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Silver Arrows of the Sea
Silver Arrows Marine, a new company based in London, unveiled a new design of vessel yesterday, inspired and designed by engineers with Mercedes-Benz Style as well as naval architects and marine engineers. The project is under construction and is expected to launch in 2013. The 14m boat took six years to design and promises to be “completely different” than other luxury boat, according to the launch announcement. “A luxury car on the water,” Chairman Ron Gibbs said. The vessel has its genes in the Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows cars of the 1930s. Some of the people involved include Martin Francis, the architect who designed the hull of M/Y A and whose technique was used to build the glass pyramid at the Louvre in Paris; Tommaso Spadolini, who designed the first yacht to run at more than 70 knots; and Gorden Wagener, who is vice president of design with Mercedes-Benz.
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Sun & Moon Sunset: 19:27 Moonrise: 14:33; 49% illuminated Moonset: Three minutes past midnight Sunrise tomorrow: 07:19
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Today: Sunny, cool; high 25; 62% humidity Tonight: Passing clouds; low 18; 81% humidity Tomorrow AM: Mostly sunny, warming to 22
ATTRACTIVE: The crew on M/Y Larisa kept yesterday sailing along with smiles and laughter on the aft deck. More crew photos on pages 2 and 4. PHOTO/LUCY REED
Schools add training options By Lucy Chabot Reed Several maritime training schools have introduced new programs during the Monaco show. Here are a few: l The 70-year-old Warsash Maritime Academy near London has teamed up with Southampton Solent University to create Warsash Superyacht Academy, a concentrated effort to consolidate its existing yacht training and expand it with additional courses and instructors. The academy has seven bridge simulators, an engine room simulator and a 20-acre lake for ship-handling exercises. (www. warsashsuperyachtacademy.com) “We’re bringing all the facilities and knowledge that we have for merchant training to the yachting sector,” said Lars Lippuner, business development
manager with the superyacht side of Warsash academy. “We’ve always delivered yacht training. Now we’re filling the gaps.” l The Maritime Training Academy has created a new distance-learning diploma in superyacht new builds, launching Oct. 1. The 10-module course covers everything from project management and contract law to change orders and sea trials. The course takes a minimum of 12 months and includes an exam. (www.mpigroup.co.uk). l This year, JPMA (John Percival Marine Associates) in the UK celebrates its 15th anniversary and has recently taken over an adjacent building, giving it nine training rooms. The new space will be used primarily for STCW95 Basic
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