Yachting

Oceanco Wins Prestigious Design & Innovation Award With 106.7m Black Pearl

The “Black Pearl”

ALBLASSERDAM, Netherlands, Jan. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Oceanco’s 106.7m Black Pearl won top honors at the 2019 Boat International Design & Innovation Awards that took place on the 27th of January in Cortina. This unique and complex vessel took home the award for “Best Naval Architecture for Sailing Yachts.”

Black Pearl, the largest sailing yacht in the world, is a veritable tour de force, incorporating high tech design, an updated state-of-the art DynaRig sailing system, single...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/27/oceanco-wins-prestigious-design-innovation-award-with-106-7m-black-pearl/

Press Statement from Bavaria Catamarans and Bavaria Yachtbau Holding

Press Statement from Bavaria Catamarans and Bavaria Yachtbau Holding
Due to media inquiries about the acquisition of shares in the French manufacturer Bavaria Catamarans SAS by the German Bavaria Yachtbau Holding GmbH we would like to inform you about the facts:

Former shareholders of Nautitech SA, who sold their shares, in present day Bavaria Catamarans SAS, in the year 2014, and the legal successor of the purchaser at that time are currently in litigation over the issue whether further purchase...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/20/press-statement-from-bavaria-catamarans-and-bavaria-yachtbau-holding/

London Yacht Show

Thursday, 17 January 2018 (London, UK) – The London On Water Boat Show has been renamed, rebranded and relaunched as London Yacht Show and will take place on-water at St Katharine Docks this May 8 – 12th 2019.

Previously known as London On-Water Boat Show, the renamed London Yacht Show will fill the requirement for manufacturers and dealers who attract high end net-worth customers. This unique event will deliver a great platform to showcase their models, on water, in the City of London.

Announci...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/18/london-yacht-show/

IPV Code removes the red tape of boat testing and delivery

Lesley Robinson

A new code came into force on 1January 2019 allowing pleasure craft to be in temporary commercial use at sea for a number of defined purposes.

 The Intended Pleasure Vessels (IPV) Code, which permits the temporary use of craft at sea for businesses purposes and as race support without the current requirement for inspection, marks a huge step forward for the UK’s leisure marine sector.

Testing, trialling and delivery of sea-going vessels legally will now be cheaper and easier for...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/10/ipv-code-removes-the-red-tape-of-boat-testing-and-delivery/

ISWAN study reveals superyachting crew faces challenges

ISWAN, partnered with MHG Insurance Brokers to launch a new research on seafarers who work on superyachts to investigate welfare issues specific to the sector, backed up by in-depth interviews and diary studies. The research’s results were announced on December 7, at a seminar held at Inmarsat’s headquarters in London.

Specifically, the sample was conducted from 402 superyacht crew, responding to the 50-question survey. The findings were:

  • 82% had experienced low crew morale ‘sometimes’, ‘often’...

https://safety4sea.com/iswan-study-reveals-superyachting-crew-faces-challenges/

Yacht Club of Greece: An Epiphany with Apollo’s blessing

From the ceremony with the Holy Cross ready to be lowered

Yacht Club of Greece: An Epiphany with Apollo’s blessing

Anny Zade and John Faraclas were there with their cameras

This year’s Epiphany at the Holly Rock by the Sea – I mean the Yacht Club of Greece – attracted nearly 370 guests – members and their friends from Greece and quite a few from abroad; it was one of the best attended events of its kind in the last decade!

All in favour of this event – a religious as well as business event, given...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/06/yacht-club-of-greece-an-epiphany-with-apollos-blessing/

New Zealand: Four recreational boating fatalities so far in 2018

Maritime NZ, New Zealand’s shipping safety agency, released drowning statistics related to recreational boating, noting a significant progress with only four boating fatalities in 2018 compared to previous years. The agency provided simple advice for boaties to help keep that number down.

Maritime NZ Director, Keith Manch, said each year about 19 or 20 recreational boaties die on the water, with there being a sudden spike in fatal accidents at the end of the year.

What we think happens is boaties...

https://safety4sea.com/new-zealand-four-recreational-boating-fatalities-so-far-in-2018/

USCG informs about recreational vessels and COD renewals

The US National Vessel Documentation Center issued a bulletin about a new provision on recreational vessel Certificates of Documentation (COD) and the US Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018.

The 2018 Act incorporates a provision to provide recreational COD holders the ability to select a multi-year renewal (1-5 years) during an implementation period that will start from January 1, 2019 until December 31, 2021. After this period, a five-year document, for recreational vessels only, will become...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-informs-about-recreational-vessels-and-cod-renewals/

2019 TOUR VOILE: Spotlight on the most well-rounded sailors

© Jean-Marie Liot / ASO

Key points:

  • Start from Dunkirk on 5 July / Finish in Nice on 21 July
  • 17 days of adrenaline and confrontation with no quarter
  • What’s new in the 2019 Tour Voile
  • About 30 teams expected to start / Frank Cammas is back

A PIONEERING EVENT AND A MONUMENT OF FRENCH SAILING

Over the years, the Tour Voile has established itself as a pioneering event famous for its ability to evolve and break new ground.

Every summer, the strongfield of the event reflects the diversity of the world...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/12/08/2019-tour-voile-spotlight-on-the-most-well-rounded-sailors/

Bijela Shipyard to transform into a superyacht repair facility

Adriatic Marinas and Damen are collaborating with the Government of Montenegro, for the redevelopment of the former Bijela shipyard in Boka Bay, Montenegro. After the completion of the remediation works in early 2020, the shipyard will transform into a superyacht repair and refit facility.

The former Bijela Shipyard in Boka Bay, Montenegro is planned to be redeveloped by superyacht marina development and operating group Adriatic Marinas and the global ship and superyacht builder Damen. The...

https://safety4sea.com/bijela-shipyard-to-transform-into-a-superyacht-repair-facility/

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