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EDITOR’S NOTE

The high turn out and exhibitor participation rate in last month’s boat shows in Dubai and

Abu Dhabi negated the growing popular belief that the region’s marine industry was not spared in the ongoing global economic meltdown.

A host of factors contribute to the industry’s resilience.

One, most players catering to the high-end market do not mass produce; they build upon placement of orders and when initial payments have been made; they don’t have stock that depreciates and idles at the shipyard; thus, they have a sound return on investment.

Two, the boating industry is focused on people with money to spend—not those living on credit cards.

Three—and more importantly—the region’s boatmakers are reaping gains from Europe’s losses as far as the financial crisis is concerned. As Sultan A. Al Shaali, chief executive officer, AS Marine, put it, people who could not afford European boats are now looking to the Middle East to buy where they’re cheaper but of the same quality.

All said, this year’s 17th Dubai International Boat Show held at the Dubai International Marine Club – Mina Seyahi from Mar. 3 to 7; and the inaugural Abu Dhabi Boat Show held, Mar. 12 to 14 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center, point to a promising future for the region’s boating industry.

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WHAT’S NEW

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teams up with Italy’s Gruppo InRizzardi Emocean Marine, a boat-building company launched during last month’s Abu Dhabi Yacht Show, has signed a strategic partnership with the prestigious Italian marine company, Gruppo InRizzardi.

In a press conference held during the boat show event at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center on Mar. 14, Ali Al Naqbi, Emocean chairman, said the partnership will “enable us to provide an even greater range of world quality boats and yachts for discerning Middle Eastern boaters.”

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For his part, Conrrado Rizzardi, chief executive officer of Gruppo InRizzardi, and son of the company’s president, Gian Franco Rizzardi, said the partnership signals the “start of a very fruitful and interesting partnership.”

“We are very pleased to be involved in this partnership with Emoceann, as the significant growth in the number and popularity of waterfront projects in the region is likely to result in an increase in interest in the boating and yachting industry,” he said.

The partnership will enable the companies to cover all aspects of the marine leisure and boating

industry.

Gruppo InRizzardi is the prestigious Italian umbrella group for six marine companies, some of which are considered legends in their own right—Rizzardi, Posillipo, Italcraft, Diano, Santa Yachts and Parisi— and was one of the first to embrace the fashion of “regrouping,” which has allowed it to build its formidable reputation pver the years.

The marine and yachting industry in the Middle East is one of the fastest growing in the world and is proving to be resilient in the face of the economic downturn being experienced around the world.

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WHAT’S NEW Ewa Stachurska, public relations officer, Sunreef Yachts

Sunreef Yachts finds Middle East market ‘very seductive’ With the number of custom-made boats it has built having steadily gone up over the past two years, and looking to yet another increase in production next year, Dubai Gdansk-based Sunreef Yachts has set its sights on the Middle East, a market it finds “very seductive.”

“We want to develop really here in the region,” Ewa Stachurska, Sunreef Yachts public relations officer, told Arabian Yachts.

“We think there is quite a potential for the region with all locals interested more in powerboats and expats interested in sailing boats. Charter facilities, there are still not many charter boats here. It’s a very seductive region here in the Middle East. We are very optimistic and excited,” she said.

In January this year, Sunreef Yachts delivered an order for a yacht to Pearl Island in Qatar— the transaction was closed during last year’s Dubai International Boat Show, according to Stachurska.

Sunreef Yachts was among exhibitors in this year’s Dubai International Boat Show.

Having appointed Qatar’s Ronautica Middle East as its exclusive dealer for that country, as well as for Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman following the deal, Stachurska said Sunreef Yachts will be participating in this year’s Saudi International Boat Show scheduled for Oct. 28 to 31 at Al Furusya Marine & Yacht Club in Jeddah apparently as part of efforts to maintain its presence in the region and continue tapping into its market.

According to Stachurska, Sunreef Yachts launched 12 custom-made boats last year; 18 will be built this year; and 20 more next year.

The global financial crisis has not taken a bite on the shipbuilder’s resources, said Stachurska, explaining, “anywhere in the world, Sunreef is in a very strong position because we are in the niche market.”

Moreover, she said, “We don’t have stock.We don’t have boats that wait to be sold.We do boats only on request. If someone requests and do pays, then we start.”

Sunreef Yachts builds catamarans, powerboats, sailboats, and superyachts.

Nautical Lines to open offices in Qatar, Kuwait, India Nautical Lines Regional Marine LLC will open offices in Qatar, Kuwait and India to complement its operations in these countries, Krishna Kumar, Nautical Lines managing director told Arabian Yachts.

At the same time, Kumar said Nautical Lines has also tied up with London-based, yacht interior designer James Park Associates, and will open an office in Dubai next month. He said discussions with JPA started last November.

Kumar said Nautical Lines participated in the Mumbai International Boat Show held in March and was able to secure an order for a 65-foot catamaran; he added that Nautical is currently building a 30-meter river cruiser for an Indian buyer.

“We have expanded our activities into

upper GCC countries like Qatar and Kuwait.

We have also started working on the Indian market,” Kumar said.

According to him, Nautical Lines’ office in India was scheduled to open this month; he added that Nautical is looking at opening a showroom in Qatar next month or in June; Kumar said plans were also afoot to open a Kuwait office this year.

Meantime, Kumar said Nautical Lines, which participated in this year’s Dubai International Boat Show, received serious inquiries about a yacht interior design project.

“We will be starting with these,” Kumar said, adding that Nautical Lines has also received two inquiries from Kuwait, “and we will be doing this project for the time being.”

“We expect that there will be a demand for interior design. We look ahead with a lot of hope.”

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WHAT’S NEW

Saudi International Boat Show Organizers setting up best new marine event in the M. E.

Left to right: Erwin Bamps, executive manager, Gulf Craft Inc.; Donald Starkey, Donald Starkey Design; Mohammed Hussain Al Shaali, chairman, Gulf Craft Inc.; and Lois Hall, Dubai International Boat Show.

Gulf Craft launches four models at 17th Dubai International Boat Show Gulf Craft Inc. launched four new models during this year’s Dubai International Boat Show. The new additions include two new luxury Majesty yachts, the Majesty 63 and the super yacht Majesty 121, as well as the Silver Craft 34 leisure craft and the ground breaking Oryx 54 sport fly-bridge yacht.

Erwin Bamps, Gulf Craft executive manager, said Gulf Craft decided to do the launching at the event because it remains “one of the most important events in the global yachting calendar” and continues to be the “ideal platform to launch our new models to the world.”

The launch of four new Gulf Craft models at this year’s event is indicative of our long term strategic vision and relentless investments in product and process development, even and especially in

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today’s economic climate. It is also testament to the ongoing demand “we are experiencing, in particular in the super yacht category where we anticipate a stable demand in the next two years,” Bamps said.

The Majesty 121 has been designed to set a new standard for super yacht construction, from the immaculate exterior styling and the no-compromise naval engineering to the exquisite interior workmanship. Built under rigorous class inspection, the Majesty Super Yachts contain an extensive host of amenities and feature the latest high-tech entertainment facilities, to ensure unrivalled ocean-going luxury. Such has been the demand for the Majesty 121 that Gulf Craft has already delivered three Majesty 121 yachts since the model was first announced in 2008.

In addition to its Majesty Yacht line up, Gulf Craft will also showcase its

Silver Craft range of sporty, fishing and family boats at this year’s DIBS. Adding to its popular and costeffective Oryx range, Gulf Craft is launching the Oryx 54 Fly at DIBS 2009, the largest fly-bridge version in its already popular sport cruiser range. The creation of its second line-up of yachts dedicated towards a young and trendy customer base is a reflection of the growing emergence of the sporting leisure marine market. With its distinctive orange color marking and its rather aggressive sporty looks, the Oryx Sport Yachts and Cruiser series has already carved itself an enthusiastic following and brand recognition in the GCC market.

Gulf Craft Inc, based in the United Arab Emirates, is one of only a handful of shipyards capable of producing vessels of 100-ft and over, with annual production of about 700 vessels up to 150 ft overall length.

Organizers of the Dubai International Boat Show has announced its intention to launch the Saudi International Boat Show at the Al Furusya Marine & Yacht Club in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the 28 - 31 October 2009.

The announcement was made at a press conference during the Dubai International Boat Show held at the Dubai International Marine Club - Mina Seyahi in March.

HH Prince Abdullah bin Saud bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chairman of Al Ahlam Marina Tourism Group, the management company of the Al Furusya Marine & Yacht Club, and Helal Saeed Almarri, CEO of Dubai World Trade Centre, organiser of the planned Saudi International Boat Show, discussed the event’s strategic positioning and proposed plans.

“We are delighted with Dubai World Trade Centre’s plans to organise the Saudi International Boat Show in Jeddah. The launch of this leisure lifestyle event will provide thousands of marine enthusiasts in Saudi the much awaited occasion to experience the latest and newest boats, yachts and marine activities from different parts of the world.

“We welcome Dubai World Trade Centre on their initiative to extend their worldclass boat show organising achievement and experience to the city of Jeddah. We look forward to hosting the event in our esteemed club later this year,”said Prince Abdullah bin Saud bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chairman of Al Ahlam Marina Tourism Group.

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“I think the impact that we see is that development just might take longer. But developments are going on. Well, at one point we were thinking that we would have 20,000 berths in the GCC in the next two years or the next five years.

“The yacht owners are still there.

People still are buying megayachts.

There will always be a need for berths for those mega yachts. The demand is still there. It just might take longer,” he told Arabian Yachts in an interview.

Meantime, Cardona said the sixmember nation Gulf Cooperation Council—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates—as well as eastern Europe “continue to be very important and very popular” as far as the marina

market is concerned.

“This is where the majority of the people who own the marina are. So, it stays very strong,” Cardona said.

Cardona indicated that IGY looks to broadening its horizons over GCC, Croatia, Turkey and eastern Europe.

He said IGY is particularly “optimistic” about GCC “because this is the area where the yacht owners live and come on the holidays.”

“I think what lies ahead is going to be new areas of GCC—Qatar, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and always the Mediterranean through out the Adriatic, Croatia, Turkey up to eastern Europe,” Cardona said.

IGY develops and manages marinas and waterfront destinations with about $500 million in investment around the world. It has numerous projects within the GCC region, among them, the Festival Marina at the Dubai Festival City, which has 74 permanent berths; and the Anchor Marina on Palm Jumeirah, which has 520 berths and is scheduled to open this year.

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Silvestris The new kid in town with a dark horse

Sunseeker Superyacht opens France office Sunseeker Superyacht Europe Management has just opened a new office in Port Camille Rayon, France.The new office will offer every aspect of the maintenance and management of superyachts—under one roof.

Ben Young, founder and managing drector, says the office, strategically placed at the heart of the Mediterranean, has consolidated their expert staff in one place to offer superyacht owners an exemplary service.

“We’ve recruited a multi-lingual,

highly skilled team to help remove all the hassles that come with superyacht ownership.We will not only help owners recruit the right captain and crew, we’ll also train them to ensure the service the owners receive is second to none.

In addition, we’ll help secure both home and visiting berths, so that the yacht’s passage is seamless and problem-free.”

Sunseeker Superyacht Management will also take care of all classification, flagstate, miniISM and financial administration.

Working with the captain, they then offer practical operational

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Lagoon Catamarans to launch bigger boats in 2010 Beneteau Group and Lagoon Catamarans will be launching bigger boats next year, according to Christophe Vanek, general manager of Duboats, the exclusive dealer of Benetau and Lagoon in the Middle East.

