2018

For the 1st time in its 45-year history, the legendary Volvo Ocean Race dropped its anchor in the southern city of Guangzhou, China from Jan 31st to Feb 5th 2018. The Race Village, located at Nansha Marina, opened its doors to the public on Jan 31st, and the fleet arrived a day later, on Feb 1st, 2018. The only mainland Stopover, this was the 1st time for Guangzhou to host such an important international sailing race. And it won’t be an exaggeration to say that the Volvo Ocean Race became the biggest international sailing event Guangzhou hosted so far.

_Astilleros Astondoa_ announces the appointment of **YACHTSIDE** as dealer to operate in the Asian market from its office in Phuket, Thailand.

With a decisive entry into the business vertical of Yacht Crew Travel in 2015, Travel Cue a multinational company established in 2011 decided to embark on a company rebranding exercise in 2017 in order to achieve a much needed synchronisation of Travel Cue’s message, what we stand for, and our image.

Built for an experienced Owner in Spain, high performance sloop CONCORDIA was launched in 2000 at the Monty North shipyard and extensively refitted at MB 92 in 2013. Intelligently designed flush decks feature a spacious forward padded sunbathing space. The central shaded cockpit, with a large hydraulic table and sofas, is a popular spot onboard, situated at the heart of the action forward of the double helm stations. On the lower deck, a hydraulically opening garage door also functions as a bathing platform, offering easy access to the water and toys. Spacious interiors accommodate 6 guests in 3 suites. The semi-raised pilothouse design features a light-filled salon with windows on 3 sides. CONCORDIA is commercially registered in Spain.

Held from February 15th to 19th, 2018, the 30th edition of the Miami Yacht Show in America turned the one-mile long Collins Avenue into a 10-million-dollar display of yachts for different types. The award-winning MCY 96 was presented in Miami, a city famed for endless coastline and rich yachting culture for her American premiere during the show.

YACHTSIDE is proud to announce the sale of a beautiful SUNSEEKER MANHATTAN 70 ( 22 m ) delivered in Spain. The Manhattan 70 is a beautiful example of the popular flybridge model from Sunseeker. Her twin 1550hp MAN V12s propel her to speeds of up to 32 knots. A fast boat is virtually as comfortable at sea as when docked due to well her proven hull profile and design balance. We wish to the owner to have fabulous instants on board.

Burgess is delighted to announce that the 41.9m Baglietto motor yacht[GEOSAND](https://www.burgessyachts.com/en/sale-purchase-category/yachts-for-sale/motor-yachts/geosand-00004642.html)is now listed for sale with an asking price of EUR 11,500,000.

Thanks to all of our members, friends & crew that popped into our February Nautical Nights in Cairns and enjoyed the kind hospitality of our sponsors, La Bella Yachts and Carter Marine Agencies!

Sevenstar Yacht Transport loaded two ships on Wednesday this week in Hong Kong. The MV Happy Dynamic loaded two local build customs yachts of 76 and 78 feet to take to Florida USA and the MV Annegret loaded A Benetti Delphino destined for the Mediterranean. The operations went smoothly but lifting 270 Tons of boats to two ships in a short period kept the team busy.

We would like to announce the appointment of **Zofia Guranova**as Asia Charter/Sales Broker in YPI’s Hong Kong office. We have also recently appointed **Zora Ge** as Business Development Executive. These developments further consolidate YPI’s position as one of the top superyacht brokerage houses in Asia, enabling us to enhance the services we can offer to new and existing yachting clients in the region.