The American Maritime Congress (AMC) today launched a comprehensive campaign to raise public awareness about the key role the U.S.-flagged deep-sea shipping industry plays in our nation’s economic prosperity, national security and future well-being. “We’re excited to launch this awareness campaign designed to draw attention to the value and importance of the men and women … Read more
Komodo Covers, a company that creates innovative mooring systems for boats, today announces a fundraising campaign that takes place on the platform Kickstarter to revolutionize the way people look after their boats. The aim is to raise $299,999 from Aug. 15 at 12:01 a.m. PT (Pacific Time) until Sept. 12 to buy the necessary materials … Read more
BoatTEST.com announced today that it would share all of its boat test videos of current clients’ boats with 10 boating media companies, seven in North America plus three in the Pacific Rim. BoatTEST will be sharing 600 boat test videos on over 400 boats that are in production, as well as its product demonstration videos … Read more
Making her world-premiere at the 2021 Cannes Yachting Festival, K-584 was delivered to her owners in Ancona, July 31, 2020. Featuring an exterior design by Andrea Vallicelli and Alessandro Nazareth, the project was developed, engineered and entirely overseen by Yachting Expertise. The project also inspired Yachting Expertise, headed by Gianluca Fenucci and Antonio Longobardi together … Read more
West Auctions (www.WestAuction.com) announced that, by order of the US Bankruptcy Court, it would be conducting an online auction for a 1998 Hans Christian Christina 52′ Sailboat. Online bidding starts Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, and will conclude on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (PT). This online auction will have a soft close. For more … Read more
Leopard Yachts, the iconic Italian brand since the 1970s, has been re-launched by Seven Stars Marina & Shipyard near Pisa. Andre Bacigalupo, one of Leopard’s original naval architects, has designed the new range’s streamlined hull. Contracts and construction will be overseen on the owner’s behalf by experienced Monaco brokers TWW Yachts. In 1973, the Picchiotti family, … Read more
Coast Yachts, the private yacht charter and yacht management company with operations in Chicago, Miami and the Bahamas, is answering the call for larger, newer and more luxurious yachts on Lake Michigan, adding the Sunseeker Predator 60 to its yacht rental fleet in Chicago. The Sunseeker Predator 60, named City Life, boasts a length overall … Read more
Year after year, higher income individuals and college graduates in the United States name wine as their alcohol of choice. Or so says Gallup’s annual poll of American consumption habits. And nowhere is that inclination more evident than with the mega-rich – those with the kind of money associated with luxury items like yachts. Wine Ambassador, … Read more