“We are very excited about this,” Vanel told Arabian Yachts.

He said Beneteau will launch the Monte Carlo 70 while Lagoon Catamaran, the Lagoon 400 (40 ft.) and Lagoon 620 (62 ft.).

The entry of the Beneteau Monte Carlo 70, will allow it to grab a hold of its share of the cruising boat market from Azimut, Ferretti, and Sunseeker,Vanek said.

support, providing protection and peace of mind. All this comes with the added peace of mind that a company like Sunseeker provides.

Known worldwide as the builder of the finest luxury motoryachts, the company has built a reputation for excellence and perfection.

To complete the team, Sunseeker Superyacht Management has just taken on a new yacht manager.

Polly Winn has more than nine years’ experience in the superyacht industry. Most recently with a yacht brokerage in Antibes, she has an excellent understanding of the market.

Silvestris, maker of the 23’ Sports Cabriolet, is the new kid with a dark Dubai horse, confident that, with its cutting edge technology, the market will go gaga over its Holland-made, 560-hp powerboat which was designed like a super sports car and could go up to 60 knots (111kph).

“It’s not like any other sports boat. It’s like driving a car on the water.We have just started here in the Middle East, and people like it because it’s something unique. It’s a very classic design and because it’s a classic, it’s timeless,” says Dave Hahnraths, Silvestris managing director for the Middle East.

The car was conceptualized by Dutchman Maarten de Bruijn, designer of the hotrod Spyker.

Arabian Yacht asked Hahnraths what he thinks about the competition—the big boys—and here’s what he said:“All those special features that we have, they don’t. So, we are quite unique in the yachting industry.We come from car manufacturing.”

Hahnraths says Silvestris is not bothered at all with the current global financial crisis.“Some people, they just love to drive their boats,” he says.

“We don’t think we will be affected that much.As we are not into mass production, we are not really afraid.The high-end cars…are getting sold, and this is also what we have.We have a high-end product and with it we are not really afraid,” he adds.

Price range for the 23’ Sports Cabriolet, according to Hahnraths, starts at 215,000 euros, approximately 1 million AED. Shipping time is three months.

Silvestris was among exhibitors in last month’s Dubai International Boat Show, held from Mar. 3 to 7 at Dubai International Marine Club—Mina Seyahi.

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DUBAI INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW

Another milestone in the region's

boating industry The Dubai International Boat Show delivers one of its strongest editions in the event’s history.

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his year’s Dubai International Boat Show, held against the backdrop of an ongoing global financial gloom, turned out to be a resounding success, officials said.

“The global challenges confronting international economies, and the luxury goods market in particular, will only direct more international boat manufacturers and suppliers towards the emerging Middle East markets,” said Helal Saeed Almarri, CEO, Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), organizer of the event.

“The opportunities remain extensive in this region and the Dubai Boat Show is well positioned to provide the international marine industry the boost of confidence and opportunities they are seeking at this critical time,” he added in a statement prepared for media.

Data made available by the DWTC showed that more than 721 companies from 50 countries participated in the week-long exposition held at the Dubai

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International Marine Club – Mina Seyahi from Mar. 3 to 7.

The DWTC said there was a 20% increase in the number of new exhibitors and brands compared to last year’s event.

New countries that had representatives to the show, DWTC said, were Bahrain, Cyprus, Djibouti, Latvia, Thailand and the Virgin Islands. Top four countries with the highest number of participating companies were the UAE, Italy, United States and United Kingdom.

There were also 15 new international pavilions, including three new ones—Finnish Marine Industries Federation or Finnboat; South African Boat Builders Export Council or SABBEX; and the Associacion Nacional de Empresas Nauticas of Spain, DWTC said.

According to DWTC, there were approximately 27,000 visitors to the event, which was held in a massive

85,000 square metres of exhibition space. The show was highlighted by five major global premiers; over 22 regional launches; and 19 superyachts—by itself, a record number and a 45% increase from last year’s.

DWTC likewise said that this year’s show had a luxurious display of over 400 boats—”the biggest ever showcase in the Middle East.”

The leisure marine industry plays a key strategic role in attracting visitors and driving tourism throughout the UAE and the rest of the Middle East. Current construction of marina projects across the region will see the opening of up to 30,000 berth spaces and an additional 1,500 kilometres of coastline over the next 5 years, according to DWTC. The first Dubai Boat Show was held in 1992.

Data on the estimated monetary value of transactions closed during the event was not available as of writing.

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BOAT SHOW SPECIAL How bad will the current global financial crisis take its toll on the region's burgeoning boating industry?

Arabian Yachts asked two of the industry's top players during the show and here's what they say.

Ali Al Jafla, managing director, Sunseeker Middle East next to his mega luxury yatch.

Sultan A. Al Shaali (left), chief executive officer, AS Marine, confers with a client at his company's display area during the17th Dubai International Boat Show held Mar. 3 to 7 at the Dubai International Marine Club, Mina Seyahi.

'The people who could not afford European boats are coming now, looking for locally-made boats which are less than one-third of the price for the same quality. So, we have seen more demands in the past two months.'—Sultan A. Al Shaali, chief executive officer, AS Marine.

One man's loss is another man's gain—and so the cliché goes.

In this case, the global financial crisis, which has been causing downturns across Europe and the U.S., is actually opening doors of opportunities for the UAE's boating industry, according to Sultan A. Al Shaali, chief executive officer, AS Marine.

"The industries, whether it’s yachting, or non-yachting, have been affected.

The scale of the effect has varied, where Europe was affected the most, and the U.S., of course," Al Shaali told Arabian Yachts.

He said the Middle East was fortunate it has stability in terms of infrastructure that helps to cushion the crisis' impact.

"The nice thing about the region is the stability, the economic status.

We have been building a strong

infrastructure to adapt to such a situation. We did not drop like the U.S. But, of course, there is a little bit of a recession period which we expect to go up by the end of this year," Al Shaali said.

According to him, most of the companies that "expanded outside of their power have to step back."

"But the companies that was on their own strength, have their own market, were not even affected the least," he said.

He said the local boating industry has not been so much affected.

He explained: "The people who cannot afford European boats are coming now looking for locally made boats which are less than one-third of the price for the same quality.

"So we have seen more demand in the past two months."

He said observers noted that there were more foreign visitors to this year's Dubai International Boat Show than locals.

AS Marine was established in 1979. It has a comprehensive network across Europe, the U.S. and Asia. Based in the UAE, AS Marine has, in its product range, 20 luxurious yachts and motor cruises.

'We are monitoring what's going to happen. We slowed down. Last year we had eight boats (sold). This year, we're lucky if we get four.' –Ali Al Jafla, managing director, Sunseeker Middle East.

Standing next to his US$24-million Sunseeker super luxury yacht at the 17th Dubai International Boat Show Ali Al Jafla, managing director, Sunseeker Middle East, greets a group of visitors from Saudi Arabia who came to see the boats on display for a possible purchase transaction.

Showing them the way and giving them a tour of the boat, Al Jafla was hopeful a deal could be made.

"We have been getting lots of inquiries, definitely. We are one of the leading companies on the market. We have a good customer base. We invite our clients, educate them and leave the decision to them. At the end of the show we will see what’s the next move," Al Jafla said.

The show which has, over time, developed a growing global appeal as one of the most sought after and strategic leisure marine events in the world, had an ominous hue to it this time, several exhibitors said, referring to the dark clouds hanging thick due to the current

global financial crisis "Of course, that is affecting business.

To tell what is going to happen is very difficult. We are watching what is going to happen. We slowed down. I would say," Al Jafla said.

"The orders, we have less orders. Last year, we had eight boats. This year, we are looking…we’d be lucky if we get four," he said.

Saving on operational costs, Al Jafla said the company has been reviewing its expenditures to see where to cut.

Having been making boats for the past 40 years, Sunseeker has become popular among yachting enthusiasts— with around 20 boats, including several mega luxury yachts in its range.

Among them is the Sunseeker 46-metre yacht—a tri-deck luxury vessel that can accommodate up to 12 guests and eight crews, and can cruise at speed of up to 20 knots; and the Sunseeker 37-metre yacht, another tri-deck vessel that can accommodate up to 10 guests and seven crews, and can go up to 24 knots.

Other boats are the Sunseeker 34-metre luxury yacht that can accommodate 10 guests and 5 crews, and can go up to 26 knots; the Sunseeker 30 metre and the Sunseeker 90 luxury yachts.

Sunseeker, which has been a favorite of yacht lovers, has reaped over 30 different awards over the years since 1987 where it received its first one—the Queen's Award for Export Achievement. In 1995, Sunseeker was bestowed the Boat Builder of the Year Award; its Predator 75 received the Motorboat of the Year Award in 1999.

In 2007, Sunseeker received its most number of awards in a year, among them, the European Powerboat of the Year given to the boatmaker's Superhawk 43; last year, Sunseeker's Manhattan 60 was given the UK Motor Boat of the Year Award.

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ABU DHABI YACHT SHOW

20 giant yachts

from around the world converge at inaugural Abu Dhabi Yacht Show Officials say huge turnout indicative of the yachting industry’s confidence in UAE.

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n what has been hailed as a huge vote of confidence by the world's yachting industry in Abu Dhabi and its economy, 20 super and mega yachts with total worth approximately at US$500 million, went on display at the UAE capital city's inaugural boat show, making it the largest gathering of yachts of its class in the region.

The Abu Dhabi Yacht Show, held from Mar. 12 to 14 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center was a "clear indication of continuing international confidence in the emirate's robust and resilient economy," said His Excellency Sheik Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority.

"There can be few places as well suited as Abu Dhabi to host an event of this nature," he added.

The yachts, measuring in length that ranged from 30 metres to 90 metres, with several of them ranking among the world's top 100 yachts, were berthed at ADNEC's new marina—a 2.4 kilometre facility.

The show's megayatch line up include the 90-m Dubawi by Platinum Yacht, which is one of the biggest yachts in the world; the 83.5-m Alysia; the 88-m Lady Lauren; the

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73-m Sliver; and the 63-m Aviva, which has been nominated for Superyacht Awards over the past two years.

There also was the 65-m Ambrosia III; the 40-m Oras; the 50-m Benetti; and the 38-m Sunseeker, which was launched at the 17th Dubai International Boat Show held at the Dubai International Marine Club—Mina Seyahi a week earlier.

Likewise present at the boat show were the 37-m Majesty 121 and the 30-m Majesty 101 by Gulf Craft; the 36-m Wally Power; the 36-m Shelelia and the 35.5-m Azimut 116.

There were also 90 exhibitors at the show. Recent studies reveal that the GCC's marine industry was exhibiting a growth trend with more than 30,000 leisure boats registered in the region and around AED 1.96 trillion (US$536 billion) of marine works planned or underway, with Kuwait's and the UAE's marine industries regarded as the largest in the Gulf region, according to the event's organizers.

Another study has shown that one-third of the world's largest yachts were owned

by Arab nationals with the world's top five located in the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

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POWER BOATING

Gunboat 66 Sugar Daddy sails to an impressive debut at St. Maarten Heineken Regatta

I

n what will go down as one of the windiest, wildest events in the storied history of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta in the Caribbean, a long and worthy list of new champions were crowned among them, the Gunboat 66 Sugar Daddy which made an impressive debut at the event.

