Indian Empress docks in at Monaco - It's F1 GP Time !

India's very own Super-Yacht - the Indian Empress has just docked into the Monaco Harbor yesterday. With Vijay Mallya owning the Force India F1 Team this year around - the Empress's entry into the harbor at this time was very much expected.



MONACO GRAND PRIX

The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world alongside the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans (with which it forms the Triple Crown of Motorsport). The history, spectacle and glamour result in the race being considered "the jewel of the Formula One crown".

The Circuit de Monaco consists of the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine, which includes the famous harbour. It is unique in having been held on the same circuit every time it has been run over such a long period — only the Italian Grand Prix, which has been held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza every year except 1980 and 1921, has a similarly lengthy and close relationship with a single circuit.

FORCE INDIA FORMULA ONE TEAM

Force India F1 represents increased Indian participation within Formula One, with Delhi set to host the first ever Indian Grand Prix in 2010.[2] The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile confirmed the change in name from Spyker to Force India on 24th October 2007.


VJM-01, the first Force India Formula 1 car, was launched with a white, gold and tungsten colored livery at the Gateway of India, in Mumbai, India, on February 7th 2008. The car was named after the Kingfisher Baron.

INDIAN EMPRESS

Built by Oceanco, and earlier known as the Al Mirqab, by its previous owner, the superyacht is currently berthed amongst the best of yachts in the Monaco Harbor.


With people coming in from all over the world to catch up with the F1 livery, surely it must be the most glamorous time of the year for the Indian Empress. Hope she proves to be a lucky mascot and we have a podium finish in a Grand Prix which has a reputation for surprising results.

Wishing ALL THE BEST to our Indian F1 team...
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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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Best Beautiful Yacht Videos - Part I : Monaco's Yachts

We at Giira Yachts are so amazed with the enormous amount of quality content at times for a particular topic, that we like to start a series of information on these topics.

One such series that we start with this post is the 'Best Yacht Videos' in which we display some of the best videos that we have carefully picked and chosen from thousands.


And where else would you get the Best Videos of the Best Yachts other than the World's Best Yacht-Spot - MONACO !

MONACO BOAT SHOW



Held in September last year, the Monaco Boat Show was the undisputed 'King' of all the Boat Shows, thanks to its yachting fraternity consisting of the worlds best celebrities and casinos and of course - the beautiful yachts.

In this video, we get to see the entire Monaco Harbor - right from the edge of the sea and till the end towards the land mass of Monaco - where F1 cars pass by at their blistering pace during one of the best and longest road-going F1 race - the Monaco Grand Prix.

In terms of yachts, we get to a view of the Atlantis II in the start of the video and what appears as the Roman Abramovich-owned Pelorus. The video continues to show a glimpse of many other yachts and highlights the Monaco Classic Week and its casinos.

Monaco stands up to its name of the being the hottest yacthing destination year-on-year thanks to its every increasing infrastructure, and in the background of some parts of this video we see the related ongoing constrution.

We recently put a post about marinas and their coming along in India and after seeing the pristine marinas of Monaco and how they add a handsome touch of class to the landscape, we are just waiting to see them sooner here.
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