A brand new 2012 34′ Beneteau Swift Trawler safely arrived at the Port of Miami yesterday. She was delivered to the Denison Yacht Sales service facility in Fort Lauderdale and is currently being commissioned and prepared for the upcoming 2012 TrawlerFest and 2012 Miami Boat Show for her U.S.… [read more]
The week after Christmas usually sees some sales activity as deals are done before the end of the year, and so it is that Denison Yacht Sales reports the sale of the 127′ Feadship Megayacht Golden Rule which closed yesterday. Yacht broker Justin Onofrietti was the listing broker and Bart Kimma… [read more]
Beneteau Power (Flyer G.T.’s & Swift Trawler) specialist Alex Wilkes took a few photos of the 2012 34 Beneteau Flyer G.T. before she left for her trip to Quebec Canada, where the local Beneteau dealer will deliver her to clients. A brand new 2012 model will be arriving soon in Fort Lauderda… [read more]
A proposed superyacht marina will no longer block some of the San Fran’s most treasured views of the Bay, thanks to a compromise between San Francisco and the America’s Cup. Under the new plan organizers will give up their long-term development rights for piers 14 to 22 1/2 in exchange f… [read more]
Azimut Yachts presented the Azimut 60 to the world for the first time at the 2011 Genoa Boat Show in Italy earlier this year. Many in the yachting industry believe she represents the natural evolution of the 2007 launched Azimut 58 Motoryacht. Based on the same hull lines of the 58, Azimut presents a n… [read more]
By: Roger McAfee (Sea Magazine) In America, boaters know Beneteau for its sailboats. However, the French builder has, at various times since its first splashdown in 1884, built various types of powerboats. In fact, Beneteau’s 52′ Swift Trawler won the European Yacht of the Year award when i… [read more]
Dr. Sylvia Earle, an explorer in residence at the National Geographic Society and former chief scientist of NOAA, made an impassioned plea yesterday to megayacht owners, captains and crew. “We are united in the common interest in the blue part,” Earle said, pointing to the oceans on a spaceshot of E… [read more]
Both seasonally and compared to November 2010, yacht brokerage sales for the month were lower in November, according to U.S. members of YachtWorld.com reporting in Soldboats.com. The number of boats and yachts sold declined 7%, from 1,936 boats a year ago to 1,805 boats in November 2011. The total… [read more]