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Application news | Flometrics: Olympic challenge
WB-Sails is using 3D airflow software from Flomerics to optimise its sail designs and give Finnish contenders a winning edge at the Beijing Olympics.
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Design and Innovation | Pump-action guards
The idea of a self-inflating, self-stowing fender is something we have all envisioned. Now, it looks like a group of inventors has finally come up with a plan
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Application News | Ferralium: Slim-line steel
Extensive research and development by the offshore oil industry has helped develop a new tough and light stainless steel that’s becoming increasingly popular with boatbuilders.
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BUSINESS REPORT | Sweden: Seldén Mast
The mast manufacturer is gearing up to add deck hardware to its product portfolio
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BUSINESS REPORT | Sweden: Nimbus Group
The boatbuilder is getting its house in order as it prepares to float on the stock market
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BUSINESS REPORT | Sweden: Sweboat - Growing boating and the brand
The federation wants to attract new blood in to boating and to raise environmental awareness among the industry and boaters
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Business report: Sweden
With boatbuilders and equipment manufacturers enjoying a decade’s unprecedented growth, Sweden’s marine market is bracing itself for tougher times ahead as the credit crunch bites and Swedish families begin to think twice about spending.
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Aicon yachts | Rising in the south
In its eight years Aicon Yacht’s growth has been remarkable.Now, with a new brand acquisition and a management overhaul, the Sicilian yard is setting out ambitous plans for the future.
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New products | Visions of the future
A new generation of night-vision cameras has arrived. these invaluable tools will not only warn of unwelcome visitors but also reassure when fast cruising during the hours of darkness
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SPECIAL REPORT | 3D Design: Urban voyage - Supercomputers for superyachts
New Zealand 3D design specialist Urban Voyage is producing amazingly realistic computer-generated visuals of yachts that can be manipulated in real time over the Internet
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Marketplace | Marine Electronics: A bit of history
Electronic navigation can trace its roots back to WWII aviation. Radar played a crucial part in the Battle of Britain, and by the end of the conflict, long-range bombers were being guided to their targets by a network of ground-based transmitters and bombing through cloud with primitive, onboard ground mapping ...
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Marketplace | Marine Electronics
Within the slowdown that is affecting the entire recreational boating industry, the navigation electronics sector is doing better than some.
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Event | Business: Preview Superyacht Cup 2008 - Concessions and processions
When two Mallorca-based Sailmakers added a pursuit race to their end of season Party, they never imagined the event would grow to become the world’s largest superyacht regatta
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World News Focus | Dubai v Abu Dhabi: Drawing a superyacht line in the sand
The Dubai International Boat Show has a potential new rival in the form of the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show, which is setting out its stall as an exclusive event to lure the superyacht industry and its clientele. IBI asks if there’s room for two such shows in the Middle East, ...
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SNAPSHOT | China
Eyes are on China to provide the next ‘hot’ marine market after Russia and the Middle East, and never has the gaze been so intense as the industry begins to feel the bite of the credit crunch. But when exactly will the market deliver on its promise?
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Design and Innovation | Winner’s enclosure
Already successful in the us, Seatorque is looking to conquer the global market with a New Zealand-designed new-build about to be completed in Africa
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Comment | Stern talk: “We already have three or four potential clients pushing us for something around the 120ft–130ft mark”
Having established itself as turkey’s premier production boatbuilder, Numarine is now looking to expand its credentials in the superyacht sector
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Design and Innovation | Under management
Farsounder’s forward-looking 3d sonar systems are not only useful for collision avoidance, but also for underwater-intruder detection
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The Interview | Bean there: Espen Oeino
acclaimed throughout the world for his style and approach, oeino has established himself as the rising star of the industry. So What drives this Norwegian’s passion for design?
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SPECIAL REPORT | Event: DIBS 2008 - Rising in the East
With the Dubai international Boat Show continuing to expand, and the new abu dhabi show hot on its heels next March, the Middle East industry faces an exciting time