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YACHTSTYLE ISSUE TWENTY-THREE SPRING

LOGBOOK 024 NEWS Volvo Ocean Race, 1010 G4 Match Racing and Superyacht Awards

034 REGATTAS 4 Peaks, Boracay, HKRNVR, and San Fernando Race.

038 BOAT SHOWS China International, Korea International, and Singapore Yacht Show

042 PARTIES Tommy Bahama, and Singapore Boat Show Gala Dinner 048 PEOPLE Gavin Brady, Alice Huisman, and Ed Dubois

FEATURES 088 PRINCESS A visit to ‘Ocean Royalty’ with a tour of the Princess shipyard.

070 EYE CANDY The goodies on offer, for sale or charter, at the Singapore Yacht Show.

062 AMERICA’S CUP A look at the last leg of the America’s Cup World Series.

082 EXTREME 40S Extreme sailing in Singapore where Yachtstyle goes for a ride.

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ON BOARD 104 CUSTOM LINE Ferretti deliver their largest-ever superyacht to Sanya, China.

110 ZYCRAFT ZETA 54 Unmanned Surface Vehicle transformed into manned ‘Stealth Craft’.

112 NEW BOATS Azimut 54, Beneteau Oceanis 55, and Hanse 495 to name a few

STYLE 132 WATER SPAS Relaxing in watery style, and being pampered what’s not to like?

138 WINE AUCTION S Continuing advice on collecting wine - this time at auction.

142 MUSCLE WATCHES Men’s favourite solid timepieces from Basel 2013

145 COSTLY FADS Floating reefs help strip our seas of tuna and the ocean suffers.

146 LAST SHOT 16.5m bath toy bobs up in Victoria Harbour and creates a splash.

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S SUZY RAYMENT Ready to be the 6th man (or woman!)

ABOVE CLOCKWISE: The Extreme 40 Alinghi team; Sunset at the Singapore Superyacht Show; Scott Glen Sydney and Justin Wong from the Singapore entry Team Aberdeen Asset Management Asia; Yachtstyle’s offerings to Tin Hau

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pring is a time to spring is the time to honour Tin Hau, the benevolent goddess who is the protector of all things to do with the sea. Hundreds of temples dedicated to her line the coastlines of Asia. Yachtstyle’s local Tin Hau temple is only a stone’s throw from the office, and so we dutifully presented the Goddess with a vase of flowers (peonies no less) and some oranges.

Someone from the village had already taken her a chocolate cake so I think she will be in good spirits for the coming year.

There is however a huge sadness in the sailing community over the tragic death of Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson, the young Olympic medalist who died when the AC 72 he was sailing imploded, trapping him under the boat. There will be an enquiry and we await to hear the results, but the America’s Cup racing programme will continue and the Louis Vuitton Cup to select the challenger is set for July and will be raced in San Francisco Bay. The smaller AC45s had their last regatta in their World Series and it was Oracle who came out on top. Read about the action on the water. (Page 62).

This issue of Yachtstyle is full of multihull sailing. There is a feature story on the Extreme 40s sailing in Singapore (page 82) and the record-breaking run from Sydney to Hobart by Sean Langman and the crew of Team Australia. (Page 96). To balance all this high-powered action, the Gallery pages this issue are a tribute to classic yachts. These images from the 2012 Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge Series bring back the romance of sailing, and we look forward to covering more on this year’s Challenge.

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On a completely different tack we have a different sort of ‘eye candy’ for boating types, with a review of the superyachts that lined the pontoons in Oneo 15 Marina, for the Singapore Yacht Show (Page 38). The largest yacht on display in the show was “I Dynasty” but there were several other multimillion-dollar yachts available for viewing by the right people. This however was only one aspect of the show and there were plenty more yachts in the more affordable range on show and there was a wide selection of top brand names to choose from. (Page 70).

Talking of brand names, it is always interesting to learn the

history and get to know the product and facilities behind the brand name. Yachtstyle was a guest of Princess shipyards, and the visit to the shipyard opened my eyes to the heritage and depth of commitment that Princess offers its boat owners. Based in the historic maritime town of Plymouth, the company, which employs just fewer than 2,500 people, has been building yachts from 40ft to 40m and does almost everything in-house. Read more about this company in British Royality. (Page 88).

Other interesting stories in this issue focus on the people at the top end of the boating world. Yachtstyle talks to Ed Dubois who has designed more performance sailing yachts and superyachts, than he has had hot dinners and to Alice Huisman who took over the running of the family shipyard and has continued to build award-winning boats. (Page 60).

Our Onboard section looks at the launch of the Ferretti Custom Line 112’ Next that has just been delivered to its new owner in Sanya, Hainan. This superb superyacht is the largest yacht built by Ferretti to be sold into China, but we are sure it will not be the last! The rest of the Onboard section is a virtual catalogue of the ‘New Boats’ that can now be seen out and about on the waters in Asia and there are plenty to choose from, both power and sail. (Page 112).

On the luxury side, Yachtstyle experiences some of the most luxury water spas experiences available (Page 128) and looks at the benefits of wine auctions for the avid collector. Watches that pull no punches complete this section and the magazine ends with the most popular visitor to the Hong Kong Harbour in recent times, the very large and very yellow Rubber Duck.

Looking forward to summer, and to seeing you out on the water!

PS: Thanks to the Alinghi Extreme 40 team for having me on

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PURE GOLD Among classic yachts the racing is keen and close, but executed with the sort of style that only comes with age and pedigree.

Every summer the various events of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge are a showcase of maritime glory presented in wood, varnish, brass and red neckerchiefs.

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TRIPLE CROWN One classic yacht, good; three classic yachts, better. In September each year some of the finest classic yachts in the world gather at Cannes for the Régates Royales. The racing is as fierce as at any ‘modern’ regatta, but every boat wins - or should win - a prize for sheer elegance.

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OUT ON A LIMB Old fashion monohull sailing in classic yachts shows that a foredeck hand’s job has never been easy. The Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge in Imperia sees the ‘Grand Dames’ of yesteryear flounce around the harbour in great style, creating beautiful images in the process.

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OUT OF THE SUN Classic sailing provides a sharp contrast to the multihull antics of the currently edition of the America’s Cup. The new wing sails of the America’s Cup yachts may be impressive but these classic sails create an infinitely more beautiful backdrop.

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Volvo Ocean Race returns to Sanya

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erenity Marina will be one of the host ports during the next Volvo Ocean Race. The announcement means sailing’s premier round-the-world race will be visiting China for the third edition in succession. Sanya, a tourism capital in Hainan province boasting year-round sunshine, will be the fourth of 10 Host Ports along the route and as in the 11th edition in 2011-12, the stopover will come

between Abu Dhabi and Auckland.

Sanya made a striking debut as a Host Port in the 2011-12 Race, with hundreds of thousands of visitors getting their first taste of the Race amid the tropical conditions of the island.

“In many ways Sanya proved to be the best kept secret in sailing,” said Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad. “The firstrate facilities, the perfect sailing conditions

and the warmth of the people added up to an eye-opening and massively successful stop and I’m looking forward to an even better experience in 2014-15.”

China has become a fixture on the Race calendar after a stop in Qingdao in 2008-09 and Sanya in 2011-12.

“With two successful stops in China now behind us, it’s hard to imagine a route without it,” Frostad said. “China is very important to everyone involved in this event. We were given an exceptional welcome by Sanya in the last edition, with the stopover providing a unique take on the Race, and it’s gratifying to know we will be back to build on our legacy.”

Dong Yongquan, Deputy General Secretary of Sanya Municipal Government and Sanya Stopover Race Manager is delighted to welcome the race to Sanya once more: “We are very pleased that Sanya continues to be the venue for the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in China. Sanya has proved to be an ideal sailing capital and one of the most popular sailing cities in the country.

Over the next two years we will integrate resources to ensure the race preparations run smoothly.

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aving impressed VIPs across the Far East during her pioneering tour of the region in 2012, Feadship has now put the 45-metre Helix up for sale. As this superb motoryacht heads for the coming season in the Med, Feadship has reduced the asking price to 29.8 million Euro, an impressive offer for a yacht that has won a number of major prizes, including the World Superyacht Award.

From the moment of her launch Feadship had special plans for the 45-metre Helix. The world’s leading luxury motoryacht builder knew that she would be ideal to showcase the Feadship lifestyle to new and potential clients across the Far East.

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important event in our promotion of Sanya as an international tourist destination with a strong cultural legacy.”

Hua Bin, President of Serenity Sanya Marina Ltd added: “It shows great recognition and trust by the Volvo Ocean Race to choose Serenity Sanya Marina as the race village for the Sanya Stopover.

We will continue to work hard to improve the facility, service and management. Our goal is to raise the awareness of Sanya and Serenity Sanya Marina through this global race. We are very pleased to welcome our friends from around the globe to enjoy this international sailing festival with us.”

The 12th edition of an event that began in 1973 will take the teams from the Race’s home in Alicante, Spain to Recife on the north east coast of Brazil. From there, the boats will head into the Southern Ocean on their way to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and along a now familiar path to Sanya in China, Auckland in New Zealand and around Cape Horn to Itajaí in the south of Brazil.

The next stop will be Newport, Rhode Island before a transatlantic crossing to Lisbon. The Race will finish in Gothenburg, Sweden.

China, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand. She also participated in several Chinese boat shows, which resulted in the first sale of a new-build custom superyacht by a Western yard to a client from the Chinese mainland.

“Helix also made history by being the first superyacht to be allowed to sail up the Pearl River in China,” says Feadship Director Jan-Bart Verkuyl, who was on board the vessel for all the main events attended by Helix on her tour.

“She also showed her chartering credentials during several stunning trips into remote areas of Indonesia. Guests loved the fact that all the staterooms are located on the main deck, offering superlative views. Maintained in as-new condition, Helix represents phenomenal value at the current asking price.”

“New owners looking to charter Helix can rely on the experience and expertise of the Feadship charter division should they so wish,” adds Feadship marketing manager Francis Vermeer.

“More importantly perhaps, this is a unique opportunity to take possession of a pristine Feadship and enjoy the 2013 season in style.

Helix is perfect for an owner looking to finally fulfil a lifetime ambition - to step up to the finest quality money can buy and discover why so many people testify that Feadship is the world’s number one brand.”

The dates have been set for the 2014 Phuket International Boat Show (PIMEX), and it will be held from 9 to 12 January 2014 at the Royal Phuket Marina.

After two years of holding the event in March, PIMEX returns to its previous timing of January. “Following feedback from the 10th anniversary show earlier this year, we have decided to return to the popular January slot,” said Andy Dowden, Show Director.

“The unseasonable heat during this year’s show was one of the factors for moving the date back to January, and the show’s opening times are planned to be adjusted to carry through to the evening.”

PIMEX plays a central role in Thailand and Asia’s marine industry as a meeting place and a sales and marketing platform for marine leisure businesses. The show continues to generate sales and through a global marketing campaign raises awareness of Phuket, Thailand and beyond to an audience worldwide.

The gateway to marine leisure and boating in the region, the Andaman Triangle, consisting of Phang Nga and Krabi with Phuket at its centre, is often referred to as the Monaco of the East and has become the playground of the wealthy.

The annual marine and lifestyle event, which is an integral part of Phuket’s calendar and a key event on the Asian boat show circuit, will benefit from the many international visitors and villa owners spending the Christmas and New Year holidays on the Island.

“The January period is peak season in Phuket, and it is a time when luxury villa owners are often in residence, enjoying the Christmas and New Year holidays,” commented Dowden, adding “PIMEX will showcase the unique luxury and marine lifestyle that Phuket Island has to offer to an international audience of High Net Worth Individuals.”

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talian Shipyard Wider Yachts have confirmed the sale of the first hull of the Wider 150’. Camper & Nicholsons are proud to be associated with this innovative project that promises to shape the future of yachting. Tilli Antonelli and his team have worked closely with Camper & Nicholsons brokers to gain insight into the needs and requirements of yacht buyers in 2013, assisting in the marketing and development of the process. At each stage of this unique concept, ideas and plans were adapted to meet the needs of yacht buyers through cutting-edge design and technology, evolving and improving her whilst still retaining the core values.

Proven technology used in commercial shipping has been utilised and integrated in a revolutionary way into the world of luxury yachting through the use of diesel electric propulsion.

The machinery for diesel electric propulsion on a yacht of this kind can be located forward in the bow area, so that the vessel does not have an engine room in the traditional manner. This frees up a significant amount of space aft, allowing for a 33’ tender to be housed inside. When the tender is launched, the space converts to a luxurious spa area and swimming pool.

Diesel electric propulsion also allows for great range. With a 4,250 mile range at 13 knots and fully 7,100 miles at 11 knots the Wider 150’ still has the flexibility to reach 19 knots if the need or desire arises. As the project developed it was decided that the Wider 150’ should be built in aluminium, that the beam should be increased to 8.2m, and that the vessel should become “Wider” not just at the transom but also by adding openings to the master stateroom and the sky lounge. The end result is both unique and visually stunning.

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2013 World Yacht Racing Forum Now in its 6th year, the World Yacht Racing Forum (WYRF) will return to Gothenburg, Sweden on 10-11 December 2013.

Supported by host partners, Brandspot, the World Yacht Racing Forum will address the major challenges in the yacht racing world and will gather the key players from yacht racing event organisers, teams, sponsors, agencies and sailors to help shape the future of the yacht racing industry.

“We are delighted to be returning to Gothenburg and to have Brandspot and The Bosphorus Cup supporting the WYRF this year. Gothenburg is hosting some fantastic sailing events over the next few months and years and it is wonderful to be holding the Forum in a city with such passion for yacht racing”, commented James Gradwell, Event Director for the World Yacht Racing Forum.

Speakers include: Peter Bayer, current CEO of Open Sports Management and former CEO Innsbruck Youth Olympic Games; Knut Frostad, CEO Volvo Ocean Race; Mark Turner, Executive Chairman OC Sport; Guillaume Verdier, Designer; Guillaume Henry, Director General Vendee Globe and many more.

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fter three days and 76 matches, the 2013 1O1O 4G Match Racing International Regatta came to an end in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour with young Kiwi skipper, William Tiller, declared the winner.

The first match of the day featured an upset, with Laurence Mead beating David Gilmour, however in Flight 20, Robertson and Williams had a fairly subdued start, and it was Williams who rounded the windward mark in the lead, only for Robertson to overtake him on the downwind leg. Robertson held the lead until close to the finish, when a less-than-slick gybe allowed Williams to get ahead. Robertson looked to have lost it, until the final seconds when he caught a puff and surged forward to cross the line only an inch ahead of Williams.

Flight 22 featured Williams v Tiller, which would decide 2nd and 3rd places in the round robin, together with Gilmour v Robertson. While Tiller turned in a fine performance to give Williams his second loss of the competition, against the run of form, Gilmour bested Robertson, but it wasn’t enough to offset the 0.5 penalty he had picked up for a collision on the first day and Maximillian Soh clinched the fourth spot in the semi-finals, along with Robertson, Tiller and Williams.

The first flight of the semifinals produced some of the most visually exciting match racing seen all weekend. Williams went through around 20 gybes trying to force Tiller into an error and give him a second penalty, which he would have to take on the spot. While the tactic was unsuccessful, Tiller was still carrying a penalty and it finished 1-0 to Williams. Soh finished comfortably ahead of Robertson on the water in their first flight.

In the second flight of the semis, Williams picked up a penalty for port/ starboard, which he cleared at the first windward rounding, but close to the end of the second downwind leg, Tiller put in the better gybe and picked up a puff to cross the line inches ahead of his rival. Robertson built up a comfortable lead over Soh from the start of their match, and finished a couple of boat lengths ahead to make it 1-1.

In the first decider, Williams had the better start, but Tiller caught him on the first downwind leg and managed to stay ahead to win by five boat lengths. In the second decider, Soh picked up a penalty in the start sequence and never recovered, with Robertson finishing over half a leg ahead of the Singaporean.

In the first flight of the Petit Final, with the breeze holding well at 4.5 to 6kts, Williams was in control from the start and finished 5 lengths ahead of Soh. In the all-Kiwi Final, Tiller edged ahead of Robertson on the first downwind leg, and managed to stay in control for the rest of the race.

With impeccable timing, RO Inge Strompf-Jepsen shoe-horned the last match of the day into the schedule, just before the wind died to 2kts. In the Petit Final, Williams finished a boat length ahead of Soh to finish third, and William Tiller recorded his second straight win over former skipper Phil Robertson to place his name on the silverware.

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EANRICHARD proudly congratulates Franck Cammas (left, above) on the great honour of being named Sailor of the Year by the French Sailing Federation.

Cammas, whose victories are true sailing feats, is the living embodiment of daring, courage and joie de vivre. It is this life philosophy that first linked him to the watchmaker in 2011, and which will now be carried through the extension of their partnership, over the next three years.

Bruno Grande, COO of JEANRICHARD, presented Franck with his Aquascope “Victory Watch” – a unique timepiece whose dial is made of the mainsail from his winning boat in the Volvo Ocean Race 2012. Setting sail for new adventures! Franck and JEANRICHARD will now set off together for the prestigious waters of the America’s Cup!

Nautor’s Swan is proud to present the new Swan 80RS. The ultimate cruising yacht, this sophisticated, high performance Swan exquisitely crafted in Finland, has a sleek raised saloon, and completes the already established and successful 80 foot range.

Designed by German Frers, the Swan 80RS is the ideal choice for those with a passion for long distance cruising in style. With knowledge gained from close to half a century of design and build experience, Nautor’s Swan has incorporated state of the art materials into the technology of the Swan 80RS. Above deck, the Swan 80RS offers a well thought-out sheltered cockpit, which enhances the safety aspects of the yacht especially under challenging offshore conditions and provides plenty of natural light for the spacious interior. The aft cockpit is designed around the needs of the helmsman, with plenty of room to manoeuvre.

A sunbathing area is located on the bridge between the aft cockpit and guest cockpit. This progressive deck layout has been developed based on the experience gained from this Swan’s successful predecessor the Swan 82, which has been further optimized for long distance cruising.