It was the last day of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta and the Gunboat crews were itching to race after the Race Committee declared a lay day on Saturday due to extreme conditions on the Anguilla race course. With a day to rest and plan, Sunday proved to be a tight race on the water. Nora and Bruce Slayden (Sisters, Ore.) on Sugar Daddy once again proved their prowess on

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the racecourse leading the Gunboat Class home on the water. While Cream took the handicap win for the series, Sugar Daddy clearly established herself as the fastest Gunboat on the water..

Sunday’s race was from Phillipsburg to Tintamarre Island and back. With steep seas and winds at 20 knots or more, conditions could not be more perfect for the Gunboat Class. The start and short weather leg were led by Cream, with Gunboat’s founder, Peter Johnstone at the helm. Additional crew aboard included long time friends Wendy and Phil Lotz, who came aboard after their Swan 42 was nearly sunk in a devastating collision on Saturday..

Sugar Daddy took control of the race on the brief

reach leg, and extended her lead on the long beat to Tintamarre. The Slaydens had a full house onboard with upwards of 15 friends crewing. While passing Cream, Sugar Daddy pulled their usual pranks and antics to keep the competition light-hearted. Sugar Daddy had her rails lined for a broadside of water balloons. Cream’s crew took a beating under the barrage, but before Sugar Daddy could reload, unexploded balloons were tossed back as Sugar Daddy sped away down the 15-20 knot reach leg..

Before leaving Phillipsburg, the Gunboats were already passing much of the ‘racing’ multihull fleet that had started 5 minutes prior. The windy conditions on the upwind leg to Tintamare kept crews minding

their mainsheets, as everyone pushed their Gunboats to their racing limits. In the gusts, Tim Slade’s Safari showed great bursts of speed, but it was all Sugar Daddy to Tintamare. Bruce noted that it was a lot of fun sailing against the Gunboat 62 and 48 to see the difference between the models. Sugar Daddy seems to walk away upwind with four extra feet along the waterline and larger sail area. She was so smooth and balanced.�

Leading the way home on the downwind leg, Sugar Daddy blazed the trail with her bright lollipop colored asymmetrical spinnaker. Meanwhile, Cream cut through some rocky waters, dodged keelboats leaning over on their slog to windward, and stayed near the

class leader. With a tight screecher reach to the finish after Phillipsburg, both Sugar Daddy and Cream averaged 15-20 knots on the final leg.

And now, with the final day of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta behind the class, Bruce Slayden has secured Sugar Daddy as the hottest thing in the Gunboat line-up before heading through the Panama Canal to the Galapogos, and onto the north Pacific route to Alaska via Hawaii. Sugar Daddy will definitely be missed by the rest of the Gunboat Class at the British Virgin Islands Sailing Festival and Regatta..

The 2009 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta held in the Caribbean, will largely be remembered as the year a solid northeasterly breeze kicked in on the first day of

the three-day event, and continued in unrelenting style for the duration of the racing.

Due to the severity of the winds-which peaked out at nearly 40-knots on Day 1 of the regatta-and the massive, confused seaway that soon accompanied them, race officials decided to forgo the usual Saturday and Sunday racing schedule that in past years took the fleet in and out of the exposed French-side port of Marigot.

Instead, the race committee concentrated the weekend competition off Simpson Bay on the island's southern coast. Even so, there was no lack of drama on the race course, where calamity often reigned and blown sails, toppled masts and bone-jarring collisions were all part of the action.

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BOAT PROFILE

Grandeur Afloat

The 90-metre MY Dubawi The 90-metre MY Dubawi, one of the 100 biggest yachts in the world, was a cruise vessel converted to epitomize the quintessential form of luxury at sea.

MY Dubawi, was a nondescript, probably extraneous and insipid, passenger vessel that underwent metamorphosis to epitomize the ethereal summation of how grandeur should be at sea.

This mega yacht has six high-class accommodation decks providing for ample interior and exterior space for two owner suites, eight VIP suites and 12 guest cabins; and allows for a great variety of use and activities including dinning, outdoor areas with new swim platform, Jacuzzis, barbeque area and much more.

The layout utilizes a wide variety of fabrics, wood finishing, marble, stones, mosaic and metal finishing in the luxury accommodation, including all custom design carpets and mosaic patterns.

Second deck houses the dining saloon that can host up to 60 guests. On the third deck is the main entrance with central staircase and passenger elevator serving all

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decks, as well as the lounge and night club.

held inaugural Abu Dhabi Boat Show.

A large majlis is on the fourth deck and a large open space with retractable sun awning, bar, barbeque, dinning and exterior seating arrangements is on the fifth. The Jacuzzi, as well as the sunbed area, is on the sixth deck

And Dubai based Platinum Yachts FZCO, the company behind her metamorphosis, has been getting all the fittingly extravagant and enthusiastic review from boating pundits.

MY Dubawi has a fully centralized entertainment system with local TV/DVD units in guest cabins and saloons and top-quality stereo system throughout with integrated local controls.

The vessel has a round bilge steel hull and steel/ aluminium superstructure. Its propulsion consists of twin Controllable Pitch Propellers driven by conventional shaft system connected to 2 Main Engines (Man B&W, 3430hp each) via reduction gears.

Indeed, MY Dubawi enjoys much-deserved Êclat wherever it goes—it was a stole the show at the recently

Platinum Yachts started the conversion of the cruise ship in June of 2007. The vessel, an ex-Renaissance series built in Italy in 1989 had a large volume compared to her length.

Conversion was completed in 18 months, with the delivery made at the end of 2008.

The conversion was very successful, noting that the vessel offers what the owners require: large volume considering her 90 metres of length and shallow draft allowing access to all the major marinas, bays and beaches to enjoy in a luxury life-style on the water.

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BOAT PROFILE

Silvestris 23' Sports This sleek powerboat, designed after a car, gives new meaning to driving pleasure.

D

riving pleasure—The feeling one gets driving on the road.

Silvestris 23' Sports Cabriolet driving pleasure—The feeling one gets cruising on board this work of

art at sea.

The style of essence and the essence of style is what the Silvestris 23' Sports Cabriolet is all about.

Designed by Dutchman Maarten de Bruijn, an icon in the world of supercars, the focus was on maximizing performance and taking technology just a little bit further. This led to a boat that captures the essence

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of the classic runabout, yet taking it to another high end level. Without compromising the virtues of a high performance speedboat, Silvestris succeeded in creating class leading comfort for 4 persons. A revolutionary feature like the remote control hatches turns the boat into a roadster or closes it like an oyster. The Silvestris 23 Sports Cabriolet oozes style, not because it was made to do so‌, but it just does.

Nope. The Silvestris 23' Sports Cabriolet is not a sportscar.

But it does have a lightweight body. The aluminium skin is riveted and bonded to a tubular space frame.

Cutting edge, patented engineering that makes the Silvestris 23 SC the strongest and most durable boat of its kind. The hull shows extreme rigidity, has very effective sprayrails and features a stabilizing crashbox type stern. The bow is strengthened by a piece of machined aluminium that secures perfect alignment of the longitudinal tubes. In the engine room sits a state of the art 5.7 litre V8 Duoprop sterndrive unit, that received special attention in order to reach the lowest levels in noise, vibration and harshness. Incorporated in the exhaust system are unique, electronically operated Engine Note Enhancement Valves (ENAV).

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Specifications

The driving experience is one you’ll never forget.

Unheard of high speed stability.

Razor sharp yet smooth and linear responses. The deep but never intrusive sound of the V8 engine. Seamless and spectacular acceleration. The ability to maintain a high cruising speed for hours and hours. A comfortable, cosy cockpit.

Silvestris really provides sportscar like sensations. Due to, amongst other things, its extremely rigid aluminium spaceframe construction.

Obviously, the design team's supercar expertise contributed significantly to the unique characteristics of the Silvestris 23 SC. It's in the weighing of the controls, in the way the boat responds to steering and throttle input, in every aspect of its sheer ability.

The Silvestris 23 Sports Cabriolet is and will remain a truly exclusive boat.

Built to meet the requirements of the discerning boat lover—just like

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the chef of a top class restaurant who prepares an exquisite dish exactly to your liking and is nevertheless able to surprise you.

Unique detailing, flamboyant or stealth paintwork, just that extra edge in performance… In doing so, Silvestris reaches the highest levels of quality in terms of processing techniques and use of materials.

Thus your dream will materialize in durable aluminium and seawater resistant leather especially developed for Silvestris.

Where ultimate craftsmanship and relentless dedication meet, a future classic is in the making. And when all elements merge into something utterly enjoyable it must have been made with the head and the hands of man. The unique quality hand stitched leather, the in house designed seats, the retrospective but ergonomically finetuned dashboard and controls, the ultra modern V8 engine, everything is in perfect

harmony. Also the instrument panel is reminiscent of icons in the world of cars. Not a pack of obsolete gauges, but just the essential instruments in an arrangement that is as pleasing to the eye as it is functional. Specially designed ambient lighting creates a warm atmosphere when driving off into the night.

Silvestris fits every driveway. Sitting on its trailer, parked on the driveway of your contemporary villa. In the classical wooden boathouse adjacent to your tranquil lakeside holiday home. Or being a stylish tender to your yacht in its specially designed garage on board. It can be taken out effortlessly when you want to go ashore.

The elegance of a made-to-measure Silvestris 23 Sports Cabriolet will complement any occasion. It will surprise you and your distinguished passengers with comfort as well as unparalleled driving pleasure on any journey.

Silvestris Engine litres petrol V8 Power Propulsion stern drive Max speed

23’ SC V8 5.7 Volvo Penta 5.7 320 hp Volvo Penta DuoProp 48 knots / 89 km /h

Silvestris 23’ SC V6 3.0 Diesel Engine Volkswagen 3.0 litres diesel V6 TDI Power 265 Hp Propulsion Mercruiser Bravo III Max speed 45 knots / 83 km /h Silvestris 23’ SC L5 2.4 Diesel Engine Volvo Penta L5 2.4 litres 5 cylinders diesel Power 190 Hp Propulsion Volvo Penta DuoProp stern drive Max speed 40 knots / 74 km /h S i l v e s t r i s 2 3 ’ S C V 8 8.1 L i mitedEdition Engine Silvestris 8.1 litres petrol V8

by Bones Marine Power 560 Hp Propulsion Bones Marine Max speed 60 knots / 111 km /h LOA 7m Beam 5.60 m Draft (full load) 1 m Displacement (full load) 2.35 tons Accommodation 5 persons

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BOAT PROFILE/ADVETORIAL

waters Flagship’s cutting Individual, distinctive

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edge: features for each model

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F

lagship, known in industry circles as the new kid in town, has actually developed its cutting edge technology that would make the big boys look like mollycoddled milksops.

The company, which prides itself for the 300-horsepower Favourite – 34, has its priority set on producing high quality products at reasonable prices, with each model having its own individual distinctive features.

Flagship’s forte is on renovation. The company has the specialization required to customize down to the most minute detail to satisfy a client’s need and dreams. The company keeps in touch with the clients to ensure that both are on the same page regarding the boat’s specifications.

The uniqueness of each Flagship model is combined with excellent serviceability and maximum comfort.

Flagship’s 34-feet long motor yachts are produced in two versions—open and hardtop.

The leading Flagship company produces the high speed cruise yacht, Excellent 34.

On board this boat, customers immediately get a feel of the passion that

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went with its creation.

There is a perfect combination of riding properties,, comfort and luxury which will surpass all of a customer’s expectations and implement their wildest dreams.

