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Posted in Luxury, Yachts and Yachting on Sep 17th, 2008
Porsche Design is teaming up with Singapore-based yacht concern Royal Falcon Fleet on a new line of luxury catamarans and megayachts. The companies’ initial collaborative project will be a high-tech 135-ft. motor catamaran, dubbed the RFF135 (above), to be sold under the Royal Falcon Fleet brand. Porsche Design will design both the exterior hull and [...]
Posted in Design, Luxury, Yachts and Yachting on Jul 30th, 2008
Apparently super yacht “A”, named after current billionaire owner Andrey Melnichenko’s wife Alexandra, has been delivered: According to a Times Online article, it sneaked to Norway to take three Monet Paintings on board as extravaganza decoration… reportedly to avoid some taxes, but I suspect also to avoid some legislation that prohibits export of art.
The Internet [...]
Posted in Design, Luxury, News, Yachts and Yachting on Jul 12th, 2007
Very Slender Vessels are in the first place developped for use by military and special forces.
From Global security I got this information:
In 1999 the Special Boat Squadron, Britain’s marine special forces unit, acquired a VSV (Very Slender Vessel). It can go faster than any other ocean-going fast pursuit vessel in the world. It is capable [...]
Posted in America's Cup, Amsterdam, City Marketing, Luxury, Netherlands, Rotterdam, The Hague, Yachts and Yachting on Jul 10th, 2007
The 32nd America’s Cup match has ended in a most spectacular victory for Swiss Team Alinghi. This means that the 33rd America’s Cup Match will be held in a European city somewhere in 2009, 2010 or 2011. Valencia is a likely city of venue again, as it has been a 100% success for both parties.
Here [...]
Posted in America's Cup, City Marketing, Luxury, News, Yachts and Yachting on Jul 3rd, 2007
Valencia, 03 07 2007
America’s Cup Match by Louis Vuitton.
Alinghi.
©ACM 2007/Photo:Guido Trombetta
Swiss Team Alinghi has won the 7th match sailing race from Emirates Team New Zealand with only 1 second delta!
As this is their fifth win in a best of 9 contest, they have won the 32nd America’s Cup for the second consecutive time.
Quote from the [...]
Posted in America's Cup, City Marketing, Luxury, News, Yachts and Yachting on Jun 30th, 2007
Yesterday the Kiwis lost a spinnaker (it literally blew up) and subsequently formed a Bra when hoisting the replacing spinnaker. So they lost their race. Today the Swiss won another race and are one win from winning the 32nd America’s Cup. Alinghi-Emirates 4-2. I am glad, because I definitely would like to attend the 33rd [...]
Posted in America's Cup, City Marketing, Luxury, News, Yachts and Yachting on Jun 27th, 2007
After yesterday’s loss today, the Swiss managed to square the Kiwis with a win: 2-2 now and give us the closest America’s Cup match in many years!
Posted in America's Cup, City Marketing, Luxury, News, Yachts and Yachting on Jun 24th, 2007
Valencia, 24 06 2007
America’s Cup Match by Louis Vuitton
Emirates Team New Zealand.
©ACM 2007/Photo:Guido Trombetta
Day 2 of the best of nine Sailing Match over the 32nd America’s Cup by Louis Vuiton brought a win of the Kiwis Emirates Team New Zealand, over the Swiss Team Alinghi.
Now we are talking! Luckily no walk over from either side [...]
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