RANGE ROVER - A Yacht Tender!?!

Monaco Yacht Show 08, which raises its curtain today, has lots to offer when it comes to fine luxury! You will get to see all sizes of high end luxury yachts and different makes such as Ferretti, Azimut, Benetti, Princess etc on display. And to add a spark to the Yacht Show, the visitors will get to see a sketch of megayacht-inspired versions of the Range Rover sport-utility vehicle.


So if you are buying a $60 Million 270ft luxury mega-yacht at the Monaco Yacht Show this month the next thing you probably would want is a Range Rover to go with it. So if that's the case consider yourself lucky! Edmiston the global yacht brokerage and sales company have come up with a program to have yacht designers create megayacht-inspired versions of the Range Rover sport-utility vehicle. The Range Rovers are pimped up to go with the multi million $ yachts.


Andrew Winch, Martin Francis, Terence Disdale, Ken Freivokh, Dickie Bannenberg, Tim Heywood and Redman Whitely Dixon are the Seven leading yacht designers who submitted their designs. The sketches will be on display at the Monaco Yacht Show and a winner will be chosen tomorrow, 25th of September. Customers can order an actual model, for a mere €200,000 to €800,000, or nearly $300,000 to $1.2 million! If that sounds expensive, Edmiston comments that its nothing when compared to a typical mega-yacht tender.


Amongst the design submitted, the design by Disdale and Bannenberg are the most interesting ones. Mr. Disdale created a convertible to become what he calls the “St. Tropez Al Fresco tender”. The luggage compartment is tucked beneath a teak cover and has large white waterproof seats.


The Bannenberg model has an entire rear deck, complete with a sun tent, custom-molded chaise lounge and champagne holders! Its unbelievable that a Range Rover can be modified to such an extent. Lets wait and see which designer is crowned as the winner for the ultimate Range Rover Tender! Read more...

Monaco Yacht Show 2008 : Get Ready for the Hercules of the Boat Shows...

The 18th Monaco Yacht Show is all about BIG !

It's meant exclusively for superyachts over 25 metres in length...it's held at a port called Port Hercules...and to top it all it has nothing smaller than a whole city to sponsor it - Abu Dhabi !


MYS annually attracts a private clientele of the world's super rich from over 40 countries, held under the high patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco. If you're anywhere near Monaco, it's visit you won't want to miss - from September 24-27.
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18TH EXTRAVAGANZA

Eighteen years after its inception - since the wealthy residents and the yachting fraternity of Monaco felt it would be better to have a boat show for the rest of the world to follow - the Monaco Yacht Show sets the ball rolling for boat shows across the world, even now.


The Monaco Yacht Show brings together professionals from the international luxury yachting sector; ship-builders and designers, equipment suppliers, brokers and service providers. The MYS is renowned throughout the sector for being the show that must not be missed in the luxury yachting sector because it is the only yacht show exclusively devoted to super-yachts of at least 25 meters in length.

SOME NUMBERS...

1) 95 yachts from 82 to 300 feet and 25 tenders

2) 500 exhibitors

3) 28,000 visitors expected

4) Net stand area: 9,000 sq. mts.; on quay exhibition area: 14,000 sq. mts.

5) The yachts exhibited measure form 82 to 295 feet

6) 53% of the yachts are bigger than 40 meters

WHAT'S AT THE SHOW...

Visitors to the stand will be offered a personal presentation of drive’s modelling and visualisation processes tailored to the superyacht sector. Drive has proven that 20 years’ expertise and methodologies from automotive design, can be successfully implemented in the marine industry, as illustrated by their work on projects for such companies as Ken Freivohk, Redman Whiteley Dixon and Sunseeker.


Recent expansion means that drive’s design service for the marine industry now spans 2D concepts to physical models. A further addition to facilities is a new workshop area with the latest Dimension 1200 3D printer for rapid prototype ABS models. Clients can view a physical model of their superyacht during the digital development stages, giving them a real advantage when assessing designs, be they full size detail parts or scale models of superyachts.

