Visitors to this year’s 2024 Festival of Sails will be welcomed through a new ‘Tipi on the Bay’ entrance taking pride of place on Fairnie Park on the Geelong waterfront, as the Royal Geelong Yacht Club ramps up the excitement at the 181st running of the largest keelboat racing regatta in the Southern Hemisphere. The new hospitality hotspot will feature an undercover outdoor bar and plenty of outdoor seating in front of one of the two key entertainment stages and will be the perfect place for friends and family to meet and enjoy the waterfront precinct during one of Geelong’s most vibrant weeke ..read more

Mercury Racing unleashes new V10 400R high-performance outboard Mercury Racing delivers more outboard performance punch with the introduction of the all-new Mercury Racing V10 400R model. Designed primarily to power performance centre console boats and catamarans to speeds well beyond 120km/h, the V10 400R offers more power and a higher RPM range than any outboard in this category. A host of exclusive Mercury Racing features further enhance the experience of piloting a Wide Open performance powerboat. “The Mercury Racing team has created a worthy successor to the legendary L6 400R outboard,” s ..read more

A new Sherpa 80 XL is ready for the seas Arcadia Yachts is delighted to announce the launch of the latest Sherpa 80 XL unit featuring a new layout. As well as boasting five cabins, the aft deck has been customized to the owner’s wishes with the new “JARDIN D’HIVER” option, which enables the stern deck area to be closed off without sacrificing any of the characteristics of the brand’s famous pocket mega-yacht: an incredible total surface area to enjoy direct contact with the water from every point on the yacht. On July 11, a new unit of the Sherpa 80 XL model was launched in the presence of its ..read more

Yacht enthusiasts may or may not be familiar with the shipbuilder Alpha Custom Yachts, a family-owned company recognized for its elegant, unique, and innovative vessels. The real beauty, however, is that with the brand’s new-build yachts, you can completely customize your boat to your liking. With Alpha Yachts, the world really is your oyster. Each yacht the shipbuilder creates is constructed with space maximization, aesthetic design, and engineering excellence in mind. Brothers Roberto and Jorge Aboumrad, the founders of Alpha Yachts, use their personal experience in the design and techn ..read more

EXTRA Yachts, an ISA Yachts brand, announces that the new EXTRA X99 Fast has begun her outfitting phase at Palumbo Superyachts Ancona yard. The 30-metre boat will be delivered next summer and her attendance at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2022 will mark her worldwide premiere. EXTRA X99 Fast stands out for the unique lines and the extremely livable cockpit of over 75 sqm, with fold-out balconies and access to the aft galley through a large sliding window with up/down motion. A dynamic and contemporary layout for an Owner who loves conviviality and direct contact with the sea.   ..read more

Boot Düsseldorf 2022 canceled Due to the spread of the Omicron virus variant, further restrictions have been in place in Germany since 28 December, including on events. Following the meeting of the Minister Presidents of the federal states on the pandemic situation on 21 December 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) banned the holding of large events with spectators in January. This also affects boot Düsseldorf, which as a supra-regional leisure fair may not take place in 2022 due to the measures decided by the state government. NRW Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann explains: “We have to contin ..read more

Composing a melody in which the notes of each individual instrument are beautifully orchestrated, Ferretti Yachts gears up to bring a new symphony to life: Ferretti Yachts 860. The flybridge yacht created by the Cattolica-based Shipyard features cutting-edge design and technology solutions, where the stylistic and architectural elements work together in harmony right down to the tiniest detail. This unique yacht with her eye-catching design stands out for comfort, a strong focus on well-being, outstanding performance, optimisation of space, and multiple opportunities to customise the settings ..read more

Not too long after publishing The Big Cats, we received information on StellarCATs. Well. One could not help but have one’s curiosity piqued with a name like that? No. Here was a company (StellarPM) known for yard management and project management of superyacht new builds and refits venturing into this most burgeoning of categories, but even this was not the main reason for our interest, either. It was all down to the fact that they were going to do it in alloy. Yes it is light, but it comes with certain cost and maintenance considerations that just cannot be ignored. Equally, there are s ..read more

The TU Delft Solar Boat Team has spent a year working towards their dream: realizing the first flying hydrogen boat with their project Hydro Motion. The 20 students have pulled it off: a seaworthy boat, fully equipped with a hydrogen system and super strong hydrofoils under the boat. At a speed of 22 kilometers per hour, the hydrofoils make the boat, a trimaran weighing over 1000 kilograms, fly above the water. After the design, production and testing period, it is time for the final phase of this project: it is time to race! The team will compete in the World Championship next week on the ope ..read more

In the history of unique boats nothing comes close to the Kormaran K7 thanks to its transformer capabilities.  It is the one boat capable of changing form and function while in motion to suit your precise needs and fulfill your wildest desire. It seems like a legendary creation until you get to see it in action. The secret behind its transformative capacity is the innovative engineering behind its design that allows the craft to alter the gap between the two hulls and to adjust the passenger cabin height. Kormaran K7 Transforming Watercraft This makes it possible for the amazing vessel ..read more