Down below, the stylish central living area provides the perfect place for entertaining or relaxing; the main saloon is open and inviting, with an additional lounge area on the port side. The Swan 80RS has four comfortable cabins making it ideal for cruising with family and friends.

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2013 World Superyacht Awards

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of the superyacht industry, news broadcaster Natasha Kaplinsky presented the prized silver Neptune awards to the owners of the finest sail and motor yachts delivered in 2012.

Seventeen coveted Neptunes and three Judges’ Commendation prizes, custom made for the occasion by Baccarat, were awarded to the winners on the night, and Asia featured in the awards with Adastra receiving the Judges

commendation for Most Innovative Displacement Motor Yacht below 500GT. The groundbreaking trihulled super yacht Adastra was launched by McConaghy Boats in April 2012. Shortly after launching and commissioning, Adastra left Hong Kong for an extended cruise throughout Southeast Asia where her owners have been enjoying some of the best cruising Asia has to offer.

Being a finalist for this award is indeed a great honour, and congratulations must go to the owners of Adastra for having the vision and conviction to embark on such a project, the Naval Architects John and Orion Shuttleworth, Interior designer Jepsen Designs, and of course the team of craftsmen from McConaghy Boats Zhuhai China who brought this vision to reality.

MOTOR YACHT AWARDS

DISPLACEMENT MOTOR YACHT OF 500GT to 1,299GT (approximately 50m – 59m)

MOTOR YACHT OF THE YEAR Winner: Loretta Anne

Winner: Smeralda

TWO DECK SEMI-DISPLACEMENT OR PLANING MOTOR YACHTS Winner: Only Now Judges’ Commendation for Performance and Design: Koji RAISED PILOTHOUSE SEMI-DISPLACEMENT OR PLANING MOTOR YACHTS Winner: Loretta Anne THREE DECK SEMI-DISPLACEMENT OR PLANING MOTOR YACHTS Winner: Imperial Princess DISPLACEMENT MOTOR YACHT OF BELOW 500GT (approximately 30m – 49m) Winner: Lady Petra Judges’ Commendation for Most Innovative Design: Adastra

DISPLACEMENT MOTOR YACHT OF 1,300GT AND ABOVE (approximately 60m+) Winner: Mogambo

SAILING YACHT AWARDS SAILING YACHT OF THE YEAR Winner: Pumula SAILING YACHT IN 30M TO 39M SIZE RANGE Winner: Pumula Judges’ Commendation: Simba Judges’ Special Award for Performance Winner: Hamilton Judges’ Special Award for Catamarans:Quintessential SAILING YACHT IN 39M+ SIZE RANGE Winner: Rainbow

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Yacht Solutions PROTEST! and Ital Thai Marine

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his joint venture brings together Thailand’s largest and most established shipbuilding company with Thailand’s most reputable and experienced superyacht refit company. Yacht Solutions at Ital Thai Marine is being set up in response to the demand for more superyacht refit and repair facilities in the Asian region from both owners of superyachts based in Asia and those travelling from Europe and America. Located near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River in Samut Prakam and easy to navigate in from the sea - Ital Thai Marine provides the perfect site. This deep water facility was needed by Yacht Solutions to cater for larger refit and build projects as well as shorter emergency and maintenance projects.

Its location, being in the vibrant city of Bangkok and only 45 minutes from Bangkok international airport (the transiting hub of Southeast Asia) is ideal because it is extremely appealing to owners, captains and crew due to the vast range of crew facilities close to hand.

Yacht Solutions at Ital Thai Marine is a 112,000 square metre facility offering full ship building and repair capabilities plus a bonded warehouse and in-house design office. Yacht Solutions at Ital Thai Marine is ISO 9001:2000 rated and boasts a lifting capacity up to 95 metres and 3,500 tonnes. It has access to two 115 metre dry docks, 300 metre alongside berthing, a floating dock up to 160 metres and 5000 tonnes lift capacity, making this the largest superyacht repair facility in Southeast Asia.

Gareth Twist, managing director of Yacht Solutions commented, “we have been in the marine refit and repair business in Thailand for over 10 years and we have been looking for a deep water facility for the last 2 years. We are very excited to be at Ital Thai Marine as this is the perfect site for us. Yacht Solutions at Ital Thai Marine expands our superyacht capabilities for hauling-out and opens up a great yard option for any resident yachts and superyachts passing through the Gulf of Thailand. This facility is accessible to all of Southeast Asia being less than 800 miles from Singapore. We are very excited with this partnership as it offers a natural progression for our business”.

The superyacht industry in Asia is growing and recent trends show that there has been a year on year increase in the number of superyachts either in the region or transiting through the region. Yacht Solutions at Ital Thai Marine is very keen to attract those yachts to this new facility in Thailand for planned or emergency refits, repairs or conversion work.

Wirat Chanasit, managing director of Ital Thai Marine said “we are delighted to now offer a superyacht division at Ital Thai Marine shipyard. As Southeast Asia’s leading superyacht refit company, Yacht Solutions brings a highly skilled superyacht management team.

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ver 60 people from an alliance of interests in pleasure boating, including the Southern District Ship Builders Association, Designing Hong Kong, Hong Kong Marine Industry Association, owners and crew of vessels, and management and staff of marine operators, petitioned the Secretary for Transport and Housing to address the serious shortage of safe moorings in Hong Kong.

The marine industry called on the Government to address the shortfall of safe moorings for the increasing number of boats used for tourism, pleasure, recreation and sports. They also urged for an extension of the deadline for termination of non-compliant moorings in Aberdeen until safe alternative mooring areas have been made available.

At the end of 2012, 7,920 pleasure vessels and 4,103 transportation, fishing and outdoor open sampans – or over 12,023 vessels used for tourism, leisure, recreation, line fishing and water sports had been licensed by the Marine Department. However, only 2,280 moorings in private marinas and 950 private moorings, or 3,230 safe moorings have been made available in Hong Kong.

Taking account of an estimated 800 dry berths (storage facilities on land) offered by marinas and private operators, there is a shortfall of close to 8,000 safe berths. This has resulted in subletting of moorings at high prices, and makes it impossible for people – except for the super rich - to enjoy Hong Kong’s magnificent shore lines and beautiful waters.

The shortfall of sheltered moorings hurts the image of Hong Kong and limits job opportunities in crewing for boats, ship repairs and marine related industries at a time when the fishing industry is seeking alternative jobs to compensate for the trawling ban.

The systemic shortfall has also resulted in oversized vessels moored on undersized moorings. This was aggravated in 2009 when vessels were moved to Aberdeen to make way for construction works in Causeway Bay. Recent enforcement action by the Marine Department against non-compliant moorings in Aberdeen would force boats from their safe moorings at the start of the typhoon season.

Obituary: Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson MBE We wish to mark the tragic death of Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson in San Francisco. Andrew, a British double Olympic gold medallist, was one of the 11 man crew aboard Artemis Racing’s AC72 catamaran which capsized during training on San Francisco Bay ahead of this summer’s America’s Cup. No other crew were harmed.

Simpson, however, was trapped underneath the boat and despite attempts to revive him, by doctors afloat and subsequently ashore, his life was lost. “The entire Artemis Racing team is devastated by what happened,” said CEO Paul Cayard.

“Our heartfelt condolences are with Andrew’s wife and family.”

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MOUNT GAY RUM 2013 NEPTUNE REGATTA TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY GUY NOWELL

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ast year’s Mount Gay Rum Neptune Regatta moved away from its inaugural slot over Chinese New Year, and suffered a drop in numbers as a result. There’s an awful lot packed into the Asian regatta calendar at this time of year and not everyone can fit it all in. Holding a weeklong event over a long public holiday seems to be a good idea – this year’s Neptune numbers were up – well up.

21 sailing yachts, four motor cruisers, plus the race support vessels set out from Nongsa Point Marina on the north coast of Batam for the 70nm race down the Pengelap Strait and through a picturesque scatter of islands to a finish line at Pulau Sikeling, aka Neptune Island, and via a stopover, raft-up, dinner and socials at Pulau Karas Besar for the Cruising fleet.

A day of windward-leeward racing at Pulau Sikeling followed while the racers waited for the cruisers to arrive, and then the signature occasion of the event, the Garmin Race to Zero, – an 8-mile straight line sprint to a finish at the equator (ie 0deg 0min 0 sec) where crews ‘paused’ racing to welcome first-time line-crossers (Slimy Pollywogs) to the court of King Neptune. The second, return, leg of the race, back to P. Sikeling, was abandoned due to lack of wind.

After a lay day and a visit to the local fishing village at Pulau Blanding, it was time to reverse the operation, returning everyone to Nongsa Marina in time for a bang-up prizegiving party beside (and, eventually, in) the Marina swimming pool.

‘The Neptune’ is as much an adventure as a regatta. The roots of the event lie in a desire to ‘do something different’, a strong dose of imagination, some meticulous planning on the back of a cigarette packet and a flat refusal to take ‘no’ for an answer. Race boats 70nm through the Riau Archipelago to a finish line on the Equator? And then accommodate the fleet for four days in tents on an uninhabited island with no water, no sanitation, no power and no supermarket? And then race them all back again? Ridiculous! Impossible!

Wrong. Three regattas later, and with the chorus of nay-sayers properly mute in the corner, the Mount Gay Rum Neptune Regatta has proved to be a huge success all round. One of the powerboat owners (who joined in the inaugural 2011 Neptune Regatta) told us, “sailors enjoys lots of social occasions – they are called regattas. Powerboaters don’t get to enjoy events like that, and tend to be a bit solitary. The Neptune Regatta is a great opportunity for all sorts of boaters to get together.” And we know that the sailors make the engine-driven people very welcome, especially when they can be persuaded to help a little by carrying ice and such like down to Neptune Island!

David Ross’s KukuKERchu successfully defended her IRC Racing title, and Alice Lim’s The Dash topped the podium in the Multihull Racing class - with adventurous tv presenter Angela Kan on board. Minx (Matt Lutter) was Cruising champion, and Baby Tonga (Anthony Hastings) proved that she has plenty of get-up-and-go by winning the Premier Cruising division.

If you feel like a change from the usual round-the-cans inshore regattas and a unique bit of adventure thrown in, then sign up for the Mount Gay Neptune Regatta 2014.

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DID YOU KNOW? The Mount Gay Neptune Regatta is the only regatta in Asia that brings sailors and powerboat owners together for four days of fun on and off the water.

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Four Peaks Race 2013

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by Guy Nowell

DID YOU KNOW? The Top of the Gulf Regatta has more than 250 boats and 500+ sailors of over 30 nationalities competed for class bragging rights.

May - October

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or the past 29 years, teams of sailors and runners have spent a weekend in January scaling four of Hong Kong’s best-known peaks and getting from one to the next by boat.

This is the Four Peaks Race, organised by the Aberdeen Boat Club, and it is one of Hong Kong’s toughest challenges.

“Kayaking, running, sailing. It’s a 24-hour triathlon,” said a visiting competitor based in China, “and a box on my ‘must do’ list that I just had to tick.” Add to that list orienteering and good strategic planning, but runners can (and do) get lost, and boats sail further than necessary.

JUNE

MAY KOH SAMUI REGATTA THAILAND

The 10th Koh Samui regatta will be held from May 30 to June 4, 2013 and is a great

calms, fickle gusts and rain. Getting off a sailing boat and into a kayak off a rocky shore at midnight in January is not easy, but this race, run since 1985, is for everyone who loves something a bit different involving camaraderie, sportsmanship and endurance.

Tristan Stewart’s Wicked collected the prizes for both IRC A and HKPN A divisons, and No One Else was the winner of HKPN B. The ABC has fixed the dates for the next Four Peaks Race as 18-19 January 2014, and is hoping for a bumper turnout on the 30th running of this iconic event.

This year’s peripatetic adventure included Ma On Shan (Sai Kung), Lantau Peak (Lantau), Violet Hill (Repulse Bay) and Mount Stenhouse (Lamma). Crews paddled kayaks and dinghies – no engines allowed − to beaches, jetties and rocky bays.

Runners tackled the peaks and checked in with the Hong Kong Scouts and Sea School students who man the summits.

For this year’s 176 crewmembers (aged 14 to 68), 23 boats and the supporting cast of 77 volunteers, the weather offered everything from beautiful sunshine and brisk breeze to

favourite on the Asia Racing circuit. Its relaxed atmosphere and good parties make this a popular event amongst the big boat sailors. www.samuiregatta.com

JULY

KOREA MATCH CUP

BORNEO INTERNATIONAL

KOREA

YACHTING CHALLENGE

This all-professional event is held at Tando Harbour in Gyeonggi Province. It is purely a match racing event, and part of the World Match Racing Tour circuit.

Top sailors compete in oneon-one races in a round-robin then a knock-out tournament to decide the overall winner and the lesser shares of a US$241,000 prize purse. The regatta is held in conjunction with the Korean International Boat Show which starts on May 30, 2013. www.koreamatchcup.com

BORNEO

The Borneo International Yacht Challenge is a joint effort of three Malaysian states - Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan. The event concludes on July 7 with an inshore race in Kota Kinabalu Bay. The event is a Category 3 and is open to five categories of yachts, namely racing, cruising, sports, classic and ocean multi-hull. www.borneorace.com

CAPE PANWA HOTEL PHUKET RACEWEEK THAILAND

Thailand’s only regatta during the summer “Green Season”, scheduled to take

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Boracay Cup Regatta 2013

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oracay is justly famous for being a top Philippines’ holiday destination – blue skies, fluffy white clouds, long sandy beaches – and it is also a top spot for sailors, windsurfers and kiteboarders.

Wind! 20+ knots, and almost all the time.

A small number of boats from Hong Kong have made the trip to the northeastern corner of the Sulu Sea in recent years, and all have come back with glowing reports. “The best regatta in Asia” has been a recurring theme.

This year the wind was there – so much of it that the local coastguard put an embargo on all water-borne activities

advantage of the monsoon breeze at this time of the year - it usually works, and provides good sailing in great surroundings. The evemt will be held from July 17 to 21. Racing takes place over four consecutive days, and competitors enjoy five nights of magical beachside parties at a

on day two of the regatta – and a tropical depression passing across the south of the archipelago put paid to the blue skies. The Race Committee had to cope with a lack of equipment and support facilities: the mark boat became the Committee Boat, and the media boat was a 135’ coastguard cutter that had trouble following the races.

After three days of racing, Neil Pryde’s HiFi rolled out the winner in front of Ray Ordoveza’s Karakoa, then Jelik, Centennial III and Antipodes in that order. The IRC Cruising division was contested by just two boats and, with five bullets on the board,

world-class resort. www.phuketraceweek.com

regatta in Singapore. www.westerncircuit.com

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

WESTERN CIRCUIT

ABC OPENING REGATTA

SAILING REGATTA,

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SINGAPORE

Traditionally the first event on the Hong Kong sailing calendar. Held on the first or second Sunday in September the regatta is open to boats of all types and sizes, from dinghies up to the largest racers. Short courses for the smaller boats, and a mixture of around-the-buoys and around-the-islands racing

One of Singapore’s premier keelboat regattas, this event is jointly organised

by Raffles Marina and the Singapore Management University (SMU), and takes place over three weekends. There has been a resurgence in popularity and numbers in recent years, and it is shaping up to be the top

Centennial II went home before the end of the last race. There was only one boat in the PY class.

The quality at the top end of the racing fleet was undoubted –– but the real problem was numbers of entries, or lack thereof. The regatta has an excellent ‘feeder’ in the shape of the 150nm Subic Bay-Boracay Race, and offers seriously good sailing conditions, but it’s still a very well-kept secret. One competitor summed it up, saying “This regatta is on a par with any regatta in the Caribbean, and needs to be supported to reach its rightful place on the Asian calendar”.

DID YOU KNOW? Hong Kong to Vietnam Race, Asia’s Longest Category 1 Offshore Race, organised by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, starts Thursday 17 October 2013.

for the big boats, and a grand prizegiving party at ABC's Middle Island venue on the Sunday evening. www.abclubhk.com ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB AUTUMN REGATTA HONG KONG

The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club opens its own sailing season with the Autumn Regatta. The racing is held over a full weekend in September and attracts around 80 keelboats and one-design

classes in 10 divisions. www.rhkyc.org.hk

OCTOBER 24-HOUR DINGHY RACE, HEBE HAVEN YACHT CLUB

HONG KONG

A firm fixture in the Hong Kong sailing calendar, this race raises large sums of money for charity. The event features strong

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Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Memorial Vase

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by Guy Nowell

DID YOU KNOW? The China Cup International Regatta was awared the title of “Asia Best Regatta of the Year” by the Asian Marine and Boating Awards

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nce upon a time amateur sailors played a part in the security of Hong Kong, when the HKRNVR patrolled the waters of the eastern approaches. More than 40 years ago the RNVR presented a race trophy to the RHKYC with the stipulation that the course raced “should take participating yachts into waters patrolled by the HKRNVR.” The Memorial Vase is now contested by a pursuit race which takes the racing fleet out past Lei Yue Mun in accordance with requirements before returning to the harbour and a short-laps course to allow the Race Officer to call the finish as close to

target time as possible.

The 2013 event was contested by no less than 63 boats. An early promise of breeze led RO Gareth Williams to consider a course all the way to Shek O Rock and back, but the breeze softened before the start of racing and a course to TCS4 was called. First boat around the furthest mark was Joe Nelson (Squiffy, Flying 15) closely followed by Simon Pickering (No Name, Flying 15).

The two leaders squeaked back through Lei Yue Mun before lack of breeze and a contrary tide shut the door on the remaining 61 boats. The two 15s kept moving – just – and Squiffy finished at

It is Hong Kong’s premier ‘big boat’ regatta, and consistently attracts the best racing fleet in Hong Kong for the best sailing conditions of the year.

A mixture of buoy racing and islands courses in the waters to the south of Hong Kong island. www.rhkyc.org.hk

Gate Buoy just eight minutes short of the target time.

