Categoria: News
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Ferretti Group goes greener, as the Ancona site is given a trigeneration plant
The nautical sector must think green. Ferretti Group has built a plant for the production of combined cooling, heat and power: realized by Samso, is able to reduce electricity consumption by up to 79%. Ferretti Group‘s investments in the Ancona shipyard continue. The site is dedicated to the larger yachts for some of the Group’s…
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This year the Beneteau’s Barracuda Tour evolves into B-Tour
After 7 years as Barracuda Tour, the successful event by Beneteau changes into B-Tour, Saltwater Fishing and Motorboating Festival. It’s been a cool event for gamers and anglers indeed. The Barracuda Tour, a fishing competition (and much more) organized by the French Boatyard Beneteau, has brought thrill and fun to boaters and their families for…
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Majesty Yachts 140 and 100 are at the 2020 Miami Yacht Show after Ft. Lauderdale’s success
At Fort Lauderdale Show last November Majesty 140 was even named Best Of Show by NBC Sports. Now she’s debuting in Miami, along with the sibling Majesty 100. The company is part of the Gulf Craft Group, the largest shipyard in the Middle East. Their vertically integrated build method enable Majesty Yachts to provide quality,…
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Evo Yachts returns to the USA with a black Evo R4 WA
The new partnership with DKR Marine takes the Italian brand back to USA, starting with an Evo R4 at the Miami Boat Show from February 13 to 20. Evo Yachts are on their way to Florida. The Italian boatbuilder has signed a deal with DKR Marine LLC, a Company based in Miami, which will handle…
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Developed with Raceix, Beneteau BoatingOS aims to be a game changer
BoatingOS is a new operating system which will power the next generation of chart-plotters. Raceix has created it in association with Beneteau, their global development partner. The statement about the new Raceix / Beneteau BoatingOS is quite bold: “A game-changing experience for everyone on board, built on the world’s best marine guidance platform”. For sure,…
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Tullio Abbate, powerboating champion and boatbuilder, dies at 76 for Covid-19
He dedicated his whole life to speed in boating, both in competitions and in boat building. His yard carries his name, Tullio Abbate, and his fast boats have been appreciated by champions such as Gilles Villeneuve and Ayrton Senna. Abbate, 76, had been hospitalized in Milan for a few days and on thursday 9 April…
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Volvo Penta electric driver interface is developed with aid of more than 100 customers
Within their Glass Cockpit, Volvo Penta are developing an electric driver interface to ease the shift into electric boating. It’s designed to make the electric boating experience as easy as possible. Volvo Penta is definitly spot on when talking of (at least) two topics: easy boating and electric propulsion. Combining the two topics takes them…
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RepowerE, the electric way of boating is now on tour
It’s been introduced in Genoa last year, but only static. Now RepowerE starts a tour on the water, to convince skeptics about its potential. From Liguria to Lake Garda, from Lake Varese to Trieste: the RepowerE tour has started in May and will finish in October. The Swiss company has decided that there’s only one…
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Solaris Power 48 Open is the European Boat of the Year 2020
After the debut at Cannes Yachting Festival, Solaris Power 48 Open moved to Boot Düsseldorf, where it was awarded the 2020 European Boat of the Year prize. Solaris Power 48 Open has been designed by the same team who also developed the previous model 55 Lobster: Giuseppe Giuliani, Norberto Ferretti and Brunello Acampora. After just…
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Custom Line closes the 2019 with record achievements
Custom Line,brand of Ferretti Group specialized in mid-size yachts, closes the year with 14 launches, while two Navetta 33s have been sold in December. Less than one month ago Custom Line won a prize for social media excellence, due to the quality of their online communication. Now, at the end of the year, the shipyard…