All articles by Bobby Jordan – Page 18
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News2019 Durban Boat & Lifestyle Show cancelled again
For the third year in a row the reformatted Durban Boat Show has been cancelled, this time reportedly due to a pollution scare in Durban harbour.
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NewsSouthern Wind confirms 90ft catamaran build project
South African yard to work with Olivier Racoupeau and Nauta Design
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NewsCape Town show confirms three-year charity agreement
The Cape Town International Boat Show has confirmed a three-year agreement to host a charity Optimist sailing race with well-known Cape Town charity campaigner Greg Bertish, the Cape Times newspaper reports.
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NewsTwo Oceans Marine launches SA’s biggest-ever composite catamaran
Two Oceans Marine Manufacturing has launched South Africa’s biggest composite and leisure catamaran, the company announced on Tuesday.
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NewsBalance Catamarans expands range
Balance Catamarans has added yet another catamaran model to its expanded range, this time a scaled-down version of the Balance 526, the company announced on Monday.
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NewsSABBEX announces SA industry award winners
Robertson & Caine co-founder John Robertson and a host of other South African boatbuilding industry stalwarts have been honoured with achievement awards by the South African Boatbuilders Export Council (SABBEX).
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NewsScape Yachts brings new ‘Sport’ catamaran to market
South African builder Scape Yachts has developed a modified ‘sport’ version of its Scape 39 catamaran, which is nearing completion at its Cape Town yard.
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SA builder confirms liquidation of Tag Yachts 50
Embattled South African catamaran builder Tag Yachts has confirmed the demise of Tag Yachts 50, the sister company set up to drive production of the company’s new 50ft cruising catamaran.
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NewsTwo Oceans Marine to build new SA search and rescue fleet
South African catamaran builder Two Oceans Marine has been contracted to build a new fleet of Search and Rescue vessels for South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute.
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NewsSA milestone as Nexus/Balance 601 leaves yard
South African joint venture partners Balance Catamarans and Nexus Yachts have launched the last of their original model, the 60ft Balance 601, in St Francis Bay. The model is being retired in favour of a modernised version, the Balance 620, which is currently in the tooling stage.
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NewsSABBEX names new board members
The South African Boatbuilders Export Council (SABBEX) has appointed two new board members amidst a push to make the local industry more racially diverse.
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NewsManagement shake-up at St Francis Marine
South African catamaran builder St Francis Marine has confirmed a new management team under the helm of chief operating officer Rob Brennan.
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NewsSuperyacht milestone for Cape Town
For the first time ever, Cape Town’s historic Robinson dry dock has simultaneously hosted two superyachts, fuelling hope that the city’s port could one day accommodate a major superyacht maintenance and repair hub.
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NewsVoyage Yachts says SA electricity blackouts knocking productivity
Electricity blackouts in South Africa are knocking factory productivity by up to 50%, according to one of the country’s biggest catamaran producers.
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NewsR&C MD issues ‘plea for help’ to address skills shortage in SA
Catamaran producer Robertson & Caine says a critical skills shortage in the South African boatbuilding sector is threatening the future viability of its massive Cape Town facility.
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Cape Town planning desalinated water for passing vessels
Authorities are moving ahead with plans to establish a water desalination plant in the Port of Cape Town
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Cummins opens new S Africa 'Power Hub' as it looks to consolidate recreational marine market growth
Recreational boating had proving an increasingly valuable segment for the company
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NewsSA builder adapts cat for users with disabilities
South African catamaran producer Vision Yachts has launched a specially adapted version of its flagship Vision 444
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NewsHuman error to blame for leisure cat mishap
Human error was to blame for a leisure catamaran accident outside Cape Town harbour late last year involving five British tourists, according to a provisional South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) accident report.
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NewsRed tide hits South African marina
A deadly red tide has hit Cape Town’s exclusive Victoria & Alfred Marina inside the port of Cape Town, the marina said in a statement on Wednesday.
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