Favourite 34 for its part combines unanimity of exterior and interior—representing the optimal choice of comfort and relaxation. Indeed, an organic element of purity.

The company has established a manufacturing unit in Russia and Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone.

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INTERVIEW

Visionary Juergen Clement, Chief Executive Officer, Clement Systems Gulf FZCO, is the man behind the world’s first concrete six lined floating bridge, which was completed in June 2007, and spans across the 320-meter Dubai Creek in the United Arab Emirates.

W

hat inspired you to pursue constructing floating structures?

I have visited a lot of harbors and marina around the world.

As I studied engineering specialized on water construction and saw right from the beginning after I have built harbors around the globe Europe, also, in Brazil and El Salvador.

I realized that nobody has enough land for all the facilities needed at a harbor, like the harbor master building and coffee shops, those extras who makes the difference. I guess every boater will understand me. My idea—to build on the water seemed suddenly so obvious.

look. These simple needs made me consider that we need floating foundations based on the structure for various reasons.

My first thoughts were to build a floating harbor, it must be possible to transfer amenities like a restaurant to the water and so give them a unique

We started constructing massive floating structures in 2003 for the World Exhibition in Gardening in Germany. We build those platforms each over 4000

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People say you’re a visionary. Comment please.

I wouldn’t go that far, but please let me thank you.

After working so many years with marinas and as an engineer, I guess to question every traditional idea became a habit.

But please don’t misunderstand me, I have a team of engineers and employees who share my passion for the water and are thinking about every possibility as much as I do. I am in the luxury situation that I can rely on my team.

sqm in the winter and could observe how the plants and trees could grow on them. It was a fantastic experience, especially to see how the people enjoyed it who visited that exhibition.

Would you say that 100 years from now people would be living in floating homes?

Yes, I would even go that far to say it will be average in the next 10 years. We already built floating homes in Germany, even a diving school.

If I just see the shoreline stretching from Abu Dhabi with those beautiful beaches, to see the long promenade that we can built on that water is so obvious.

The technical part to design and construct floating attractions is definitely possible and there are no limits for ideas, starting with floating restaurant, Yachts clubs or marinas. And it will happen. People

His patented technology allowed for more than 25,000 tons of concrete, reinforced with over 2,500 tons of steel to float across the Creek’s harsh saltwater environment.

It was also constructed to withstand wind speeds of up to 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour and waves of up to 1.8 meters (6 ft) in height and live load of 45 tons Trucks.

He founded his company in Germany in 1988; and started operations in Dubai in 2004.

enjoy the ocean and the relaxation it brings, to live on it is just the next step.

The future is here, then.

The future has started and especially here in the UAE. You see floating structures worldwide and it will grow more and more.

I remember how it started with providing berths for yachts sixteen years ago. At that time 30 meter yachts were huge yachts. If I see now the dimensions of yachts there are no limits anymore, its possible to build what you wish, 80 meter or 100 meter yachts and you will find them.

As the size of yachts has increased there is a demand of parking space for these yachts.

Additionally they have to be maintained, a yacht, every boat needs maintenance and attention. So to go over water with no limits is the easiest solution.

Is there a market for floating homes?

There is a big market out there. The idea has just to be introduced to the end user.

But what about the cost? Wouldn’t it be more expensive to build floating homes than build houses on land?

That’s a good question. But as I said the possibilities you have with floating structures is nearly endless. To build a house on water has nearly the same expenses then to build them on land.

Both need a foundation just put the foundation on water and there are no limits for the materials. You can build your floating home out of steel and glass or take a wooden structure. Your personal taste can decide the looks The only limit is maybe the height of your house, you can’t build skyscrapers. A two or three leveled home that’s possible and has been already built by

our company.

Floating homes, what about floating villages?

Oh, now you mention my dream. This is my personal dream—to build an urban floating village, not only floating houses.

A village with all his needs to connect those floating structures with each other, considering all steps from the technical and administrative side that sounds like a task to me.

Floating homes demand very tasking, engineering skills. How do you do it?

At the end of the day, it is all a question of calculation and a question of the right material with an extreme good quality; but that’s just half the glass, the work itself needs good labor, you need good engineers. You need a team.

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DESTINATION

Virtually untouched, Koh Kood has beautiful rain forests, natural mangrove swamplands fringing parts of the island, waterfalls and some fascinating wildlife inhabitants. This picture depicts one of the beautifule shores of the island.

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Calling all Crusoes out there!

Koh Kood—Thailand's last frontier is waiting

From responsi b l e wa t e r a c t iv i t i e s t o n a t u r e trekking, the p l a c e o f f e r s a n a b u n d a n c e o f na t ura l choi c e s .

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11o41’50”N by 102o31’60”E are the coordinates to discover the newest example of Soneva’s celebrated intelligent luxury – Soneva Kiri.

Located on the island of Kood to the south-east of the Gulf of Thailand and around 160 nautical miles from Bangkok, the setting for this extraordinary resort definitely falls into the category of remote.

However modern-day Robinson Crusoes need not feel challenged, as every effort has been made to make the destination very accessible for guests.

Previously, the journey would have taken more than three hours from the capital, by air and sea; but with the introduction of Soneva Kiri’s own 8-seat, specially fitted, luxurious Cessna Grand Caravan, the flight time is less than one hour from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to Soneva Kiri’s private

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airstrip on a tiny adjoining island.

The transfer to Soneva Kiri takes just five minutes in a stylish Aqua Sense speed boat, created to reflect the elegant days of private boating. A shame, actually, as the Aqua Sense craft is a real joy, and a longer trip in it would be even more fun. But then, to arrive at Soneva Kiri is the real reward.

Koh Kood has been described as Thailand’s last frontier. And quite rightly, with so much development focus being on the other side of the Gulf of Thailand—traditional places like Phuket, Samui and Hua Hin, and the emerging locations beyond Phuket such as Yao Noi and Naka.

This was a significant factor in choosing Kood island for the remarkable Soneva Kiri. It fulfilled Six Senses founders, Sonu and Eva Shivdasani, positioning of

Soneva as remote but accessible, while being able to deliver intelligent luxury in an exclusive setting for their high-end clients.

Virtually untouched, Koh Kood has beautiful rain forests, natural mangrove swamplands fringing parts of the island, waterfalls and some fascinating wildlife inhabitants.

This is an idyllic backdrop in which to showcase the Six Senses core purpose of creating innovative and enriching experiences that rejuvenate our guests’ love of slow life.

From responsible water activities to nature trekking, Koh Kood offers an abundance of natural choices, while Soneva Kiri itself presents a host of unique experiences and personalised service standards that have become synonymous with the Soneva brand.

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NOVELTIES

PAL ZILERI

Wear the king’s wardrobe

Pal Zileri first opened on Al Riqa Street in Dubai

because you feel so comfortable.”

22 years ago. This was made possible by the help of

is your own; nobody else in the world has it. You choose your own materials, choose your lining, even

Sultan Al Fajir. The Dubai outlet was Pal Zileri’s first

Indeed, Pal Zileri has, for the past 39 years since it was

buttons. You choose your own specifications,” says

shop outside of Italy; it opened its Abu Dhabi store

opened by the Barizza and Miola families in Vicenza,

Della Croce.

six months later....

Italy, developed into an international brand name comprised of a team of 15 designers, a coordinator,

He says Pal Zileri keeps your measurement such

Remember that story about the king who paraded

a staff of 800 people, and around 120 shops in 75

that next time, you would not have to come by their

down the village square wearing nothing? He

countries with clients being top corporate decision

shop when you’re too busy; and instead have your

actually thought he was in his best wardrobe yet.

makers and the Ferrari Formula 1 team.

new suit delivered. “It’s not easy to do,” says Della

Imagine the looks on the people’s faces, seeing their king stark naked.

Croce. “Only very, very few companies do it. That is “Our strength is in our creativity,” explains Della

one big success that we have.”

Croce. “All our suits are handmade. The way they With Pal Zileri, you’d be wearing the king’s real

are done is very sophisticated and with utmost

Pal Zileri has three lines—Concept; Pal Zileri; and

clothes—the one he left in the castle—and you’d be

respect to the tradition of doing handmade suits. All

Satorialle.

feeling so comfortable in it, you’d feel you’re wearing

our materials and design are exclusively developed

nothing. Imagine the looks on their faces as you walk

by us.”

into the boardroom.

“What you wear must feel like your second skin,”

a shop, Pal Zileri’s trained staff attend to them, giving It takes nine hours to do a Pal Zileri suit, according

suggestions about what will look best on them so

to Della Croce.

that they’d be out and away with a new suit in no

says Lorenzo Della Croce, Pal Zileri director and general manager.

“It must give you freedom of movement. You wear

Because men don’t usually spend much time inside

time.

Fitting, workmanship and material—three factors that Pal Zileri adheres to in coming up with a “very

Interestingy too, most of Pal Zileri’s 800 employees

special look that people like so much.”

doing the sewing are women. Thus, Della Croce

it, and after two minutes you don’t feel it. It’s like

says, Pal Zileri maintains a nursery and kindergarten

driving a good car, you don’t feel like driving, you’d

Another of Pal Zileri’s cutting edge is its “Made to

so that the mothers can concentrate on their job

feel like you’re just sitting down and the car, moving

Measure” line—customized suits that only you have,

and work with no worries. “Our major capital is

on its own. You go to an important meeting, you’re

with your name embroidered on it.

the human being,” says Della Croce. The staff also

wearing a comfortable suit…it makes things easier.

The suit is almost like doing the talking for you

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undergo a two-year training period, according to “It’s very, very exclusive. The suit that comes out

him.

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‫‪ 11o41’50”N by 102o31’60”E‬هي الإحداثية‬

‫يف بانكوك اىل مهبط خا�ص يف جزيرة جماورة ل�سونيفا كريي‪.‬‬

‫جذبت جمموعة فنادق ‪� ،six senses‬سونو و ايفا �شيفدا�ساين‪،‬‬

‫الكت�شاف �أحدث مثال لرتف فندق �سونيفا الفاخر – �سوفينا كريي‪.‬‬

‫اما االنتقال اىل �سونيفا كريي‪ ،‬فانه ي�ستغرق خم�سة دقائق يف قارب‬

‫اللذان حددا �سونيفا بالبعيدة اال انه ميكن الو�صول اليها‪.‬‬

‫ففي جزيرة كود اىل جنوب �شرق خليج تايلند و حوايل ‪ 160‬ميل‬

‫مده�ش و�سريع‪� ،‬صمم خ�صي�صا ليعك�س االيام اجلميلة التي توفرها عمليا مل يتم العبث بها‪ ،‬فان كو كوود حتتوي على غابات ا�ستوائية‬

‫بحري من بانكوك‪ ،‬فان املكوث يف هذا املنتجع املده�ش بالتاكيد يقع‬

‫اليخوت اخلا�صة‪ .‬يف احلقيقة انه ل�شيء م�ؤ�سف ان ت�صل ب�سرعة جميلة‪ ،‬وم�ستنقعات و�شالالت طبيعية و بع�ض ال�ساكنني الربيني‬

‫يف مكان بعيد‪ .‬باية حال‪ ،‬مل يكن روبن�سون كروز�س لي�شعر بالتحدي‬

‫على منت مركب فاخر‪ ،‬فالرحلة االطول قد تكون اكرث متعة‪ ،‬اال ان فيها‪ .‬هذه هي اخللفية ال�شاعرية حيث تقع �سل�سلة فنادق ‪six‬‬

