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YV&C News Desk New Private Flight Options by Executive Jet Management for Yacht Charter Clients By YV&C News Desk Executive Jet Management (EJM) added three aircraft to its charter fleet in December 2005. Executive Jet Management now manages 100 aircraft in over 60 locations throughout the country to meet the growing demand for retail charter. A Challenger 604 is based at Boeing Field (BFI) in Sea Feb. 2, 2006 10:30 AM

YV&C News Desk Yacht Charter Company Sunsail Earns "Outstanding" Award By YV&C News Desk The American Sailing Association, the venerable 20-year-old leader in U.S. sailing education, knows a thing or two about sail instruction - it's the largest network of sailing schools in the U.S. In a recently conducted poll of students who received ASA certification, Sunsail's BVI Sai Jan. 30, 2006 03:15 PM

YV&C News Desk Noted Historian and Creator Of Caribbean Yacht Charter Industry Dies at Age 81 By YV&C News Desk Antigua Sun reported this morning: 'Noted historian and founder of the St. John's and Dockyard Museums Desmond Nicholson, 81, died yesterday morning at the Adelin Medical Centre after a prolonged illness. Nicholson is survived by his wife Lisa. Archeologist Dr. Reginald Murphy describe Jan. 25, 2006 06:15 PM

YV&C News Desk Day Two Of Swan 45 Gold Cup 2006 Goombay Smash Retains Her Lead By YV&C News Desk On day two of racing at the Swan 45 Gold Cup 2006, Goombay Smash (William Douglass, USA) is emerging as the Swan 45 to beat. After taking first and second place respectively in the day?s two windward-leeward races, Douglass stands at the top of the leaderboard, with DSK Comifin (Danilo Jan. 17, 2006 06:30 PM

YV&C News Desk Yacht Management Firm Nigel Burgess Becomes "Superyacht Magazine" Publisher By YV&C News Desk YV&C News Desk recently received a press release from the British yacht management firm Nigel Burgess. As the global competition grows in the superyacht management and brokerage business and pretty much all superyacht brokers around the world calling the same yacht owners, this managem Jan. 16, 2006 01:45 PM

YV&C News Desk Charter Yacht STARFIRE Announces Mediterranean Summer Schedule By YV&C News Desk Yacht STARFIRE is 178' in length (54M). She has a beam of 31.5' and a draft of 11.5'. She was built in Italy by the Benetti boatyard. STARFIRE is 757 tons and has a fuel capacity of 35,000 gallons (140,000 liters). Her maximum speed is 15 knots and she cruises at 12 knots. She has a st Jan. 15, 2006 04:30 PM

YV&C News Desk Swan 45 Gold Cup Race Starts at Acura Key West By YV&C News Desk A host of well known sailors, amateurs and legends including Francesco Bruni, Chris Law and GBR America's Cup sailor Andy Beadsworth will all be racing on board the Swan 45s for the nine race series. America's Cup veteran Tony Rey will be calling tactics onboard Yasha (Japan) and Gabri Jan. 15, 2006 03:45 PM

YV&C News Desk You Should Avoid Crackpot Boat Owners When Chartering a Yacht By YV&C News Desk We had some crazy email communication this week with a charter boat owner, through his broker, which we copied below and promised this crackpot boat owner (as per his request) that we would actually feature him and his boat in YV&C. What you are reading here is this feature story. Woul Jan. 12, 2006 11:45 PM

YV&C News Desk From Boardroom to Boredom To Boats By PR Newswire After a long and distinguished career up the corporate ladder, Richard Wesson found retirement not to his liking. Specifically, it was boring and lacked the challenges of the everyday corporate world. To overcome the boredom factor, Richard and his wife, Marlene, decided they needed a Jan. 4, 2006 02:00 PM

YV&C News Desk Nautor's Swan Opens New Yacht Charter Office In Newport, Rhode Island By YV&C News Desk Nautor's Swan, the 40-year-old Finnish builder of the world's finest sailboats, has announced the opening of a new Charter Office within the company's U.S. headquarters in Newport, R.I. The office will represent a portfolio of Swans from across the U.S. and Caribbean, as well as manage Jan. 4, 2006 01:45 PM

YV&C News Desk International Superyacht Society Events To Take Place During Miami International Boat Show By YV&C News Desk The much heralded International Superyacht Society Awards for Design and Leadership remains the only awards program of its kind in the large yacht industry. A panel of judges each a leader in his respective area of expertise?selects winning yachts from those nominated by the Society's Dec. 23, 2005 02:00 PM

