Pasito Blanco marina is a rather isolated marina for the tourist resort of Maspalomas which is about 3km away. Although there is some residential development around the harbour, facilities are few. The marina is run by El Club de Yates de Pasito Blanco and is a private concern. Visiting yachts are made welcome though. Because of the excellent security this would be a good place to leave a yacht unattended for long periods.

If contemplating a long stay here a hire car would be essential, though there is a frequent bus service, every half hour, which runs along the coast of Gran Canaria to the larger neighbouring villages and towns. Cars are not allowed into the village unless possessing a pass.

There is a small but good supermarket close to the marina but for anything else not stocked here it would be necessary to make a trip into Maspalomas. Yacht charter can be in Puerto Rico and chartering a yacht to sail around the island is a popular holiday.

For more information on berth charges and availibilty contact 928 142 194
info@pasitoblancoweb.com

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Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in 4^th berth sale of 2010

Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina announces its four berth sale this year,

a 25 year license of a 60 meter superyacht berth.

The sale was concluded with the assistance of Inwards Marine Ltd.

Danny Donelan C&N Regional Sales Manager said ‘Knowledgeable owners are recognizing the advantages of Grenada and Port Louis as a sound long term solution to their homeport needs.  We already have a first with Port Louis Marina located south of ‘the hurricane belt’, which, combined with the wonderful cruising grounds make us a great choice when compared to ‘old hat’ Caribbean marinas’

Glynn Thomas General Manager at Port Louis Marina said ‘Grenada has a deserved reputation as a safe and friendly island. We’ve brought to Grenada Camper & Nicholsons facility and service standards so yachtsmen can now have the best of all worlds. Our goal is now to make sure that everything a major charter superyacht needs by way of support and services can be sourced reliably, in good time, and to the needed standards. In short we want to make Port Louis Marina the preferred charter base for superyachts in the Southern Caribbean’

The Owner, from Monaco,  said  ‘I wanted to ensure I had an effective long term solution to my yacht’s berthing needs. When I compared the alternatives I found that Grenada offered many advantages, I felt confident C&N would continue to deliver the service standards I expect, and the berth pricing offers great value’

For further information on Port Louis Marina and berthing availability please contact Danny Donelan on +001 473 435 7432 or danny.donelan@cnportlouismarina.com.

For details on chartering ‘Picnic’ please contact Lucie Bowler on info@picnic-yacht.com

07973825288, 01283736608 or visit www.picnic-yacht.com.

For information on  motoryachts or berths, please contact Robert Inwards, Inwards Monaco Sarl, on + 377 93 50 40 20 or robert@inwardsmarine.com or click www.inwardsmarine.com.

Berth sales enquiries to Anna Tabone, International Sales Director on +356 2248 0000.

For Press Information please contact PR & Marketing Executive Lucy Thomson on lucy.thomson@cnmarinas.com or +44(7909) 521212.

Editors’ Notes:

About Port Louis Marina:

·         Port Louis Marina is only 5 miles from Maurice Bishop International Airport with direct flights from London, Miami and New York, and connections via Barbados, Antigua, St Lucia and Trinidad.

·         Port Louis Marina is situated below the “hurricane belt”

·         Port Louis Marina is a Port of Entry for Grenada

·         Port Louis Marina has its own bar and restaurant, shopping, washrooms, showers, broadband internet, car parking and a swimming pool

About Camper & Nicholsons Marinas:

·         Camper & Nicholsons is widely recognised to be one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious yachting business names, with origins dating back to 1782.

·         Camper & Nicholsons Marinas has specialised in marina and waterfront development for over 40 years and has provided services to clients in more than 25 countries worldwide.

·         Projects range from small marinas through to developments of over 500 hectares.

·         Camper & Nicholsons Marinas International Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Camper & Nicholsons Marina Investments Limited, listed on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange.

About Inwards Marine Ltd:

·         Inwards Marine is one of the UK’s leading independent motor yacht brokerage companies with offices in Southampton, London, Monaco and Genoa.

·         Service incorporates all aspects of new and brokerage motor boat sale including Moorings, marina Homes, Charter, Tuition, Coding, Transport, Safety, Finance and Insurance.

·         Inwards is a family business dedicated to providing an honest, professional, comprehensive and first class service

·         www.inwardsmarine.com or www.worldwidemarinasales.com

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Boat shows organised for October 2010

2nd - 10th Genoa, Italy http://www.genoaboatshow.com/

7th - 11th Annapols, USA http://www.usboat.com/us-sailboat-show/home

8th - 10th Cape Town South Afica http://www.boatshow.co.za/

16th - 24th Athens, Greece http://www.athensboatshow.gr/

20th - 25th Turkey

28th - 1st Nov Fort Lauderdale USA http://www.showmanagement.com/

Let us know of your boat show and we will advertise it for you

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Cypriot president Demetris Christofias unveiled plans for one of the island’s biggest-ever investment projects this week … a new £350 million waterfront marina development in Limassol.

Designed to encourage yachting enthusiasts to think of Limassol as a central Mediterranean destination port, the marina will accommodate all types of vessels from sailing yachts to mega-yachts.