For everyone else it was a re-start at Shau Kei Wan and a frustratingly slow trip up the harbour. Starting almost at the back of the fleet on account of her handicap, an heroic effort by Ambush sailed them into third place, which also gave them sufficient points to win the Top Dog Trophy of which the HKRNVR race is a part. With the exception of the Around the Island Race, the RHKYC pursuit races attract more entries than any other sailing event in Hong Kong, testifying to the popularity of the format.

speed 670 nm 'downhill slide'. (This event ranks as a qualifier for the Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race). Very possibly the best offshore sailing in Asia. www.rhkyc.org.hk CHINA CUP INTERNATIONAL REGATTA SHENZHEN, CHINA

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entries from youth, schools, and junior crews. www.hhyc.org.hk ST REGIS CHINA COAST REGATTA

HONG KONG

VIETNAM RACE

The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's flagship event of the year, the China Coast Regatta starts on October 12 and is the first part of China Coast Race Week.

HONG KONG

The second part of China Coast Race Week, the Vietnam Race has an enviable reputation as a high

Run out of the Longcheer Yacht Club, in Shenzhen, China. The fleet of 30 one-design Beneteau 40.7s is the big attraction, and now there is also a Soto 27 and Far

East 26 one-design fleet as well.These boats are available for charter and there is also a strong IRC and sportsboat fleet. www.chncup.com

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San Fernando Race 2013

RHKYC / /GUY NOWELL

by Guy Nowell

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he biannual San Fernando Race takes off in almost the same direction as the Rolex China Sea Race, goes across the same patch of water at the same time of year, and winds up in the same country. It’s officially 85nm shorter and has run less editions than the RCSR, so maybe that’s why the San Fernando is the ‘junior’ of the two events.

This year, a 24-strong fleet set off under lowering grey skies and a strong threat of rain. Judes Echauz’s TP52 Standard Insurance Centennial from the Philippines was first out of the harbour and heading for home. After a brief windless patch just beyond Lei Yue Mun,

the fleet hooked into the breeze and headed south towards San Fernando.

“After that, there were no more holes, not even approaching the coast, and we hit a magical top speed of 15.7kts. It was awesome, all the way,” said Jamie McWilliam (Peninsula Signal 8) later.

Indeed, weather for the passage across the China Sea proved to be a great deal better than any of the forecasts had predicted. Geoff Hill’s Antipodes completed the course in 51h 20m 17s to claim both Line and Overall handicap honours, and reported “perfect breeze straight to the finish.” Veteran China Sea racer, Peter Churchouse,

cruisers, multihulls and classics is held along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

The event is scheduled for November 15-23, starts at the Royal Selangor Yacht Club and continues up the coastline taking in some of Malaysia’s most popular sailing destinations. www.rmir.com

NOVEMBER

TOMMY BAHAMA

RAJA MUDA SELANGOR

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outside the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s Kellett Island clubhouse. The Race is open to all Hong Kong sailors and all classes of boat including keelboats, catamarans and dinghies.

In recent years, outrigger canoes and coastal rowing boats have also taken part.

This year’s event is on November 10, 2013. www.rhkyc.org.hk

INTERNATIONAL REGATTA

ISLAND RACE

MONSOON CUP

MALAYSIA - PORT KLANG

HONG KONG

MALAYSIA

This annual island-hopping regatta for racing classes,

This classic race "Around Hong Kong Island" starts

The Monsoon Cup is part of the Alpari World

described the blue water crossing on Moonblue 2 as “the best I have made in 30 years. Absolutely delightful.”

Anthony Root on Red Kite II, having won the last two San Fernando races, may have been a little disappointed not to complete the hat trick, but didn’t let that get in the way of enjoying the race itself. “It was a great sail, a great experience. We’ll be back!”

A great race by all accounts, but San Fernando is not the place that it used to be, and rumours are always abroad that a new destination is on the cards. But then it wouldn’t be the San Fernando Race, would it?

DID YOU KNOW? The Rolex China Sea Race is a 565nm Category 1 Offshore Race is run under the auspices of RORC, and takes competitors from Hong Hong, China to Subic Bay in the Philippines.

Match Racing Tour. Racing takes place in Foundation 36s. This prestigious international regatta was first run in 2005. www.monsooncup.com.my

DECEMBER PHUKET KING’S CUP THAILAND

Over 100 yachts participate in the regatta, with many coming from overseas.

A strong charter fleet makes the event unique in Asia. With the patronage of HM King

Bhumipol Adulyadej, the regatta is organized by the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta Organizing Committee under the auspices of the Royal

Varuna Yacht Club, in conjunction with the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand and the Royal Thai Navy. www.kingscup.com

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16 -21.04.2013 Singapore Yacht Show

DID YOU KNOW? Singapore Yacht Show is a four day event and one of the few boatshows in Asia where guests can go onboard superyachts

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he Singapore Yacht Show’s second year was bigger and better and thus proved it is one of Asia’s more important yachting and boating industry event. This year’s event attracted more than double the number of last year’s exhibitors, including a significantly wider selection of vessels in the 30ft – 80ft category along with a large number of superyachts.

Stars of the show included the ultra modern S/Y Twizzle (57.5m) built

by Royal Huisman, and the opulent M/Y I Dynasty (59.3M) from Benetti.

Other jewels in the crown that were available for viewing were the M/Y Sapphire (50m) built by Trinity Yachts, M/Y Tanvas a 40m Sunseeker, and the Dutch-built classic cutter-rigged sloop Shamoun (33.5m). Chinabased shipyard Kingship Yachts presented their Green Voyager project that represents the state of the art in eco-friendly superyacht design along with their largest launch to date M/Y Star (42m).

Managing Director of Singapore Yacht Events, Andy Treadwell, said the general feedback from those who attended the show was incredibly positive. “Everybody who participated in this year’s event is saying that the number and quality of visitors at this year’s show was far beyond their expectations. They all seem to have had significant leads, and significant sales.

Neil Hornsby, director of Burgess, an international brokerage company, said: “The show was incredibly well-organised and attracted just the right calibre of clientele. As the brokers who were representing Twizzle at this event, we were delighted with the interest in this superyacht, as indeed were the owners of Twizzle.”

Top brand names were well represented at the show and Princess Yachts had an impressive selection of eight yachts for viewing. Simpson Marine who represents Azimut, Lagoon and Beneteau in Asia, had

several models on display, and local Singaporean distributor Hong She Marine who represents Cranchi, Viking Yachts and Riva had the ultra luxurious Riva Venere 75 on show. Malaysian-based yacht dealership Pen Marine introduced the new Italian brand Wider to Asia with its stylish 42ft day boat, and the Dutch brand Moonen offered yacht buyers a very special deal if they brought a superyacht – the choice of an exquisite gem necklace worth S$1.5 million!

The show was not just about yachts, and there was plenty to occupy the crowds, with the internationally sought-after Boujis DJ, Miles Slater, performing each day, and specially-designed cocktails using ‘Jax Coco’ the most chic coconut water in the world, available at the floating Boater’s Bar. Luxury fashion shows featuring resort wear by Skin Resort Fashion and Gnossem completed the lifestyle element, as did Gala Dinner at the W Hotel where the rich and famous of the boating community enjoyed an evening of fine food, wine and entertainment.

The event’s registration provider Go Gorilla recorded more than 8,000 visitors to One°15 Marina Club over the four days of the show – nearly double last year’s ticketed entries - and a record 11,000 people registered online before and during the event. Nigel Beatty of Super Yacht Logistics, who attended both the Asia Pacific Superyacht Conference and Singapore Yacht Show said: “I was blown away by how beneficial it was and I am definitely coming back next year. There is a lot of quality here and that’s what counts.

Treadwell commented that, “One°15 Marina Club in Sentosa Cove is the perfect venue for a regional show. Singapore is the ideal business hub for the future of yachting and boating in Asia, and we are looking forward to an even more spectacular event in 2014.”

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he China International Boat Show (CIBS) held in Shanghai once again showed itself to be the key player in Chinese pleasure boat marketing.

The show continues to grow, and exhibition space was up by 37% to 48,000 sq m this year and the number of booths up by 20%. 35,000 visitors, a growth of 10%, from 51 countries visited 500 exhibitors, despite press concerns about a dropoff in visitors due to the bird-flu scare. There were a number of national pavilions at the show with representation from Italy, Australia, the USA, Spain, Taiwan and the UK. Of these the Italian contingent was the most dynamic with 25 companies joining the national pavilion and several other Italian companies joining as independent exhibitors.

Amongst the boats on display, around 50 were making their first appearance in China, and they included the SeaRay 370, Venture, Azimut 45, RIVA, Cranchi M44, Prestige 450 & 620S, and Majesty 88.

Leading brands at the show, (which included Hessen, Sunseeker, Ferretti, Brunswick, Bavaria, Sunbird, Double Happiness and Sea Stella), met in a forum to discuss the current position of the leisure boat

business in China.

Comments at this forum reflected that Chinese customers were becoming increasingly sophisticated and that there is a growing demand for after-sales service and quality. It was noted that Chinese yacht brands were growing in line with these increased expectations and that the use of boats by the local Mainland market is heading for shared ownership, and purchase for family use rather than corporate use. Big challenges need to be faced in educating and training for boat use and maintenance.

Such is the growing importance of the Chinese market that top overseas executives were at the show and they included Ferruccio Rossi, Group CEO of Ferretti, Tim Kuck, COO of Regal Boats from the US, Bjorn Ingemanson, CEO of engine makers Volvo Penta, and Knut Frostad, former team skipper and now CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race. Also present was China’s top ocean sailor, Guo Chuan, who just six days before the show had just become the first Chinese to complete a non-stop circumnavigation of the planet, a feat he accomplished in 137 days.

Feedback from exhibitors ranged from those who were attending to find out what is happening in the China market, to dealers receiving interest not just in one boat but in fleets of boats. Of particular interest were the smaller boats, perhaps signaling a market shifting from the very rich towards the middle classes who are now also being tempted to get on the water.

This can only mean an increase in the growth of boating in China, and Shanghai is well placed to capture the Mainland market with more exhibitors and visitors than any other show in Asia.

102 superyacht, ‘Blosson Uno’. Marine products & services, and luxury real estate completed the exhibitor list. The marina-side cocktail parties and VIP functions are held over four days and attract a strong turn-up every year. This year was no exception.

PIMEX has developed a reputation over the last 10 years for attracting the right kinds of visitor and this year was no exception. The show remains a niche consumer event that delivers a solid B2C platform for marine and lifestyle businesses, generating strong sales leads for exhibitors.

“Our marketing this year has targeted key international and domestic markets that are in line with our exhibitors’ needs and the success has been in the visitor make-up, in particular the growing Russian attendance, and interest in the marine leisure and luxury lifestyle,” said Andy Dowden, PIMEX Show Director. “The marine leisure lifestyle is still relatively new to Thai people, but the level of interest is growing and it's great to see a

year-on-year increase by Thai visitors to the show,” added Dowden.

“We’ve had a lot of interest from Thais, and from overseas we see interest from Swiss, Russian and American clients,” commented Wachiraporn Putrakul, Thailand Director of Sales & Marketing, Shin Woo Ind. Co. Ltd., (SPLO Yachts). “We’ve been attending PIMEX for about five years and each year we see a growing interest in our business and products.”

Phuket’s tourism industry is seeing a rapid growth in numbers. Recent figures show record annual growth of over 30%. The marine industry has developed in sync with this and has also seen exponential growth over recent years, retaining its position as the regional hub for marine leisure tourism.

As the region heads towards 2015 and the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community, Phuket’s marine industry is well positioned to develop further and cement its status as the playground of the rich and famous.

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huket International Boat Show (PIMEX) held at the Royal Phuket Marina celebrated its 10th Anniversary. Thailand's largest consumer boat show received over 4,000 visitors from 22 countries.

The combined luxury and lifestyle show featured a number of leading yacht brands and boats ranged in size from multi-million dollar superyachts to trailerable dinghies.

Highlights of the show this year included the Classic Turkish Gulet, ‘Capricorn’, and the Astondoa

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his year the Korea International Boat Show moves from its established home at Tando Harbour, Jeong-gok, to the Korea International Trade and Exhibition Centre (KINTEX) in Seoul. It will be held between 20 May and 2 June. KIBS is now within easy reach of the 24 million residents of Greater Seoul and a short express train ride from Incheon International airport. The move represents a major step forward in the development of the show.

With under a month to go, the 2013 Korea International Boat Show is sold out. Special Adviser Tim Coventry commented, ‘We have 60 overseas exhibitors from 10 countries, and 154 domestic

exhibitors. There will be Country Pavilions from China, Japan, the USA’s NMMA, Italy and South Africa. Last year we had 91 overseas and 99 domestic exhibitors.

The over 50% increase in domestic exhibitors supported by a further year-on-year increase in leisure boat registrations indicates solid evidence of continuing strong market development.’

For trade visitors there will be an industry conference on 31 May focusing on Asian boating market information, the latest industry technical developments and a Key Note presentation from the new ministry responsible for all boating matters.

There is also a B2B match-making programme, and

many in-show public feature activities to capture the imagination for all boating opportunities.

Confirming that the show will go ahead as planned, Coventry commented on the current political situation between North and South Korea. ’The people of the South are well used to the bellicose and threatening behaviour of North Korea and have found it hard to understand why the international media have made such a big story of what they consider to be just a badly behaved nuisance rather than a real threat to peace. In spite of all this, we are looking at what will be the largest boat show in Korea to date, and almost certainly now one of the leading shows in the Asian Region.’

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Caribbean Cool The opening of Tommy Bahama’s new store in Hong Kong was a distinctly ‘island’ affair. Guests sipped and shopped their way around the new premises in Johnston Road, Wanchai, enjoying Caribbean cocktails and canapes, and of course a showcase of the fabulous Tommy Bahama range of ultra-chic island-inspired beach and resort wear.

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Clockwise from top left: Signing in; guests enjoy the shopping; Jessamine IhrchkDorsey; Doug Wood; Raymond de Malherbe, Doug Wood, Rob Goldberg, Terry Pillow, Ellie Ngai and Brian Pearce; Cheers to Tommy Bahama’s new shop!

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Singapore Shines This year’s gathering of superyachts at the Singapore Yacht show was stunning, as was the list of VIPs who attended the Gala DInner. Leading brand names rubbed sholders with the Singaporean ‘A-List’, and the night’s entertaiment included a modern take on classical music. The champagne flowed, and creative talents of the new W Hotel provided a memorable dining experience. A lighthearted boating awards presentation was followed by a presentation of a jewellery collection that took its inspiration from nature.

Clockwise from above: A modern twist on classical music at the Gala Dinner; Sherman Lam, Peter Mok, Min Sun and Paul Sun; Andy Treadwell MD Singapore Yacht Events gives the welcome speech.

PHOTOS: BOAT INTERNATIONAL SUPERYACHT MEDIA

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Clockwise from top left: fashion models; champagne sponsor; Arthur and Sharon Tay; Simon Chen and Nani Mullet; Sandra and Julian Chang; the ballroom at the W Hotel

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WINNERS OF THE ASIAN MARINE AND BOATING AWARDS

Personality of the Year: Guo Chuan.

The 2013 Asian Marine and Boating Awards presentation was held at the China (Shanghai) International Boat Show.

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he 4th Asian Marine & Boating Awards Ceremony was attended

by VIPs from the Chinese business community and leading lights of the international marine industry. Presenters Alistair Skinner (who was Award Chairman) and Lillian Lee hosted the ceremony during a China (Shanghai) International Boat Show Gala Dinner.

SAILING YACHT AWARDS BEST DAY BOAT: RS Sailing Yachts Range SAILING YACHT UNDER 45 FT: Hanse 415 SAILING YACHT OVER 45FT: Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 469

MOTOR YACHTS AWARDS MOTOR YACHT UNDER 40FT: Regal 35 Sport Coupé

Best Sailing Yacht under 45’: Hanse 415.

MOTOR YACHT FROM 40-75FT: Monte Carlo 65 MOTOR YACHT OVER 75FT: Ferretti Custom Line 124 BEST SPORTS BOAT: Chris-Craft Corsair 32 SPORT FISHING BOAT: Boston Whaler 270 BEST BRAND PENETRATION: Sunseeker YACHT DESIGNER: Axis Design TOP REGATTA: China Cup International Regatta ASIAN BOAT CAPITAL: Hong Kong ASIAN BOATING PERSONAILITY: Guo Chuan ASIAN YACHT CLUB OF THE YEAR: Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club MOST INNOVATIVE PRODUCT: Yamaha Multi-Outboard Joystick Control System.

SPECIAL MEDIA AWARDS ‘CHINA’S LEADING LIGHTS’ : Sunbird, Double Happiness, Yihong

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Best Sailing Yacht over 45’: Jeanneau.

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Best Motor Yacht 40’-75’: Beneteau

Best Brand Penetration: Sunseeker Asia Limited

Best Motor Yacht over 75’: Ferretti

Best Dayboat: RS Series

Best Sports Boat: Chris-Craft. Yacht Club of the Year

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

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Ed Dubois, one of the world’s leading superyacht designers, talks to Suzy Rayment about being an ‘architect of the sea’.

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rowing up in a landlocked part of England didn’t limit Ed Dubois’ career choice. His innate love of the sea, sailing, and yacht design set him on his career in his early teens when he started work in Jersey in 1974 with Alan Buchanan after graduating from Southampton College of Technology with a diploma in yacht and boat design.

Dubois’ first real break came at the tender age of 23, when he had the opportunity to design a racing boat for a friend. “She was Borsalino Trois, and she won the Three Quarter Ton Cup in the British Trials, the RORC Class IV overall prize, and the Solent Points Championship.”

Dubois reflects that it was a twist of fate that helped him get noticed: “An unusual set of weather conditions meant that the racing was in very light air. The yacht performed exceptionally well in those conditions, and this definitely helped to kick-start my career.”

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ABOVE LEFT AND RIGHT: Genuine Risk, 27.4m racing sloop launched 26 April 2004; 47m Loretta Anne

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After Dubois’ initial success, he looked to the east when Hong Kong sailor Bill Turnbull challenged him to design a boat for the Hong Kong entry in the 1977 Admiral’s Cup. Dubois took up the challenge, and the result was Vanguard, built by David Lieu’s Supercraft yard at Tsing Yi. Vanguard was one of the three yachts which made up the Hong Kong Team (the others were White Rabbit and La Pantera), and with a 3rd place in the series both Hong Kong and Dubois found the international recognition that they were looking for.

