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  • Winch Design helped lay the keel of Nobiskrug’s 77m Black Shark
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    Winch Design reports strong 2017/18

    2019-03-08T14:42:00Z

    London, UK-based superyacht design studio, Winch Design Ltd, increased its turnover and pre-tax profit in the financial year ended May 31, 2018. The company, which also undertakes design work on houses, aircraft and other projects, described its yacht design activity as being ‘stable’.

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    METSTRADE invites charities to apply for DAME funding

    2019-03-08T13:14:00Z

    RAI Amsterdam is inviting certified marine-related charities to apply for the registration proceeds from this year’s DAME Design Awards. The deadline to apply is April 19 and the METSTRADE Exhibition Committee will announce the successful recipient mid-May.

  • Cape Charles Yacht Center
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    Cape Charles Yacht Center sold

    2019-03-08T08:34:00Z

    Cape Charles Yacht Center in the US has been acquired by JB Turner, president and co-owner of Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, and Nicole Jacques, owner of Rhumbline Communications in Belfast, Maine. The new principals intend to expand the Chesapeake Bay shipyard into a premier superyacht refit and service ...

  • BIA president Alan Blake
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    BIA rejects plans for 25% tax on new and used boats in New South Wales

    2019-03-08T08:00:00Z

    The plan put forward by the New South Wales Labour Party to impose a 25% tax on new boats and second-hand recreational boats has been rejected by the Boating Industry Association (BIA), which was surprised by the announcement.

  • Cape Town's V&A Marina
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    Red tide hits South African marina

    2019-03-08T08:00:00Z

    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.

  • Pacifico Yokohama Exhibiton Hall
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    Japan International Boat Show reveals positive trends

    2019-03-07T16:44:00Z

    Motorboat and outboard engines showed continued growth last year

  • Cannes at night2
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    Reed appeals Cannes show verdict

    2019-03-07T16:25:00Z

    The question over which organisation will acquire the long-term rights to manage one of industry’s premier boat shows remains open

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    US posts record trade imbalance in 2018

    2019-03-07T14:18:00Z

    New figures released Wednesday by the US Commerce Department show the US trade deficit jumped by nearly 19% in December, reaching a 10-year high of US$621bn for 2018.

  • Sunseeker founder Robert Braithwaite was a true visionary
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    Obituary: Robert Braithwaite CBE, 1943-2019

    2019-03-07T12:00:00Z

    Robert Braithwaite CBE, the man behind one of the industry’s most iconic brands, Sunseeker, passed away peacefully in the early hours of this morning. He was 75.

  • Yanmar France SAS general manager Julio Arribas
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    Yanmar reports increased business in France

    2019-03-07T11:09:00Z

    The Japanese engine manufacturer recently opened a sales and customer representative office in La Roche-sur-Yon

  • Amsterdam canal boats
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    HISWA: all-electric Amsterdam boating will destroy local sector

    2019-03-07T09:27:00Z

    The City of Amsterdam plans drastic steps to end traffic jams on its historic canals that have led to a 30% rise in nuisance complaints in recent years. The steps include a move to electric-only recreational boating by 2025.

  • Hythe Shipyard in Southampton
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    Fairline Yachts opens commercial marine facility

    2019-03-07T09:02:00Z

    The UK’s Fairline Yachts has opened a new commercial shipyard facility in Hythe, Southampton.

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    Christensen relocates to Tennessee

    2019-03-07T08:00:00Z

    After nearly 30 years of building luxury yachts in Vancouver, Washington, Christensen Yacht Company is just months away from weighing anchor at a new facility in Tellico Lake, Tennessee, that will allow the company to build larger vessels and adapt more quickly to changing trends in the industry.

  • The Maritimo X50 will be making its global premiere at Sanctuary Cove in May
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    Maritimo reports strong sales from Miami show

    2019-03-06T14:23:00Z

    Australian yacht-builder Maritimo has reported that it experienced strong sales at the recent Miami International Yacht Show. The company, which is actively working to grow its presence in the North American market, used the show to debut two enclosed flybridge models – a beach club version of the X60 and ...

  • The Kaohsiung International Marina Development Association
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    New group lobbies for superyacht marina in Taiwan

    2019-03-06T12:15:00Z

    A new group, the Kaohsiung International Marina Development Association (KIMDA), held its first meeting recently to develop plans for the establishment of a superyacht marina in Kaohsiung. The group was initiated by Captain Paul Brackley, who heads up Central Yacht in Hong Kong.

  • Benetti Delfino 104
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    Benetti delivers M/Y Eurus

    2019-03-06T11:10:00Z

    Italy’s Benetti Shipyard delivered its fourth Delfino 95 motoryacht, M/Y Eurus, to its new owner in Viareggio last week.

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    Spanish yacht rental firm looks to tap into Russia's growing charter market

    2019-03-06T10:25:00Z

    Spanish yacht booking service Nautal is expanding into the Rusian market by launching its own service for yacht rentals in the country.

  • Brunswick's David Foulkes
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    Brunswick looks to “define marine industry”, positioned for captive and external growth

    2019-03-06T10:02:00Z

    “It is not our intention to participate in the marine industry, it is our intention to define it.” So said Brunswick CEO David Foulkes at the Raymond James 40th Annual Institutional Investor Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday.

  • Derelict boat
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    Canadian government passes derelict boats legislation

    2019-03-06T09:04:00Z

    A new Canadian law aimed at reducing the incidence of abandoned vessels could see owners of derelict craft fined up to C$6m.

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    Rival Istanbul shows draw to a close

    2019-03-06T08:00:00Z

    Turkey’s two rival boat shows have drawn to close, leaving much speculation as to how the events will unfold next year.