Superyacht Blog Gives Americas Cup News

Valencia Americas Cup Information

A new and interesting blog has turned up on the Internet and is of special interest to those seeking to stay in touch with what is going on in Valencia with regard to the sailing superyachts that will compete there for the Americas Cup.

Valencia Yacht Management has set up the Blog that will each day leading up to the cup offer one tip for Cup Visitors.

The current focus is to give information on the cup and the city of Valencia from a visitors point of view with the aim of informing people about them as a company and Valencia as a destination for superyachts. The idea being to convince people that the area is a good place to come and get yacht work completed quite apart from it being a nice region to visit.

Concept Super Yacht uses Hydrogen Diesel Electric Power

Hydrogen Diesel Electric Hybrids The Superyachts of the Future

Designed to offer minimal resistance to water, in a design inspired by Killer and Sperm whales, Orcageno is a 60 metre superyacht concept from the studios Pharos Marine, an Egyptian naval architecture company.

Power for the yacht comes from hydrogen diesel-electric engines that would give the yacht a range of 13,000 nm at 10 knots and a top speed of 18.

Using hydrogen, as fuel will provide the three times more energy when compared to the output of similar sized diesels. Unlike Fossil fuels Hydrogen produces on pollutants like diesel is the cherry on the cake. The yacht has been

The yacht will feature a spa, health care centre, sun deck spa pool, leather lounging areas, a dual level swimming pool, and a hydraulically operated glass sunroof.

Fashion Meets Super Yacht

Couture Fashion Designer turns to Superyachts

Best known as the designer who dressed Halle Berry when she accepted her award at the Oscar ceremonies Elie Saab is 39 year old fashion designer from Lebanon who earned his stripes dressing Queen Rania of Jordan and Middle Eastern princesses.

Now he has teamed up with London based Weyves Yachts to create three new designs for superyachts.

According to Elite Traveller.com an on line magazine for those who fly in executive jets, “Saab will conceptualize and provide creative direction on the interior design aspects and the external line for these exclusive luxury yachts. The first yacht will be revealed at the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show in February 2010.

Don’t Ignore The Risks

Wear A Lifejacket

New Research shows that yacht crew are not wearing lifejackets because they underestimate the risk of falling into the water and do not appreciate the danger of cold-water shock.

The study was commissioned by both the MCA and RNLI and was conducted by User Perspective. It looked at why people don’t wear lifejackets and explored ways to encourage them to change their minds. 
According to the study, those going afloat did not believe there was a high risk of falling into the water and therefore felt that a lifejacket was unnecessary.

Wearing a lifejacket has been shown to double a person’s chance of survival they buy vital time in the water and could save the lives of yacht crews who fall into the water, but only if they are wearing them.

The study found that, even if they did fall in, people expected to climb out easily or survive for a long time in the water. They thought lifejackets would not increase their survival time significantly.

A general lack of awareness about the effect of cold-water shock was also highlighted in the report. Sudden immersion in cold water can cause increased blood pressure, a rise in heart rate and risk of gasping in water.

People did not consider cold-water shock as a risk and instead saw hypothermia as a greater threat.

Lifejackets need regular maintenance checks, they should be stored in a dry, well-ventilated area when not in use and receive a full service in line with the manufacturers recommendations.

Farewell Loran

The U.S. Coast Guard is reminding mariners that it will decommission the Long Range Aids to Navigation (Loran-C) program and terminate the Loran-C signal broadcasts on 8th February saying, “Technological advances in the past 20 years have determined that Loran-C is no longer required as a maritime navigational tool, the agency said in a news release. The final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on Loran-C program was announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on June 12. Loran stations are expected to cease transmitting in October. Implementation is consistent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's determination that continued public investment in the Loran-C program is not in the nation's best interest.”

For more information, visit www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. USCG-2007-28460.