Work is already underway and Limassol Marina will have a capacity of 650 berths, accommodating vessels from 8-100m, accessible electricity, fresh water, IPTV, high-speed wireless internet and phone lines. A dry dock is included in the plans, for light repairs, and maintenance. These, along with refuelling and waste-removal facilities, and year-round 24hour security, allow Limassol Marina Ltd expect yachting experts to begin flooding in by the end of 2012, when the Marina is due to be completed, to test out the marina’s facilities.

According to president Christofias “the project will create jobs, enrich our tourism and reposition Cyprus as a premium yachting destination. The world tourism environment is particularly competitive and only destinations that invest in their product will stand the test of time.”

To promote the appeal of the marina, new luxury apartments and penthouses are planned along with swimming pools, a new school and car park for 700 vehicles.

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Puerto del Rosario(Port of the Rosary) is the capital and main port of Fuerteventura  , which was formerly known as Puerto de Cabras (Port of Goats) in the Canary islands. The city is the commercial centre of the island but tourism is beginning to take off with the expansion of the port allowing it to accept some of the largest passenger ships. The city itself is also undergoing a large expansion programme which includes both new residential and commercial buildings and the infrastructure to support it.

The marina is mainly for local boats with little space for visitors but there are plans to extend the marina to accomodate 600 yachts.

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Sunreef Yachts has acquired the exclusive rights to market and build the design for a 40m powered catamaran that was revealed earlier this year by Design Unlimited and naval architect BMT Nigel Gee. When built, the 40m powered catamaran superyacht will be the largest in the world designed and constructed entirely for private recreational use.

Based in Gdansk, Poland, Sunreef Yachts is the leading builder of luxury catamarans. Sunreef Yachts extensive range includes the sailing catamaran Sunreef 150 superyacht which at 46‐metres overall makes it also the largest in its class. Sunreef Yachts has build over 50 yachts in the ten years since its founding and earlier this month showed its first Sunreef 102 (31‐metre) Double Deck IPHARRA catamaran at the 2010 Cannes International Boat Show

The new 40m Sunreef Power Superyacht will have accommodation laid out across three decks and includes four double cabins as well as the full‐width owner’s suite. The Design Unlimited / BMT Nigel Gee 40m motor catamaran has a beam of nearly twelve metres. The saloon and exterior decks offer space for relaxation and entertainment that conventional yachts of this length can only dream of, while a range of engine options can provide speeds of up to 40 knots and over 2,000 nm between fuel stops. The Sunreef 40m powered catamaran will have a draft of just 1.9 metres enabling her to access shallow marinas and anchorages.

Source www.charterworld.com

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The Largest yacht to be built in the United States since the 1930's will make a debut appearance at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show next month. The 85 metre long yacht cost 82 million Dollars to build for the Denver private equity investor Charles Gallagher.

The yachts exterior styling is by Tim Heywood and the interior design by Liz Dalton of Dalton Designs along with close collaboration with Cakewalk’s owners. “The client requested a yacht that was not too aggressively modern but a boat that would be a milestone in good taste,” says Tim Heywood.

Prooving its status as the worlds leading Super Yacht Show as the Monaco Yacht Show draws record international clientele at premier for elite superyacht charter crafts.

The 20th Monaco Luxury Yacht Show opened her harbour doors at Port Hercules on Wednesday 22nd to an expected record number of 28,000 visitors, including many exceptional clients, drawn to the prestigious four day exhibition of over 100 stunning world class, luxury superyachts with an average length of 45m (146ft) and estimated total value of £1.7bn.

The world’s leading international yacht show featured 500 exhibitors from 37 countries, including top superyacht designers and shipyards from Italy, The Netherlands, France, Germa ny, USA, Turkey and the UK. The show is due to end today, 25th September 2010. World Marine Guide has been told that plans are already underway for the next show which again is expected to be bigger and better.

The hope now is that this will generate business with Superyacht builders exhibiting at the ongoing Monaco Yacht Show  expressing optimism for the upcoming season, as the number of serious enquiries at the yards increased during the run up to and at the show.

"We're discussing many projects," Marcello Maggi, joint managing director at Italian shipyard ISA, told journalists. "The perception is that now is a good time to buy."

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French boatbuilding giant Groupe Bénéteau has recorded total sales of €573.7m for its boating business in 2009-2010, an increase of 16.1 per cent on sales in 2008-2009.

Boat sales for the final quarter grew by 36.1 per cent to €166.7m. Total group sales — including Bénéteau's housing business — amounted to €779.4m for the year ended August 31, 2010, an increase of 18.2 on the year before.

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Graciosa lies about ½ NM off the northwest coast of Lanzarote across the Estrecho del Rio and is approximately 6.5km long and 3km wide. The island is flat and sandy with four low volcanic cones. It is part of the Chinijo group that comprises of islands Montana Clara and Alegranza, and the islets of Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste.

The whole island is a nature reserve and so far unaffected by tourism or development. There are no iron roads and just a few sandy streets. Caleta del Sabo is where most of the population live and a few shops and restaurants can be found here. This is also the islands only harbour with its marina which has recently been improved with the addition of several new pontoons and reinforcing the breakwaters. More Canary Island marinas can be found on World Marine Guide

The Canarian island was mostly uninhabited until the turn of the 19^th century, except for a few pirates, and there are many stories of buried treasure on the island, maybe for this reason it is said to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island". Today there are about 600 inhabitants with the main industry being fishing.

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