BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, celebrated award success at the recent Monaco Yacht Show for its avant-garde concept design, Project Utopia, developed in partnership with Yacht Island Design and unveiled at the event last month.

British Designer Alex McDiarmid, based in the South of France, is pleased to share the attached 46m concept with you as a possible feature in a forth coming edition of your publication.

22 January 2010 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) The International SeaKeepers Society and The International Superyacht Society (ISS) are proud to announce their collaboration in presenting a talk and Q&A with Cuba’s leading marine ambassador, Commodore Diaz Escrich.

It is a usual practice for most companies to keep their flagships till the industry exhibition event. Those who attend such events on a regular basis can understand what we mean. It is no secret visitors come to the Expo Halls not only to see the everpresent sparkly newcomers, but to enjoy those surprising bargain offers, which make the shows so famous. A show is the high time to sign the most lucrative contracts: when the carnival is over and all gowns are already in the wardrobes, the numbers in those contracts seem to be unreal.

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought 35 contemporary artworks for his luxury yacht, “Eclipse”, an art dealer revealed. The purchases came through Terence Disdale, who designs the interiors of Abramovich’s yachts, according to Joseph Clarke, director ofMillennium, which has its gallery in southwest England.

А former Austro-Hungarian naval base within the coastal town of Tivat in the sheltered Bay of Kotor – a UNESCO World Heritage site – rapidly turns into marina village and yacht home port, designed to cater to the advanced needs of all yachts, including superyachts and megayachts.

Seatec 2010, the eighth year of the international exhibition for technology, subcontracting and design for boats, yachts and ships due to take place at Carrara Fiere from 10 to 12 February 2010, announces for the fourth year running the design competition “Abitare la Barca” (Living on Board). The competition theme: Open motor boats, maximum length eight metres, with particular attention to low environmental impact.

When a new yacht is to be designed and built, most eyes focus directly on the glamorous exterior design and less on the throbbing heart inside the yacht: the engine room, with its systems, machinery and piping. But by using a state of the art 3D environment, Vripack creates a much more realistic process and gives those involved a clear insight of the yacht’s pearl.

Perini Navi Group, worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of blue water yachts, is proud to announce the hand-over of the SY Riela, the 56m ketch launched on April 25th, which took place last Thursday, June 4th.

After an exceptional journey of innovation and development at the Royal Huisman yard, the graceful 58m Ron Holland designed ketch Ethereal, with interior and Pieter Beeldsnijder, took to the water in November 2008 to begin the serious voyaging for which she was created.