Editors Comments: Week Ending 25/06/2015
This week, Superyachts.com attended a press briefing which marked the coming arrival of the Portsmouth leg of the America’s Cup, leading to the ultimate goal of Bermuda in 2017.
The America’s Cup is returning to Britain this summer as racers prepare to challenge one another over four incredible days in front of 500,000 spectators.
To read our full story on the opening of the America’s Cup Portsmouth, click here. However, moving toward the superyacht industry, the updates emerging from the world have covered new and upcoming launches, such as the latest launch of Yersin and the exciting scheduled arrival of the WIDER 150.
Speaking exclusively to Superyachts.com, Tilli Antonelli, the CEO of WIDER, explained to us everything there is to know about the upcoming project. To use the art of brevity on a summary would take away the exciting information passed on to us, so to read the full story, click here.
The other piece of news which caught my attention this week was the entrance of Yersin to Port Hercules, which was met with a ceremony to match the grandeur of her mission. With an objective of oceanographic research, preservation and education under the banner of adventure, this is an exciting yacht which has been dubbed a ‘motor vessel’ due to her creation method sans branded builder or designer. Click here for the full story.
In summary, it’s been a busy week working toward the mass of events taking place in the latter half of 2015 and we’re looking forward to bringing you updates and new announcements as soon as we can.
