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Features | Sail: Advanced Rigging
High-tech rigging, such as PBO, is becoming an increasingly viable option for OEMs. But how difficult is it for production builders to sell the benefits and costs to customers?
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Interview | Pascal Jamet: Volvo Penta - Developing a market lead
Charged with promoting the benefits of the Volvo Penta brand across Europe, Pascal Jamet believes his customers have a lot to look forward to
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World news focus | India: A giant goes boating
Despite the global downturn, a lack of Indian marine infrastructure and no prior experience of boatbuilding, India’s Mahindra Group is confident of success for its new Odyssea range
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Legal column | Contract wisdom
A casual approach to contract management can be perilous, and lessons need to be learned from the rigorous monitoring of commercial builds
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BUSINESS REPORT | GERMANY: German superyacht builders
Despite producing little in terms of tonnage and units, Germany has produced more than half of the world’s biggest yachts
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BUSINESS REPORT | GERMANY: Front line: Dealers and importers
One might expect boat dealers to be finding life tough at the moment, but IBI discovers that customers, though bargaining hard, are still buying
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BUSINESS REPORT | GERMANY: Mixed fortunes
As a country with a strong manufacturing base, Germany is inevitably feeling the impact of the world economic crisis, as consumer spending grinds to a halt. But while many of its yards and their suppliers are finding times tough, others are flourishing. IBI uncovers why.
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InRizzardi teams up with Emocean Marine
Emocean Marine is to serve as InRizzardi's exclusive dealer in the Middle East
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The Interview | Jonathan Beckett
The crisis might be hurting the industry, but the chief executive of Burgess believes there are real opportunities to be had in the market, and ways to get ahead for when the upturn comes
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Yamaha's Sea-Style programme expands in Japan
The national boat club programme continues to increase membership in a dwindling domestic boating market
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Investment | Sail, Racing: J Class fever
Despite the economic climate, one of the most iconic, historic — and expensive — classes in yachting is becoming more popular than ever
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New build | Round up: Italy - Latin leaders
Italy continues to work its charm in the superyacht sector. we examine Italian appeal and talk to the yards setting the pace
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Design and Innovation | Envisioning the future
The navvision system brings together all the information and command tasks needed to run a vessel, allowing users to concentrate on more pressing issues
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Comment | Sure power: The ‘old man’ and the sea
Putting youth above experience when employing key personnel could have worrying consequences
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Caframo appoints new distributors
Turkey's Derya Marine and Zois Efstathiou SA in Greece will distribute the company's marine fans and accessories
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Material world | Carbon: Going Black to the future
Slow to make its way into production building, carbon now offers all the benefits of GRP — plus a lot more.
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Yard insight | Drettman, Germany: German soul
The Drettmann Group offers clients a total design and build service, specialising in fashionable interiors. Flexibility, it says, is key to success
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Made in Vietnam: Corsair Marine celebrates two years in Ho Chi Minh City
Corsair CEO: Vietnam's low-cost but educated workforce builds better-quality yachts than its previous base in California
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Design and Innovation | Record-keeping revolution
A system that saves time and money in superyacht maintenance is a welcome thing, especially if it also ensures regulatory compliance
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Feature | Bavaria: New plant - Beating the recession
German builder Bavaria Yachtbau is looking to new production efficiencies to help it weather the economic storm.