‫لو كانت جميع الوجهات �سهلة الو�صول بالن�سبة اىل الزوار‪.‬‬

‫الو�صول اىل �سونيفا كريي امر ممتع بالفعل اي�ضا‪.‬‬

‫�سابقا‪ ،‬كانت الرحلة ت�ستغرق اكرث من ثالث �ساعات من العا�صمة‪،‬‬

‫و�صفت كو كوود باحلدود االخرية لتايلند‪ .‬وعلى اجلانب االخر من للحياة الهادئة‪ .‬فمن الن�شاطات املائية اىل الغابات الطبيعية‪ ،‬توفر‬

‫جوا او بحرا‪ ،‬ولكن مع التعرف على منتجع �سونيفا كريي الذي‬

‫خليج تايلند‪ ،‬هناك االماكن التقليدية كفوكيت‪� ،‬ساموي و هوا هني‪ ،‬كو كوود خيارات طبيعية وافرة‪ ،‬يف حني تقدم �سوفينا كريي جتربة‬

‫ميلك طائرة �سي�سنا الفاخرة امل�صممة خ�صي�صا‪ ،‬واملزودة بثمانية ا�ضافة اىل اماكن جديدة ابعد من فوكيت ك ـ يو نو و ناكا‪.‬‬ ‫مقاعد‪ ،‬فان الرحلة ت�ستغرق اقل من �ساعة من مطار �سوفارنبهومي‬ ‫‪April 2009 Arabian Yachts 49‬‬

‫‪ ،senses‬التي توفر جتربة غنية وهو ما يجدد حب ال�ضيوف‬

‫فريدة و خدمات �شخ�صية ذات معايري عالية وهو ما ي�ؤ�س�س لعالمة‬

‫هذا هو العامل املفيد يف اختيار �سونيفا كريي جلزيرة كوود‪ .‬لقد ا�سمها �سوفينا‪.‬‬

‫دعوة اىل جميع‬ ‫املغامرين‬ ‫كو كوود – حدود تايلند‬

‫الأخرية تنتظركم‬

‫من الن�شاطات املائية اىل الرحالت الطبيعية‪ ،‬يوفر املكان خيارات‬ ‫طبيعية وافرة‪.‬‬

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‫وجهات‬

‫تكاد تكون كأنها لم ميسسها‬ ‫بشر‪ ،‬كوه كود لديها غابات‬ ‫مطرية‪ ،‬شالالت مياه‪ ،‬وحياة برية‬ ‫غنية‪ .‬هذه الصورة هي الحد‬ ‫الشواطئ اخلالبة للجزيرة‪.‬‬

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‫التقنية التي ا�ستخدمت يف بنائه‪� ،‬سمحت با�ستخدام اكرث من‬ ‫‪ 25.000‬طنا من اخلر�سانات‪ ،‬والتي دعمت باكرث من ‪ 2،500‬طنا‬ ‫من الفوالذ لتعوم يف اجلدول املالح اخلا�ص بالكريك‪ .‬وقد‬ ‫اخذ يف عني االعتبار لدى بنائها �سرعة الرياح التي قد ت�صل اىل‬ ‫حدود ‪ 160‬كيلو مرتا (‪ 100‬مايلز) يف ال�ساعة و امواج بعلو ‪1.8‬‬ ‫امتار (‪ 6‬اقدام) وبامكانه حمل ‪ 45‬طنا من ال�شاحنات‪.‬‬ ‫وقد �أ�س�س �شركته يف املانيا عام ‪ ،1988‬وبد�أ بت�شغيلها يف‬ ‫دبي عام ‪.2004‬‬

‫ونحن بطبيعة احلال ان�شانا مثل تلك املنازل‪.‬‬

‫امل�ستقبل هنا اذا‪.‬‬ ‫هل هناك �سوق للمنازل العائمة ؟‬ ‫بد�أ امل�ستقبل و حتديدا هنا يف االمارات العربية املتحدة‪ .‬هناك �سوق كبري يف اخلارج‪ .‬الفكرة تتطلب فقط طرحها‬ ‫املنازل العائمة‪ ،‬وماذا عن القرى العائمة ؟‬ ‫ميكنك ر�ؤية الرتكيبات العائمة عامليا و�ستنمو اكرث فاكرث‪ .‬على امل�ستخدم النهائي‪.‬‬ ‫اوه‪ ،‬االن انت رددت حلمي‪ .‬هذا هو حلمي ال�شخ�صي ان ابني‬ ‫اتذكر كيف بد�أت بان�شاء االحوا�ض اخلا�صة باليخوت منذ‬ ‫�ستة ع�شرة عاما‪ ،‬حيث كان اليخت الذي يبلغ طوله ‪ 30‬ماذا عن ال�سعر ؟ الن يكون بناء منزل عائم اكرث قرية عائمة‪ ،‬ولي�س فقط منازل عائمة‪ .‬قرية مع كل تلك‬ ‫امل�ستلزمات الي�صال الرتكيبات العائمة بع�ضها ببع�ض‪ ،‬مبا‬ ‫مرتا �آنذاك‪ ،‬يخت �ضخم جدا‪ .‬اذا القيت نظرة على ابعاد كلفة من بناء منزل على االر�ض ؟‬ ‫اليخوت الآن‪ ،‬فلي�س هناك حدود الي واحد‪ ،‬فمن املمكن هذا �س�ؤال جيد‪ .‬يكلف بناء منزل على املاء نف�س الكلفة اذا فيها جميع املراحل من التقنية منها اىل اجلانب االداري‪.‬‬ ‫بناء ما تريد‪ ،‬يخت ‪ 80‬مرتا او ‪ 100‬مرتا‪.‬‬ ‫ما اردت بناءه على االر�ض تقريبا‪ .‬كالهما يحتاجان اىل‬ ‫ومبا ان حجم اليخوت قد ازداد‪ ،‬فهناك طلب على ا�سا�س‪ .‬لذلك ميكنك و�ضع اال�سا�س على املاء وهناك الكثري املنازل العائمة تتطلب مهارات هند�سية‪ .‬كيف‬ ‫مواقف(مرا�سي) لهذه اليخوت‪ .‬ا�ضافة اىل ذلك فهم من املواد‪ .‬ميكنك بناء منزلك العائم من الفوالذ والزجاج تقوم بذلك ؟‬ ‫بحاجة اىل ال�صيانة‪ ،‬اليخت وكل مركب بحاجة اىل او اخل�شب‪ .‬فذوقك ال�شخ�صي ميكنه حتديد �شكل املنزل‪ .‬يف نهاية النهار‪ ،‬اجل�س واقوم باحل�سابات وات�ساءل عن املواد‬ ‫ال�صيانة والعناية‪ .‬لذا فان الذهاب فوق املاء دون حدود هو احلدود الوحيدة قد تكون علو املنزل‪ ،‬فانت ال ت�ستطيع بناء ونوعية التجهيزات‪ ،‬اال ان ذلك ن�صف الكوب‪ ،‬فان العمل يحتاج‬ ‫ناطحات �سحاب‪ .‬بل ميكنك بناء طابقني او ثالثة طوابق اىل خمترب جيد‪ ،‬انت حتتاج اىل مهند�سني‪ .‬حتتاج اىل فريق‪.‬‬ ‫احلل اال�سهل‪.‬‬

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‫مقا بلة‬

‫�صاحب الر�ؤية‬ ‫جورجن كليمنت‪ ،‬الرئي�س التنفيذي ل�شركة‬ ‫كليمنت �سي�ستمز غلف اف ذد �سي �أو‪،‬‬ ‫هو الرجل الذي يقف خلف �إقامة اجل�سر‬ ‫العائم ذو ال�ستة خطوط‪ ،‬والذي اكتمل‬ ‫يف يونيو‪ /‬حزيران ‪ ،2007‬و الذي ميتد لــ ‪320‬‬ ‫مرتا عرب كريك دبي يف االمارات العربية‬ ‫املتحدة‪.‬‬

‫ما هو الذي �ألهمك لبناء االج�سام العائمة ؟‬ ‫لقد زرت الكثري من املوانىء و املرا�سي حول العامل‪ .‬ومبا‬ ‫انني در�ست الهند�سة‪ ،‬وتخ�ص�صت يف البناء على املاء‬ ‫بعد ان بنيت املوانىء حول اوروبا‪ ،‬الربازيل و ال�سلفادور‪.‬‬ ‫ادركت ان ال �أحدا لديه ار�ضية كافية لكل الت�سهيالت‬ ‫التي ميكن احتياجها يف امليناء‪ ،‬كمبنى ادارة البناء‬ ‫واملقاهي‪ ،‬فتلك اال�ضافات ت�صنع الفرق‪ .‬اعتقد ان كل‬ ‫�صاحب مركب �سيفهمني‪ .‬فتوجهي للبناء على املاء ظهر‬ ‫فج�أة‪.‬‬ ‫كانت اوىل افكاري هي بناء ميناء عائم‪ ،‬ميكن نقل و�سائل‬ ‫الراحة كنقل املطعم اىل املاء ما يعطيه منظرا فريدا‪.‬‬ ‫هذه احلاجات الب�سيطة جتعلني اعترب انني بحاجة اىل‬ ‫تركيبات عائمة قائمة على مبدا اال�ستعمال املتعدد‪.‬‬

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‫يقول النا�س بانك حامل‪ .‬هل من تعليق ؟‬ ‫ل�ست كذلك‪ ،‬ولكن ارجوك دعني ا�شكرك‪ .‬بعد العمل‬ ‫ل�سنوات عدة يف املرا�سى كمهند�س‪ ،‬بدات بالت�سا�ؤل حول‬ ‫االفكار التقليدية التي اعتدنا عليها‪ .‬ولكن ارجوك ال‬ ‫ت�سيء فهمي‪ ،‬لدي فريق من املهند�سني و املوظفني الذين‬ ‫ي�شاركونني عاطفتي للماء ويفكرون بكل �شيء ممكن كما‬ ‫افعل انا‪ .‬و�أنا يف موقع يخولني االعتماد على فريقي‪.‬‬ ‫لقد بد�أنا بناء الكتل العائمة عام ‪ 2003‬للمعر�ض العاملي‬ ‫يف غاردنينغ باملانيا‪ .‬لقد بنينا تلك االر�صفة على م�ساحة‬ ‫تبلغ اكرث من ‪ 4000‬مرت مربع يف ال�شتاء و ت�ستطيع مالحظة‬ ‫كيف ميكن للنباتات واال�شجار ان تنمو عليهما‪ .‬كانت‬ ‫جتربة رائعة‪ ،‬خا�صة ر�ؤية كيف ا�ستمتعت النا�س التي زارت‬ ‫املعر�ض‪.‬‬

‫هل ميكنك القول انه وبعد ‪ 100‬عام من االن‪،‬‬ ‫�سيكون بامكان النا�س العي�ش يف منازل عائمة؟‬ ‫نعم‪ ،‬اذهب اىل هذا احلد القول �سيكون هناك ن�سبة ما‬ ‫يف ال�سنوات الع�شرة املقبلة‪ .‬لقد ان�شانا منازل عائمة‬ ‫بطبيعة احلال يف املانيا وحتى مدار�س للغط�س‪.‬‬ ‫اذا نظرت فقط اىل ال�شاطىء املمتد من ابو ظبي‬ ‫مع تلك ال�شواطىء اجلميلة‪ ،‬لر �ؤية املنتزه الطويل‪،‬‬ ‫فهذا ميكننا بنا �ؤه على املاء ب�شطل وا�ضح‪ .‬اما‬ ‫الق�سم التقني املتعلق بت�صميم وبناء العوائم‪ ،‬فهو‬ ‫ممكن بالطبع وهناك افكار لي�س لها حدود‪ ،‬تبد �أ‬ ‫من املطاعم العائمة‪ ،‬نوادي اليخوت و املرا�سي‪.‬‬ ‫و�سيحدث ذلك‪ .‬النا�س يحبون البحر و اال�سرتخاء‬ ‫الذي يوفره‪.‬‬

