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World première of Azimut S7 at boot Düsseldorf

by Azimut Yachts 25 Jan 17:32 UTC
21-29 January 2023

Azimut introduced the S7 at Boot Düsseldorf 2023 for her world première, revealing her sporty soul and high-tech heart, which respects the marine environment.

The new model combines the refined design and advanced solutions that distinguish Azimut’s family of Low Emission Yachts. At a press conference within Azimut’s exhibit, the Magellano 60 project was unveiled, a novelty that will sparkle for her première at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2023.

Azimut starts 2023 under the best auspices. At the Düsseldorf International Boat Show, scheduled from the 21st to the 29th January, in the splendid lounge designed by architect and designer Michele De Lucchi, the Avigliana shipyard presented the S7, a stylish newcomer to the S Series with a sporty and sustainable soul.

Conceived by an exceptional collaboration of designer Alberto Mancini with the creative boutique Yachtique, this 22-meter model joins Azimut’s Low Emission Yacht family with reduced environmental impact, to which the shipyard is dedicating significant resources.

Low Emission Yachts are a concrete project, which the Group launched to offer the market a reduction in fuel consumption – and consequently in CO2 emissions – from 20 to 30% compared to boats of the same weight and dimensions with traditional…

What has led to Azimut-Benetti’s “all-time high” record book and the company finishing last year by increasing its lead at the top of the Global Order Book?

I can’t recall when the market has been like this. It has been booming for the past year or so. Our order book was up to €3 billion after the first two boat shows of the season, the Cannes Yachting Festival and the Genoa International Boat Show (in September 2022). It’s a record for us, not only for the value of the order book but especially for the duration, as we have orders for deliveries up to 2026 and 2027.

Such an order book helps us plan production because we can foresee our orders. It’s great in terms of value but also in terms of giving stability for many years. It’s also recognition from the market. Why has this happened? For all the industry, the pandemic was incredible. None of us was expecting this. It led to people rediscovering the pleasure of yachting, being in a place where you’re free, both in terms of where you can move and in terms of choosing the people around you.

This applies from the smaller models to the big yachts. We have probably been luckier or better than others in introducing trends that became even more popular during the pandemic, such as this idea to go back to nature. Our Benetti Oasis has…

Introducing the new Ferretti Yachts 580

by Ferretti Yachts 24 Jan 18:26 UTC

A sporty personality, contemporary taste and pared-down design: the new Ferretti Yachts 580 combines the brand’s hallmark comfort, modern luxury and wellbeing, becoming the new star of the flybridge range.

With a length overall of 18.24 metres (59 ft 10in) and a maximum beam of 5 meters (16ft 5in), Ferretti Yachts 580 is the result of collaboration between the Strategic Product Committee led by Mr. Piero Ferrari and the Ferretti Group Engineering Department. The exterior styling is once again by architect Filippo Salvetti, while the interiors are the work of Ideaeitalia as part of the firm’s ongoing collaboration with Ferretti Yachts.

With an eye-catching design and a strong personality, the new flybridge from Ferretti Yachts raises the combination of sporty exterior styling and liveable interior spaces to its highest level yet. The sleek, sculpted lines of the deckhouse give a decidedly aggressive look to a boat designed primarily for comfort, ‘clothing it in sportswear’ if you like.

Stylistic intuitions and layout solutions that chime with current trends and the needs of expert owners make it possible to take full advantage of every area on board, delivering the volume and liveability usually found on larger…

Drift Beach Dubai is well-known for its gorgeous pool days, but it’s also a fabulous spot to enjoy breakfast too. Head to Drift Restaurant to enjoy freshly baked bread and viennoiserie basket, powerfood açai bowl, banoffee waffles, DRIFT pancakes and more. Moreover, diners can enjoy a 50 per cent discount on pool and beach entrance after their breakfast experience.

Drift Beach Dubai, One&Only Royal Mirage, Dubai, breakfast served 9am to 11.30am daily. Tel: (0)4 315 2200. @driftbeachdubai

Eggspectation

It might’ve been round a while but Eggspectation is still as popular as ever. You’ll find it perched at JBR with amazing sea views and a relaxed atmosphere. Of course, the star of the day here is eggs and you can have yours in every way you could imagine. There are no less than eleven eggs Benedict options, seven omelette varieties, plus pancakes, waffles and more.

Eggspectation, JBR, Dubai, open 7am to 10pm daily. Tel: (0)4 430 7252. @eggspectationuae

Ella’s Eatery

Gaze out across endless yachts as you tuck in to all-you-can-eat breakfast at Ella’s Eatery. Choose no less than six dishes from the menu, with a hot drink or a fresh juice for Dhs85. Breakfast favorites on the extensive menu include avocado toast, organic eggs, shakshoukas, pancakes and breakfast bowls. Your four-legged friends are welcome to join you too.

