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Koruncuklar Bozburun'a geliyor

Koruncuk Vakfı ve Bozburun Yacht Club, kız çocuklarının denizi sevmeleri ve bu bilinci hayatları boyunca taşıyabilmeleri adına bir 'deniz kültürü kampı' başlatıyor. Milli yelkenci Edhem Dirvana ile Koruncuk Vakfı'ndan Berrin Yoleri'nin ortak girişimleriyle hayat bulan projeye, Türkiye'nin farklı illerinden 25 kız çocuğu katılacak. Cumhuriyet'in 100. Yılı'nda denizci Türk kadınları yetiştirmek adına hayata geçirilen proje kampında; kanodan yelkene, yüzmeden meditasyona, yürüyüşten seminerlere kadar çok kapsamlı bir program yer alıyor.

Su içinde iki rekor

Onu ağustos ayında Mısır'da düzenlenen AIDA* Serbest Dalış Şampiyonası'ndaki derecesiyle tanıdık. Oldum olası suyu seven, gittiği şampiyonalarda Türkiye rekorları kıran Yağmur Ergün, aslen finans sektöründe çalışıyor. Paletsiz serbest dalış branşındaki ilk denemesinde 58 metreye keyifle dalarak dünyada ilk beşe giren Ergün, her fırsatta doğada aldığı soluğu belli ki daha da derinlere bırakacak...

Yapay zeka ve gezi yelkenciliği

Yeniye açık olmama rağmen, bizi dışarıda bırakacak yapay zeka, birçoğunuz gibi benim de korkulu rüyam haline geldi. Motoryatlarda kullanılan özellikle navigasyon ve manevralara ilişkin çoğu teknolojinin, sınırlı elektrik kaynakları nedeni ile yelkenli teknelerde kullanılamamasını geçici bir durum olarak gördüğümden, yapay zekanın ne olduğunu araştırayım dediğimde bu yazı fikri kendiliğinden ortaya çıktı.

Ufuk çizgisinin ötesinde

Dufour 41, kokpitte sunduğu alanla tekne hayatını renklendiriyor, donanımıyla yelken keyfini artırıyor. Dufour markasının genlerini koruyarak, modern bakış açısıyla harmanlanan bu gövde, yeniliklere imza atıyor ve daha fazla ışıkla dolan mekanlar ortaya çıkarıyor.

Teknolojik kahramanlar

İnsansız arama kurtarma operasyonlarını standart hale getirme misyonu ile yola çıkan Zelim, üretmekte olduğu bir tekne ve iki araçla bu alandaki kuralları değiştirmeyi amaçlıyor. Öncelikli hedeflerini, ekmeğini okyanustan çıkaranlara ulaşmak olarak açıklayan firma, yakın gelecekte bu teknolojiyi yaygınlaştırmak istiyor.

Festival ikonu

BMW, teknolojideki uzmanlığını asfalttan denize taşımak ve sürdürülebilir mobiliteyi desteklemek amacıyla tekne üreticisi Tyde ile birlikte Icon'u yarattı. Cannes Film Festivali'nde tanıtılan tamamen elektrikli tekne; markanın, lüksü çevre dostu tasarımlarla buluşturma hedefinin yeni bir adımını temsil ediyor.

Zoraki yalnızlık

COVID-19 salgını herkesin yaşamını etkiledi. Kimi bunu canıyla kimileri sevdiklerini kaybederek kimileri ise malıyla ödedi. Ve bu salgın istisnasız herkesi evine kapattı. Biz ise ev hapsimizi uzak bir dünyada, Tayland'da yaşamak zorunda kaldık.

TECH GIANT

Camper & Nicholsons’ recent achievements include selling the 105m Lady Moura and adding the 126m Octopus to its charter and management fleets, but CEO Paolo Casani is most excited about the company’s focus on proprietary technology to engage clients in the new era.

Premieres & Newcomers

Yacht Style provides an overview of this year’s exciting new models, with most on display at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival and/or Monaco Yacht Show, some having shown earlier in the year and a couple making their debuts in other autumn shows around Europe.

Rolex Fastnet's “Coup De Cherbourg”

Fierce sou’west winds gusting 30 knots greeted 337 yachts starting the Rolex Fastnet Race, as the 49th edition of this famous offshore classic set off not for Plymouth as usual, but for Cherbourg in France, via Ireland’s Fastnet Rock.

Déjà Vu In Denmark

Halfway into SailGP’s second season, a familiar pattern begins to emerge. Australia, runaway winners of the first series, again top the table, despite having to sit out one of the four events held so far with gear failure.

Burgess Marks New Milestone In Asia With 20th Superyacht Transaction

Confirming its position as the regional leader in selling large yachts, Burgess’ recent sale of the 52m Amels Lind marked the 20th transaction by the brokerage house’s Asia team since it was formed in 2015.