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‫ان فايفوريت ‪ 34‬من جهته يجمع بني التماثل اجلمايل‬ ‫للخارج والداخل وهو ما ي�ضفي ال�شعور بالراحة وال�صفاء‪.‬‬ ‫لقد ا�س�ست ال�شركة لهذا الغر�ض م�صنع ًا لها يف رو�سيا ويف‬ ‫امارة را�س اخليمة يف �سوقها احلرة‪.‬‬

56 Arabian Yachts April 2009

‫يعرف فالغ�شيب بني امل�صنعني انه الولد اجلديدة يف املدينة‪ ،‬النه طور‬ ‫تقنية خا�صة جتعل من كثري من االوالد الكبار يبدون اقل احرتاف ًا مما هم‬ ‫عليه‪.‬‬ ‫فهذه ال�شركة التي تفخر بقاربها ال‪ 34‬الذي يزود مبحرك قوته ‪300‬‬ ‫ح�صان‪ ،‬حتر�ص على االنتاج البا�سعار مقبولة‪ ،‬وعلى فرادة ومتيز كل �صنف‬ ‫بحد ذاته‪.‬‬ ‫وتتميز ال�س�شركة بقدرتها على التدخل وحت�سني التفا�صيل الدقيقة‬ ‫والتجديد‪ ،‬لتما�شي توقعات امل�ستهلك واحالمه‪.‬‬ ‫وتبقي ال�شركة على عالقتها بامل�ستهلك كي تتزكد من توافق ر�ؤتهما للقارب‬ ‫وخ�صائ�صه‪.‬‬ ‫ان خ�صو�صية كل قارب من قوارب فالغ�شيب ممزوجة براحة كاملة وخدمة‬ ‫متميزة‪.‬‬ ‫فقارب ال‪ 34‬من فالغ�شيب ينتج ب�صنفني‪ :‬مع وبال�سقف خارجي‪.‬‬ ‫وتنتج ال�شركة القوارب ال�سريعة بطول ‪ 34‬با�سلوب غري معهود‪.‬‬ ‫وعندما تكون على متنه يعطيك هذا القارب ال�شعور بالرغبة والتوهج الذي‬ ‫رافق �صناعته‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ان ركوب القارب ينتج عمليا مقاربة مزدوجة فيها ال�شعور بالفخامة من‬ ‫جهة والراحة من جهة اخرى مما يتخطى توقعات امل�ستهلكني ويجعل من‬ ‫واقعهم ا�شبه بحلم يتحقق‪.‬‬

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‫ـــنـف‬

58 Arabian Yachts April 2009

‫القوارب‪/‬اعالن‬ ‫ملف القوارب‬

‫�ســـحــر فـــالغــ�شــيـــب‪:‬‬ ‫وتـــمـــيــــز لـــكـــل �صــ‬ ‫فــــرادة‬ ‫ّ‬

‫‪April 2009 Arabian Yachts 59‬‬

60 Arabian Yachts April 2009

‫ب�شكل الفت‪ ،‬وهو مت�صل بعادم فريد‬ ‫من نوعه‪ ،‬ويعمل ب�شكل الكرتوين االمر‬ ‫الذي يح�سن من عمل ال�صمامات‬ ‫(‪.)ENAV‬‬

‫نوعه‪ .‬وقد �صنع ليلبي متطلبات حمبي‬ ‫القوارب – متاما كما يقوم �شيف‬ ‫املطعم بتح�ضري املاكوالت التي نرغب‬ ‫بتناولها وتقدميها لنا‪.‬تفا�صيل فريدة‪،‬‬ ‫لون متوهج ونادر‪ ،‬وبتلك التعديالت‬ ‫على االداء‪ ،‬فان �سلف�سرتي�س قد‬ ‫و�صل اىل مراتب عليا من حيث‬ ‫املواد والتقنيات‪ .‬وهكذا فانه مركب‬ ‫متكامل خا�صة مع االملنيوم املتني و‬ ‫اجللد املقاوم ملاء البحر الذي طور‬ ‫خ�صي�صا ل�سلف�سرتي�س‪.‬ومع املهارة‬ ‫الالمتناهية وااللتزام الوا�ضح‪ ،‬فان‬ ‫املركب يف امل�ستقبل �سيكون مبثابة‬ ‫ايقونة‪ .‬وعندما جتتمع جميع العنا�صر‬ ‫بطريقة مده�شة‪ ،‬فال بد انها �صنعت‬ ‫بايادي وتفكري رجل‪ .‬وتتمثل النوعية‬ ‫الفريدة باجللد الذي مت تلبي�سه‬ ‫بطريقة يدوية‪ ..‬االرائك ال�شبيهه‬ ‫بتلك املوجودة يف املنزل‪ ...‬املحرك‬ ‫ذو اال�سطوانات الثمانية ‪...V8‬‬

‫جتربة قيادة ال تن�سى‬ ‫ال ي�سمع �صوته اثناء ال�سرعة العالية‪،‬‬ ‫كما انه �سل�س ومتجاوب‪ ،‬وحتى يف‬ ‫االعماق فانك ال ت�سمع �صوت املحرك‪.‬‬ ‫�سرعة مده�شة ال نظري لها‪ .‬قدرة‬ ‫على االبحار ب�سرعات عالية ل�ساعات‬ ‫و�ساعات‪.‬حجرةقيادةمريحةوفاخرة‪.‬‬ ‫يقدم �سيلف�سرتي�س �شعورا اثناء قيادته‬ ‫�شبيهه بتلك التي تعرتيك خالل‬ ‫قيادتك ل�سيارة ريا�ضية‪ .‬وقد روعيت‬ ‫ال�صالبة والقوة يف بناء القاعدة ذات‬ ‫االنابيب االملنيونية‪ .‬وب�شكل جلي‪،‬‬ ‫فقد انعك�ست خربة فريق ت�صميم‬ ‫ال�سيارة الريا�ضية على اخل�صائ�ص‬ ‫الفريدة ل�سلف�سرتي�س ‪ 23‬ا�س �سي‪.‬‬ ‫يعترب مركب �سلف�سرتي�س ‪ 23‬الريا�ضي‬ ‫كابريوليه و�سيبقى مركبا فريدا من لوحة عدادات وا�ضحة ب�شكل كبري‬ ‫‪April 2009 Arabian Yachts 61‬‬

‫مما يتيح �سيطرة كاملة‪ ...‬كل �شيء‬ ‫ين�سجم ب�شكل مثايل‪ .‬كذلك فان‬ ‫الكون�سول ي�شبه االيقونات اخلا�صة‬ ‫بعامل ال�سيارات‪ ،‬كما تتميز االالت‬ ‫اال�سا�سية بالر�ؤية املريحة للنظر‬ ‫ووظائفها الفعالة‪.‬‬ ‫اما اال�ضاءة التي �صممت خ�صي�صا‬ ‫له‪ ،‬فانها تخلق جوا دافئا خالل‬ ‫القيادة يف الليل‪.‬يتما�شى �سيلف�سرتي�س‬ ‫مع جميع الظروف‪ .‬يتمو�ضع على‬ ‫مقطورته‪ ،‬يقف على الدرب اخلا�ص‬ ‫امل�ؤدي اىل فيلتك املعا�صرة داخل‬ ‫املنزل اخل�شبي اخلا�ص بايواء القارب‬ ‫املجاور للبحرية القريبة من املنزل‪،‬‬ ‫وهو ما ي�سمح لك بانزاله اىل املياه‬ ‫ب�سهولة عندما تود القيام بنزهة فيه‪.‬‬ ‫يالئم �سيلف�سرتي�س ‪ 23‬كابريوليه‬ ‫الريا�ضي االنيق جميع املنا�سبات‪.‬‬ ‫�سيفاجئك و زوارك بالراحة التي‬ ‫يوفرها ومتعة القيادة يف اية رحلة‬ ‫تقوم بها‪.‬‬

‫‪Specifications‬‬ ‫‪23’ SC V8 5.7‬‬ ‫‪Volvo Penta 5.7‬‬ ‫‪320 hp‬‬ ‫‪Volvo Penta DuoProp‬‬ ‫‪48 knots / 89 km /h‬‬

‫‪Silvestris‬‬ ‫ ‪Engine‬‬ ‫‪litres petrol V8‬‬ ‫ ‪Power‬‬ ‫ ‪Propulsion‬‬ ‫‪stern drive‬‬ ‫ ‪Max speed‬‬

‫‪Silvestris 23’ SC V6 3.0‬‬ ‫‪Diesel‬‬ ‫ ‪Engine‬‬ ‫‪Volkswagen 3.0‬‬ ‫‪litres diesel V6 TDI‬‬ ‫ ‪Power‬‬ ‫‪265 Hp‬‬ ‫ ‪Propulsion‬‬ ‫‪Mercruiser Bravo III‬‬ ‫ ‪Max speed‬‬ ‫‪45 knots / 83 km /h‬‬ ‫‪Silvestris 23’ SC L5 2.4‬‬ ‫‪Diesel‬‬ ‫ ‪Engine‬‬ ‫‪Volvo Penta L5 2.4‬‬ ‫‪litres 5 cylinders diesel‬‬ ‫ ‪Power‬‬ ‫‪190 Hp‬‬ ‫ ‪Propulsion‬‬ ‫‪Volvo Penta DuoProp‬‬ ‫‪stern drive‬‬ ‫ ‪Max speed‬‬ ‫‪40 knots / 74 km /h‬‬ ‫‪S i l v e s t r i s 2 3 ’ S C V 8 8.1 L i‬‬ ‫‪mitedEdition‬‬ ‫‪Engine Silvestris 8.1 litres petrol V8‬‬ ‫‪by Bones Marine‬‬ ‫ ‪Power‬‬ ‫‪560 Hp‬‬ ‫ ‪Propulsion‬‬ ‫‪Bones Marine‬‬ ‫ ‪Max speed‬‬ ‫‪60 knots / 111 km /h‬‬ ‫ ‪LOA‬‬ ‫‪7m‬‬ ‫ ‪Beam‬‬ ‫‪5.60 m‬‬ ‫‪Draft (full load) 1 m‬‬ ‫‪Displacement (full load) 2.35 tons‬‬ ‫‪Accommodation 5 persons‬‬

62 Arabian Yachts April 2009

‫ملف القوارب‬

‫�سيلف�سرتي�س‬ ‫ كابريويه‬ ‫'‪� 23‬سبورت‬ ‫�صمم هذا املركب ال�سريع‪ ،‬بعد ال�سيارة‪ ،‬وهو ما يعطي معنى جديدا‬ ‫للقيادة املمتعة‪.‬‬

