Martello Yachting to promote its Mangusta and Mangusta Oceano brand in China and Singapore
Continuing with its expansion strategy in the East, The Overmarine Group has signed a working agreement with Martello Yachting to promote its Mangusta and Mangusta Oceano brand in China and Singapore.
China is a growing, maturing market for the nautical industry, in terms of both clients and services, marinas and infrastructures, and Overmarine believes the Italian styling of the Mangusta brand will appeal.
“We’re really enthusiastic about starting this adventure with Martello Yachting” declared Maurizio Balducci, Overmarine Group CEO. “We can’t wait to work with Mr Ho and his team to develop the brand expansion and reinforcement process we are putting into effect throughout... Read More
Overmarine looks to grow China business
Martello Yachting to promote its Mangusta and Mangusta Oceano brand in China and Singapore
Continuing with its expansion strategy in the East, The Overmarine Group has signed a working agreement with Martello Yachting to promote its Mangusta and Mangusta Oceano brand in China and Singapore.
China is a growing, maturing market for the nautical industry, in terms of both clients and services, marinas and infrastructures, and Overmarine believes the Italian styling of the Mangusta brand will appeal.
“We’re really enthusiastic about starting this adventure with Martello Yachting” declared Maurizio Balducci, Overmarine Group CEO. “We can’t wait to work with Mr Ho and his team to develop the brand expansion and reinforcement process we are putting into effect throughout... Read More
New Model: Cranchi 30 Endurance
An important new?Cranchi the 30 Endurance, which presents itself as the second?small, following the 29 Zaffiro of an eighteen model range which goes up to 66 feet.? The 30 is the baby of the Endurance fleet by Cranchi, the other models being the 35 and long standing 41.? With the 30 Endurance, in house designer Aldo Cranchi, and the?research studies developed this model to a semi walk around sport cruiser with huge spaces outside, and a center console set up.? This has paid up for Cranchi and the 30 Endurance which recently won?European Powerboat of the Year 2012.?? Inside the 30 Endurance offers overnight accommodation sleeping four in a convertible Vee shaped settee, and double berth to midships.? There is also a separate shower head, with a small galley located outside. The pocket... Read More
Cigarette Releases ‘Firsts’ in Mercury Racing Power Applications at Miami Show
Written by Matt Trulio Thursday, 16 February 2012 00:00 The 38′ Cigarette Top Gun 90 MPH.Unveiled moments ago at the Cigarette Racing Team exhibit at the 2012 Miami International Boat Show, a 38’ Top Gun marketed as the “Top Gun 90 MPH” is the first boat to be powered by Mercury Racing’s new 565 engines. The 38-footer, which is displayed on a Myco hydraulic tilt trailer, comes standard witha red-and-white color scheme.Cockpit accents include billet hardware and carbon fiber trim. The boat’s simple “Cover Girl” cabin includes a cooler, a partial berth and lounge seating.The five-engine Cigarette 42′ Huntress.In another first, one of the two new 42 Huntress performance center console models in the Cigarette booth boasts five 350-hp Mercury Verado outboards—the... Read More
Texas Outlaw Challenge Introduces New ‘Outlaw Corral’
Written by Jason Johnson Tuesday, 14 February 2012 17:59 Emerging as one of the nation’s premier performance-boat events over the past couple of years, the FASTTRAC Texas Outlaw Challenge in Clear Lake, Texas, has even more in store for 2012, according to event organizer Paul Robinson.This year’s Texas Outlaw Challenge will be held June 21-24 in Clear Lake, Texas. Photo by Jamie RussellIn addition to its popular Stampede Street Party, Gunslinger Poker Run and Outlaw GPS Shootout, the event, which is scheduled from June 21-24, will feature the new Texas Outlaw Corral. Robinson said the new portion of the event is a first-of-its-kind activity for the poker run community.“The new Outlaw Corral is a true boat buying and selling ‘stockyard’ opportunity modeled after the Old West... Read More
Miss GEICO Offers Free Belt Cutters to Canopied Race Boat Teams
