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Newcastle Marine’s new 50-meter Tri-deck is the company’s new flagship and the first in a series.
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08/01/2005
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Boat Asia
2005, which ran for four
days in April at Singapore’s Sentosa Cove, included more than 100 exhibitors and
saw a 25 percent increase in the number of visitors from last year, according to
show organizer Suntec Integrated Media. The show featured display yachts from
Asia’s leading manufacturers and brokers, and showcased the newest and best
in marine accessories, electronics, engines, fishing equipment and
personal watercraft. Next year’s show will be held April 20 – 23.
Visit
www.boat-asia.com.
Palmer Johnson
sold three 120-foot
Sport Yachts and also signed a contract for a 150-foot Super Sport Yacht, which
is scheduled for a late 2006 delivery. Furthermore, the company sold the first
of its 123-foot GRP Raised Pilothouse series upon its debut at the 2005 Miami
Yacht & Brokerage Show. A Russian client purchased a 120-foot and a 150-foot
model, marking Palmer Johnson’s first sales in that region.
Visit
www.palmerjohnson.com.
 Capt. Reuben Walters and broker Alan Pickering of the Benetti
Classic 115 Stella
Fiera, a Simpson Marine superyacht at Boat Asia in
Singapore. (Click image to enlarge)
In January, Benetti signed an agreement with
Simpson
Marine for
representation in the Far East. Simpson Marine will be the sales and marketing
agent for Benetti’s Tradition and Classic lines. To reflect this collaboration,
Benetti and Simpson Marine exhibited together at the Shanghai Boat Show. Benetti
is already well established in Asia with several new and pre-owned yachts,
ranging from 103 to 210 feet, sold to Asian clients in the past 15 years.
Benetti is part of the Azimut Group whose brand of luxury Italian yachts has
been distributed in Asia for the past 18 years by Simpson Marine.
Visit
www.benettiyachts.it and www.simpsonmarine.com.
Ocean
Cruise and Bob Offer are representing the 156-foot CRN
Azzurra
II for sale and for
select charters. A world passagemaker with an 8,000-mile range, Azzurra II received an extensive refit in 2004.
Her master accommodations, located on the upper deck forward, feature a private
sun deck, 11-foot ceilings and 21 windows offering panoramic views.
Visit
www.ocyachts.com.
 Mike Simpson of Simpson Marine and Mark Cavendish from Benetti at
the Shanghai Boat Show. (Click image to enlarge)
Bradford
Marine renamed its
Bradford Marine Group subsidiary and division, BMG Yachts & Ship Brokers,
The Shipyard
Group. Paul Engle,
president of Bradford Marine, said, "We felt that The Shipyard Group name for
our professional and brokerage services subsidiary will best describe the full
line of services provided from our Fort Lauderdale shipyard headquarters." The
Shipyard Group continues to provide comprehensive services to yacht owners,
captains and crew, including yacht sales, charter brokerage, naval architecture,
project management and vessel compliance and security plans.
Visit
www.theshipyardgroup.com.
Cheoy Lee Shipyards
North America reported
record-breaking sales for the month of April. Seven new contracts were signed:
three 84-foot and two 64-foot Sport Motor Yachts; one 72-foot Cockpit Motor
Yacht; and one 150-foot Transocean Explorer from the Marco Polo Series, a new
design by Ron Holland. In addition, seven new 84s have been ordered since the
new model debuted at the 2004 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. In
response to the demand, Cheoy Lee dedicated a second manufacturing line to the
production of the 84. Cheoy Lee also announced that its Doumen, China, shipyard
achieved ISO 9001: 2000 Certification in early March.
Visit
www.cheoyleena.com.
 One of the highlights aboard Azzurra II is the numerous large windows surrounding the master stateroom that offer
bright light and stunning views. (Click image to enlarge)
Northrop and
Johnson relocated to a
new office at 17 Rose Drive in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. President Kevin
Merrigan announced the construction of a new 170-foot Perini Navi ordered by one
of his long-term clients. The client’s existing 152-foot Perini Navi,
Tamsen, is
now offered for sale. Also, Merrigan sold the 120-foot Broward Sovereign, which has joined Northrop and
Johnson’s charter fleet along with the 124-foot Flagship, Shogun. Recent listings include the
105-foot Delta Marine Princess Gloria.
Visit
www.nandj.com.
International Yacht
Collection (IYC) has
been appointed exclusive agent for Newcastle Marine of Palm Coast, Florida. On top of
Newcastle Marine’s existing Expedition Series, IYC will represent a new
50-meter Tri-deck Series. The first yacht has been sold, with hull
fabrication scheduled for July and launch slated for December 2007.
Newcastle Marine’s latest 137-foot Expedition Series project is being built to
ABS certification and is expected to debut at the 2005 Fort Lauderdale
International Boat Show. In other IYC news, sales of pre-owned yachts
continue to be strong and include Jim Eden’s central listing Las Olas, a 1990 106-foot Broward. Bob
McKeage was the selling broker of Kaori, a 1990 126-foot Palmer Johnson,
which entered the growing IYC fleet of managed yachts. Other sales include
McKeage’s central listing Sensei, a
124-foot, 1991 Mitsubishi, and Mark Elliott and Jim McConville’s central listing
Celtic
Pride, a 108-foot,
1998 Westport.
Visit www.yachtcollection.com.
Send Brokerage news to Kimberly Springer, ShowBoats
International, Brokerage News, 910 SE 17th Street, Suite 400, Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida 33316, fax: 954-525-7954, kimberlys@showboats.com.
 June/July 2005
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