Extraordinary weather conditions continued to build the Dubois reputation - the 1979 Fastnet Race was a matter of too much wind rather than too little. Police Car, a boat Dubois designed for the Australian team, finished 4th to give Australia enough points to win their second Admiral’s Cup. But the 1979 Fastnet race was also the year when 15 sailors lost their lives and, as Dubois reflects, “I have very mixed memories and feelings about that race. On the one hand I had friends that died on the way to the Fastnet - but Police Car’s success was a huge boost for my reputation as a designer.” He was 27.

Dubois went on to design a string of racing yachts which won events all over the world in the 1980s and 90s, including the Fastnet Race, the Sydney-Hobart Race, the Southern Cross Cup, the Sardinia Cup, the China Sea Race Series and numerous World Championships.

As Dubois’ status in the sailing world grew, so did the size of the yachts he was commissioned to design. To date he has designed over 60 yachts that are classified as superyachts, (boats that exceed 100ft), and he has recently taken on the challenge of designing a 100m sloop. When she is launched she will be the biggest sailing yacht on the planet.

Dubois attributes a great deal of his early design success to his hands-on experience of racing on the yachts that he had designed. “Each boat benefitted the next one on the drawing board. A happy amalgam of positive feedback and s a natural progression.”

Often describing himself as an ‘Architect of the Sea’, Dubois is quick to stress the need for an artistic ethic as well as the nuts-and-bolts engineering when it comes to designing beautiful yachts. “My philosophy is to combine ultimate seaworthiness with excellent performance and imaginative use of space. But most importantly a yacht must have elegant lines if it is going to be recognised or remembered,” he explains.

“A yacht’s design needs to flow like water, and the sight lines need to be beautiful. I take a lot of inspiration straight from nature - the streamlined forms of sea animals give me an insight into what works in water. The fluid movements of dolphins are also an inspiration for the flowing lines of a yacht. And classical music.... that flows, that’s a source of inspiration, too.”

The aesthetics is only one side of the equation.

Understanding how the yacht is going to be used by the owner is equally important when it comes to designing a yacht, says Dubois. “Yachts are pleasure craft. They are so much more than just methods of transportation. Their design needs to address all the senses. Only by understanding how the owner is going to use the boat, can you design the yacht accordingly. I spend as much time getting to know the owner as I do designing the yacht.” Obviously the approach works, for Dubois has won many design awards. The most recent is Twizzle, a 55m centerboard ketch built by Royal Huisman, winning the “Superyacht of the Year 2013” title.

With racing at the heart of many of the Dubois designs, it is not surprising that there is a regatta just for Dubois yachts. A happy client suggested the idea of a Dubois-only regatta, and the Dubois Cup was born in 2007. Hosted every second year at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, the next invitation-only series will take place in June 2013.

14 yachts will be competing in the “true Dubois spirit”, meaning that they are racing for pleasure as well as bragging rights, and having some fun along the way.

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FAMILY TRADITIONS

Alice Huisman inherited the family business from her father and has continued to build the most beautiful yachts on the ocean.

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FROM TOP LEFT: Alice Huisman; Jan Jans Huisman and his family; In the factory; Alice Huisman (second from right) with her family

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ounded by Alice Huisman’s great grandfather in 1884, Royal Huisman was the first Dutch shipyard to receive a Royal Warrant. Awarded

by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands during commemorative ceremonies marking the yard’s 1984 centennial, the yard is recognised as one of the world’s leading custom yacht builders, especially in the exclusive domain of superyachts.

The yard’s origins, however, are a great deal more humble. “My great-great-grandfather built wooden fishing boats”, says Huisman. “When the business started it was all wooden boats. The prime design requirements were strength and seaworthiness, to cope with the uncompromising conditions of northern European waters.”

Although the building materials have changed, the yard is

still renowned for its quality and craftsmanship, as it was from the start. They are traditions that have not been forgotten over the years.

“In the 1970s we build some of the most advanced fibreglass racing yachts in the world,” recalls Huisman. “Two of our most famous boats were Flyer and Flyer II, designed by Sparkman & Stephens for Cornelis van Rietschoten. Both yachts were winners of the Whitbread Round the World Race, with Flyer winning the 1977-1978 race, and Flyer II in 1981-1982.

Royal Huisman’s innovative ideas – and the superlative engineering that allows them to be actually built - led them to develop a slogan that has captured the imagination of the world’s top designers and owners over the years. “If you can dream it, we can build it.” When the 30m Ron Holland-designed Whirlwind XII was launched in 1986 she was the first of many Royal Huisman yachts longer

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than 100ft. A ‘super’ yacht: what we now call a ‘superyacht’. Today, the yard continues to build custom sailing and motor yachts between 20m and 90m, as well as do repair and refit work. “Our yachts are built by a dedicated and well-trained permanent workforce of over 330 employees,” say Alice “and there has always been a member of the Huisman family heading up the team.”

Alice took over from her father Walter in 2003. “He persuaded me to work at Rondal, a sister company that supplies Huisman with hardware such as deck equipment and masts. After a time, I went on to become my father’s personal assistant. When he became ill he said to me, ‘Alice what are we going to do?’ So the logical step was for me to take over.”

Alice picked up the reins and quickly realised that filling her father’s shoes was going to be a huge task. “My father was a very talented man who understood the importance of technology and modern construction methods. This was what gave the company its competitive edge. When I took on the job, I was deeply concerned that I would not be able to fill

the role.” In some ways, though, it was easier than anticipated. “Where the technical side of the business is concerned, we have always had exceptionally talented staff. My role is more as a team facilitator and communicator than as a leader per se.”

Alice Huisman has a very different management style from her father’s, and has undoubtedly proved that a woman can run a company in what is essentially a man’s world, and that the company can thrive and develop under the new style of leadership. “I gathered the staff together a year after his death and said, ‘I know I am not my father, but I am a Huisman, and I have something to offer the company’”.

Big yachts are complex beasts, and Royal Huisman builds very big yachts indeed. Alice believes that the company’s fully-integrated approach and in-house discipline is the key to its success. “We can have confidence in the quality of each and every aspect of the yachts we build - because every part of the process of build is done by ourselves. This is how we are continually able to meet the standards demanded by our customers,

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FROM TOP LEFT: S/Y Meteor; Alice Huisman collects one of the many Neptune Awards from the World Superyacht Award ceremony; the Royal Huisman team

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who are some of the most discerning people in the world.”

On Alice’s ‘watch’, Royal Huisman has built the 90m (295ft) classic schooner Athena, and a small flotilla of high-tech yachts including Gliss, Ethereal, and Twizzle. The yard has also been responsible for restoring the timeless classic J-Class yacht, Endeavour, and building two modern Js, Hanuman and Meteor.

Every good custom yard seeks to achieve the highest standards but ultimately, it is not the yard but industry peers – owners and industry professionals – who determine if and when such pinnacles of ambition have been achieved.

Over the years the Royal Huisman team have collected an impressive selection of trophies for their yachts, winning prestigious titles like ‘Sailing Yacht of the Year’, from the well the well respected and internationally recognized World Superyacht Awards.

Pumula launched in 2012, won the title of Sailing Yacht

of the Year at this year’s award ceremony and in the past Twizzle, Hanuman, Ethereal, Meteor, Gliss, Athena, Maria Cattiva and Unfurled have all picked up awards for being the best in their class. Most of the awards have been for their sailing yachts but Royal Huisman is also capable of producing world-class motoryachts with Arcadia wining “Best Motor Yacht of the Year in 2007.

As the fifth generation of Huismans to be at the helm of the family company, Alice has proven herself not only to the employees at the shipyard, but also to the industry as a whole. To date she is the only woman to receive the Superyacht Leadership Award. This is a shipyard that has moved with the times, but never lost its sense of tradition or the personal touch of the Huisman family. With over 125 years of history, and a deep commitment to family traditions of excellence and craftsmanship, the future looks bright for the Royal Huisman Shipyard.

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SMART SAILOR Two decades of spectacular sailing success has not made Gavin Brady blasé. Quite the opposite. Guy Nowell talks to a sailor who has ‘experience’ in Spades.

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good start is a wonderful thing, explains Gavin Brady. “In a short inshore race it’s essential. In a long race it’s a morale booster. Even when you are starting in Los Angeles and heading 4,000nm to Tahiti, which is what we did last year. After the Volvo Ocean Race, it’s the longest fully-crewed offshore race on the calendar.”

Gavin Brady should know. He counts more starts in more different boats and more variations of ‘sailing’ in general than most of my friends have had cold beers at the RHKYC bar – and that’s quite a lot. From bobbing a P-Class dinghy across the Cook Strait to competing in four America’s Cup campaigns and two Volvo Ocean Races, winning the Congressional Cup four times and competing at the Sydney Olympics in the Star class. Offshore, he counts victories in the Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race, the Caribbean 600, the Transpac and the Newport-Bermuda Race. Closer to the shore the list includes Block Island Raceweek, the Phuket King’s Cup, Geelong Week and the San Francisco Big Boat Series. Indeed, Brady would need an exceptionally large wardrobe to accommodate an unbroken collection of t-shirts. “There’s something for everyone in sailing,” he says, “which is why I like it so much.”

For the last 18 years Brady has been, at various times, build project manager, team manager and skipper for Karl Kwok’s string of Beau Gestes – and sometimes all three at once. “Being a good sailor isn’t enough to get on in the world of professional sailing these days. Young fellers need to have a lot more in their quiver. They need to know about masts and rigs, hydraulics and canting keels, and sails and carbon fibre. And be able to fix any one of them, in the middle of the Atlantic: the best way to get all that experience is to work on the project team for a couple of new-builds.”

The latest Beau Geste is an 80’ Farr-designed saltwater greyhound, designed to go fast, very fast, wherever her enormously experienced crew point her. Brady ticks off the 2012 schedule on his fingers. “After the Tahiti Race we continued across the Pacific to New Zealand, and then joined in the Auckland to Noumea Race. The programme was to have continued generally westwards, ending up with the Cape TownRio Race, but disaster struck on the way to Fiji when Beau Geste developed a crack across her deck and down one side of the hull, and limped to sanctuary at Norfolk Island where she was patched up before sailing very gingerly to Auckland for major repairs.

Seamanship of the highest order got the boat and crew home

ABOVE: Sailing on Beau Geste during the Rolex Fastnet Race, 2011 LEFT: Race Skipper for Geau Geste in the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2009

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ABOVE LEFT: At the helm of Limit during the Rolex Trophy ABOVE RIGHT: Gavin Brady at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club where he is a member

safely and a number of critical lessons were learned – and more of that later – but the 80’ Beau Geste racing programme has been on hold ever since. “It wasn’t easy,” says Brady, with substantial understatement.

“We had another plan,” he adds, “that was already cooking.

A sort of sub-plot. Karl (Kwok) was interested in acquiring a TP52, Bribon, formerly owned by the King of Spain, and competing in some inshore regattas, something the Beau Geste team had not done since 2007. The Asian circuit maybe, and some Australian regattas. Well, that programme got an instant promotion! Bribon (now Beau Geste, of course) is a pure-bred inshore racing boat – no reefing points on the sails, no bunks, no galley, no lights – not even paint on the inside.” Team Beau Geste took the Sandringham Yacht Club’s opening event of the TP52 Southern Cross Cup by storm, and then went on repeat the the performance in Sydney. “There’s nothing better than an ownerdriven class,” says Brady. “This sort of racing is by the owners and for the owners (and their crews). Everyone is reading off the same page, and the result is pure magic. There’s nothing like thrashing a 7 ton boat around the buoys for a couple of hours and then retiring to the bar.”

And the big ticket sailing? The Biggest Ticket Sailing? The America’s Cup? Brady participated in four AC campaigns in the days when the programme revolved around “personalities, private money, and a sort of romance.” The America’s Cup is different now, and not only because the boats have two hulls instead of one. “I feel that the AC is no longer the pinnacle of our sport – it’s a different sport entirely. It’s now driven by dollars rather than personalities. Sure there were always dollars, but the Ted Turners and the Dennis Conners are no longer there. Please don’t take anything away from the sailors – they are awesome, in the proper sense of the word - but an AC sailing team is now more like a football team in which the owner will never participate, or a racehorse that he won’t ride. Which I think is a shame when sailing has for so long been about participation, not only bankrolling.”

The recent tragic death of Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson, double British Olympic medallist and a member of the Artemis crew, when the 72’ foiling catamaran crashed and broke up, trapping him below water, has cast a pall over America’s Cup proceedings, but organisers have announced that it’s ‘business as

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usual’. Having been through a near-catastrophic event recently, Brady has some very sensible thoughts on coping with critical emergencies. “When everything turns into custard, it’s not time to start asking ‘what happened?’ It’s time to know exactly where the grab bags are located, how an EPIRB is activated, and how to get into a liferaft – if you have to.”

“We saved Beau Geste because everybody committed to the team. Nobody second-guessed Karl or myself. What you need at those circumstances is an army, with a leader. That’s the most valuable lesson I learned from the incident.”

It has often been said that ‘a boat is not a democracy,’ and for sure a highly-elevated state of emergency is not a time for personalities and discussions. “We saved Beau Geste because everybody committed to the team. Nobody second-guessed Karl or myself. What you need at those circumstances is an army, with a leader. That’s the most valuable lesson I learned from the incident.”

“After the event, around a table, that’s the time and place to be asking questions about equipment, regulations, and procedures. The regulations we have are well-meaning, but they only go so far and are a long way from perfect. Beau Geste now has ‘spare air’ bottles below in case of capsize, and she carries a tricolour mast head light because at night an 80’ boat flying an asymmetric spinnaker from a bowsprit is otherwise invisible to another boat. When Rambler capsized during the Rolex Fastnet Race, other boats passed her by because she was ‘invisible’ – until someone hung a lifejacket on her rudder. So why aren’t all keels and rudders painted orange? And just how do you climb onto an upturned hull? (Beau Geste now has a transom ladder with 180? hinges that hangs down into the water in the event of a capsize).”

There’s more, there’s lots more, and time is short. But Brady leaves a very strong impression behind him – one of huge experience, enormous competence and great thoughtfulness.

This the sort of person you want to go racing with, the sort of skipper you want to go to sea with. He is not the Health & Safety Officer who wants you to wear a hard hat when you blow your nose. He is the man who sees the dark line on the horizon, reminds you to clip on, takes in a reef and then storms past the rest of the fleet while they are struggling to douse their spinnakers. Sign me on.

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NAPLES HOSTED THE LAST REGATTA OF THE AC45 WORLD SERIES AND IT WAS ORACLE WHO CAME OUT ON TOP.

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The final day of the regatta is dubbed “Super Sunday.�

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Naples in April provided a perfect setting for the final regatta of the America’s Cup World Series for the AC45 class and it was a total success. It delivered the expected and the unexpected; the weather was kind and the wind nowhere near the upper limit for racing that had characterized the previous year; and there were huge crowds, well in excess of 120,000, that pleased the organisers and the competitors.

The honours were even with Oracle Team USA, steered by Tom Slingsby in the absence of Jimmy Spithill (in San Francisco on AC72 duty), taking the Match Racing Championship. The Italian he beat in the final, Francesco Bruni, sailing Luna Rossa-Swordfish, took the fleet racing title after winning the heavily points-loaded final race. Slingsby was second, level on points, but the title was decided on the tie-break. A sixth in that last race dropped Emirates Team New Zealand from the lead to third.

The final day of the regatta is dubbed “Super Sunday” – the term is designed to be inspirational, but it can also induce fear in a team that has dutifully logged a series of good results to appear at or near the top of the scoreboard, as ETNZ was to find to its cost.

The reason is the heavily-skewed pointscore available for the one race on the final day. The winner’s bonus is out of proportion to the rest of the scoring from the previous three days’ races. Instead of a two-point bonus, the winner of “Super Sunday’s” sole race is 15 points better off than the second placed boat.

There is, therefore, no logical progression of the type that sailors are familiar with in other series – this is an out-of-proportion “medal” race that any of the top six (of the nine) competing teams could have won. The pressure on those teams was intense, and the spectator interest immense. The home crowd cheered lustily for the two Luna Rossa boats and when Swordfish went to the front, the noise from the foreshore (all two kilometres of it) was like no other regatta.

Slingsby, in the Oracle boat, should have had it all his own way after a perfect start at the leeward end of the start line with most of the fleet opting to crush themselves near to the committee vessel. Unsurprisingly, Slingsby led at the first mark and extended

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Fleet action on the start line; eventual winner is Oracle; Team China flying a hull

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downwind to the leeward gate. But upwind, Slingsby went too far towards the shoreline on the right hand side of the course and was passed by both Bruni and Yann Guichard in the Energy Team – they had come from offshore in a lifting breeze. After Slingsby the order was Chris Draper in Luna Rossa-Piranha, Dean Barker with ETNZ, and Ben Ainslie with J.P.Morgan-BAR. The French team took over the front running downwind, but Slingsby was coming back into the reckoning and at the leeward gate, when there was a split in the tactics, Guichard went inshore and Slingby went to the other gate mark and offshore. There were many and significant place changes on the upwind leg due to the significant changes in the wind’s strength and direction. Once again, Bruni reaped the benefit of a wind shift adversely affecting his nearest opponent when Slingsby was unable to lay the left gate mark and had to tack and round the right hand, inshore buoy into the lighter breeze while the Italian sped away from the offshore mark.

Slingsby, however, was not completely finished, but having to avoid Mitch Booth in the China Team on a different leg of the course almost certainly wrecked his chances of a win. He did finish second to Bruni but the points differential for the race handed overall victory to the Italian skipper to the delight of the largely local crowd. They cheered too when Chris Draper with Luna Rossa-Piranha took third place ahead of Guichard, and

Ainslie. Things were desperate for Barker and ETNZ and he was forced to luff Roman Hagara in HS Racing into a penalty to secure sixth place and third overall.

