-year circumnavigation on his former yacht, a 55.5-metre Feadship, began the Day 2 proceedings with a dynamic talk on "Building Perfection - Attaining High Reliability from Launch," something he has learned from experience is possible to do with a custom yacht, given the right combination of shipyard, project team and owner. "We believe the best boats get built by the most passionate owners who get involved in every aspect of the build," he said. Bradfield announced that he and his wife are building a 57.5-metre sailing yacht with Royal Huisman Shipyard. He appreciated the opportunity the Superyacht Design Symposium gave him to confirm his ideas for the new build with fellow yacht owners like Jan-Eric Osterlund and Eric Wittouck, who presented a session on "Building the Perfect World Explorer" on Day 1. "All the things they talked about yesterday afternoon; we've ticked off all those boxes," Bradfield said. "I was really chuffed." Read more.... Superyacht Design Symposium - Day 1 By the end of the first day of the inaugural Superyacht Design Symposium, with more than 170 superyacht owners, designers, builders and consultants in attendance, the synergy and creativity in the room was tangible as the speakers revealed exciting new concepts and traded ideas with the attendees on how to lift superyacht design and construction to a whole new level. Speakers, guests and the nine sponsors of the event all emerged from the session energized and ready to dive back into the conference the following day. "The depth of knowledge of the presenters was unprecedented as experienced owners took to the floor and sparked in-depth discussions with the audience," said Amanda McCracken, editor of Boat International. "Owners are already talking about the topics we can put forth for the next Symposium" In his introductory remarks to the conference, Tony Harris, CEO of Boat International Media, which hosted the event, said that one of the goals of the annual Symposium was to, "Give the microphone back to the owners." That goal was soon realized as several owners took the stage on the first day and others in the audience questioned them about their yachts and their experiences. Read more.... The Superyacht Design Symposium - Preview The launch of the first ever conference by superyacht owners for superyacht owners will take place this week in the elegant surrounds of Harold Pratt House, New York. The Superyacht Design Symposium - "Designing the Impossible", is an exclusive gathering of influential owners and members of the Superyacht industry. Hosted by Boat International Media this inaugural symposium recognises the vision and passion of individual owners who have created some of the world's most magnificent superyachts "The design, construction, maintenance, support and operation of superyachts has become a significant global industry that employs hundreds of thousands of workers. Whole communities, as far apart as Auckland and Vlissingen, have been built around the creation of these wonders of technology and design. The importance of owners who are prepared to take risks with custom new build projects should not be underestimated, for without them the industry would not move forward" said Tony Harris, CEO of Boat International Media organisers of the symposium. Superyacht Design Symposium - Post Event Wrap Following the excellent feedback from Superyacht owners and senior members of the yachting industry both speaking at and attending the inaugural Superyacht Design Symposium, Boat International Media are pleased to announce that the event will take place annually. The next Superyacht Design Symposium will take place in New York on the 26th and the 27th October 2009. The inaugural Superyacht Design Symposium last week embraced a new concept in conference - by superyacht owners, for superyacht owners. Literally handing the microphone to the owners, the two day conference provided delegates with a special mix of personal experience, professional expertise and lively debate led by prominent owners, designers, yards and key members of the superyacht industry. For the first time ever superyacht owners took to the platform to share their personal experiences of creating, managing and delivering complex and ground breaking new build projects which today are recognised as some of the world's most magnificent yachts. The select gathering of 170 delegates for the two day event comprised of: Many superyacht owners including Tom Perkins of S/Y Maltese Falcon, Kim Vibe-Petersen of S/Y Parsifal III, Jan-Eric Osterlund of S/Y Adele, Eric Wittouck of M/Y Exuma and Michael Bradfield. Read more....World Superyacht Awards Boat International Media is pleased to announce that the fourth World Superyacht Awards 2009 has been confirmed to take place on May 15th 2009 at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, Italy. Boat International Superyacht Regatta - Winners The prizes were awarded as follows: Best line honours Alfa Romeo / Neville Crichton, Prize: Latitude Kinsale Chart Spirit of the Regatta Lulworth / Johan Ven Den Breule - Latitude Kinsale Chart IMA first Alfa Romeo / Neville Crichton Southern Wind Cup 3rd Fado / Antonio Figuereido 2nd Acaia Cube / Willi Persico 1st Southern Star / Claudio de Eccher Audi Race Day 3rd Margic Carpet 2 / Lindsay Owen Jones - Audi trophy 2nd Y3K / Claus Peter Offen - Audi Trophy 1st Alfa Romeo / Neville Crichton - Audi Trophy Overall Cruising 3rd Salpteron / Ed Dubois - Latitude Kinsale Chart 2nd Acaia Cube / Willi Persico - John Mellow Azure Dragon Trophy 1st Southern Star / Claudio de Eccher - Rolex Watch and Linley Rosewood bowls Overall Performance 3rd Magic Carpet 2 / Lindsay Owen Jones - Latitude Kinsale Chart 2nd Y3K / Claus Peter Offen - John Mellows Azure Dragon Trophy 1st Alfa Romeo / Neville Crichton - Rolex watch and Linley Rosewood Bowls Boat International Silver Jubilee Trophy Alfa Romeo / Neville Crichton Reported by Tim Thomas Read more.... Boat International Media announces acquisition of the Malcolm Wood (MJW) Yacht Databases The MJW Yacht Databases are the most comprehensive and accurate databases for the superyacht industry in existence having been developed and painstakingly maintained by Malcolm Wood over the last twenty five years. The databases cover superyachts 24 metres and above, tracking the current fleet; yachts on order and under construction; as well as those no longer in service. With over 125 fields on over 9,000 yachts, key information includes vessel types, current & former names, classification, dimensions, tonnages, capacities, shipyard and construction information, naval architect and designers, engine and mechanical details, refit and rebuild information, special features and ownership data. Read more....Introducing Boat International Media As of June 30th, 2008, The Boat International Media UK headquarters will be expanding and relocating to the following address: Boat International Gulf increases Frequency Boat International Media is pleased to announce that following the success of our new title Boat International Gulf and our publishing partnership with ITP, we will now be publishing an additional issue in 2008 - a year ahead of schedule! Read more....2008 World Superyacht Award Winners Announced San Maggiore Island, Venice, Italy. April 18th 2008. Four hundred owners and leading members of the superyacht industry witnessed the presentation of the 2008 World Superyacht Awards during a glamourous gala evening in the magnificent Palladian buildings of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, during which a total of 18 highly coveted 'Neptunes' - the 'Oscars' of the Superyacht World - were presented. Read more.... |
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