Galeon Spreads Its Wings

With Hong Kong welcoming its first Galeon 640 Fly and 325 GTO this year and Asia’s latest 500 Fly arriving in Singapore, Yacht Style looks at the builder’s 20-year relationship with Tony Castro that has resulted in some of the world’s most innovative production motor yachts.

Stepping Out Of The Shadows

As founder and Director of VP Yachts, Vivian Chan is quickly making a name for herself as the Hong Kong dealer for Italian builder Sessa, even if it appears a world away from her other role as General Manager of her family’s Sun Hing Shipyard.

Wong Tet Choong - Singapore's Most Famous Sailor

TC Wong made global headlines last year when the rapid spread of Covid left him stranded at sea in his Leopard 50 for months until he was eventually allowed into Fiji, where he has remained since. Now, the adventurous 60-year-old is waiting for borders to open so he can continue his journey around the South Pacific on his beloved Ximula III.

From Pollution To Purpose

Former Singapore Idol finalist and TV producer Mathilda D’silva explains how the Ocean Purpose Project evolved from what she saw on and around her hometown beach in Pasir Ris.

How To Build A ‘Scent Wardrobe'!

Johanna Monange founded Maison 21G in Singapore to offer customised scents for all clients and all occasions. The personal approach is proving popular, with growing understanding of how to build a ‘scent wardrobe’ and more boutiques opening around the city.

Your Private Island

With two units already in Asia, Ferretti Yachts’ new 500 features Filippo Salvetti’s familiar clean exterior lines but is the brand’s first model to feature interiors by IdeaeItalia, which offers high-end elegance in two distinct moods.

Private Premiere

Yacht Style attended the Lagoon 55 preview at Groupe Beneteau’s CNB shipyard in Bordeaux, where the brand’s third-biggest sailing cat cruised along the Garonne river before showing off her feature-packed outdoor zones and colourful, detailed interior.

Neutralising The Superyacht Industry's Ecological Footprint

Robert Van Tol, Executive Director of Water Revolution Foundation, speaks to Yacht Style about the organisation’s efforts to neutralise the superyacht industry’s ecological footprint.

Gulf In Class

As Chairman of Gulf Craft, which he co-founded in 1982, Mohammed Alshaali has steadily developed the UAE shipyard into one of the world’s leading superyacht builders, now producing a huge range of boats from 31ft up to the new flagship Majesty 175.

Happily Going Nowhere!

Like most people in Singapore, after a year of no overseas travel, I’ve really been keen for that feeling of packing a suitcase and dusting off my passport for a trip – something a little further away than a staycation.

Mckinsey: Brought Back Down To Earth?

When a company hires a consulting firm to do work for them, often they don’t know what they want. Since the clients are seeking knowledge that they themselves lack, they can’t measure the results, quality, or judge the outcome of the consultant’s recommendations.

Finding Freedom

Mike Simpson has reawakened his love for sailing since buying a new Beneteau Oceanis 46.1, which he has named Freedom in tribute to a yachting lifestyle he has promoted since founding Simpson Marine in 1984

Prince Of Premieres

Representing Princess in Southeast Asia since 1994, Boat Lagoon Yachting is also a distributor of Jeanneau and Sacs, and a Burgess representative. Vrit Yongsakul, Group Managing Director, explains why the dealership invests so much in bringing new models to Asia and how it’s able to offer clients a 360-degree service.

Blue Seas Go Green

Yacht owners are pushing for more eco-friendly features.

How I Live... In The Navy! - I Juggle Kids And Ships!

Lieutenant commander Nikki Fox, 43, is second in charge of the nz navy’s largest ship, Hmnzs Aotearoa. Based at Auckland’s devonport naval base, the mother-of-three commutes home to wellington each weekend

Galeon's Mini Transformer

Making its Asia debut in Hong Kong in November, the new Galeon 400 Fly is the yard’s smallest model offering its iconic folding balconies, opening a new chapter for outdoor living on a 41-footer.

Beneteau's Speeding Beauty

Designed by Lorenzo Argento and Roberto Biscontini, the Italians behind Beneteau’s First Yacht 53, the new Oceanis Yacht 54 combines racing yacht pedigree with exceptional comfort on deck and down below.

Princess Flies Into Space Age

Darth Vader’s battleship? Stealth Bomber of the seas? The dark, ‘midnight blue’ colour of the first Princess X95 and the model’s aggressive profile have already polarised opinions. However, this semi-custom ‘nautical SUV’ is not about shock tactics but of enormous living spaces, flexible layouts and personal visions, all starting with one man’s light bulb moment while visiting Asia.