'There is no second' was the famous reply made to Queen Victoria in 1851 when she asked 'Who came second?' after the original schooner America won the Royal Yacht Squadron's race around the Isle of Wight, raced for a Cup of One Hundred Sovereigns.

Starting today the last regatta of the season for Saint Tropez on the French Riviera kicks off in style. Les Voiles d'Automne is a highly demanding, high level competition, which requires a skilled crew to manoeuvre its banana-shaped course. The club, Société Nautique, that organises this event created the regatta ten years ago and it draws the elite sailing crowd every year; fifty boats participated in 2004.

We had a large international trade show planned in New York Hilton, where we were expecting more than 3,000 delegates to participate from around the world. The conference was going to take place on September 23-26, 2001. Ten days before our New York City event, we woke up with the news of terror attacks.

Camper & Nicholsons announced charter yacht availability in the Caribbean for the Winter 2005/2006 season. The following is a list of charter yachts and their availability for the season. Updated information on these and other charter yachts can be obtained through Camper & Nicholsons.

Local Government, Marine Industry, Event Producers Pull Together To Bring Broward County Convention Center Into The Fold For Rescheduled Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show, Nov. 3 - 6, 2005. Marine Industry Association Grateful for Collaboration To Make The Convention Center Available For New Dates; Show To Be Held At 5 Sites.

As of October 28th, show organizers have already confirmed more than 850 boats for in-water and on-land displays. 'The timing of the rescheduling of the show was driven by availability of show sites, and we are heartened by the industry's response in working with us to make it happen so quickly,' said Kaye Pearson, president of Yachting Promotions, Inc., producers of the show.

Further, in consideration of our industry and due to the reports by both news media and individual ISS members local to Fort Lauderdale regarding the impact of Hurricane Wilma, the ISS has decided to cancel its other events scheduled for this week's Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.

SeaDream Yacht Club has repeated its outstanding ratings in the Berlitz Ocean Cruising and Cruise Ships guidebook, widely recognized as the most authoritative and reliable of the passenger shipping evaluations.

Two main hotels of the show Sheraton Yankee Clipper and Radisson Bahia Mar Hotel suffered worse damage than anticipated, windows blown away, and no power as of noon on Monday. 'If they can't get the power back on and repair the damage by Wednesday, I can't see how they will continue with the show this year,' said Billy Smith of Trinity Yachts. Smith was in the West Palm Beach area on Monday morning. Trinity Yachts, the largest American superyacht builder, has a number of superyachts in the region to participate at this year's show and they have always presented one of the biggest superyacht exhibits at this show.

Based on the two-day delayed opening of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the International Superyacht Society today announced its revised schedule with regard to its host of activities held annually during the event.

Trinity Yachts announced that they will Christen their two recent deliveries of M/Y ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM with the exterior design by Geoff van Aller and M/Y LADY FLORENCE at the exclusive Showboats International Rendezvous located on Fisher Island, FL. this November.

(September 21, 2005, Monaco) - Andreas Liveras of Liveras Yachts, Nicholas Edmiston of Edmiston and Company, Alex Braden of Yachting Partners International, Peter Croke of Merle Wood and Associates, Michael White of Cavendish White were all on the docks the first day of 15th Annual Monaco Yacht Show. Andreas Liveras of Liveras Yachts with Carmen Gonzalez and Robyn Forma of International Yacht Vacations & Charters Magazine, the first day of 15th Annual Monaco Yacht Show. Liveras is holding the current issue of YV&C, which has an exclusive article on P/Y Annaliesse.

Today we are seeing yachts well over 300 feet. We are seeing the market expand enormously. Yes, we'll see some very, very big yachts. There are some under construction at the moment. But I think there will still be a huge market for yachts between 150 to 180 feet. You can get into harbors like St. Tropez and Porto Fino. You can enjoy being part of yachting. I think when you get very, very big; there is a danger that you become a little more remote from the world of the sea.

Much time of SMMTA has gone into the exploration of the best way to best make use of the funds to expose the youth of St. Maarten to careers in the marine trades. One of the first requirements is to develop a relationship with the sea and that has led to the St. Maarten Sea Scouts which is open to anyone from the age of 11-20 years. The Sea Scout program has world wide membership and support, a system of marine related project modules and achievement objectives and an established local base.

John Dane III, President and CEO stated, 'With the purchase of this second facility, our capacity has more than doubled and will enable us to meet the demands of our customers to reduce the delivery time as well as increase capacity. Our New Orleans yard will be the center of an expanded Repair & Refit focus while still remaining very much a part of the new build process and enabling us to provide an all round better service for our clients.'

Live from the annual Fraser Yachts Captain Competition Award Dinner here at the 15th anniversary of the Monaco Yacht Show, featuring some of the world's largest super- and megayachts, YV&C - as always the first - brings you the same-day results fresh from the awards dinner ceremony itself.