‫متعة القيادة – ال�شعور الذي ي�شعر به ال�سائق على‬ ‫الطريق متعة قيادة �سيلف�سرتي�س ‪ 23‬الريا�ضي كابريوليه‬ ‫ ال�شعور الذي يعرتيك على منت تلك القطعة الفنية يف‬‫البحر‪ .‬وميثل �سيلف�سرتي�س ‪ 23‬كابريوليه الريا�ضي عمق‬ ‫اال�سلوب وجوهره بكل معنى الكلمة‪.‬‬ ‫�صممها الهولندي مارتن دي برجن‪� ،‬أيقونة عامل �سيارات‬ ‫ال�سوبر‪ ،‬حيث ركز على زيادة االداء و تطوير التقنيات‬ ‫بع�ض ال�شيء‪ .‬وهو ما �أدى اىل ت�صنيع مركب ي�ضم‬ ‫يف حمتواه جوهر اال�سلوب الكال�سيكي‪ ،‬ما ي�ضعه يف‬ ‫‪April 2009 Arabian Yachts 63‬‬

‫االملنيوم ول�صقه على انابيب مرتا�صفة‪ .‬مميزاته‬ ‫وهند�سته اال�ستثنائية جعال من �سيلف�سرتي�س ‪ 23‬ا�س �سي‬ ‫املركب االقوى واالمنت من نوعه‪ .‬ويظهر ذلك جليا يف‬ ‫الهيكل ال�صلب‪ ،‬كما زود من اال�سفل بــ" �سرباي ترايل"‬ ‫ما ي�ؤمن ا�ستقرارا له خالل االبحار‪.‬‬

‫مراتب عليا‪ .‬وبدون م�ساومة وفيما يتعلق مبزايا املركب‬ ‫ال�سريع العايل االداء‪ ،‬فقد جنح �سيلف�سرتي�س يف ابتكار‬ ‫فئة منا�سبة لأربعة ا�شخا�ص‪ .‬ومن املميزات الثورية‬ ‫التي يحتويها هذا املركب هي اداة التحكم عن بعد التي‬ ‫ميكن من خاللها فتح املركب او اغالقه‪ .‬كما يتمتع‬ ‫�سيل�سف�سرتي�س ‪ 23‬الريا�ضي كابريوليه مبظهر ان�سيابي‪ ،‬وقد متت تقوية املقدمة االمامية عرب ا�ضافة االملنيوم‬ ‫لي�س النه �صنع ليكون كذلك‪ ...‬وامنا هو كذلك‪.‬‬ ‫والتي ت�ضمن توازنا مثاليا لالنابيب الطولية‪ .‬ميكانيكيا‪،‬‬ ‫�سيلف�سرتي�س ‪ 23‬الريا�ضي كابريوليه لي�س ب�سيارة زود القارب مبحرك ‪ 5.7‬ليرتا ‪V8 Duoprop‬‬ ‫ريا�ضية‪ ،‬اال انه يتمتع بهيكل خفيف الوزن‪ .‬مت تثبيت ‪ sterndrive unit‬منخف�ض ال�ضجيج واالهتزازت‬

64 Arabian Yachts April 2009

‫ملف القوارب‬

‫روعـــــة‬ ‫عــــائــمـــة‬

‫ماي دوباوي ‪ 90‬مرتا‪ ،‬واحد من اكرب ‪ 100‬يخت يف العامل‬ ‫ماي دوباوي حتول من �سفينة للرحالت البحرية اىل‬ ‫مركبة ممتعه‪.‬ماي دوباي كان غري متميز‪ ،‬واالرجح غريب‬ ‫وممل‪،‬بل كان مركبة خم�ص�صة لنقل امل�سافرين اال انها‬ ‫حتولت اىل قطعة عائمة يف البحر تاثر االنظار‪ .‬اليخت‬ ‫الكبري لديه �ستة طوابق فاخرة‪ .‬رحب يف الداخل واخلارج‬ ‫اذ ي�ضم جناحني للمالك‪ 8 ،‬اجنحة لكبار ال�ضيوف و ‪12‬‬ ‫حجرة لل�ضيوف‪ ،‬جميعها ت�سمح با�ستعماالت ون�شاطات‬ ‫متعددة مبا فيها الع�شاء‪ ،‬م�ساحات خارجية مع ر�صيف‬ ‫�سباحة جديد‪ ،‬جاكوزي‪ ،‬منطقة لل�شواء وغريها الكثري‪.‬‬ ‫ا�ستخدم يف الت�صميم خيارات عري�ضة من الفابريك‪،‬‬ ‫اخل�شب‪ ،‬الرخام‪ ،‬االحجار‪ ،‬موزاييك و املعدن مبا فيها‬ ‫جميع ال�سجاد واملوزاييك ذات الت�صاميم املختلفة‪. .‬‬ ‫ي�ضم الطابق الثاين‪ ،‬ال�صالون الذي يت�سع ل ـ ‪� 60‬ضيفا‪.‬‬ ‫يف الطابق الثالث هناك املدخل اال�سا�سي مع �سلم و�سطي‬

‫‪April 2009 Arabian Yachts 65‬‬

‫و م�صعد للركاب يتنقل بني جميع الطوابق ا�ضافة اىل‬ ‫غرفة جلو�س و نادي ليلي‪ .‬اما يف الطابق الرابع فهناك‬ ‫غرفة جلو�س كبرية (جمل�س)‪ ،‬وم�ساحة مفتوحه كبرية‬ ‫ومظلة �شم�س قابلة لل�سحب‪ ،‬بار‪� ،‬شواية‪ ،‬يف حني زود‬ ‫الطابق ال�ساد�س مبجل�س خارجي خم�ص�ص للطعام بينما‬ ‫جهز الطابق ال�ساد�س بجاكوزي و �سرير لال�ستحمام‬ ‫ال�شم�سي‪ .‬تقنيا يتميز ماي دوباوي بنظامه ال�صوتي‬ ‫الذي ي�ضم تلفزيون‪ /‬دي يف دي يف حجرات ال�ضيوف‬ ‫و�صالون وجهاز �سترييو ذات نوعية راقية مع جهاز حملي‬ ‫للتحكم‪�.‬صنع بدن املركبة يف اال�سفل من الفوالذ يف حني‬ ‫احتوى اجلزء العلوي على ال�ستيل واالملنيوم‪ .‬يتكون جهاز‬ ‫الدفع من مروحتني مزدوجتني موجهتني عرب جهاز يتم‬ ‫التحكم به يدويا مت�صل مبحركني ا�سا�سيني (‪Man‬‬ ‫‪ )B&W‬يولد كال منهما ‪ 3430‬ح�صانا‪.‬ماي دوباوي‬

‫هو يخت ممتع ايا تكن الرحلة ـ وكان قد �سرق اال�ضواء‬ ‫يف معر�ض ابو ظبي االفتتاحي الذي اقيم م�ؤخرا‪.‬‬ ‫وقد عمدت �شركة ‪ FZCO‬التي �صممتها وحولتها‬ ‫اىل ا�ستقدام جميع التجهيزات وامل�ستلزمات‬ ‫املده�شة يف عامل اليخوت‪ .‬وكانت قد بدات‬ ‫عملية التحويل يف يونيو ‪/‬جزيران عام ‪.2007‬‬ ‫وقد بنيت املركبة يف ايطاليا عام ‪ 1989‬وقد �شكلت‬ ‫�آنذاك �سابقة يف تلك االيام نظرا حلجمها الكبري‪ .‬وقد‬ ‫اكتمل التحويل يف غ�ضون ‪� 18‬شهرا يف حني مت الت�سليم‬ ‫يف نهاية العام ‪ ..2008‬وقد جنح التحويل ب�شكل كبري‬ ‫حيث يقدم اليخت جميع ما قد يحتاجه املالك‪ :‬اذ يبلغ‬ ‫طوله ‪ 90‬مرتا وي�سمح الغاط�س بالر�سو يف جميع املرا�سي‬ ‫اال�سا�سية‪ ،‬واخللجان وال�شواطىء ما يتيح ملن ي�ستقلها‬ ‫اال�ستمتاع يف املياه‪.‬‬

‫�شديد‪ ،‬كما دفع كل واحد مبركبه غانبوت اىل احلدود‬ ‫الق�صوى لل�سباق‪ .‬اثناء هبوب الرياح‪ ،‬اظهر تيم �ساليد‬ ‫�سافاري �سرعة عالية اال انه كان �شوغر دادي يف طريقه‬ ‫اىل تانتاماري‪ .‬وقد علق برو�س على ذلك معتربا انه‬ ‫كان هناك الكثري من املرح يف ابحاره �ضد غانبوت ‪ 62‬و‬ ‫‪ 48‬وهو ما اظهر الفرق بني الطرازين‪ .‬وقد حلق �شوغر‬ ‫دادي يف املقدمة نظرا لطول مركبه اال�ضايف والذي‬ ‫يزيد باربعة اقدام وال�شراع االكرب اي�ضا‪ .‬لقد كان �سل�سا‬ ‫ومتوازنا جدا"‪.‬واثناء ت�صدره ملرحلة ‪downwind‬‬ ‫‪� ،leg‬شقت �شوغر دادي طريقها مع �شراعها امللون‬ ‫امل�شع‪ .‬يف هذه االثناء‪ ،‬مر كرييم من خالل بع�ض املياه‬ ‫ال�صخرية‪ ،‬وراوغ يف مركبه املتعدد الهياكل وبقي قرب‬

‫الفئة املت�صدرة‪ .‬وبالقرب من �سكريت�شر و�صل اىل خط‬ ‫النهاية بعد فليب�سبورغ‪ ،‬وقد و�صل �شوغر دادي و كرييم‬ ‫اىل �سرعة ‪ 20 15-‬عقدة يف املرحلة النهائية‪.‬يف اليوم‬ ‫االخري يف مناف�سات �سانت مارتن هاينكن‪� ،‬ضمن برو�س‬ ‫�ساليدن ل�شوغر دادي اهم �شيء بالن�سبة اىل غانبوت قبل‬ ‫ان ي�صل اىل قناة باناما يف طريقه اىل غاالبوغو�س‪ ،‬يف‬ ‫طريقه اىل املحيط الهادىء ال�شمايل اىل اال�سكا من خالل‬ ‫هاواي‪ .‬ولن يكون �شوغر دادي يف بقية الفئة يف مهرجان‬ ‫االبحار الذي �سيقام يف جزر الفرجني الربطانية‪� .‬ستكون‬ ‫مناف�سات االبحار التي اقيمت يف �سانت مارتن ‪2009‬‬ ‫يف الكاريبي‪� ،‬سباقات ال تن�سى ال �سيما الرياح ال�شمالية‬ ‫ال�شرقية التي �ضربت اليوم االول من االيام الثالثة االوىل‬

‫للحدث‪ ،‬والذي ا�ستمر يف ذلك اال�سلوب حتى نهاية‬ ‫ال�سباق‪ .‬ب�سبب ذروة الرياح التي بلغت الذروة وو�صلت اىل‬ ‫‪ 40‬عقدة بحرية يف اليوم االول من املناف�سات واحلركة‬ ‫البحرية املتقلبة التي رافقت ال�سباق‪ ،‬حيث قرر منظمو‬ ‫ال�سباق ارجاء جدول ال�سباقات من يوم ال�سبت واالحد‬ ‫الذي كان يقام يف ال�سنوات املا�ضية على ميناء ماريوت‬ ‫ذهابا وايابا‪ .‬وبدال من ذلك‪ ،‬ركزت جلنة ال�سباقات‬ ‫على مناف�سات نهاية اال�سبوع يف خليج �سيمب�سون على‬ ‫�ساحل اجلزيرة اجلنوبي‪ .‬على الرغم من ذلك‪ ،‬مل تغب‬ ‫الق�ص�ص الدرامية عن ال�سباق حيث كانت العوا�صف‬ ‫ت�صطدم وتنفخ اال�شرعة وت�سقط ال�سواري وحتدث‬ ‫اال�صطدامات يف جميع مراحل ال�سباق‪.‬‬ ‫‪66 Arabian Yachts April 2009‬‬

