1/ CAREENING Careening is a key maintenance task for any boat during which you can inspect the hull and protect it against osmosis, check metal parts for corrosion and make sure that no marine organisms are present. A smooth hull enhances performance by increasing boat speed and reducing fuel consumption. Careening also helps reduce the [...]
This weekend, 52 boats left Chesapeake Bay docks to sail in the 38th edition of the Annapolis to Newport Race. The biennial race dates back to 1947 and has since become one of the most historic and well-known races on the East Coast. With fleets as small as 27 and as large as 93 boats, [...]
Groupe Beneteau is transforming its digital strategy in order to better connect its teams and processes in all functions of the company. In working to establish more digital congruency, it is looking to its technology partnerships, PTC and 4CAD, for support in creating a digital foundation using Product Lifecycle Management software. With this new technology, [...]
Raceix, who also have a US base in Savannah Georgia, are developing an innovative hardware & software suite designed to inform, encourage and support the activities, adventures and lifestyles of boaters, with a particular emphasis on those with motorboats of less than 8m (26-feet) in length. Their solution delivers a highly intuitive, contextually aware solution which [...]
AHOY is the name of a project led by four young sailors and, in particular, a challenge for the 23-year-old Alexandre who has cystic fibrosis. The sailors have decided to cross the Atlantic to raise people’s awareness of the fight against cystic fibrosis and the importance of donating organs. They will do this on an [...]
1 ½ years have already gone by since Sarah and Aurélien decided to drop everything to live on board an Oceanis 411 Clipper and we have been following their adventure on the other side of the world! The promising sailors were impatient to get back to sailing after a three-month stopover in Martinique, for essential [...]
An Australian boat show with plenty of new boats Barely a year after the Oceanis 51.1 was launched, the boat destined to take over from the Oceanis 45, has just been unveiled in Australia at the Sydney International Boat Show. Three other BENETEAU boats were also premiered with the Oceanis 46.1 on Australian soil : [...]
Anyone can find their ideal boat for an affordable price and the purpose they have in mind, on the Band of Boats community platform, better known as BOB! TRAVEL BENETEAU-STYLE Enjoy a day or a week sailing, with or without a skipper, organized by our partner. Advisors will help you choose your dream destination and [...]
For the 8th “International Yacht & Aviation Awards” held on 18 May in Venice, the Oceanis Yacht 62 was elected Yacht of the Year in the “Sailing Yacht” category! At the ceremony, the yacht’s designer Pierangelo Andreani was handed the prize awarding the best designers in the world, by “Design Et Al”. PIERANGELO ANDREANI The [...]
These awards are to the nautical industry, what the Oscars are to cinema. The cherished titles of European Yacht of the Year 2018 and European Powerboat of the Year 2018 were awarded on Saturday 20 January at the “Flagship Night” organized for the Boot Düsseldorf boat show. More than 500 people attended this international award-giving [...]
