Bob Greenwood
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Suzuki renews focus on high-power segment
The new 200hp four-cylinder outboard from Suzuki Marine takes the company into new territory
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‘Pay off Norwegian dealer group debts or face repossession’, boat owners told
Johs Lunde Marine customers face bank demands after Norwegian dealer became the subject of bankruptcy court proceedings at the end of January
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Yard insight | San Lorenzo, Italy: Rising star
The village of San Lorenzo celebrates the festival of ‘the falling stars’ every August. superyacht builder sanlorenzo’s star is, however, very much on the rise
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Products | Sector spotlight: Safety and security - Piracy focuses yacht safety concerns
Recent captures of cruising yachts by Somali pirates have heightened awareness of risks involved in boating — of which piracy is just one. We look at how marine safety and security companies are working to protect yacht owners from danger — be it from malevolent intent, simple mishap or misjudgement
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Yard visit | Mulder Shipyard: Building high-quality classics
Mulder Shipyard custom-builds production motoryachts to superyacht standards, finding a niche that has kept it busy at a time when others have had less work
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Products | Sector spotlight: Yacht coatings A - Z
An A-Z of the world’s key yacht paint manufacturers and what we can expect from them in 2010-11
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Products | Sector spotlight: Yacht coatings - Ahead of the game
Above and below the waterline, yacht paint manufacturers are keeping ahead of a growing volume of environmental regulation
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Yard visit | Nimbus Swedish Motorcruisers: Clean lines
As Scandinavia’s largest volume builder, Nimbus also claims to be Europe’s cleanest — with its main plant producing virtually no emissions
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Yard visit | Hanse Yachts: Broad brand production
Germany’s HanseYachts, the world’s third largest sailboat builder, continues to widen its scope while reducing costs
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Marketplace | Onboard lighting: Light fantastic
In the race for leadership of the onboard lighting market there’s one new technology that has rapidly forged ahead. And now a new technical advance looks set to give LEDs a further major boost
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Marketplace | Engines: Pod squad leads lacklustre market
As boatbuilders start slowly to ramp up production, pod propulsion is spearheading marine engine manufacturers’ struggle to revive sluggish OEM sales
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Yard visit | Latitude 46: Modern Classics - Traditional values
Strong classical design and quality craftsmanship is helping Latitude 46 weather the economic storm better than many
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BUSINESS REPORT | UK: Equipment suppliers
Market conditions are challenging for both foreign and homegrown brands, but advances have been made by some companies
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BUSINESS REPORT | UK: Motor and sailing Boats
Its motoryachts may be known around the world, but the UK’s sailing and RIB brands are also solid performers
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BUSINESS REPORT | UK: Tide starts to flow
There are signs that after more than a year of deep recession the tide may now be turning for the UK economy — and not least for the boating market
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Marketplace | Spars and standing rigging: Carbon craving
Composites, and particularly carbon composites, have radically changed yacht mast production over the past two decades. But with rigging the rate of change to composites has been revolutionary. It has happened in just eight years
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Interview | Dino Piccolo: Nanni Diesel / Hybrid Drive
Franco-Italian marine engine producer Nanni Diesel has become the latest company to launch into the hybrid sector
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Marketplace | Watermakers: Squeezing every drop
Competition among manufacturers of desalinators continues to mount as they strive to refine the production of potable water by reverse osmosis, to make ever more of this precious commodity with greater efficiency and less energy Including A-Z company profiles
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Business strategies | Vetus: Venturing into new waters
In a new phase of business expansion, managing director Marcel Borsboom is now steering Vetus, long one of the world’s strongest mid-market boat equipment brands, into the superyacht sector
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Marketplace | Onboard power: Energy craving
When it comes to the power needed to drive the burgeoning array of electrical systems and equipment aboard boats, there’s little doubt what owners want: lots more of it. But it has to be cleaner, quieter and easier to install and use. We look at how manufacturers are rising to ...