The Progressive Miami International Boat Show, the world’s premier boat show, arrives in the Magic City Feb. 13-17, 2014, bringing more than 3,000 boats and 2,000 companies from across the globe to three locations – Miami Beach Convention Center, Sea Isle Marina & Yachting Center and Miamarina at Bayside – for five days of nautical … Read more
Architects have long been obsessed with the nautical, but recent designs by the likes of Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster suggest they’re all at sea when creating actual yachts
For the tenth time, the Monaco Yacht Show organisers – in collaboration with the French Crystal manufacturer Baccarat for their second consecutive year as event partner – put one superyacht on a pedestal above the other 100-plus superyachts exhibited at the show. To qualify for the short list the yacht has to be presented by … Read more
Wang Jianlin, owner of world’s biggest movie operator, Dalian Wanda, tops China’s billionaire league
“Wanda’s acquisition of Sunseeker is strategic.” Although the private yachting market is in its early stages in China, this industry is growing rapidly. China’s consumption has been growing, with an exceptionally strong appetite in the luxury market. In 2012 China surpassed Japan as the world’s largest luxury market and by 2015 McKinsey & Co. predicts … Read more
The worlds greatest super sport yacht, Sovereign 105m by NEDSHIPGROUP. A new flagship on the super yachts. More cabins, more pleasure space, plus “the James Bond Factor.” Powered by either 2 x 8,000 HP engines (up to 23 knots), or by 3 x 10,000 HP MTU engines (up to 30 knots), this floating fortress built … Read more