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St Francis Catamarans boosts production despite recent setbacks
South African yard St Francis Catamarans is targeting the hybrid electric market as it rebounds in the wake of recent setbacks. The St Francis Bay yard has boosted production and widened its marketing network on the back of recent orders and enquiries, according to yard chief executive Rob Brennan. Brennan ...
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Highfield Boats appoints SA distributor
Knysna Yamaha to represent Highfield’s RIB and tender range in South Africa
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Rock star restores famous SA classic boat for ‘acoustic’ circumnavigation
A South African rock star has bought one of the country’s best-known classic boats with a view to circumnavigating the globe – with an on-board recording studio, the local Sunday Times newspaper reports.
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Southern Wind launches 100ft full-custom cruiser-racer
Southern Wind Shipyard has launched a new 100ft full-custom, high-performance cruiser-racer in the Port of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Nexus Yachts expands facility following joint venture success
South Africa’s Nexus Yachts has almost doubled the size of their St Francis Bay facility on the back of their successful partnership with Balance Catamarans. Nexus general manager Roger Paarman this week confirmed the company had added a further 2,000m2 of factory space this year, bringing their total footprint to ...
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International yachts caught up in bureaucratic mix-up at SA ports
International cruising yachts calling at South African ports are caught up in a bureaucratic mix-up related to Covid-19 health protocols, the South African Daily Maverick website reported on Wednesday.
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Planned SA boatbuilding hub back on the cards following new appointment
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Maritime Cluster chair, Faisal Sultan Newly appointed Nelson Mandela Bay Maritime Cluster chairperson Faisal Sultan intends revitalising a plan to establish a new South African boatbuilding hub in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth. Sultan, the Port Elizabeth Port senior operations manager, was ...
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Legal action to halt sewage deluge at SA inland boating hotspot
A deluge of sewage water leaking into one of South Africa’s most popular inland boating sites has prompted legal action from an environmental watchdog group.
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SA government proposes end to ban on PWCs in marine protected areas
The South African government has published new draft regulations that propose overturning the current ban on the use of personal watercraft in marine protected areas. In terms of the new draft regulations, which were published for public comment earlier this year, PWCs larger than 3m would be allowed to operate ...
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Mackay Marine expands footprint with SA acquisition
Marine electronics specialist Mackay Marine has expanded its global footprint via the acquisition of South African nav/comm company Dynamic Marine Systems (DMS). The deal, announced late last month, adds a Cape Town presence to MacKay Marine’s 43 global locations, the company said in a statement.
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Leopard Cats reports strong private sales of new model during lockdown
The shift to private sales is largely due to impact of Covid-19 on the charter business
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Cape Town boating celebrates as city’s biggest dam overflows
Cape Town’s boating community celebrated a rare milestone this week when the city’s biggest dam started overflowing – in stark contrast to the 10% level of three years ago when boating had to be banned for safety reasons.
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SA’s Gemini Marine supplies RIBs to SpaceX
South African RIB specialist Gemini Marine has partnered with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide official recovery boats for their space missions.
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Sultan investor welcomes arrests in Tag Yachts court case
A prominent United Arab Emirates businessman who lost millions of pounds in a doomed South African boatbuilding venture has welcomed the arrest of two of his former partners who now face charges of fraud, South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper reported at the weekend. Sultan Al-Hameli was instrumental in casting the ...
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Nova Luxe president targets ‘remote worker’ for future yacht sales
Nova Luxe president Marc Hawxhurst believes the rise of the ‘remote worker’ signals a new frontier in growing the global yacht market.
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SABBEX welcomes lifting of international travel ban, easing of lockdown restrictions
Covid-19 restrictions in South Africa were eased on Wednesday following a significantly lower daily infection rate
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SA branding expert says boat wrapping taking off in local market
Johannesburg-based branding specialists Image Build is reporting a surge in demand for vinyl boat-wraps within South Africa’s luxury boatbuilding industry.
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Two arrested for fraud linked to yacht-building business
Two South Africans have been charged with fraud in relation to Tag Yachts, a custom catamaran builder based in the Eastern Cape
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Airmar opens South African sales office
US transducer manufacturer opens first African subsidiary on strength of rapid sales growth in the region
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South Africa sees surge in interest in superyacht careers
Collaboration with Durban-based training partner Professional Yachtmaster Training is helping grow South Africa’s superyacht training profile, with increasing uptake