H.S.H. PRINCE ALBERT II ON THE 18TH MONACO YACHT SHOW

Year after year, the Monaco Yacht Show has become the premier rendezvous for all players in luxury yachting.


The 18 th Monaco Yacht Show will mark another step forward with figures in constant progression: presence of nearly 100 yachts up to 90 meters long, above 500 leading companies participating and 28,000 visitors expected.

The Monaco Yacht Show is not just a prestige international event; it is also a team that is strongly committed to causes dear to the Principality.

Concerned with environmental protection, for the fourth year in a row this event will compensate its carbon dioxide emissions thanks to the “Carbon Neutral” programme.

Moreover, the Monaco yacht Show supports research to seek therapy for children with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, donating half its receipt to the Monegasque Dystrophy Association.

I would like to congratulate the organizers Luc Pettavino and his entire team who, through their ambition, determination and competence have made this Show a reference in worldwide yachting.

...AND WHY ABU DHABI?

So why exactly is Abu Dhabi sponsoring the Monaco show? - because Abu Dhabi wants to build its own superyacht credentials ahead of next year's debut of the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show (ADYS). So it almost seems as though Abu Dhabi is in competition with its sister city Dubai.


...and maybe it is - Abu Dhabi has 700 kilometres of coastline and 200 natural islands, and it is also undergoing substantial urban, inland and coastal development to transform it into an international tourism destination.

The ADYS - if you are a boat show junkie, will be held 12 - 14 March next year at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), one of the world's most modern show venues, and in its 2.4 kilometre marina.

Click here to know more on how the 18th Monaco Yacht Show is already sold-out...
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ALL SOLD OUT ! - The 18th Monaco Yacht Show is a HIT before it Happens

Something akin to what was happening in the Indian Stock Markets a while back, has happened in the Monaco Yacht Industry. Just as IPOs are over-subscribed 100s of times before the a scrip is on the equity market; the 18th Monaco Yacht Show has been sold out before it has happened.


From the 24th to the 27th of September 2008, the companies of the luxury yachting sector will return to Port Hercules for the 18th Monaco Yacht Show.

'THE' YACHT SHOW

If there was a boat show that could take the claim of being THE boat show that represents yachting trends of the world, it would be the Monaco Yacht Show.

18 years into its inception - since the wealthy residents and the yachting fraternity of Monaco felt it would be better to have a boat show for the rest of the world to follow - the Monaco Yacht Show sets the ball rolling for boat shows across the world even now.

Just last month we saw the Dubai International Boat Show '08 that set a record sales of $200 million worth of transactions happening over the 5 days, the Monaco Yacht Show coming up in September goes one step ahead by making sure everything is sold out before they can be displayed on the stands.

INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

International luxury yachting industry professionals are not mistaken in positioning the MYS as the super yacht show which attracts a global high-end professional and private clientele: 500 exhibitors and 28,000 participants are expected for 2008.


The MYS accurately reflects the evolution of this sector: in 2007, the show presented an exceptional fleet of 97 super yachts up to 90 meters, with a record average length of 42 meters and 40 world première launches. Plus, some fifty yachts anchored in the Monaco bay. The 2008 edition promises to be just as exceptional!

SUPER-SPECIAL PARTICIPATION

With an expanding market in recent years, participating in the show has become a must for industry leaders and therefore so has the demand for berths.


What makes it special is that this show is one that commands the participation of the worlds largest super-yachts and concepts - there are more super- and mega-yachts here than smaller boats displayed in most international events such as these.

A BOON TO SOCIETY

The MYS has supported the Monegasque Association against Muscular Dystrophy since 2001 through the organization of exceptional charity projects. On September 20th, 2007, for example, the charity auction Only Watch raised 2.7 million Euros. Each year, the show also donates 50% of its entrance fee earnings. Since 2005, the Monaco Yacht Show has earned the Carbon Neutral label by paying an eco-tax to finance global environmental protection projects in association with Camper & Nicholsons.

The Mumbai International Boat Show should follow the examples set across by various boat shows in terms of vision and volume in order to make the yachting industry here a landmark industry.
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