SUPERYACHT #12
Spring 2007

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BENETTI "ANDIAMO"
FOR EDMISTON & COMPANY
Edmiston and Company have become central agents for "Andiamo" (let's go) a 36 metre Benetti built in 2006 with 10 berths in five cabins. The motor yacht will cruise in the western Mediterranean at 75,000 euros in low season and at 80.000 euros in the peak period. Aside from "Andiamo" Edminton & Co. has a 34 metre Swan "Highland Breeze" on offer in the Caribbean, available at 44,000 euros in the low season against 48,000 in the high. For further information: www.edmistoncompany.com.

GULF CRAFT
BAGS PAKISTAN'S COAST GUARD
Gulf Craft, the shipyard based in the United Arab Emirates, has just launched twelve naval units for Pakistan's Coast Guard. The event represents the end of a first phase of investments involving the Emirates shipyard that the Pakistani government is making to bolster its Coast Guard. Six of the twelve fibre glass boats launched, are 36' long and six are 20' long in accordance to the specifications requested by the Coast Guard through its dealer in Pakistan. The shipyard's management believes that this order as those that will follow from other governments will enhance existing reputation thus enabling it to concentrate also on the production of similar boats, commented Erwin Bamps. Gulf Craft currently exports 70% of its production, which sports on average around 600 boats per year, through an international network of distributors which it wants to strengthen so as to increase its share in foreign markets. At the moment Gulf Craft is represented by its dealers in more than 40 countries and recently new distributors have been appointed in Florida, Egypt, Norway, Italy and Hong Kong. For further information please visit: www.gulfcraftboats.com.

THE CANADOS OPEN 90'
WINS MYDA
The Canados open 90' has won the MYDA - Millenium Yacht Design Award - in the over 24 metres class for newly built motor yachts. The award was presented during the Seatec 2007 international exhibition for technologies and supplies to the naval and leisure marine production sectors. For further information please visit: www.canados.com.

CONVERGENCE NAVI
Convergence Navi, Gruppo Ferretti's annual training meeting for captains of yachts measuring more than 24 metres, will be held in Barcelona between the 19th and 21st of March. This 2007 meeting will focus in depth on technical and managerial topics. Participants on this occasion will visit Pinmar a yard specialised in re-fitting and painting super yachts. For further information please contact: www.ferrettigroup.com

FEADSHIP ANNA IS AT HER DEBUT
Feadship " Anna", the largest yacht to be built by De Vries Aalsmeer shipyards in Holland, is the result of Michael Leach Design and De Voogt Naval Architects joining forces in the project. It is a 67 metre steel and aluminium hull the construction of which will be completed by the Feadship Yard in Makkum. For further information please visit: www.feadship.nl.

ISA LAUNCHES MY "GEMINI"
"Gemini" is the fourth version of the multi-prize winning ISA 120 series and, as has been the case for most yachts of this line, it is the result of the close collaboration between the Yard and naval architects Andrea Vallicelli and Cristiano Gatto Design Team who have put their name to the interiors. "Gemini" is a planing 36.40metre fibre-glass motor yacht with a 7.40 metre beam. It is equipped with three hydro jet systems which propel the yacht to the considerable speed of 32 knots. For further information please visit www.isayachts.com.

SCHOONER "ATLANTIC"
RIDES THE WAVES AGAIN
The Dutch shipyard Van der Graaf, is building a perfect replica of the schooner known as Atlantic which was designed in 1903 by William Gardner to be launched in the same year. The 56.43 metre schooner accomplished a record crossing from New York to Cape Lizard in England in 1905. For further information please visit : www.schooner-atlantic.com

LUCIANO BENETTON VISITS MONDOMARINE
Luciano Benetton, one of the founders of the Benetton Group and Senator of the Italian Republic from 1992 to 1994, has recently visited Mondomarine Shipyards who are building his near 51 metre motor yacht. It is a steel and aluminium built "expedition vessel" designed in collaboration with Luca Dini, Massimo Vignelli and the Lissoni studios. Fitted with twin 1.234 HP Deutz engines, the expedition vessel reaches a speed of 15 knots and has a range at 13 knots of some 3.200 nautical miles. Delivery is expected to take place during the course of 2007. For further information please contact: Mondomarine; Lungomare Matteotti 6; 17100 Savona, Italy; tel. +39 019828516; fax +39 019823418; web site www.mondomarine.it; e-mail mondomarine@mondomarine.it.

SENSATION YACHTS "SENSATION"
Over 60 million dollars, that is the price tag on "Sensation" the 50 metre yacht on Gelko Kaniza's project for Sensation Yachts, the Norwegian Yard. It has been designed to offer uncommon "habitability" as the shear size of its rooms and continuity between interior and exterior spaces very strongly proves. High quality finishes and materials epitomize "Sensation" which will be presented at the Dubai International Boat Show. For further information please visit: www.sensation.co.nz.

THE FUTURE OF SUPERYACHTS 2007
The Palais de la Mediterranée Hotel in Nice, France, will host on March 21 and 22, the second edition of "The Future of Superyachts" conference which will focus on legal, management, financial, security and crew recruitment issues as well as on the registration of yachts over 24 metres. A good number of the industry's exponents will be speaking at the event.

"AMEVI" OCEANCÒS NEW 80 METRE
OceAnco, last October, launched "AMEVI" an 80 metre forerunner of a new generation of yachts being produced by the shipyard based in Holland. Sixteen berths, large areas in common, top technology featured also by Rolls Royce stabilisers are only a few of "AMEVI'S" characteristics which will be followed shortly by an 82 and a 75.50 metre. For further information please contact: www.oceanco.com

"SELENE" THE NEW KETCH BY PERINI NAVI
Picchiotti shipyards owned by Perini Navi, launched their latest 56 metre ketch "Selene" on January 14th of this year. It is the latest development stemming from the very fortunate line of models which includes the "Burrasca", "Santa Maria" and "Rosehearty". The ketch, entirely aluminium built, is the result of a joint effort between Perini Navi and Ron Holland Designs. For further information please visit: www.perininavi.it.

THE EXPLORER "MARCO POLO" IS LAUNCHED
The Transocean Explorer Yacht "Marco Polo", designed by Ron Holland Designs, was launched by Hong Kong's Cheoy Lee Shipyards last November. It is the first of a series of small ships commissioned by MCC a company based on the famous island of Hong Kong.