marinas
Recent yacht fires a warning: Know your insurance details
By Dorie Cox No one wants to burn through a $20 million loss like the 102-foot M/Y Polar Bear in a San Diego shipyard in 2014. The yacht was in…
Bellingham owner takes over as CEO
The owner and chairman of Washington-based Bellingham Marine, a marina design-build construction company, has taken over as CEO. Joe Ueberroth succeeded former president and CEO Everett Babbitt after he retired…
Dockwa app hits 1,000 marina partners
Dockwa, the makers of marina management software used by marinas, yacht clubs, and boatyards throughout the U.S. and Caribbean, has reached 1,000 marina partners, making it the largest marina booking…
Yacht fires light up crew training, awareness
By Dorie Cox November saw motoryachts Lohengrin, a 161-foot Trinity, and M/Y Reflection, a 107-foot Christensen, go up in flames in a shipyard in Fort Lauderdale. It was one of…
Medieval sites, modern marinas lure yachts to Split
Story and photos by Alison Gardner After four visits to the Croatian Adriatic coast in 10 years, I am convinced that it is a yachting paradise – and the city…
IGY expands in Spain
International marina management company Island Global Yachting has taken over the management of a superyacht facility in Málaga, Spain. In partnership with Ocean Capital Partners, the existing marina and infrastructure…
FLIBS19: Visitor traffic good at Fort Lauderdale show, say captains
By Dorie Cox and Lucy Chabot Reed This year’s 60th anniversary of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show brought a lot of traffic onboard larger yachts that were on display…
Yachts Lohengrin, Reflection destroyed by fire in Fort Lauderdale
UPDATE: Nov. 19, 9:22 am By Dorie Cox Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue trucks headed toward smoke and flames on Marina Mile in Fort Lauderdale just after calls came in at…
Myanmar facilitates access for tourists, yachts
The Myanmar government has introduced regulations to make it easier for foreign tourists and superyachts to visit the country, according to Asia Pacific Superyachts. As of Oct. 1, advance arrangement…
