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WHY  Wally-Hermes Yachts


WHY Wally-Hermès Yachts
all images courtesy Hermès
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Sunseeker owner Robert Braithwaite cut the ribbon on a new model at the London International Boat Show, a Sports Cruiser called the Portofino 48, correcting himself with a smile after first announcing that it was “48 meters” rather than 48 feet in length. Braithwaite could be excused; the premier British builder’s models have progressively stretched in recent years. But this boat comes back to the mainstream, offering a boat with some of the speed and styling of the Predator performance line, while providing some of the additional accommodation of a motoryacht. This photo gallery tells the story.

John and Caroline Charnley, founders of Discovery Yachts, have some definite opinions on how to design and layout a long-distance cruising catamaran, and they are reflected clearly in the 50-foot design they created for their own use with Bill Dixon of Dixon Yacht Design. I climbed aboard on a chill morning (1 degree Celsius) beside the London Boat Show’s Excel Center, where the boat made its debut.

When I first heard the story, reported by Cory Friedman of Sailing Scuttlebutt, I couldn't quite believe it, but I've since confirmed these events with two sources directly involved.

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According to Oh Kong-Gyun, Chairman and CEO of the Korean Register of Shipping (KR), the size of the Asian shipping and shipbuilding industries is such that they should occupy a more prominent and influential position in the international regulatory process than they currently do.Generating a louder voice for Asian shipping had been a central theme of Mr Oh’s recent IACS chairmanship and one that he is keen to continue now his tenure at IACS is complete. Oh was addressing an international forum of senior shipping people

'For a remarkably light engine, the F70 punches well above its weight.'Lighter, Faster, Stronger: These are the three words that are generating red hot excitement in the marine industry following the

Lloyd’s Register Classification Society (China, [LRCS]) and International Paint have delivered their 60th training course aimed at bringing Chinese shipyards up to speed with the International M

The world has come to recognize the potential of the Indian shipping industry, its capability to innovate and grow on the global stage, said APVN Sarma, former Secretary, Shipping, at the inaugural SMM India, shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology trade fair and exhibition. Speaking at the opening conference, Maritime India-The Path Ahead, Sarma added, “Given India’s continuous growth rate, I am upbeat all sectors related to shipping have enormous scope.”
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Lloyd’s Register’s Hellenic Advisory Committee (HAC) met November 19, 2009 at the Yacht Club of Greece. Chairman, Capt. Panagiotis Tsakos summed up the proceedings: "This has been ano

 Following in a long tradition, the shipyards of the Netherlands continue to produce immaculate inland river vessels. In recent years these have tended to be built on hulls shipped from the cost-