Superyacht UK, British Marine and Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council recently worked in partnership to deliver a marine careers conference at the Poole Harbour Commissioners, to highlight to local careers advisors the vast array of careers available in the marine and maritime sectors. A range of presentations were delivered throughout the day by Superyacht UK, […]
Marlow Ropes, the leading manufacturer of high performance cordage, has signed on with 11th Hour Racing Team as official supplier for the team’s campaign focused on the next edition of The Ocean Race in 2021-2022. Marlow will be supplying 11th Hour Racing with high performing lines from the Marlow Grand Prix custom-made series, ensuring the […]
This month, British modern classic yacht company Spirit Yachts launched its highly anticipated 34m sailing yacht, the Spirit 111. Lowered into the water for the first time at Spirit Yachts’ waterside headquarters in Ipswich, Suffolk, the sloop-rigged yacht is the largest single-masted wooden yacht to be built in the UK since Shamrock V in the 1930s. At the […]
For the last 17 years, Superyacht UK (SYUK) has organised the UK Pavilion at The Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) which took place last week (Wednesday 25 to Saturday 28 September). During the show, the SYUK committee and members supported and hosted various industry events including the Superyacht Tenders and Toys Reception. Lesley Robinson, British Marine, […]
Princess Motor Yacht Sales has announced that established Balearic powerboat dealer Robbie Head is joining Princess Motor Yacht Sales as a sub-dealer to represent Princess in Ibiza. He will take on all new yacht sales, brokerage, servicing and maintenance for the highly respected brand on the island from April 2020. Former professional rally driver and […]
FLIR Systems today announced Raymarine DockSense™ Alert, a new addition to Raymarine’s intelligent docking technology line designed for a broader range of vessels. Raymarine DockSense, unveiled in early 2019, is the recreational marine industry’s first intelligent object recognition and motion-sensing assisted docking solution. Based on this patent pending technology, DockSense Alert can be installed on […]
When it comes to running a large yacht effectively there are many areas to consider but the generators are a key element. MV Pioneer is a custom built 46m expedition yacht, built by Palmer Johnson in 1996, and refitted in 2015. The vessel has two M1066T (99kW @ 208V) Northern Lights generators that were continually […]
New figures released today, by British Marine association Superyacht UK at the annual Monaco Yacht Show, show that Britain’s superyacht industry recorded its seventh year of consecutive growth in 2018/2019. The industry generated revenues rising to £660 million, representing an increase of 7.1% on last year.
Fischer Panda UK has joined with Cowes-based aluminium boat builder Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) to equip its latest high-performance fire-fighting vessel with air conditioning, power and digital switching systems. The vessel, named Barracuda, was built through a partnership between AMC, naval architects Walker Marine Design and fire-fighting equipment supplier Angloco. The Dometic air conditioning, Mastervolt […]
Berthon International are the UK and France dealers for Pearl Yachts and will be exhibiting the Pearl 80 and 95 at the Cannes Yachting Festival (Cannes Boat Show) 10th – 15th September. They will be on stand SYE243, with Berthon France’s Bruno Kairet in attendance. Founded in 1998, Pearl Yachts have a strong foothold in […]