YV&C News Desk The Sacks Group Took Top Honors At St. Maarten Charter Yacht Exhibition By YV&C News Desk In the Moet & Chandon Concours des Chefs Competition at the St. Maarten Charter Yacht Exhibition held December 5 - 8, 2005 motoryachts HARMONY, 115 Crescent and TOUCH, 120 Custom both with The Sacks Group Yachting Professionals, took top honors, first and second respectively. Captain J Dec. 23, 2005 11:15 AM

YV&C News Desk YCO Yacht Charter Management Company Closes Two Significant Sales By YV&C News Desk Pioneering yacht management and consultancy company YCO has had a busy summer with two new sales, and will soon be moving to new and larger premises overlooking Monaco harbor. YCO announced the sale of 47m Royal Huisman sailing yacht Hyperion. Following lengthy negotiations conducted b Dec. 22, 2005 10:00 PM

YV&C News Desk Merrill-Stevens Acquires Yacht Brokerage and Yacht Charter Firm Koch, Newton & Partners By YV&C News Desk Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Co. announced its intent to acquire the international yacht brokerage firm Koch, Newton & Partners (KN&P). The two companies have reached an agreement and expect to complete the acquisition in late December 2005 or early January 2006. Merrill-Stevens? acquisiti Dec. 22, 2005 02:15 PM

YV&C News Desk Monocle Yachts Introduces Fractional Yacht Ownership Alternative to Yacht Charters By YV&C News Desk Monocle Yachts message is simple. 'Continue to enjoy the ease of chartering while receiving the benefits of ownership. By removing the unpleasant responsibilities and the high cost of individual yacht ownership, you have it all. Pride of Ownership, building equity, salaried crew (no ti Dec. 20, 2005 07:45 PM

YV&C News Desk M/S Panagiota A New Yacht in Yacht Charter Fleets For Greek and Turkish Destinations By YV&C News Desk M/S PANAGIOTA, a family-owned yacht built in Greece entered into charter markets for charter to sail 3/7/10/14 day cruise itineraries to Ionian Isles, Cyclades Isles, Dodecanese Isles, Sporades Isles, Crete, Euboea-Sporades, Argosaronic Gulf - Peloponeses, Turkish port and all other Gr Dec. 15, 2005 12:15 PM

YV&C News Desk Will Perini Navi's New Launch SY Rosehearty Be Available in Yacht Charter Fleets? By YV&C News Desk The year closes for Perini Navi with the launching of its new 56m SY Rosehearty, the third 56m-aluminium ketch created by Perini Navi, a leading builder in the design and construction of luxury sailing yachts. Sister ship to SY Burrasca and SY Santa Maria, Rosehearty represents the ult Dec. 14, 2005 01:00 PM

YV&C News Desk Antigua Charter Yacht Meeting 2005 Photo Album By YV&C News Desk Antigua Charter Yacht Meeting 2005 Photo Album is updated daily during the show. YV&C - International Yacht Vacations & Charters Magazine'sCarmen Gonzalez (left) and Robyn Forma (right) with YachtCharter sMagazine.TV's Andrea Boden attending the show (below). Dec. 9, 2005 12:00 PM

YV&C News Desk 44th Annual Antigua Charter Yacht Meeting Opens Through December 12 By YV&C News Desk The 44th Annual Antigua Charter Yacht Meeting opened with 111 yachts attending. This year was the show's most popular year ever since its inception 44 years ago. Several European yacht management companies which did not participate at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show due to h Dec. 8, 2005 01:00 PM

Caribbean 44th Antigua Charter Yacht Show Directory 100% Better Than St. Maarten! By YV&C News Desk I placed two show directories on my table to review them as the brokers started walking into the docks. My unofficial poll shows 30 out of 30 brokers this morning said the Antigua Charter Yacht Show Directory was hands down much better than the St. Maarten Show Directory and the St. Ma Dec. 8, 2005 09:45 AM

Mediterranean Ischia & Sorrento By Yvonne Yorke The Gulf of Naples has captivated sailors throughout the centuries with its crystalline blue waters of the Mediterranean, the majestic sweep of the grand bay with Vesuvius looming in the distance, and the picturesque towns along the Sorrentine peninsula and the Amalfi Coast. Lying just Dec. 7, 2005 10:00 AM

Caribbean Second Annual St. Maarten Charter Yacht Exhibition Opens With Welcome Reception By YV&C News Desk The second annual St. Maarten Charter Yacht Exhibiton - SCYE opened with a welcome reception. This year the following charter agents and management firms participated at this annual event. YV&C International Yacht Vacations & Charters Magazine is a media sponsor of the show. The follow Dec. 6, 2005 07:00 PM

