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America’s Cup Event Authority to Focus on “Summer of Sailing” In an effort to retain a sharp focus on the centerpiece of sailing’s most prestigious trophy, the America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA) will turn its full focus to San Francisco’s “Summer of Sailing,” starting with the Louis Vuitton Cup beginning July 4th and culminating with … Read more
Large Yacht Orders Highlight 2013 Global Order Book from Boat International Media Statistics show a 44% increase in orders for the largest superyachts A total of 692 private yachts of 80 feet or more are under construction worldwide, and while that total shows an overall 5.2% decline from last year, statistics show a return to the business … Read more
Cruising World magazine announced the magazine’s prestigious 2013 Boat of the Year Award winners. Topping this year’s list of winners for the most anticipated awards in the sailboat industry were the C&C 101 and the Beneteau Sense 55. The C&C 101 won the Domestic Boat of the Year award, and the Beneteau Sense 55 was … Read more
Royal Caribbean to add new cruise ship, one of world’s biggest Global cruise vacation company Royal Caribbean intends to build a sister-ship to the very successful Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, two largest cruise ships in the world. The third Oasis-class vessel will be delivered in mid-2016 and will hold more … Read more
Friends of the Earth releases 2012 Cruise Ship Report Card Cruise sewage: What goes in must come out. The enormous amounts of food and drink consumed on cruise ships, along with water from laundry, pool, medical facilities, photo labs, spas, and dry cleaning stations, has to go somewhere. At sea, what you flush down the … Read more
MSC Preziosa to feature water park The MSC Preziosa, the upcoming admiral ship of MSC Cruises, will be christened in March 2013, and will have, according to the cruise company, a water park and the longest water slide ever built on boat. Vertigo is MSC Cruises’ longest waterslide to date and the longest single … Read more