Ella’s Eatery, Palm View East, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, all-day breakfast available daily 8am to 12pm, from Dhs85. Tel: (04)…

Just over a week ago, one of the world’s most grueling races got underway off the coast of Africa. Eleven teams, including five International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA)-class racing yachts, departed Alicante in the Canary Islands for the first leg of a 32,000-nautical-mile (60,000-km) route that includes a 12,750-nautical-mile stretch between South Africa and Brazil through the Southern Ocean. The crews have little in the way of creature comforts beyond freeze-dried meals and a bucket for a bathroom. Along the way, the boats will collect scientific data on the state of our oceans, from dissolved gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide to microplastics.

IMOCA-class boats are 60 feet (18.3 m) long and feature a single hull made from carbon fiber. In addition to sails, the yachts have retractable foils that lift the hull out of the water above 18 knots (33 km/h) and allow a top speed of 35 knots (65 km/h) or more. Designers have some freedom with the hull and sail shape, but everyone has to use the same design of masts, booms, and static rigging.

Mālama is one such boat, and it’s crewed by the 11th Hour Racing team. In addition to collecting data…

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Straddling the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of California, the city of Newport Beach in Orange County is a picturesque holiday destination with lots of benefits for both first-time and repeat vacationers. For starters, it is less crowded than Los Angeles and San Diego and offers similar, if not more, attractions for the vacationer seeking the usual experiences of a coastal city.

A highly underrated West Coast vacation destination, Newport Beach is made up of eight, mostly man-made islands, each with a fascinating history. Facilities supporting different, water-sports activities are offered by several private agencies on these islands.

In addition, Newport Harbor, once used for shipbuilding and large-scale fishing, is now a top spot for water-based recreational activities. From scenic nature reserves and cliffs overlooking the ocean to magnificent residential houses, Newport Beach offers diverse attractions and a laid-back ambiance difficult to find in many destinations.

Best Time To Visit Newport Beach

With a mild, semi-arid climate, the beauty of Newport Beach rests on the fact that summer highs and winter lows are moderated by breezes from the Pacific Ocean.

For many vacationers, the summer months of July to September are the best times to visit Newport Beach. Rainy days are fewer, unlike the period between May to June, and the weather is pleasantly…

The European Yacht of the Year programme is a highlight of my year as it gives us  jury members the opportunity to assemble our shortlist of the best nominees, seatrial each and every one of them and discuss what works and what doesn’t at sea and in port, in order to choose the best yacht of 2023 in a variety of categories. Our trials were held in La Rochelle and Port Ginesta, Barcelona over the autumn of 2022.

This is the 20th anniversary of the European Yacht of the Year awards, which were presented at a gala event on the opening evening of the Boot Düsseldorf Boat Show on 21 January 2023.

Together we comprise 12 magazines across Europe, each the leading voice on boat testing in their respective countries. The result is indisputably the most thorough, impartial and respected awards programme for new production yachts worldwide.

Best yacht 2023

Best Performance Cruiser

Nominees: Elan E6; Beneteau First 36; Grand Soleil 40; Italia Y 12.98; Solaris 50

Three Italian pure performance cruisers and two very different yachts built in Slovenia made for a varied and exciting Performance category. Where once we could assume a cruiser-racer was a fairly standard format design, over the last decade…

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE:HZO – Get Rating) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 22,028 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $656,000. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. owned 0.10% of MarineMax at the end of the most recent quarter.

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Augmented reality travel

When Esther Spengler walked alone out of a remote camp in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, she was in search of something more than a travel experience. For the next three days, she would hike across rocky hills and to the edge of the desert, sleeping each night under a tarpaulin, until she made it to a pre-agreed extraction point. “After having children, I kind of felt I’d lost myself and my zest for life, I guess,” she says. “But when I discovered this, it was finally like, after literally years, I felt excited about something.”

The mother of two from Austin, Texas, had stumbled across an online video for “Get Lost”, a service from the London- and New York-based travel company Black Tomato promising “the ultimate experience for helping people to disconnect, engage in the moment and push themselves”.

Its proposition sounds more like the set-up for a reality TV show than a holiday. Guests sign up without knowing where they are going, undergo a brief crash-course in survival, are dropped into the wilderness, and then must make their way out, perhaps with a few strategically placed caches of water and firewood en route. Rather than a film crew, they are trailed, discreetly, by an operations team — in Spengler’s case, an ex-British marine using a GPS tracker to remain about a kilometre away.

Though undertaken by only a small number of clients, Get Lost is an example of an emerging trend in travel. For the past decade, the industry has…