YV&C News Desk St. Maarten Charter Yacht Exhibition 2005 Photo Album By YV&C News Desk St. Maarten Charter Yacht Exhibition 2005 Photo Album is updated daily during the show. Enjoy YV&C's live photo coverage and stay tuned for exclusive interviews from St. Maarten broadcast live on YachtChartersMagazine.TV Dec. 6, 2005 04:15 PM

MegaYachts CRN Shipyard's New Construction 60-Meter Megayacht May Be Available for Charter By YV&C News Desk Built in a record five months' time, the new production shed in the CRN shipyard has been holding construction number 120 for a number of days now: this 60-meter mega-yacht, whose launching is scheduled for 2006, is one of the largest vessels ever built in the more than forty-year hist Dec. 6, 2005 02:00 PM

Mediterranean S/Y MUSTANG Ready For Summer 2006 Yacht Charter Season After Major Refit By YV&C News Desk The well known and popular S/Y MUSTANG has undergone a major refit and will be available for charter in the Mediterranean during the summer of 2006. The refit included: new mast and standing rigging, new engine, complete paint job, new dinghy (and engine) new autopilot as well as compl Dec. 6, 2005 01:45 PM

YV&C News Desk 237 Foot RM Elegant on Display at St. Maarten Charter Yacht Exhibition By YV&C News Desk The largest motoryacht at the St. Maarten charter yacht exhibit was RM Elegant. The 237-ft (72m) yacht entered the charter fleets in June 2005, with already more than six charters under her belt. RM Elegant, a Greek charter yacht, is owned and operated by WEM Lines. The ship has 15 lux Dec. 6, 2005 12:30 PM

YV&C News Desk St. Maarten and Antigua Charter Yacht Shows If American Airlines Can Take Us There! By Yeshim Deniz American Airlines representatives behind the counter have been talking about us in Spanish for the past 30 minutes, I finally could not stand any longer and told them what they were doing was not only rude but also no professional, in my fluent Puerto Rican Spanish accent. We don't kno Dec. 4, 2005 05:00 PM

From The Publisher YV&C Editorial: Megayachts, Sharks, and Blue Marble By Jeremy Geelan Did you know that in November, Great White Sharks congregate in the waters around the Farallon Islands, a protected national marine sanctuary located 26 miles outside of San Francisco Bay? Or that Makauba marble from Brazil is blue? Or that the average cost of the vessels on Forbes.com Dec. 1, 2005 01:45 PM

YV&C News Desk Six New Yachts Join The Sacks Group Yacht Charter Fleet By YV&C News Desk The new yachts in the Sacks Group Fleet inlcude M/Y Independence 2, a 106' Broward which accommodates 8 Guests in 4 Staterooms. Her charter rate is $36,000 per week, plus expenses. Captain Matt Braisted and his crew of 3 will be chartering in New England for the Summer, 2005 and in Flo Dec. 1, 2005 08:45 AM

YV&C News Desk The Replica of First America's Cup Winner "Schooner America" To Be Auctioned By YV&C News Desk '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. Nov. 29, 2005 04:45 PM

YV&C News Desk St Tropez Lures Regatta Set For One Last Time By Paula Farquharson 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 t Nov. 11, 2005 05:30 PM

YV&C News Desk Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show - Cancel or Not Cancel, That's the Question! By YV&C News Desk 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 Nov. 1, 2005 11:00 AM

YV&C News Desk Camper & Nicholsons Announced Charter Yacht Availability in the Caribbean By YV&C News Desk 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. Oct. 29, 2005 03:00 PM

YV&C News Desk Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show Update By YV&C News Desk 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 Availa Oct. 28, 2005 05:45 PM

YV&C News Desk Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show Back On November 3-6 By YV&C News Desk 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 s Oct. 28, 2005 12:30 PM

YV&C News Desk Superyacht Society Cancels Its Awards Gala By YV&C News Desk 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 S Oct. 25, 2005 02:00 PM

YV&C News Desk SeaDream Yacht Club Twin Superyachts For Charter Receive Top Ratings By YV&C News Desk 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. Oct. 24, 2005 05:15 PM

YV&C News Desk Hurricane Wilma Update: Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show May Be Postponed to Spring 2006 By YV&C News Desk 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 wi Oct. 24, 2005 11:30 AM

YV&C News Desk Hurricane Wilma: Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Postponed By 2 Days By YV&C News Desk 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. Oct. 23, 2005 03:15 PM

YV&C News Desk Trinity Yachts To Christen Superyachts "Zoom Zoom Zoom" and "Lady Florence" in Fisher Island, FL By YV&C News Desk 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. Oct. 21, 2005 10:15 AM

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