On earlier days, there had been a variety of winners. ETNZ won the first from Oracle–Slingsby and J.P.Morgan-BAR third.

Ainslie hit back to win the second race that day from Draper with Luna Rossa–Piranha and the Energy Team. The second day was shared between Slingsby and Guichard; each gaining a win and a second place. On the third day, ETNZ was totally dominant. Barker and his crew notched up two victories and topped the leaderboard, five points clear of Slingsby with Ainslie a further three points in arrears after a fourth and a third. It was thus all to play for.

The match racing too, had its moments although the first, between China Team and HS Racing didn’t happen when Booth couldn’t get his all-Chinese crew together in time. In the next, Guichard shut out Ainslie at the start, holding BAR, the windward boat, away from the line and went into a ten second lead by the leeward gate. Guichard tacked and went left while Ainslie held on and went right. There was more wind on the right and Ainslie, uncovered, went in front by nine seconds at the windward mark.

Ainslie stretched that lead downwind to finish 15 seconds clear.

In another quarter-final, Luna Rossa-Piranha had to alter

OPPOSITE PAGE: J.P Morgan takes on Oracle; J.P. Morgan on the hunt

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course to avoid Charlie Eckberg in Artemis. It was close and Draper maybe exaggerated his course alteration and admitted later: “There might have been a little ‘Hollywood’ in that!” It put Draper in front and into the semis. In the match between Swordfish and ETNZ was settled at the windward mark when the Kiwis fouled and Bruni won. Slingsby beat Hagara after inflicting a pre-start penalty.

In the first semi-final, Slingsby led Ainslie throughout and in the second both Bruni and Draper were OCS, but Bruni was ahead and to windward and maintained that position after the penalties were taken and went on to win by 21 seconds. In the final, Bruni shut out Slingsby at the boat end of the line and led by two lengths around the first mark. Downwind Bruni stretched away and then covered his opponent all the way up the first windward leg. The lead was 18 seconds at the windward gate and Bruni sped away on the run and it looked all over for the Oracle team, but the second beat saw Slingsby abandon match racing tactics and sail the shifts. It worked and Oracle picked up a left hand shift from offshore to close to within half a length. Then, Slingsby was heard to say: “Thinking left” and used the shift back from the shore to go ahead and go through the windward gate to start the final run leading. Bruni was a beaten man and Slingsby sailed away to a 30 second victory.

The ACWS is over and the boats can be mothballed until the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup in San Francisco in September.

CLOCKWISE FROM OPPOSITE PAGE TOP LEFT: The crowds enjoy the AC spectacle in Naples; Finish line action; Oracle on the podium CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: The skippers of the nine teams; The start boat; ETNZ and Oracle match racing

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M/Y I DYNASTY (BENETTI) A 194-footer, I Dynasty was built in 2008 by Benetti Yachts. Representing the ultimate in custom Italian design and elegance: classic styling with Art Deco touches. Her accomodation includes a sauna, and a passenger lift in a glass shaft.

There are 6 cabins, sleeping 14 in luxury, including a full-beam master cabin with an adjoining study. There are multiple entertaining and relaxation areas. The main saloon includes a luxurious sitting area and an opulent dining room. The sky lounge on the upper deck has a bar and a games table, while the sundeck has 200 sqm of sun-bathing spots, a gym, and an open-air jacuzzi.

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M/Y SAPPHIRE (TRINITY) Currently based in Dubai, the 50m Trinity Yachts Sapphire was launched in 2009. She sleeps up to 22 in 8 cabins and has further accomodation for 8 crew in 5 cabins, and can cruise at a handy 21kts. With a lightweight aluminium hull and superstructure, she still has two 3,650 hp engines, but with 64 tonnes of fuel in her tanks, she can go anywhere. With the opulent internal fitout, that takes full advantage of the huge amounts of room that a beam of nearly 9m provides, you need to make up a large party not to be overwhelmed by the combination of space and decor. Invite all your friends.

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S/Y SHAMOUN (KLAASEN SHIPYARD) Shamoun is a modern classic sailing yacht. Built in 1999 by Klassen in Holland, she is a combination of style, design, and practical nautical abilities that few others possess even in part. 33m long, she sleeps 8 guests in four indulgent cabins and still has accomodation for 4 attentive crew. A real sailing boat with fine proportions and handcrafted mahogany and chestnut interiors, she nevertheless possesses the latest in luxurious entertainment options, including a state of the art home cinema.

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S/Y TWIZZLE (ROYAL HUISMAN) Twizzle is an astonishing achievement in high-tech sailing and superb performance, yet offers the kind of luxury and comfort normally only available in mega motor-yachts. Twizzle is slowly cruising around the world, offering selective chartering opportunities along the way. 2013 will see Twizzle around the Solomons in September, Tahiti in October and Costa Rica and Panama for Christmas. 188 feet long and 38 feet wide she has a displacement of 550 tons, so no lightweight cruiser this: she sleeps 8 guests in 4 cabins. The guest accomodation is also impresively high-tech, with high-speed broadband and satellite tv. The chef trained at The Fat Duck, so you’ll eat well in the superbly-appointed accomodation.

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M/Y VANTAGE (PALMER & JOHNSON) Launched in 2010, Vantage is the 7th Palmer and Johnson 150ft sports yacht. She accommodates up to 12 guests and 8 crew. 3 double cabins, 2 twin cabins. The master cabin has no less than two bathrooms, a study and a dressing-room. There is a bang-up-to-date entertainment system if the fabulous views begin to pall. Two full-length decks and an extended sundeck with both shaded and open areas, a bar, a jacuzzi and a barbecue. Both hull and superstructure are of aluminium , so she is light for her size. She can get up to 33kts and cruises at 26kts, and carries 40 tonnes of fuel.

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M/Y TANVAS (SUNSEEKER) For those who enjoy extended cruising and independence, the 40m Sunseeker has a lot to offer. Designed and built to Unrestricted RINA classification, it has truly blue water credentials. At half-load and half-speed (10-12kts), it has a range of up to 1500 nautical miles. That’s enough to get you from Singapore to Hong Kong in one voyage.

Spacious, even palatial in scale, the layout permits the crew of 9 to move around the boat discreetly, without having to disturb the maximum 12 guests, who can be accommodated in a wide variety of cabin layouts, with 4 cabins on the lower deck and the master cabin on the main deck. Options include balconies to the forward main deck master cabin.

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M/Y STAR (KINGSHIP) Kingship built Star in 2012. In a classic design with high shielded bows, at 42m long she looks larger than she is. Dark blue hull and snow-white superstructure, her seemingly-simple Vripack design is eminently practical, with some superyacht design sacred cows unhesitatingly-sacrificed. The aft deck for example stores the two tenders while underway, only becoming available as entertainment space when moored - which is when you actually want to use the aft space. Clever.

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M/Y NASER II (AYCER) Her name almost says it all: in 1951 she was acquired by Aristotle Onassis, renamed Arion and given as a wedding present to Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco. Rechristened Deo Juvante II, she was used by the royal couple for their honeymoon. She has had many owners in her 80 years of service, and has undergone an extensive refit. Renamed Grace, in honour of her late owner, this dignified beauty is available for chartering in the Galapagos Islands.

M/Y SEA BEAR (WESTPORT) Belonging to golfing legend Jack Nicklaus (known by his nickname “Golden Bear�) the 135ft yacht-cum-floating-museum houses 36 unique pieces hand-selected by Jack and Barbara Nicklaus from the Jack Nicklaus Museum in Columbus. Many of the items on display were personally donated from their home collection. The yacht is owned by the KOP Group and is available for charter.

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8 BOATS, 4 DAYS, 23 RACES, RE-WRITING THE MEANING OF SPECTATOR SPORT. THE EXTREME SAILING SERIES TURNS UP THE HEAT IN SINGAPORE TEXT GUY NOWELL PHOTOGRAPHY GUY NOWELL AND MARK LLOYD

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Go to a football match, and you can see the whole pitch and all of the game. Take your ear defenders to an F1 Grand Prix race, and the cars howl past mere yards away. But to see a sailing race you’ll either have to go a couple of miles offshore on a spectator boat, and watch some small white dots moving slowly about in the distance. If you want to follow, at first hand, an event like the Rolex China Sea Race you’ll need to hire a helicopter and a fuel tanker. It has long been an accusation levelled at the world of competitive sailing that it’s practically impossible to see, so no wonder it doesn’t make prime time sports tv viewing!

In recent years the organisers of sailing events have been making huge efforts to change this – ‘bring sailing to the people’, and ‘make the sport more spectator-friendly’ are well-worn phrases, but it’s not just talk. The 2012 Olympic regatta was held within a stone’s throw of thousands of spectators, and the next America’s Cup will take place later this year inside San Francisco Bay and – very deliberately – close to the shore. Sailing is an enthralling, exciting, challenging and athletic sport. You just have to see it.

In 2007 Olympic champions Yves Loday and Mitch Booth sat down and designed a 40ft carbon fibre racing catamaran. It was manoeuvrable so that it could be sailed and raced in restricted spaces, ultralight so that it would perform in a whiff of a breeze and accelerate on the merest puff (and, spectacularly, fly one hull of the water in anything over 8kts of breeze). And equally importantly, it was easy to assemble, disassemble, and pack away into a 40ft container for onward transportation to the next event.

If this sounds something like an aquatic version of F1 car racing, you understand the model. Welcome to the world of the Extreme 40 and the Extreme Sailing Series.

Right from the start, the event and the concept together have been a substantial hit. At European venues the crowds turn out tens of thousands strong – to date, the Extreme Sailing Series has staged events in 19 cities including Istanbul, Rio de Janiero, Venice, Cowes, Qingdao and Amsterdam, giving the sport of sailing a healthy dusting-off in the process. The Extreme Sailing Series sets new standards in terms of both high-level competition and sporting entertainment.

At the same time, at the same venue, and right alongside the racing action, the Extreme Sailing Series provides first class hospitality facilities where sponsors, sailors, supporters and media can – and do – really get to talk. OC Sport have successfully created a formula where serious competition and spectacle go hand-in-hand, and at the same time proving a genuinely valuable B2B platform. Sailors love it – it’s exciting sailing. Sponsors love it – it’s a televised branding and advertising opportunity.

Spectators love it – fast boats duelling mere yards from the gallery are exciting, whether or not you know the difference between a spinnaker and a spanker. The sports media love it – up close and personal with some of the top stars in sailing makes for good copy.

And the lifestyle media love it too, darling!

And to complete the perfect sports-sponsors-media mix, the Extreme Sailing Series puts a ‘6th man’ on each one of the racing boats for every one of the races – a sponsor’s guest, a VIP or a

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member of the media gets to ride along on one of the Extreme 40 catamarans in the thick of the action. It’s the sailing equivalent of riding shotgun with Lewis Hamilton in the Monaco Grand Prix. ‘Up close and personal’ is an understatement – and we don’t know of any other sporting event that offers spectators not just a ringside seat, but a run on the pitch as well.

The recent Singapore stop on the Extreme Sailing Series was no exception to this sassy combination of sport, business, and entertainment. Sponsored by Aberdeen Asset Management (who also put their name to Cowes Week, by the way), four days of racing on the Marina Bay Reservoir may not have produced the most feisty breezes of the series, but still generated the sort of excitement that characterises Extreme 40 racing worldwide.

Morgan Larson took the helm of Team Alinghi, collecting 198 points from the 240 available over no less than 23 races, and including eight first-place finishes. Roman Hagara’s Red Bull Sailing Team came in second, with SAP Extreme in third place.

The Singapore fleet included teams representing Switzerland (Alinghi and RealTeam), Austria (Red Bull), Denmark (SAP), Oman (The Wave, Muscat), Korea, and New Zealand (GAC Pindar). This year, each stop on the Extreme Sailing Series allows for a ‘Team X-Invitational’ slot in the starting line-up which this time was filled by Team Aberdeen Asset Management Asia, aiming

to support Singapore’s sailing ambitions. The crew included two young Singaporean sailors: aspiring Olympic Laser helm, Scott Glen Sydney, skippering the boat, making him the first ever Singaporean to do so, while also on board was Singaporean and Asian Games keelboat match racing gold medallist, Justin Wong.

Marina Bay Reservoir is an amphitheatre in the middle of Singapore’s mirror-finish downtown office towers. It is also the home of the mythical merlion, symbol of Singapore and a major tourist attraction. Surrounding buildings and April’s seasonally light winds made the race course a game of snakes and ladders, where success and disaster walked side by side, and where advancement often seemed to be controlled by the throw of the dice. “Anyone can win on this race course,” said commentator Nick Moloney. “Patches of breeze appear from nowhere, and disappear just as fast. You need to be an opportunist to sail this course, rather than a strategist or a tactician. The crew that wins will be the one that is fastest to grasp and act on the opportunities offered.”

In the end, after no less than 23 races - and having collected 198 points from the 240 available, including eight first-place finishes – it was Morgan Larson and Team Alinghi that prevailed, with Roman Hagara’s Red Bull Sailing Team in second and SAP Extreme in third place.

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ROYALTY SIR FRANCIS DRAKE WOULD HAVE APPROVED. SUZY RAYMENT VISITED THE PRINCESS SHIPYARD IN THE HISTORIC NAVAL PORT OF PLYMOUTH, AND DISCOVERS WHY THE BRAND IS SO ‘PROUD TO BE BRITISH’.

PHOTOS SUZY RAYMENT & COURTESY OF PRINCESS YACHTS

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On 29th July 1588 the English fleet was gathered at Plymouth when the Spanish Armada was sighted off the Lizard, in nearby Cornwall.

According to legend, Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral of the English fleet, was playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe when the news reached him. With the iciest of English sang froid, Drake is reputed to have remarked, “We have time enough to finish the game and beat the Spaniards too”. He had probably read his tide tables! But the rest, true enough, is history. With a little help from some properly-English weather, Drake sallied forth to harry the Spaniards up the Channel.

“God blew, and they were scattered,” but it also took a great deal of confidence and some superb seamanship. It was the start of a long era during which this island nation off the coast of Europe ruled the waves of the world and ultimately created a mercantile empire that spanned the globe.

Plymouth has been a maritime port for more than 500 years, but the Princess brand only came into existence in 1965. This was the start of the fiberglass revolution, when pleasure boating became a new-found recreational activity for a fast-growing number of boating enthusiasts. David King, a keen boatsman, started a company named Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd. The first motor yacht they produced was called a ‘Project 31’. It was fitted with twin Perkins diesels and Z-drives, and sold for £3,400. Demand for the yacht was such that their hull supplier had trouble delivering Marine Projects with enough hulls, and so King was granted a license to mould the hulls, and this was the start of the Princess Yacht brand.

Over the years Princess has gained a strong reputation for its impeccable build quality, elegant styling, and seaworthiness. It was these qualities that attracted the attention of L Capital, the investment arm of Groupe Arnault. This privately-owned family holding company, which is part of the LVMH Group, bought Princess Yachts in 2008.

With the backing of LVMH, Princess has been able to invest and expand during a period of recession that has seen other boatyards facing closure. Further synergies between the LVMH luxury brands and Princess are now being explored, and the boatyard is benefiting from being able to work with a number of leading luxury designer brands.

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: The award winning 40m superyacht Imperial Princess; David King accepts the Neptune Award for ‘Three Deck Semi-Displacement or Planing Motor Yachts’; Main Saloon of the 40m; Owner’s suite

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PRINCESS BRAND King, the founder of the Princess brand, continues as CEO of the company to this day. The company now employs over 2,300 staff and operates in four different locations totalling 1.1 million square feet of manufacturing space.

Managing a large company spread over several facilities could be a logistics nightmare, but enter Chris Gates - King’s right hand man. “David and I hit it off from the very start,” explains Gates.

“We have a real passion for this industry, and we could draw on an enormous pool of talented and skilled craftsmen, steeped in the boating tradition.” Both King and Gates believe that being based in Plymouth is one of the fundamental reasons why Princess is so successful, “All the yachts we produce are tested in the demanding waters that can be found just beyond Plymouth Sound,” says Gates.

“If they can sail here, they can sail anywhere.”

A qualified engineer, Gates joined the company in 1989, starting as Production Controller and moving quickly through the ranks to assume his current position as MD in 2008. Earlier in his career Gates had worked in the car industry, and this gave him first-hand experience of the ‘Just in Time’ production methods that gave Toyota its competitive edge. By adopting this strategy Princess has remained profitable in what has become an increasingly competitive marketplace.

CLOCKWISE FROM OPPOSITE TOP LEFT: Metal work shop; Production line for V39; carpenters at work; the 40m production facility at South Yard shipyard; Finishing work on a new hull; Fibreglassing section; cabinet maker at work

PRINCESS RANGE Always an innovator, the company has over the years introduced many firsts. In the ‘70s it was the legendary flybridge, with the first Princess high performance flybridge motor yacht with in-board diesel engines launched in 1975. Next off the drawing board was the first Princess to be built with Volvo in-board diesels. The Princess 45 went on to become the largest production motor yacht in the UK. There are 11 models from which to choose in the current flybridge range, from the Princess 42 all the way though to the Princess 98.

In 1994 the company introduced the thrilling V-Class.

These high-performance yachts featured the unique deep-V hull that gave the yacht its name, and were a perfect mix of agility, performance and on-board comfort. The first yachts produced in this line were the V39 and V52, and both models (which have since been updated) are still part of the nine-model series that starts with the V39 and finishes with the V78.

Keeping up with consumer demand, the yard is constantly building bigger boats. The recent acquisition of South Yard (the old naval dockyard) has allowed Princess to develop the superyacht M-Class. The first 32M was launched in 2011, and was shortly followed by the brand’s flagship 40M. Gates believes that the M range has a special place in the world of superyachts. “We can provide a production superyacht with proven performance abilities and bespoke interiors of the highest quality, for a fraction of the cost of other semi-custombuilt superyachts.” The 40m ‘Imperial Princess’ was a winner at this year’s World Superyacht Awards, and Gates said, “we are extremely pleased and hugely honoured that the industry has recognised the 40m in this way.”