Written by Matt Trulio Wednesday, 15 February 2012 05:13 For the entire 2012 domestic offshore racing season, the Miss Geico Racing team is offering the ResQMe belt-cutting tool free to any team—registered with any sanctioning body—running a canopied race boat. That’s the word from Marc Granet, the driver of the 50-foot-long, turbine-powered Miss Geico Mystic catamaran.“Our first order is for 300 of them,” said Granet. “The tool has a loop on one end that racers can easily zip-tie to their life preserver or dash. All you have to go is grab it and pull it and exposes a knife similar to a letter opener. We’ve tested them at our shop and they cut through seat belt webbing like butter.“So now there’s no excuse for anybody not to have them on their boat,” he added.Granet... Read More
New Spirit of Qatar Boat to Enter Extreme/Turbine Class
Written by Jason Johnson Wednesday, 15 February 2012 10:56 In announcement that offshore racing fans can drool over, get ready, formidable competition is just around the corner for Miss GEICO. In Florida for the Miami International Boat Show, Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al-Thani revealed that the Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) plans to partner with Mystic Powerboats and Whispering Turbines to build a turbine-powered boat for the 2013 racing season.The Qatar Marine Sports Federation announced it will campaign Spirit of Qatar, a turbine-powered Mystic catamaran, stateside for the 2013 offshore racing season.The Doha-based team will compete stateside in the Extreme/Turbine class in Spirit of Qatar, its new Mystic catamaran fitted with Whispering Turbine power plants and a Five Axis... Read More
Shogren Performance Marine and Pier 57 Merge
Written by Matt Trulio Wednesday, 15 February 2012 13:42 Two of the most successful dealers in the history of high-performance powerboats, Shogren Performance Marine and Pier 57 are joining forces. As this story went live, the Cigarette Racing Team and Marine Technology, Inc., powerboat inventories housed at Pier 57 in Counce, Tenn., were in the process of being moved to the Shogren facility in Waukegan, Ill.The entire new business will be called Pier 57. The Shogren Performance Marine name will be retired.“We chose to adopt the Pier 57 name with our merger because of its well-known brand position and for long-term branding opportunities we see within the high-performance powerboat industry,” said Scott Shogren in a press release. “This collaboration begins a new... Read More
The GTMM 39: Ready for Its Close-Up
Written by Matt Trulio Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:20 An artist’s rendering of the GTMM 39′.When the 2012 Miami International Boat Show opens on Feb. 16, no one will be more relieved than Giovanni Theodoli. And that’s a bit odd, because this is not his first time at the rodeo. ?He is the son of Katrin Theodoli, owner of the famed Magnum Marine in Miami. Giovanni started working for his parents soldering wire harnesses at age 10, and has been at more than his share of new-model introductions.But this one—the debut of the first GTMM 39-foot V-bottom performance boat—is all his, though really not “all” his as he has a partner in the venture, Scott Smith, who cut his teeth at Cigarette Racing Team.“I have two emotions around this project,” said Theodoli, “abject... Read More
From the Deck to the Dock: Specialty Onshore Lodging For Ocean Lovers
Poseidan Undersea ResortWhen it comes to land lodging, discriminating yacht charter clients often seek more than a simply convenient hotel room.? For yachtsmen who need to be on or near the water, here are some amazing properties that are especially enchanting.Guiding ships into port may be where lighthouse hotels got their start but now they offer lodging, from budget to posh, guaranteeing dramatic East Brother Light Stationlandscapes and locations on some of the world’s most exciting and perilous harbors. If you are planning a yacht charter in San Francisco, The East Brother Light Station consistently ranks in the top ten lighthouse hotels worldwide.Guests will snuggle down in luxurious private bungalows 40 feet below the water line at the proposed Poseidon Undersea Resort, Fiji.... Read More

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