The popular American TV food commentator and personality Alton Brown is once again hitting the screens of televisions across the nation on the Food Network channel following his success with ‘Feasting on Asphalt’ with his new program ‘Feasting on Waves‘. In this program Brown goes in search of America’s culinary roots and Caribbean flavors and starts his journey on St Kitts before traveling north west through the Caribbean towards the Leeward Islands and the British Virgin Islands. In true Alton Brown style he ventures to the far flung parts of the islands to find the most authentic specialties of the region, he even travels aboard the custom built Chef de Mer Catamaran to sail between the islands. This boat is well renowned for its fabulous chef, Tara, and is also available throughout the year to charter yourself and get the ultimate Alton Brown experience!!
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Yachts Showing at the 2008 Monaco Yacht Show!
Every year in late September one of the most glamourous venues in the world plays host to the world's number 1 showcase for superyachts in the Port Hercules, in Monaco. From the 24th-27th September 2008 the world's leading manufacturers, designers and brokers all in involved in the Superyacht industry will converge on the Port Hercules in Monaco to show off the biggest and the best of new Superyachts up for charter. The Monaco Yacht Show is also an opportunity to allow designers to show off new designs and promote the future of Superyacht design and charter. It is really an awesome event and the leading boat show for the Superyacht industry.
The 50+ Meter Yachts scheduled to be shown are: ALIBELLA (Benetti), AMNESIA (Benetti), ANASTASIA (Oceanco), BAD GIRL (Brooke Yachts), FORTUNATO (Feadship), INDEPENDENCE (Perini Navi), JAMAICA BAY (Schweers), KISMET (Luerssen), KOKOMO (Alloy Yachts), LADY CHRISTINE (Oceanco), LATINOU (Benetti), MARAYA (CRN), MIDLANDIA (Benetti), NIRVANA (Vitters Shipyard), NOURAH OF RIYAD (Yay), O'NEIRO (Golden Yachts), OASIS (Luerssen), RED DRAGON (Alloy Yacht), ROMANCE (CRN), SEA FORCE ONE (AMY), VINYDREA (Proteskan Turquoise), WERE DREAMS (Amels), XANADU (Benetti), and an unnammed yacht from Luerssen.
Please click for a complete list of yachts at the show
Voiles St Tropez Regatta 2008 Sailing Race
It’s nearly that time of year again, the regatta season is coming to a close and the Voiles St Tropez gives sailors the perfect opportunity to wage and pit their saili
ng prowess once more. This year the regatta runs from the 29th September to the 4th October and is one of the only regattas where sailing enthusiasts can see several racing classes in the same race zone. The week long event set in the fabulous St Tropez draws crowds from all over to see Traditional, Modern, “Esprit de Tradition” (modernized traditional yachts), Wally and 12 Meter America’s Cup Yachts as well as La Grande Classe Trophy, an invitation only event for the most distinguished classic yachts.
You can charter a wide variety of yachts for the regatta whether to participate or just follow the action on a sail or motor yacht. Click here for our list of charter yachts in St Tropez. There are many other regatta events also available to participate in around the world, go on, experience the thrill of sailing for yourself!!
Maltese Falcon for Sale – got $115 million?
Two years after its triumphal launch, Tom Perkins has put the Maltese Falcon up for sale. The cost of the boat was $100 million to build.
Paris Boat Show Update
Just back from the Paris Boat Show – we’re happy to say that we’ll be adding 100’s of great new charter yachts to our site, many in exotic locations such as Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives and the Caribbean. One of the hottest boats at the show was, of course, the Lagoon 420 Hybrid, which we’ve written about previously as part of our “Green Chartering” initiative.
The Paris Boat show was very well attended and represented well by companies that ordinarily cater to the French market. We attend to find new yachts that we may not have run into otherwise!