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PRINCESS YACHTS SOUTH CHINA

Eddie Law

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR

Princess Yachts South China has recently been appointed as the new distributor for Princess Yachts in China. A Hong Kong-incorporated company, Princess Yachts South China is co-owned by Eddie Law and the Chow Tai Fook Group.

Eddie Law is a graduate of the Business School of the University of Western Ontario, and the founder of his own private investment vehicle - Zheng He Financial Holdings Ltd. Prior to establishing his own investment firm, Law was at Goldman Sachs for 19 years. He was responsible for the Investment Management Division, and in 2007 he was appointed MD of Goldman Sachs (Asia).

The Chow Tai Fook Group is owned by the Cheng family and is the largest listed jewellery company in Asia. The Cheng family also manages multi-brand car dealerships in China, including Ferrari and Maserati.

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by Law’s own private investment company, Zheng He Financial Holding Ltd, and Chow Tai Fook, these long-standing industry names will drive the development of worldclass services for Princess owners throughout the Greater China region, and will be responsible for Sales and Customer Support Centres in Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, Hainan and Xiamen, and for developing the brand in China.

PRINCESS STYLE Princess’s unique relationship with LVMH has meant that they can develop their own special styling for the M-Class of superyachts. Sarah Verey, who has been the Director of Creative Design for Princess over the last 25 years, has helped to develop the DNA of the Princess brand. “Our fabrics and bespoke furniture comes from leading design houses,” says Verey. “When the 32M was unveiled at the London Boat Show in 2011, the yacht featured lavish interiors from Fendi and Armani Casa. Our synergies with the LVMH Group mean we have access to products that are just not available to other builders.” Verey is

currently talking to Louis Vuitton about creating a sumptuous line of LV luggage for owners of the Princess 40M. “We feel very privileged, as working with these leading luxury brands means we can offer something very special to our customers.”

Verey describes the Princess house style as being ‘Quintessentially British’. “Actually we are cosmopolitan - in that we can take Italian-inspired design, and back it up with British quality.” This, she feels, enables Princess to achieve an entirely international look; one that is sophisticated and harmonious, where details blend seamlessly, and where the overall effect is one of relaxation… “style that just makes you want to stay on board.”

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PRINCESS PERFORMANCE But there is more to being a Princess than being a pretty face. The company pursues quality and performance with an enthusiasm that borders on obsession. “We have invested a great deal of time and money in R & D,” says Gates. “We reviewed the methods used by the windmill industry who are leaders in making light weight fiberglass structures.Then, working with the local university, we created our own infusion techniques. Now we believe that our infusion methods are the best in the industry. By creating a lightweight boat we gain volume, and we make use of every millimeter of space available. This gives our yachts amazing internal volume. With everything produced in-house we can control the production process.” Gates believes that it is combination of several factors and not just one magic ingredient that gives Princess its edge and makes the company and the brand a success.

Will Green, Sales Manager, believes that Princess is one of the most vertically-integrated boatyards in the business. “Each time we design a yacht - whether it be the V39 or the 40M - we are always looking to use space in the most effective way. Our customers appreciate the effort that we put into making our yachts a quality investment,” he says, “and many of our customers are repeat clients who are upgrading the size of their yacht.”

Until recently the biggest market for Princess was Europe, but that is changing. The company now sees Asia as a growing market.

“Our Princess agent in Phuket, Boat Lagoon, has sold a number of boats in the region,” says Green, “and we are very excited to have recently appointed Eddie Law (Princess Yachts South China) to be dealer for Greater China. We believe this to be the next big market in the immediate future.”

MAKING HISTORY An important part of Britain’s marine heritage started in Plymouth before the days of Nelson’s Navy; then came the tall ships, and the naval bases of the First and Second World Wars. Today the presence of Princess in this historic port continues to make history - in the pleasure boating world. As Gates says, “Where else in the world would you be able to build the latest and most advanced production line superyachts in a facility that was famous for producing the man-o’-war ships that fought at Trafalgar, and produced the rigging and sails for the tall ships that went out to conquer the world?”

Sir Francis Drake made Plymouth famous at the birth of British sea power. Now a new generation of British boats is making waves in the luxury boating business around the world.

ABOVE: Princesses on Parade OPPOSITE CLOCKWISE: Princess V85S; Princess V39; the historic lookout at South Yard; historic buildings from the bygone era of clipper ships; Project 31 was the first boat produced by David King

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The email came through to all crew from Sean Langman: “Hobart record attempt is on. Stand by for the call from Clouds (meteorologist Roger Badham)”. We needed a 24-hour weather window to smash the record... I remarked in a press release, “We’ll either smash the record, or smash the boat.” That didn’t go down too well with the wives - however the boat was quite capable of smashing the record in the right conditions.

Almost immediately after the crew was put on standby, Clouds made the call. “Can you go Thursday?” Game on. I didn’t think we would be ready, but Sean made it clear we were going, by hook or by crook. He was a man on a mission, and threw both himself and his whole boatyard into preparations. Boat captain Josh was pushed to the limit, but the result proved that the boat was immaculately prepared.

The front came through slowly and the departure day was put off until Friday - which dawned miserable and blowing hard.

After a safety and strategy briefing in the boatyard we donned harnesses and cast off. The plan was to blast out through the heads and start about 1100 hrs. At any rate, that was the idea: in reality, the first five minutes were the hardest and most dangerous part of the entire trip.

Getting out through Sydney Heads and across that theoretical start line meant a dead beat into 30 knots in a horrendously bumpy seaway. With a large swell running and bouncing back off the cliffs, the cross swell was not very kind to our tacking angles. We started very conservatively reefed, which added to our problems with a lack of power to get through the swell.

The port tack start heading south with the idea of getting

out in one tack went bad almost immediately. We found ourselves heading at South Head Reef doing 26 knots. Tack over quick. Poor tack, but got her going only to be caught in the backwash and quickly heading towards the cliffs of North Head – again at speed. Tack over again, about a boat length off the cliffs. Disaster struck with a bad tack in the backwash, and the headsail sheet caught around the raised centerboard. With the boat caught in irons and going backwards in a big swell only a boat length off the cliffs, our adventure was in danger of coming to an end before it had even begun.

Sean screamed to back the headsail. The boat started sailing backwards toward the rocks. He coolly drove the boat backwards and up into the wind. I surveyed the cliffs for a possible personal exit strategy. If we messed this up the boat would be smashed to pieces. It took what seemed like an eternity for the head to finally fall away and the boat to start sailing again on port tack. I threw off the headsail and we got her going again. At this point it was evident we needed more power to get through the backwash while hard on the wind. We shook a reef out and only just slid past South Head and finally made it out to sea. Phew!

Of course, all this occurred under the gaze of the cameramen in helicopters, hovering above like vultures, waiting for disaster to strike and a payday from the “big money news shot”. After disappointing them, we spent all Friday afternoon hard on the wind in big, lumpy, confused seas and 30 knots of wind from the south. However the boat was still doing around 17 knots upwind and the south coast headlands were being ticked off faster than any trip I had ever done south.

PREVIOUS PAGE: Team Australia flying south LEFT TO RIGHT: Team Australia heads out of the harbour; Team Australia flying the colours and the hulls

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By 1200 hrs, just one hour into the journey, we were at Cronulla, the southern-most beach suburb of Sydney. By 1300 hrs we were off Jervis Bay, 170 km south of Sydney. It takes 21/2 hours to drive there in a car, and we actually sailed there in two!

By now it was evident that an ORMA 60 trimaran is more sensitive to sea state than to wind strength. That first afternoon was hard work. Especially hard as Sean decreed from the initial run down the harbour, “We are going to sail this boat like the French sail them! No sheet should ever be cleated off. We want to push hard but be ready to throw the sheet off if we bury a bow.” “Mmm, ok”, I thought - so James Ogilvie on the mainsail and myself on the headsail got to be human cleats for the next 30 hours.

Late the first afternoon we were still hard on the wind. I looked at Sean and said: “Tell me again this wind is going to clock left eventually?” Answer: “I $#%^!ing hope so.”

By sunset the seas started to abate, and the wind very slowly started to clock around. Suddenly it was a different boat. We went from riding the back of an awkwardly-bucking bronco to clinging onto the wings of a giant albatross soaring through the air. Boat speed picked up into the mid 20s as we cracked sheets slightly, and the seas smoothed out. Happy days.

At midnight we were well into Bass Strait, and heading toward Hobart at pace. With the wind continuing to swing left, the seas smoothing and a moon rising, confidence grew. Sean finally handed over the helm and Josh had a go. As boat captain Josh has done many miles on the boat and is quite comfortable with it.

By 0300hrs the boat was launching off the back of swells and gliding back to earth at up to 37 knots. Sean was back on the wheel, driving like a man possessed. We were well and truly on track to do this record, and really just had to execute the next few hours properly. As the oldest guy on board I took it upon myself to sound a note of caution. “The record is only 16.6 knots.

We are leaping off waves at 37. Do we really need to push this hard? Wouldn’t prudence suggest we throttle back a bit to make sure we get there in one piece?” The reply came back: “Who’s Prudence? Don’t see her on board.” Ok, got the message.

By dawn the breeze had settled down to a consistent 25-

30 kts, allowing us to average 30 kts boatspeed down the Tasmanian coast. Later in the morning we were enjoying a warm sunny day and looking forward to the gybe towards Tasman Island as the breeze lightened and went further left. By now we could see the Tasmanian coast. The record was in sight.

A number of Armchair Admirals looking at our track have suggested we over-stood the mark and left the gybe too late.

We did this on purpose for a number of reasons, the main one being that we could see that inside of us the breeze was lighter and we would need to sail hotter angles to keep the boat going. Even compared to the 100’ racing monohull I had done the same race on two months before, an ORMA 60 is faster and therefore always has the apparent wind further forward, making the gybe angles even wider. The days of sailing downwind with spinnakers are either going, or already gone!

Only 24 hours after sailing out of Sydney harbour we were looking at Tasman Island. After struggling through a light patch, a new line of breeze finally filled in from the north and we began blasting across Storm Bay at speeds of up to 40 kts.

That was an experience! We took the traditional route from Cape Raoul across to the Iron Pot and then up the Derwent River, finishing off Battery Point to a warm welcome both ashore and afloat.

Although the crew of Team Australia has been quietly building up to this point for over two years now, I’m surprised at the level of interest. People who had previously said we were crazy lunatics are now back-slapping supporters. Simply demonstrating what this style of boat (ORMA 60) can do to that particular record seems to have caused a sea change. All power must go to owner/skipper Sean Langman. It was his vision and drive that made it happen. At his side all the way was professional boat captain Josh Alexander. Josh was universally nominated by the crew as man of the match in Hobart. It is a tribute to both Sean and Josh that, although they insisted on driving the boat hard, the only breakage was a small mainsail car at the start. Yep, Josh had a spare!

So, what’s next for Team Australia? Stay tuned!

OPPOSITE PAGE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Support from the shoreline; in the company of a moth; upwind off the start; well earned hug; Sean Langman at the helm ABOVE RIGHT: The record-breaking and thoroughly windswept crew of Team Australia; the Record Certificate

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MADE TO MEASURE Under the shade of coconut trees, surrounded by the natural beauty of Sanya, Ferretti Group hosted a 3-day ‘Ferretti Yachts and Custom Line Privilege Days’ event to celebrate the launch of the largest Ferretti yacht in China.

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The Custom Line 112’ Next is not only breathtakingly elegant but ensures total cruising pleasure.

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nder the shade of coconut trees, surrounded by the natural beauty of Sanya, Ferretti Group hosted a 3-day event at the St. Regis Hotel Resort and the Yalong Bay Yacht Club. The event was the first of its kind in Asia, and over 120 Ferretti Group boat owners, prospective customers and journalists joined together to celebrate the arrival of the largest Ferretti yacht in China, the Custom Line 112’ NEXT “Niu Ling”.

The Speedo Marine team was responsible for navigating Niu Ling and four other Ferretti Yachts from Serenity Marina in Sanya to Yalong Bay Yacht Club, and on their arrival boat owners, VIPs and journalists went on board to experience the luxury and comfort that this superyacht has to offer. A trip up the coastline gave everyone the opportunity to see the yacht in action, and the boat then moored up in front of the owner’s 5-star beach-front real estate project which is being built in conjunction with the Dusit Thani Group in Niu Ling Bay.

THE SUPERYACHT The Custom Line 112’ NEXT is the biggest luxury semicustomized yacht delivered to China by the Ferretti Group. The yacht was created by collaboration between the Studio Zuccon International Project and Ferretti’s Advanced Yacht Technology &

Design engineering division.

The 112’ NEXT is not only breathtakingly elegant but displays an exceptional ability to ensure total cruising pleasure, reflecting the most advanced construction standards. The new yacht is a natural development of the Ferretti Custom Line 112’, a highly successful design which sold fifteen craft in six years.

MAIN DECK The huge saloon is entered from the cockpit via two sliding tempered-glass doors. It’s divided into a relaxation area with armchairs and divans, and a dining area with glass table. Forward is the professional-standard galley and dinette, with two access doors. Forward of that is the owner’s cabin – larger than in the layout of the old CL 112’, it offers absolute privacy with ample natural light provided by large windows. Its spacious private bathroom has a double shower, a comfortable double bench and separate heads. The occupants also have the convenience of a spacious walk-in wardrobe.

CLOCKWISE OPPOSITE PAGE: The main saloon with its expansive relaxation and dining area; guest accommodation with the pullman extra bed; spacious passage ways; the owner’s suite; the perfect galley ABOVE: Niu Ling in the marina at St Regis Hotel in Sanya

LOWER DECK On the lower deck the sleeping area comprises four comfortable cabins – two VIP suites with private bathroom and hydro-massage tub, plus two twin cabins with private heads

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Life on board and underway can be spent in total comfort in the open air.

Sun lovers can enjoy a special zone with three loungers and tables, plus a jacuzzi surrounded by large sunpads

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TECH SPECS LOA

34m (111ft 7in)

LWL

34m (111ft 7in)

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DEPTH UNDER PRELLERS

2m (6ft 7in)

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27kts

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Maxium speed 430nm

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WATER TANK CAPACITY

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MAIN ENGINE 2 MTU 12V 4000 M90 power 2775mhp YACHT DESIGN Collaboration between Studio Zuccon Interntional Project and Ferretti AYTD ( Advanced Yacht Technology & Design)

and generous shower cubicles. All guest cabins have a big open view window. The crew quarters for six people with separate cabins for the skipper and hostess – are accessed through the galley.

ON DECK The spacious flying bridge on the Custom Line 112’ NEXT provides a second exterior helm area with a small L-shaped divan and chart table to starboard. Life on board and underway can be spent in total comfort in the open air. Sun lovers can enjoy a special zone with three loungers and tables, plus a jacuzzi surrounded by large sunpads. A table with spacious seating is flanked by a barbecue and fridge, creating an extra dining area in the relaxing shade of the hard top.

The waterproof garage is accessed through the aft hatch, and

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can house a 4.6 metre tender. A stand-up jetski can be stowed in a davit on the flybridge, and there’s stowage for a smaller tender on the foredeck.

ENGINES AND INSTRUMENTATION The Custom Line 112’ NEXT is equipped with the latestgeneration Furla.net instruments, including cutting-edge control systems that allow consumption, operation and alarms to be monitored quickly and simply via touch-screen controls. This solution gives the crew fast and convenient access to vessel systems, a great improvement in comfort and safety. Four Mitsubishi Anti Rolling Gyro units are mounted in the engine room. This is currently the only system in the world capable of reducing roll, especially at anchor, by over 50% – overcoming the main obstacle to discomfort on board.

CLOCKWISE FROM OPPOSITE, TOP: The ultra modern helm station; relaxing on the top deck; the relaxation zone with sunbeds and jacuzzi; the spacious main saloon with panoramic windows

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An Unmanned Surface Vessel becomes a 48kt private motor yacht.

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ingapore-based Seventy-Seven Design, headed by Brunel University-trained Jody Chapman, has announced the development of Zeta, a 54’ powerboat concept based on the lines and engineering behind Zycraft’s unmanned surface vessel.

Zycraft’s Vigilant-Class Longrunner was designed from the keel up as an unmanned surface vehicle ñ a floating drone if you will ñ designed to deliver payloads of up to 3 tons. Used as a surveillance, search & rescue and small-load tender vessel,

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it was made of Zyvex carbon nanotube carbon fibre with an unparalleled strength-to-weight ratio. The platform was light, strong and very durable.

In 2012 Zycraft approached Seventy Seven Design to develop a private luxury derivative of the proven 54’ unmanned boat. The brief was to make the pioneering technology applicable to the burgeoning private yachting market. Most importantly the private yacht was not to lose the imposing stealth-like silhouette and was to retain the aggressive utilitarian

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appeal, even as a luxury boat. Not only has Zeta inherited the pioneering technology, naval architecture, performance and efficiency but the aesthetic is a refined evolution of the original Zycraft boat.

This unconventional basis for a marine project has resulted in a boat design with a very desirable and unique set of attributes.

The faceted exterior design was influenced by the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk: the antithesis of the typical white powerboat with swooping superstructure and a myriad curves. Pop-up cleats and flush hatches ensure the deck is kept free of clutter and that the profile is clean and iconic. Zeta is intended as a go-anywhere boat with a long range and small draft so the aft seating offers a shaded area with a retractable blind and sunpads with open access to the sea.

Seventy Seven Design Managing Director and designer Jody Chapman: ĂŹTo design a yacht based on such a unique looking platform was a very exciting challenge. I wanted to use the military lines as the basis for something purposeful yet visually arresting. I left the plan and hull shape largely unchanged but created a more voluminous interior by increasing the fighterstyle glass cockpit. The taut delineated surfaces of the deck and superstructure have given Zeta a very futuristic silhouette yet beauty can be found in the detailing.

Jody Chapman worked for Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motor industry, for firms

such as Jaguar and Aston Martin, before joining iconic yacht designers Redman Whitely Dixon as lead designer on boats for clients including Feadship and Bennetti. He established Seventy Seven Design in Singapore in 2011, and has worked on yacht design (for the Jaguar Concept Speedboat) and VIP helicopter interiors.

