All articles by Dag Pike – Page 2

  • Absolute in Numbers
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    Absolute on expansion trail as award-winning production methods bear fruit

    2019-09-19T08:48:00Z

    Italian builder registers 18% year-on-year growth and spotlights significance of its ISS manufacturing system that picked up a Boat Builder Award in 2018

  • TORNADO RIBS NEW FACILITY
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    Danish RIB manufacturer expands

    2019-08-28T08:18:00Z

    Tornado RIBs’ move into new premises to boost capacity and eco credentials

  • waveflyer-electric-hydrofoil-jetski-4
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    Australian start-up unveils electric hydrofoil PWC

    2019-08-19T14:57:00Z

    Electro.Aero, an Australian start-up based in Perth, has developed what it claims is the world’s first electric hydrofoil personal watercraft – the WaveFlyer.

  • SCHAEFER 58 HELM
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    Brazilian builder launches new joystick-controlled yacht

    2019-07-23T10:57:00Z

    One of Brazil’s biggest boatbuilders has introduced a new flybridge cruiser that it describes as the world’s first leisure boat without a steering wheel.

  • Norway boat pic
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    Norway aims for zero fatality leisure boating

    2019-07-19T09:39:00Z

    The Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Torbjørn Røe has initiated an action plan to reduce the number of serious accidents relating to the use of recreational craft.

  • The Domani E32 is one of three boats nominated for a Boat of the Year Award at HISWA
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    Domani E32 to launch at 2019 HISWA show

    2019-07-17T11:05:00Z

    The Domani E32, one of the most advanced sports boat designs on the market, is scheduled to launch at the 2019 HISWA In-Water Boat Show in early September.

  • Figaro Race
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    Boat Builder Awards 2019: Foilers on the innovation radar

    2019-07-17T11:01:00Z

    Last year it was a dynamic new deck layout by Galeon that picked up the Innovative On-Board Design Solution award sponsored by Fusion. As foilers enter the mainstream, will the technology make them a front runner in this year’s Awards?

  • Reintjes
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    German gearbox manufacturer forms UK subsidiary

    2019-07-10T09:14:00Z

    The management of Reintjes GmbH and Reintjes Benelux BVBA, the two main entities of German gearbox manufacturer Reintjes, have announced a change of status for their business in the UK.

  • Nordhavn 41
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    PAE expands Nordhavn fleet

    2019-07-04T09:54:00Z

    Pacific Asian Enterprises (PAE), renowned for its range of ocean-going motoryachts, has announced a new addition to the fleet, the Nordhavn 41. The yacht is the smallest vessel in the range and has been developed as a replacement for the previous Nordhavn 40, which was retired last year.

  • DMS Holland
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    DMS Holland relocates

    2019-07-01T10:00:00Z

    Dynamic Marine Systems (DMS Holland) has moved to a new facility near the city of Den Bosch that is better suited to its current and future needs.

  • News

    Humphree to introduce range of larger fin stabilisers

    2019-06-24T12:21:00Z

    New, easy-to-install fins can also be programmed to operate in conjunction with the Humphree interceptors

  • The Dynamiq G330 is a full-aluminium explorer vessel with an extra-wide beam of 8.5m
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    Dynamiq unveils first explorer yacht

    2019-06-04T09:03:00Z

    Monaco-based superyacht builder Dynamiq has revealed details of the first yacht in its new Global series. The Global 330 is the first in a brand-new series of explorer vessels aimed at the long-range cruising market.

  • The Baltic 130 superyacht My Song
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    Superyacht My Song falls from cargo ship

    2019-05-28T15:06:00Z

    It is reported that the 40m sailing superyacht My Song was lost overboard from a cargo ship in the Mediterranean on Saturday night during a storm. The general cargo ship Brattingsborg was transporting the yacht when the incident happened in the Balearic Sea, north of Majorca. The ship was on ...

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    New CEO at Turquoise Yachts

    2019-05-14T10:13:00Z

    Turkish superyacht builder Turquoise Yachts has been undergoing changes and expansion as part of its strategic plan to increase production and its share of the market as a world-class builder of superyachts. As part of this strategy, Turquoise has constituted a new board of directors and beefed up its management ...

  • VICTORIA KEYS RECLAMATION
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    Reclamation project set to impact boating businesses and SY berthing in Gibraltar

    2019-05-03T09:49:00Z

    Marine businesses will have to be relocated following green light for reclamation of Gibraltar dockyard area

  • Grey Hawk 38 side view
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    Sunseeker's new Hawk 38 expected to undergo sea trials this week

    2019-03-13T09:22:00Z

    Prototype for the Hawk 38 under construction at the FB Design facility just north of Milan

  • News

    Safe Boats signs deal with Saudi firm

    2019-02-27T12:29:00Z

    Safe Boats International in the US has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabian company Al Blagha Industrial to create a partnership that will ensure Safe Boats’ vessels in the region receive the support and maintenance required for maximum mission effectiveness. The agreement also paves the way for Al Blagha to ...

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    US firms in hydrofoil joint venture

    2019-02-01T16:49:00Z

    Two US companies have joined forces to develop advanced hydrofoil craft. Bieker Boats has years of experience designing fast foil-born boats, including work on the foils for the America’s Cup boats, while Glosten has worked on the design of passenger vessels for public and private clients over the past 50 ...

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    Humphree reports strong success in Italy

    2019-01-29T09:30:00Z

    Humphree, the Swedish pioneer developer of the interceptors that have replaced trim tabs in so many applications, has reported that they are now supplying product to most of Italy’s major yacht-builders.

  • The steel-built Steeler NG 63 S can reach speeds of up to 13kt
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    Dutch builder targets US market

    2019-01-28T09:39:00Z

    Dutch builder Steeler Yachts, fresh from picking up a Powerboat of the Year award at boot Düsseldorf, has announced that they will be opening an office in the US on February 1.