YV&C is the first and only media company in Monaco Yacht Show's 15 year history to bring a multiple medium live coverage of this year's show through its live reports, breaking news stories, by the authors of its YachtBlogs.com -- the world's first and only branded yacht blog community, and through YachtChartersMagazine.TV -- the world's first and only revolutionary streaming yacht charter television.

Ever since Larry Ellison agreed last week to an unusual settlement to end the 'derivative lawsuits' against him resulting from insider trading allegations dating back to 2001, a settlement which will cost $122.5M, the megayachting world has been abuzz with speculation as who could afford to buy Rising Sun from him and maybe help defray some of that expense.

Churchill Yacht Partners announced that Rikki Davis Yacht Charters has joined the CYP marine group. Rikki Davis will bring 20 years of amazing success as one of the top Mega Yacht charter brokers in the world and knows the yacht charter industry from every aspect. Although she specializes in the large motoryacht market, she also offers luxurious sailing yachts. Her varied clientele hails from all corners of the globe and includes executives of corporations, entertainment celebrities and royalty.

Chartering a yacht this summer in Croatia? The Official Newsletter of the Croatian National Tourist Office gives you some insight into what's happening this summer including the 56th Dubrovnik Summer Festival, the 45th Musical Events in St. Donat, the Motovun Film Festival and more.

International Yacht Vacations & Charters Magazine reported the 2005 summer season availability of two charter yachts, S/Y Schatz and Kallisto. Both yachts will be available for charter in the Eastern Med during the summer.

Among large format photos are those depicting details of SeaDreams well-known Its Yachting not Cruising experience--pampering personal service, award-winning cuisine, indoor and outdoor dining and bars, the highly-regarded Thai Spa and Fitness Center, water sports Marina, swimming pool, all-ocean view accommodations, Main Salon, Library, Casino, Piano Bar and Boutique. There are also colorful schematic, deck-by-deck renditions of SeaDream I and II to orient the viewer, as well as a page for Terms and Conditions of sailing with SeaDream.

International Yacht Vacations & Charters Magazine Television (www. YachtChartersMagazine.TV) , recently interviewed Dirk Johnson of Churchill Yacht Partners during the 23rd Annual Newport Spring Charter Yacht Show. A relatively young company, Churchill Yacht Partners entered into the charter and yacht management markets with agrresive international goals for superior customer satisfaction and quality service.

The Sacks Group Yachting Professionals is proud to announce that almost a dozen of their fleet is heading to the New England area to charter for the 2005 Summer Season. Our vessels will be doing all those fun filled, family oriented cruises to watch for whales, sightseeing in historic New England and visiting the quaint shopping districts throughout the area. There are museums to see, aquariums to visit, antiques to purchase and the most scrumptious seafood to sample & including the world famous New England clambakes. Sounds like fun? The following motor yachts will be in the area and available for charter

Orient-Express Hotels is delighted to announce the reopening of Hotel Caruso in Ravello, on Italy's Amalfi coast, following a US$30m restoration program. This restoration began in 1999 when Orient-Express acquired the property and its land. The hotel joins the company's stable of chic, upmarket hotels in Italy's most elegant destinations, which include Hotel Splendido in Portofino, the Villa San Michele in Florence and Hotel Cipriani in Venice.

Talon Air, the leading on-demand luxury air charter company will unveil their brand new state-of-the-art hanger tomorrow 5 - 9 PM at Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY. The ribbon-cutting and unveiling will be held in the new 40,000 square foot hanger surrounded by their fleet of luxury aircraft.

The 23rd Annual Newport Spring Charter Yacht Show took place this week at the Newport Shipyard, Newport, Rhode Island. This year, more than 30 charter yachts and more than 100 charter brokers, press, and industry professionals participated at this annual event. On Wednesday, Newport Charter Yacht Seminar presented speakers such as Brian Piers of Homeland Security and Customs, Robert Peck of MARSH Insurance, Rupert Conner of Luxury Yacht Group, and Kurt Bosshardt on Contract topics.

The build-up to the second annual St. Maarten Charter Yacht Exhibition (SCYE) is underway and indications are that there will be significantly more yachts and yacht brokers taking part this year.

Vernicos Yachts organized for the 3rd year the Cyclades Blue Cup, exclusively for Beneteau yachts, from May 7th to 14th, 2005.

The Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association organized and produced yet another successful International Yacht Charter Meeting in 2005. The jade waters of Genoa, Italy were graced with some of the most luxurious yachts available for charter, including some new launches just out of the shipyard and a 6-year refit of a 1920's steam ship that would leave you speechless. Take a look at YV&C's famous photo coverage of the event, the yachts, the parties and more.

The Antigua Charter Yacht Meeting wishes to congratulate the organizers of the 17th Annual ICYM for hosting an extremely well organized and productive show. There were noticeable improvements over the previous year, which benefited everyone attending. Well done!

(May 16, 2005) - SeaDream Yacht Club, operator of the twin, ultra-luxury mega-yachts SeaDream I and II---each with its own incomparable spa---is offering a SeaDream Spa Special for both men and women on select Caribbean and transatlantic sailings this fall.