The firm works closely with the Singapore Design Council.

The interior comprises four main areas; the helm area is reminiscent of a fighter cockpit with the inclusion of four Ullman Dynamic shock absorbing seats, for pilot and guests.

Forward of this is the wet-room and day head. Aft, the helm area opens into the lounge with generous sofa seating (which can be easily transformed to a double bed), small pantry and dining area with panoramic views to the sides and a photochromatic sunroof above.

The equipment and technology level sets new standards for private powerboats, The option of Volvo Penta IPS delivers the boat to an estimated 45kts with incredible maneuverability. A Seakeeper active gyro stabilizer and Ullman Dynamic cockpit seating ensure the boat is solid, stable and predictable, either at sea or stationary. The unique evolution of Zeta; starting from principles of civil defence and remote operation have engendered designed-in performance, efficiency, reliability and range. It is also the first private yacht to have the option of complete fly-by-wire capability.

CLOCKWISE, FROM OPPOSITE PAGE: This unique concept craft is the ultimate personal steath machine; top and bottom view; Interiors

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AZIMUT 54 A New Name in Style T he Azimut are proud of their commitment to design, their desire for balance between the elegance of external lines, and the practicalities of marine engineering and comfort for owners and guests. They like to deploy advanced technical solutions to achieve this desire. In the Azimut 54, they have introduced a new construction method – installing the internal bulkheads while the boat is still in shell-form. They have also introduced a squared bow, which provides more room below, and protects the foredeck and the sun pad from spray when cruising at speed.

This is a yacht with a flybridge, and a huge one at that. 14m square, it has a complete bar, two sunbathing areas either side of the seating/dining space and an optional retractable hard-top for shade. Downstairs, the rear swimming platform is hydraulically raised and lowered to launch a 3.25m tender, and to make climbing back aboard after a swim an easy affair.

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Speed, power and comfort. No compromises to any of them have been made here, with the result that neither looks nor function have been sacrificed. You can have it all.

PRINCESS 64 Fast Agile and Sporty T he Princess 64 is a superyacht with the heels of a racer.

Twin Caterpillar 1150hp diesels get the boat up to 32-34 kts, Smaller engine options are available, but even the smallest option, two Volvo 900hp Pentas, still has her cruising at 28kts.

She has a beam of 5m and with her 19.7m length, there is plenty of space aboard. The interiors are light and welcoming and finished to the highest standards and the finest materials.

There are four spacious two-berth cabins on the lower deck, 3 with en-suite facilities, 2 with double beds, all furnished to the finest standards. A fifth cabin with twin beds and en-suite shower can also be installed for crew or for guest overflow.

The flybridge, laid out with teak flooring, creates a large and relaxing entertainment space. It has the lot: bar, barbeque, dining table and seating. And a subsidiary two-seat helm position for al fresco cruising and letting the breeze whip through your hair.

Downstairs, the cockpit has a shaded table with seating as an alternative to the flybridge space above, or for really big parties, and looks over the hydraulically-lowered bathing platform at the stern. The platform can effortlessly launch, recover and store a 3.5 jet-rib, and countless swimmers.

Forward of the cockpit is the saloon, and the main helm

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position. The compact wrap-around galley and its induction cooker is opposite the main dining area, and can be screened-off when not in use. Just behind is the main lounge area with three L shaped-sofas in two banks flanking the main sight line over the transom. The whole saloon is a sea of light with 360 degree views through the huge picture windows, and the adjacency of the dining area to the contiguous lounge makes the combination a marvelous entertaining space. www.princessyachtschina.com

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Compact and powerful, with ample space for day trippers, the boat can reach speeds of 44 knots.

An open sun roof and huge windows make the upper deck the place to gather.

FAIRLINE TARGA 38 Infectious Sports Cruising T his compact runabout, at 38ft, is bigger than it looks. It is one of the best-selling models in the Fairline range and is powerful and sleek with beautiful handling. The Fairline Targa 38 has personality, beauty and power.

A step-down swimming platform leads to the cockpit sitting area and the mid-ship helm station, or down into the lower deck and the main saloon and accommodation.

The back-swept radar arch and electrical sliding sun-roof above helm and cockpit, together with the big side windows make the space open and sunny. Cruising with the top down is very much an option. With ample space for day-guests, and comfortable berths for 4 in two cabins, it can in fact sleep 7. The main cabin has an “oversized” double bed, with shin-friendly rounded corners and generous headspace.

The full-height standing headroom saloon has 360 degree views, lots of light, and the galley is right next to a sitting/dining area. The designers have tried hard to blend one living space into the next and the finishes have been selected with this in mind. As a result the individual spaces look bigger than they are, and sensible use is made of spare space for lockers and wardrobes in all the accommodation.

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be chosen from a selection chosen to complement the boat.

There has been no skimping on power: the famed Bernard Olesinski designed the hull, and with four different engine options, from twin 260hp, to twin 400 hp Volvo Penta Diesels, this boat can reach speeds from 33 to 44 knots and with 636l of fuel in the tanks there is plenty of range even at full throttle.

The foredeck includes a recessed self-draining area for coachroof sun cushions. www.jebsenmarine.com

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Just unveiled at Dusseldorf in January, the Monte Carlo 5 is still very much under wraps.

A Beneteau brand, the MC5 marks a new direction for the company.

MONTE CARLO 5 Classic, Forward A concept by Beneteau, combining the French group’s industrial know-how and the elegance of quintessential Italian design to produce luxury boats below 60 feet long.

Designers Carlo Nuvolari and Dan Lenard, together with Pierangelo Andreani for the interiors have given life to “a new dimension of luxury”.

Looking, to this observer, very like the famous wartime MTBs, the narrow wave-splitting stem and flared bow enable the boat to punch through the waves in all sea conditions. Powered by a 5.5 litre 350hp or 418hp Volvo IPS pod drive, giving faster, cheaper and quieter running, and joystick docking, this boat has the best performance currently on the market, according to Beneteau.

Innovative interiors are luxurious, comfortable and bright and spacious. 2 double cabins on the lower deck, one en-suite, and a twin bunk berth make up the guest accommodation. There is a further overflow/crew cabin aft of the engines with its own facilities.

The main deck runs from the double-seat helm station next to the mid-ship stairs up from the lower deck to a broad seating and dining area; then aft to the galley and storage then aft again to the shaded cockpit and more seating with a full-height table

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that overlooks the swimming platform at the stern.

The cockpit shading is the flybridge, set well back, with a reverse-baffle windscreen, a helm station and lots and lots of seating or just general lounging space. There are a couple of sun pads on the fore deck if you run out of lounging room above. www.simpsonmarine.com

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With wideopen spaces and commanding views, the flybridge features large settees surrounding a handmade teak table, in addition to the helm station and a choice of bimini or hardtop.

GRAND BANK HERITAGE 54 Sporty and Spacious T he Grand Banks 54 is the largest of the Heritage series and is the solution for people looking to do serious cruising. Three cabins and a utility room provide exceptional storage and living space on the lower deck, and the main deck provides seating in the fully-covered cockpit and the saloon, with dining seating beside the galley and a two-man helm area.

The engine room provides walk-around room, and up to 2m of headroom. Lots of space for access to every part of the drive system and further equipment and storage. The standard twin 715hp Cummins diesels draw fuel from 5,678 litre tanks. At longrange cruising speeds of about 6 kts the 54 Heritage has a range of a little over 2,000 miles.

The simple-looking flybridge is wide-open and spacious. Two large settees surround a teak table and two helm seats forward.

There’s room for an electric grill and davits.

The main helm station offers direct access to the side decks and has clear views fore and aft. Aft, the galley has a microwave/ convection oven, 4 freezer fridge drawers and plenty of sea-worthy storage.

Forward of the main cabin is a foredeck with bench seating for 6 and a table and storage lockers. Three large cabins each sleep

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two, with the master cabin taking the whole 5.4m beam including the en-suite bathroom. All rooms have dedicated cedar-lined wardrobes. The utility room can be converted to an additional crew berth, or used as a walk-in pantry, laundry or work-room. www.asiayachtservices.com

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Huge cockpit, clear decks and all lines run aft. A self-tacking headsail...

Anyone for single-handed sailing?

HANSE 495 Ahead of its Time T he Hanse 495 is a 50-footer that you can easily sail singlehanded. All lines lead aft, the winches are electric, the headsail is self-tacking, and your guests can lounge around in the large cockpit and watch you do all the work. That’s when they are not asking you to move out of the way, so that they can dive off the drop-down transom door.

Self-tacking (the clew of the jib is fixed to a travelling block), means no overlap, so the Hanse high aspect rig has been designed with small foresails in proportion to the mainsails, and the 495 uses a 20m tall tapered mast to permit fore and aft adjustment of backstay tension.

All Hanse yachts are designed by award-winning firm judel/ vrolijk & co from Bremerhaven, and the 495 is no exception.

The interiors are by Watervision and Schnasse Interior Design and are wonderfully-spacious with every square inch given over to either storage or lighting. The ample beam of 4.75m provides lots of room.

Hanse specialises in deciding on cabin configurations at the last minute of the production process, so standard variations on the standard 495 scheme can be accommodated within the stan-

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dard price. Most variations provide for sleeping 6 in 3 double cabins and minor changes to the generous galley/saloon layout.

The headsail is self-furling, the mainsail self-flaking, there are two Danish Jefe steering stations. All that is missing is a self-serving gin-and-tonic. www.jebsenmarine.com

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Less Crew = More Sailing.

Boats that are easy to sail are sailed more often.

This has been the “J” mantra since 1991.

J111 Easy High Performance H ot off the drawing board, the J/111 is a sleek and speedy one-design 36 foot racer, the can also handle day sailing and short-time cruising. Already the proud possessor of a slew of IRC Class and One-Design titles from Sydney to Nova Scotia, the J/111 is making waves in the racing world.

Capable of over 7kts to windward and double figures when powering down wind, it is nevertheless easy to sail, and the large oversized wheel means fingertip control is possible even when the helm is sat on the side of the cockpit. The helm can thus sit up, down, or anywhere in between, and still see the telltales and wind pressure bands from any point of sail.

The open transom makes boarding easy and the very spacious cockpit seats 6 in comfort. Movement is easy with floormounted braces and traveller, and with all principal control lines routed aft, the helm can adjust mainsheet, traveller and backstay without letting go of the wheel.

A crew of two can set, trim, gybe, and drop the asymmetrical spinnaker, making what would otherwise seem like a short-handed crew be more than adequate. J-Boats’ design mantra for many years is that boats that are easier to sail are sailed more often.

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with 2 aft berths, two sofa berths and two forward berths in the bow. Optional fold-down bunks can be installed above the two parallel sofa berths in the main saloon.

The dining table comfortably seats 6, and there is still room for a chart-table and a private head in the fore-cabin, so a long weekend excursion for a party of friends is definitely on the cards. www.jboats.com

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EIGHT DECADES OF THE MACALLAN AND SIR PETER BLAKE Godfather of Pop Art, Sir Peter Blake celebrated his 80th birthday in 2012, and The Macallan, continuing a relationship more than 25 years old, asked Sir Peter to create something to mark the last 80 years of his life, and of The Macallan.

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ABOVE MAIN: David Cox, Director of Fine & Rare Whiskies, introduces ‘Eight Decades of The Macallan and Sir Peter Blake’ ABOVE: The hand-crafted box displayed with two glasses of The Macallan at the recently-refurbished Hullett House in Tsim Sha Tsui

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ir Peter Blake, doyen of the Pop Art movement and creator of icons like the slipcover of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, designed a label for the first 12 bottles of a 60-year-old Macallan, bottled in 1986.

‘Eight Decades of The Macallan and Sir Peter Blake’ is a limited edition handcrafted wooden box, divided into eight sections, plus a hidden drawer.

Each section represents a decade of Sir Peter’s life, and each holds a backdrop and an artifact representative of the decade, and designed, inspired or chosen by Sir Peter. Sir Peter teamed

up with David Holmes, designer of the earliest Macallan advertising campaign, and the creative force behind the brand’s recent commemorative limited edition bottlings, celebrating the marriage of William and Kate in 2012, and more recently the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Each section also includes a 5cl miniature of The Macallan distilled in the corresponding decade from 1930 through to 2000ís, with labels designed by the artist himself. This colourful collection also comes with a special book of beautiful illustrations and text about The Macallan and Sir Peter.

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section is sized individually to suit its contents, and the whole is a box of wonder, and a paean to the glory of the Pop Art movement that has informed modern art and design since its naissance in the ‘50s. The emblematic items represent the ancient four elements, fire, earth, air and water: the four fundamental ingredients in malt whisky.

Only 250 sets of ‘Eight Decades of The Macallan and Sir Peter Blake’ have been produced. Hong Kong’s art lovers and whisky connoisseurs have been allocated just 10 of this highly collectable, memorable and rare creation. Yours for a mere GBP5,500.

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The Way of Water Water is an essential part of life, but few think of it as the key to a luxury experience. Two unique spa treatments convince Suzy Rayment that water is anything but ordinary.

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just love water. Hot baths, indulgent jacuzzis, and swimming in the warm tropical waters are just a few of my ‘favourite things’ in life. Water is a natural healing medium, and has been at the heart of many therapeutic health treatment methods throughout history. Take Roman baths, Japanese Ofuro or Turkish steam rooms for example. Romans, Turks and Japanese embraced hydrotherapy and made them central to their way of life.

THE MEDITERRANEAN APPROACH Capri, a craggy rock dropped into the sapphire blue of the Mediterranean, has long been a favourite destination for the rich and famous. The Capri Palace Hotel is home to one of Europe’s most famous spas, offering some unique and remarkable spa treatments, most famous of which is probably the Scuole delle Gambe – the ‘Leg School’. Well known to a host of supermodels and film stars, the clientèle also includes sports gods like Roger Federer and Cristiano Ronaldo, tripping through icy pools and enduring cold-mud treatments to keep their pins as perfect as possible.

Since 1960, Capri’s most glamorous hotel has rolled out the red carpet for island ‘regulars’ such as Valentino, Julia Roberts, Mariah Carey and Oprah Winfrey. Tasteful objects and contemporary works of art from the owners’ collection decorate the spacious bar and lounge areas, keeping things funky – and classy, and theme suites that are a tribute to artists and movie stars are deliciously expensive.

The Spa offers facials, massages, and serious health-oriented programmes featuring healthy low-carb menus at the L’Olivo, a two-star Michelin restaurant, or there is the atmospheric Il Riccio with one Michelin star. Of course, there is also the standard ‘modMed’ menu, and both are backed up by more than 1,000 wine la-

PREVIOUS PAGE: The Vichy shower at the Remede Spa at the St Regis in Singapore CLOCKWISE, FROM OPPOSITE TOP LEFT: The world famous Capri Palace Hotel and Spa; the seaside restaurant L’Olivo features healthy low-carb menus; the resort pool; walking the waters in the ‘Leg School’; applicaton of the medicinal cold mud.

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bels. This being Capri, where boats are as common as scooters, the hotel maintains two motorboats and a 72-foot yacht for guest use.

The Scuole delle Gambe is a treatment that addresses vascular diseases in the lower limbs – ‘venous insufficiency’, or varicose veins. Professor Francesco Canonaco’s patented treatment involves stimulation of the skin to increase elasticity of the skin, thus preventing the formation of stretch marks - great for pregnant women!

The treatment also combats sluggish blood circulation, promotes lymphatic drainage and reduces swelling, making the legs both healthier and better-looking.

The daily programme consists of body scrubs, lymphatic drainage and anti-cellulite massages using medicated cold mud, medicated cold bandages, ‘Kneipp’ vascular therapy and daily water aerobics in an indoor thalasso (sea water) pool. After just one day’s treatment, the ‘floating sensation’ lasts more than 24 hrs - the seven day package will definitely have you feeling lighter than air, but that may be because your pockets are lighter as well!

CLOCKWISE, FROM OPPOSITE PAGE: The hydro massage pool; Vichy shower and bathing ritual; an indulgence for the body and soul; Jade Suite at the Remede Spa; the marble steam chambers that offer three different temperature areas

THE ASIAN APPROACH At the Singapore St Regis Remede Spa water is at the heart of most of their bespoke pampering packages, and treatments are inspired by traditions of the Middle East and the Mediterranean. The spa includes steam chambers, a Finnish Sauna, an ice fountain, an aqua reflexology footbath, hydro massage pool – and, of course, the famous Vichy shower.

A Vichy shower is best likened to sun bathing during summer rain – and I don’t mean running for cover at the bar! You lie back on a table and water of varying temperatures is applied via a rain shower-head to various points on the body. Designed to pulsate and alternate hot and cold water, the treatment claims to offers excellent health benefits, improving blood circulation as well as the vitality and elasticity of the skin. The water pressure is adjusted to the client and it is this mixture of hot and cold water that is said to increase the function of your internal organs by varying the rate of blood flow to those organs.

Other listed benefits include boosting the immune system, increasing stamina and eliminating the negative effects of lymphatic blockage, which include migraine headaches, menstrual cramps, arthritis, fatigue, loss of appetite, depression, acne and cellulite.

The signature treatments at the St Regis Remede Spa include an Olive and Eucalyptus Black Soap Wash and a Micro-dermabrasion Facial. This advanced exfoliation methodology, when performed effectively, safely removes the upper layers of the skin, lightens pigmentation and removes minor scar tissue.

When the scrubs and traditional Kassa Glove exfoliation treatment are combined with the Vichy Shower massage the result is profound, and leaves you with a feeling of total rejuvenation and silky smooth skin. After the treatment a complimentary glass of champagne and some indulgent chocolate complete the treatment.

If time allows enjoy a long lunch at the LaBrezza, where delectable Italian signature dishes can be enjoyed overlooking the swimming pool, taking water treatment to a new level.

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MARKETING FEATURE

ABOVE: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II, Rolexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pioneering and revolutionary regatta chronograph ABOVE RIGHT: Start of the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart Race.

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Racing to Win Whether you are jockeying towards the line at the beginning of the Rolex Fastnet, or rolling to the start in your GT Class endurance car at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, you need a watch that can handle the strain, and deliver the goods.

YACHT-MASTER II Baselworld, the world-famous watch show held every Spring in the Swiss city of Basel, is always eagerly anticipated by the industry: many watch makers launch new models and new versions of tried and trusted models, at Baselworld.

This year saw the introduction of a new version of the Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II, Rolex’s pioneering and revolutionary regatta chronograph.

This edition is in 904L corrosion-resistant steel with a blue Cerachrom bezel insert.

The bi-directional bezel is a command-input device unique to Rolex: the Ring Command. A technically complex development by Rolex’s engineers, this is actually very simple to operate, and it is used to set the countdown timer of up to 10 minutes on the Yacht-Master II. Once launched, it can be synchronised on the fly, adjusted to the official regatta countdown, and is ideal for the precise timing needed during the crucial starting sequence of a race.

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skipper takes the starting sequence very seriously.

Even in these days of split-second satellite signal synchronised electronic navigational aids, every yacht navigator also takes the view that having another chronometer on board that is not going to fail when a fuse blows, is essential. Accurate marine navigation is why the chronometer was invented.

The Yacht-Master II is a high-performance precision timekeeping instrument designed for professional skippers and yachting enthusiasts. It is a certified chronometer - Rolex make more certified chronometers than any other watchmaker - and is a combination of time-honoured tradition and state of the art technology.

The Yacht-Master II has a 44mm Oyster case, guaranteed waterproof to a depth of 100m, and combines robustness with elegance and proportion. The case is crafted from a solid block of especially corrosion-resistant 904L stainless steel superalloy, topped with virtually scratch-proof sapphire, and the fluted case back is hermetically screwed down. The winding crown is fitted with the patented Triplock triple waterproofness system and screws down securely to the side of the case. It is protected

against knocks by a crown guard that is integral to the case itself.

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by Rolex. Calibre 4161 is a perpetual self-winding mechanical chronograph movement, and like all of Rolex’s Perpetual movements, is a certified chronometer, having passed the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute tests. The oscillator, a paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring, beats at 4Hz, with a large variable-inertia balance wheel, and a 72 hour power reserve for those short spells on dry land.

The dial is white with blue lacquer seconds counters, bordered in 18 carat gold. The square and highly-visible hour markers are raised longlasting luminescent Chromalight appliques in 18 ct gold with blue PVD coating. The hour and minute hands are of gold, the seconds and countdown hands are red.

The solid-link Oyster bracelet is also in 904L steel, and has the Oysterlock safety clasp that prevents accidental opening, and the patented Easylink rapid extension system that allows the wearer to adjust the strap for a perfect fit.

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COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA Also released at Baselworld this year was a new version of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona, first released 50 years ago in 1963. For the first time, this is presented in 950 platinum, the noblest of the noble metals, and has a chestnut brown monobloc Cerachrom tachygraph-engraved bezel and an ice blue dial.

This is the watch that Paul Newman won in 1995 at the Rolex 24 Daytona, to add to the legendary Oyster Daytona he had worn since he started motor-racing in the early 70s. With his dual career in motor-racing and acting, the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona has become as durably associated with his name as with the famous Daytona race track.

The tachygraph engraving is coated with a thin layer of platinum and is used to estimate measured distance speeds of up to 400 units per hour.

Housed in a 40mm Oyster Case, the Cosmograph Daytona is also guaranteed waterproof to a

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depth of 100m, so is an ideal watch for the racing yachtsman as well as the racing driver. The case is crafted out of a solid block of 950 platinum, and has the classic Oyster hermetically-screwed down fluted back, the Triplock-fitted winding crown that screws into the monoblock case, which in turn is protected by the crown guard that is integral to the case itself..The movement is a Calibre 4130, manufactured by Rolex, a self-winding automatic mechanical chronograph movement. Like all other Rolex Perpetual movements, the Calibre 4130 is a COSC-certified Swiss chronometer that provides peerless precision and reliability, all protected within the iconic Oyster case.

The movementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart, a 4Hz oscillator, has a blue Parachrom hairspring that is insensitive to magnetic fields, a big plus on steel-hulled boats, or boats with magnetic retrieval equipment. Parachrom, an alloy patented by Rolex, and exclusive to them, is also stable in variable temperatures and

is 10 times more resistant to shock than a conventional hairspring.

The watch is a also a chronograph with a startstop second hand and a flyback, both controlled by pushers that screw down securely against the case.

The power reserve is about 72 hours. The movement is wound by a bi-directional Perpetual rotor, or by the winding crown.

The dial includes hour and minute hands and a small seconds dial at 6 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock. The full-dial chronograph sweep hand is accurate to 1/8th of a second, and there are two more subsidiary dials, one counting 30 minutes, the other 12 hours. The hands are in 18ct gold with Chromalight long-period luminescent coating.

The bracelet is made of 950 platinum, in classic Oyster three-piece solid links with the Oysterlock safety clasp and the Easylink adjustable extension link to enable the wearer to adjust the strap for the most comfortable fit from time to time.

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COLLECTING WINE AT AUCTION Buying wine at auction gives the collector a chance to find rare bottles and to tap in to the expertise of the auction houses. Nic Boyde explores the pros and cons, and gives a few tips to help you pick up that bargain for your collection.

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Any purchase of wine except direct from the maker has to be approached with caution: Wine is notoriously easy to forge.

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nce a wine has been released, the options for a collector anxious to get hold of a case are limited. Retail outlets tend to have only the current release.

The top auction houses bring wine from many sources to a single sale and do expert authentication of a wine’s provenance before admitting it to the sale.

The top auction houses staff their specialist departments with experts, and the Wine Departments are no exception.

Daniel Lam, for example, at Bonhams Hong Kong has been in the wine trade for 16 years, and is also an expert in cognacs and whiskies.

Robert Sleigh, in charge at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong since 2010, has been 20 years in the wine business. He’s been with Sotheby’s since 1996 and was Head of their New York office before moving to Hong Kong. Prior to joining Sotheby’s, Sleigh spent nearly three years in Beaune working at Domaine Chandon de Briailles and in négociant Maison Louis Latour, and a short stint as a winemaker in Oregon.

Any purchase of wine except direct from the maker has to be approached with caution: wine is notoriously easy to forge.

So establishing the provenance of the wine is paramount. “Provenance” is broadly the history of the wine from the date of its original sale to the current moment, including storage and transportation.

Robert Sleigh of Sotheby’s says, “It’s a big part of our job: making sure that everything we offer is a) authentic and b) in correct condition and tastes as it should taste.”

The larger auction houses pride themselves on their ability to check the provenance of the wine they sell. Their wine specialists have years of experience: they know the growers, the wholesalers, the vineyards, the labels, the bottles. They know the sellers: in many cases the seller bought the wine through the same auction house it is now being sold in. Danial Lam of Bonhams Hong Kong said, “90% of the current catalogue was sourced by me, and I inspect every single bottle of it. We rely on our existing client base...

It’s an ongoing service. We give free valuations to our clients every 6 months... If they decide to sell, we help them to sell.”

Sleigh explains: “You can tell a lot by the physical inspection of a bottle of wine; the colour of the wine; the level in the bottle; any signs of seepage, any damage; the condition of the cork. And from the bigger cellars that we sell, we taste extensively from the cellar as well.”

Buying at auction used to be as simple as turning up, keeping a mental eye on budgets and limits so as not to over-bid, and collecting your purchases at the end of the day.

The modern world provides more flexibility, with all major auction houses permitting advance bids, telephone bidding, and internet bidding - all happening at the same time as the public auction.

It is more important than ever to keep your attention on the auctioneer during the excitement of the bidding. For a collector not familiar with the auction process, it is good practice to attend an auction merely as an observer, hands firmly in pockets.

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vance for impartial advice on the things they are looking for; how much to bid; how to bid. Robert Sleigh says, “People don’t take enough advantage of that. As far as bidding goes, people think ‘It’s an auction, I’ve got to be there’. Most of what we do is not actually sold live to people in the room. You can telephone in, you can send your bids in advance, and we bid for you up to that amount, which is actually what the most sophisticated bidders do; and we now have live internet bidding too”.

Typically a potential bidder is asked to register before the auction begins, and if you are attending the live auction, a numbered paddle is issued - this identifies you to the auctioneer when you make your bid. There is no obligation to bid, but if the urge arises, you are equipped.

The auctioneer will start things rolling by asking for bids at a price well below the level the item is expected to sell at, and thereafter will call for additional bids at approximately 10% higher than the last. There will probably be a reserve - a price below which the item will not be sold. This will not be higher than the low estimate for the lot, and might be quite a bit lower.

Auctions run rapidly - up to 100 lots an hour, so you have to pay attention to what is going on: it is all too easy to miss a lot entirely. The prices being bid are before commission. The “buyer’s premium”, which can be as high as 25%, will be added to your bill.

If you have made a successful top bid, make sure the auctioneer gets a good look at your paddle number, and make your way over to the cashiers once you’ve finished bidding. The auctioneers want

paying straight away, and will take almost any payment medium, including credit cards, bank transfer and cash. The faster you pay, the quicker you can move your wine from the Auctioneers’ storage facilities to yours.

If the cut and thrust of the live auction is not for you, you can place an absentee bid. This is in effect a series of bids up to a maximum price, and the auctioneer or one of his assistants will bid on your behalf up to that maximum as if you were there in person. The price you actually pay will be about 10% over the last competing live bid, provided that this is below your stated maximum.

You can also by arrangement bid online, following the auction from your PC at work or home, or you can make arrangements to bid by telephone.

Auction houses stress that they have more to offer than just buying and selling services. The big firms will advise on building a cellar. Sleigh says, “if someone comes to us and says ‘this is what I want to do, and I want to spend this much. I want a cellar that I can drink and enjoy, and also maybe provide some investment potential’, we are more than happy to advise on that”.

Both Daniel Lam at Bonhams and Sleigh at Sotheby’s advice for collectors just now is to look at buying top Bordeaux. Prices have declined sharply over the last couple of years as new collectors have discovered the great Burgundies and have switched their buying attention there. As Lam says, “The bubble has burst for Bordeaux and it is time for it to start appreciating again. There is a certain demand in the future for wines like 2000 Lafite”.

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Southey’s in action; lots for sale; building a cellar

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142 STYLE WATCHES MUSCLE WATCHES

Muscle Watches Utility with Elegance, Toughness with Style.

AVIATOR claim to have created this design at the base where Russia’s “Swifts” Aerobatic team trains. The MIG-29 Cockpit Chrono has add and split functions in addition to the conventional stop-start-flyback chronograph, and the look and feel is derived from the appearance of a fighter jet’s instrument panel. A rotating tachygraph bezel (the useful kind), is easy to read. There is a multi-event alarm, and the back is engraved with 4 MIG-29s. This watch is your co-pilot.

Something dark from the super-modern firm of N.O.A. They specialise in watches with distinct three-dimensional depth: raised numerals, hour-markers and floating hands, all coated with different-coloured luminescent paints. This Ghost Collection automatic representative features a glow-in-the-dark skull - handy for next Hallowe’en - and is otherwise completely black. Water-resistant to 100m (why?), with a transparent caseback, so it’s black inside too. Darkly elegant.

CORUM’S Admiral’s Cup range began in 1960 and is still producing signature watches. The AC-One-45 is a large watch, 12-sided as they all are, but slimmer, incorporating layers of titanium and a transparent sapphire case back. The case comes in titanium or a mixture of titanium and gold, and with water resistance good for 300m, this watch isn’t going to get wet on the inside. A titanium strap can be alternated with black alligator leather. Anthracite dial.

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What goes up must come down, and if you have to force-land your plane, or get shipwrecked, or break a leg on the slopes of Annapurna, or some other remote adventure, it helps to be able to tell the time, and also to be able to call for help. The BREITLING Emergency II incorporates a Personal Locator Beacon that transmits both on the 121.5 and the 406 MHz frequencies for up to 24 hours (18hrs if it is below -20C). Single-use, it is triggered by unscrewing and deploying an antenna. Lightweight titanium case, and the famous SuperQuartz Breitling movement.

LOUIS MOINET introduces the Legends line: this legend is Nelson Piquet, iconic racing driver, and his signature adorns the dial. Big fat chronograph buttons allow operation with driving, diving or sailing gloves, and the watch is good for a depth of 50m. The design draws on modern driving technology: steel and carbon fibre, the chronograph buttons have chequered flags, and there is a tachymeter scale. Keep this one in the Aston Martin.

Something conventionally nautical from WENGER in the Seaforce Chronograph diverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s watch. Classically-simple dial, easy-to-read luminous hour markers and hands, a rotating one-way elapsed-time bezel and 200m of water resistance makes it a serious contender. It provides quartz accuracy, and variants have additional dials for 12-hr, 30min and seconds, and a choice of face colours, all highvisibility. Excellent value for something as tough and easy to read as this.

Sporting sophistication with this highly-technical offering from RADO, the HyperChrome automatic chronograph. An elaborate confection of steel and ceramics, the 45mm monocoque case is injection-moulded, and is topped by a cambered sapphire crystal.

Pictured here in jet black, the watch and strap, (which is also a high-tech hybrid of stainless steel and ceramic triple links), come in 32 variants and white and platinum colours. It is a conventional chronograph, and has additional 12hr, 30min and seconds dials. It is water resistant to 100m.

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145 THE LAST WORD

A WASTEFUL FAD

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BY PAUL HILTON

Paul Hilton is a Hong Kong-based photographer, journalist and conservation campaigner. He was recently honoured with a 2012 World Press Photo Award for his photo essay, ‘Shark Fin’

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undreds of miles from land and at least 5 miles above the sea floor, I gaze in awe at the scene around me. I know that I am nowhere near a coral reef, yet this is the picture that’s being painted by countless oceanic Triggerfish, Golden Trevally and Rainbow Runners who have all gathered in the same place as if answering some undersea call to arms.

They have been beckoned by a FAD, a man-made mechanism known as a Fish Aggregating Device.

Made from steel drums, ropes, chains, nets, logs, buoys or an array of other objects, FADs are hardly an unusual sight in international waters these days. The wandering yachtsman, cursing his luck at having to go around one, and thanking his lucky stars he didn’t hit it at night, might wonder what it is.

The FAD was born when the fishing industry discovered that some species of tuna collected under natural floating objects like tree trunks, branches and kelp, or things discarded by humans such as buoys and crates. FADs are in effect floating reefs, providing shelter for the myriad levels of microscopic marine animals that in due course attract small fish, the reef fish I can see, which in their turn attract bigger fish, and ultimately tuna and sharks.

In the late 1950s purse seine tuna fishing started replacing the pole-and-line technique that had been used for decades. The new technique had a much higher catch rate, but relied on watching out for schools of dolphins on the surface: a reliable sign of tuna schools below. But catching the tuna meant catching the dolphins too, and many were killed. An international outcry ensued. Using FADs to attract the tuna, and other techniques, meant catching fewer dolphins.

So effective are FADs that they are deployed in every ocean on the planet. According to Martin A. Hall, the principal scientist, Bycatch Programs Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, more than half of all tuna catches by purse seiners today are taken near FADs. Successful dolphin-friendly tuna-fishing FAD fisheries have however created a problem for the tuna stocks themselves. According

to Sari Tolvanen, Oceans Campaigner for Greenpeace International, up to 10% of catches with purse seine nets near FADs are unwanted species such as sharks, turtles and juvenile tuna as well as other fish species. This has been especially detrimental to the Bigeye and Yellowfin tunas. Their stocks are now in sharp decline across all oceans, as large numbers of the juveniles of these species are being caught by FAD-based fisheries before they have had a chance to breed.

Seafood has always been an integral part of the human diet and people have come to regard the oceans as an inexhaustible source of food. However, the world’s oceans are now in crisis. We are now seeing a steep drop-off in valuable fish stocks and endangered marine species. Over the past fifty years, rapid technological advances such as stronger and faster boats, on-board refrigeration, sonar and satellites fish-tracking have led to a huge expansion in fishing.

Poor fisheries management, illegal fishing and destructive fishing methods such as bottom-trawling, cyanide, dynamite and purseseine-FAD fishing have harmed stocks of species not wanted for market, but which are killed in the process of being caught, and then discarded. This bycatch amounts to twenty-seven million metric tons every year. The wasteful overfishing has caused stocks of tuna varieties, salmon, cod, shark and turtles amongst others to fall dramatically. Scientists now estimate the stocks of these species now stand at less than 90% of what they once were.

According to the WWF, the current world fishing fleet catch capacity is 2.5 times larger than that which natural fish stocks can support. This situation is not only unsustainable for the fish stocks themselves; it’s also uneconomical as these fleets compete for the limited supply of fish left in the oceans.

It is the insatiable and indiscriminate market demand that is ultimately killing our oceans. Seafood is increasingly seen as a healthy choice. It is time that consumers, restaurants, supermarkets and fish wholesalers take the responsibility of ensuring that we will still have fish in the future.

As consumers we can do our part by asking about the sustainability of the fish we eat, and demanding products that have been farmed or caught in the tradition rod-and-line methods that served us so well in the past.

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146 THE LAST SHOT ART INSTALLATION ‘RUBBER DUCK’

RUBBER DUCK LIKE IT OR LOATHE IT, FLORENTIJN HOFMAN’S SIX-STOREY TALL RUBBER DUCK IS THE TALK OF VICTORIA HARBOUR. THE SHEER INCONGRUITY OF THE BRIGHT YELLOW BATH TOY PARKED IN FRONT OF THE FAMOUS CITYSCAPE BRINGS A SMILE TO THE FACE OF EVERY PASSER-BY – AND THERE ARE HORDES OF THEM. IT’S PROBABLY THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED ATTRACTION IN HONG KONG. HOFMAN SAYS THAT THE DUCK ‘REPRESENTS THE UNION OF PEOPLE. WE ARE ALL ONE FAMILY, AND ALL THE WATERS OF THE WORLD ARE OUR GLOBAL BATHTUB.’ WE LOVE IT – BUT PLEASE, DON’T PULL THE PLUG…

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