‫�سباقات الزوارق ال�سريعة‬

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‫يخت ‪ 66‬غانبوت‬ ‫�شوغر دادي يقدم‬ ‫اداء رائعا يف �سباقات‬ ‫مارتن هاينكن‬ ‫للقوارب‪.‬‬

‫احد اكرث االحداث حما�سة واال�شد ريحا يف تاريخ‬ ‫ال�سباقات‪ ،‬هو ذلك الذي اقيم يف �سانت مارتن هاينكن يف‬ ‫الكاريبي‪ .‬حيث مت تتويج قائمة طويلة وجديرة من االبطال‬ ‫اجلدد الذي قادوا مركب غانبوت ‪� 66‬شوغر دادي الذي‬ ‫ظهر للمرة االوىل يف احلدث‪ .‬ففي اليوم االخري ل�سباقات‬ ‫القوارب يف �سانت مارتن هاينكن‪ ،‬كانت طواقم غانبوت‬ ‫متلهفه للت�سابق بعد ان �أرج�أت اللجنة امل�شرفة ال�سباق‬ ‫الذي كان مزمع اقامته يوم ال�سبت‪ ،‬نظرا للظروف‬ ‫املناخية ال�صعبة التي كانت قائمة يف انغويال‪ .‬ومع يوم‬ ‫من الراحة والتخطيط‪ ،‬ظهر وان ال�سباق يف اليوم التايل‬ ‫�سيكون حادا‪ .‬وقد اظهرت نورا و برو�س �ساليدن (اخوة‬ ‫اوري) على منت �شوغر دادي مرة اخرى مهارتهما العالية‬ ‫‪April 2009 Arabian Yachts 67‬‬

‫بقيادة غانبوت على املاء‪ ،‬يف حني حاز املركب "كرييم"‬ ‫على الفوز يف �سل�سلة �سباقات االحتياجات اخلا�صة‪،‬‬ ‫وقد اظهر �شوغر دادي انه اال�سرع على املياه‪ .‬وقد امتد‬ ‫�سباق االحد من فيليب�س بريغ اىل جزيرة تينتماري ذهابا‬ ‫وايابا‪ .‬و مع البحار الهائجة والرياح التي و�صلت �سرعتها‬ ‫اىل ‪ 20‬عقدة او اكرث‪ ،‬مل تكن هناك ظروف منا�سبه‬ ‫اكرث بالن�سبة اىل فئة يخوت غانبوت‪ .‬تقدم االنطالقة‬ ‫و اللفة الق�صرية مركب "كرييم" مع م�ؤ�س�س غانبوت‪،‬‬ ‫بيرت جون�ستون يف دفة القيادة‪ .‬وقد �شارك يف ال�سباق‬ ‫اي�ضا الطاقم اال�ضايف املتمثل بويندي و فيل لوتز‪ ،‬بعد‬ ‫ان كاد مركبهم �سوان ‪ 42‬يغرق بعد تعر�ضه لال�صطدام‬ ‫يوم ال�سبت‪ .‬ومتكن املركب �شوغر دادي من ال�سيطرة‬

‫على ال�سباق يف اللفة ‪ ،brief reach leg‬ليعود ويو�سع‬ ‫�صدارته يف طريقه اىل تنتاماري‪ .‬ميلك �ساليدنز مركبا‬ ‫يحتوي على حجرات مغلقة تت�سع ل ـ ‪ 15‬فردا من الطاقم‪.‬‬ ‫وقد اخذ �شوغر دادي طريقه بالقرب من البالونات على‬ ‫املياه‪ .‬اما طاقم "كرييم" فقد عانى من مناف�سه �شديدة‬ ‫قبل ان يتمكن �شوغر دادي من الفوز وجتاوز البالونات‬ ‫حيث �سجل �سرعة �آنذاك و�صلت اىل ‪ 20 15-‬عقدة‬ ‫يف مرحلة ‪.reach leg‬قبل ان يرتك فيلب�سبورغ‪ ،‬كانت‬ ‫مراكب الغانبوت قد جتاوزت معظم املراكب املتعددة‬ ‫الهياكل التي كانت قد انطلقت قبل ‪ 5‬دقائق‪ .‬وقد دفعت‬ ‫الرياح القوية يف مرحلة ‪ upwind leg‬يف الطريق اىل‬ ‫تناماري‪ ،‬الطواقم اىل التعامل مع ا�شرعتها بحر�ص‬

68 Arabian Yachts April 2009

‫‪WEN S’TAHW‬‬

‫معر�ض �أبوظبي لليخوت‬

‫‪ 20‬يختا عمالقا‬

‫من مختلف بلدان العالم يتالقون في افتتاح معر�ض ابو ظبي لليخوت‬ ‫يقول الر�سميون‬ ‫بان االقبال ال�ضخم‬ ‫ي�ؤ�شر اىل ثقة �صناعة‬ ‫اليخوت بالإمارات‬ ‫العربية املتحدة‪.‬‬

‫ترجمت ال�صناعة البحرية العاملية ثقتها الكبرية بابو ظبي‬ ‫واقت�صادها‪ ،‬مب�شاركة ‪ 20‬من اكرب اليخوت الفاخرة يف‬ ‫العامل خالل الدورة الأوىل ملعر�ض �أبوظبي لليخوت‪ ،‬حيث‬ ‫�ضم املعر�ض يخوت ًا و�صلت قيمتها الإجمالية �إىل ‪500‬‬ ‫مليون دوالر‪ ،‬ما جعلها اكرث املناطق التي احت�ضنت يخوتا‬ ‫يف تلك الفئة يف املنطقة‪.‬‬ ‫وقال معايل ال�شيخ �سلطان بن طحنون �آل نهيان رئي�س‬ ‫هيئة �أبوظبي لل�سياحة بان معر�ض ابو ظبي لليخوت الذي‬ ‫اقيم من ‪ 12‬حتى ‪ 14‬مار�س يف مركز ابو ظبي الوطني‬ ‫للمعار�ض هو " م�ؤ�شر وا�ضح على ا�ستمرار الثقة العاملية‬ ‫يف اقت�صاد االمارة املتني املرن"‪.‬‬ ‫وا�ضاف‪ ":‬ميكن ان يكون هناك اماكن قليلة منا�سبة كابو‬ ‫ظبي القامة حدث كهذا"‪.‬‬ ‫وقد ر�ست اليخوت التي يرتاوح طولها ما بني ‪ 30‬مرتا‬ ‫‪April 2009 Arabian Yachts 69‬‬

‫و ‪ 90‬مرتا والذي يعترب بع�ضهم �ضمن �أهم ‪ 100‬يخت‬ ‫حول العامل‪ ،‬يف مر�سى مركز ابو ظبي الوطني اجلديد‬ ‫للمعار�ض – ‪ 2.4‬كيلو مرتا‪.‬‬ ‫�ضمت الئحة اليخوت الكبرية‪ ،‬يخت دوباوي ‪ 90‬مرتا‬ ‫من يخوت بالتينيوم‪ ،‬الذي يعد احدى اكرب اليخوت‬ ‫يف العامل‪ ،‬ا�ضافة اىل الي�سيا ‪ 83.5‬مرتا‪ ،‬اليدي لورين‬ ‫‪ 88‬مرتا‪� ،‬سيلفر ‪ 73‬مرتا‪ ،‬و افيفا ‪ 63‬مرتا الذي ر�شح‬ ‫جلائزة يخوت ال�سوبر منذ عامني‪.‬‬ ‫وكان هناك امربو�سيا ‪ III 65‬مرتا‪� ،‬أورا�س ‪ 40‬مرتا‪،‬‬ ‫بينيتي ‪ 50‬مرتا‪ ،‬و �صن �سيكر ‪ 38‬مرتا الذي اطلق يف‬ ‫معر�ض دبي العاملي للقوارب الذي اقيم يف نادي دبي‬ ‫العاملي للريا�ضات البحرية – املينا ال�سياحي منذ ا�سبوع‪.‬‬ ‫كما كان هناك ماجي�ستي ‪ 37‬مرتا و ماج�ستي ‪35.5 101‬‬ ‫مرتا من غلف كرافت‪ ،‬وايل باور ‪ 36‬مرتا‪� ،‬شيليليا ‪36‬‬

‫مرتا و ازميوت ‪ 35.5 116‬مرتا‪.‬‬ ‫�ضم احلدث ‪ 90‬عار�ضا‬ ‫ك�شفت درا�سات حديثة �أن قطاع اليخوت يف دول جمل�س‬ ‫التعاون اخلليجي‪ ،‬ي�شهد منو ًا متزايد ًا·‬ ‫وي�صل عدد اليخوت يف املنطقة �إىل نحو ‪ 30,000‬يخت‪،‬‬ ‫يف حني تبلغ قيمة م�شاريع الواجهات البحرية حتت الإن�شاء‬ ‫�أو التخطيط ‪ 1,96‬تريليون درهم (‪ 536‬مليار دوالر)‬ ‫مع الكويت وامل�صانع البحرية يف االمارات العربية املتحدة‬ ‫كاالكرب يف منطقة اخلليج ح�سب منظمي احلدث‪.‬‬ ‫واظهرت درا�سة اخرى ان واحد اىل ثالثة اكرب يخوت يف‬ ‫العامل كان ميلكها انا�س من جن�سيات عربية �ضمن اف�ضل‬ ‫خم�سة يخوت موجودة يف االمارات العربية املتحدة‪،‬‬ ‫عمان‪ ،‬اململكة العربية ال�سعودية و م�صر‪.‬‬

‫خا�ص‪ :‬معار�ض القوارب‬ ‫كيف �ستلحق االزمة املالية العاملية خ�سائر فادحة يف قطاع ال�صناعة البحرية ؟‬ ‫جملة اليخوت العربية �س�ألت العبني ا�سا�سيني يف قطاع ال�صناعة البحرية‪.‬‬ ‫على اجلافلة‪ ،‬املدير االداري املنتدب‬ ‫في شركة صن سيكر الشرق‬ ‫االوسط يقف اما يخت كبير‬ ‫فخم‪.‬‬ ‫نحن نراقب ماذا �سيحدث‪ .‬لقد ابط�أنا‪.‬‬ ‫بعنا العام املا�ضي ثمانية مراكب‪ .‬هذا‬ ‫العام‪� ،‬سنكون حمظوظون �إذا بعنا �أربعة‬ ‫ـ علي اجلافلة‪ ،‬املدير االداري املنتدب يف‬ ‫�صن �سيكر ال�شرق االو�سط‪.‬‬

‫فيما كان واقفا امام اليخت الفاخر‬ ‫�صن �سيكر ‪ 24‬مليون دوالرا يف معر�ض‬ ‫دبي العاملي للقوارب‪ ،‬رحب علي‬ ‫اجلافلة املدير االداري املنتب يف �شركة‬ ‫�صن �سيكر ال�شرق االو�سط‪ ،‬مبجموعة‬ ‫من الزوار جا�ؤوا من اململكة العربية‬ ‫ال�سعودية لر�ؤية املراكب املعرو�ضة وقد‬ ‫اقام لهم جولة على منت املركب‪ ،‬حيث‬ ‫كان اجلافلة يامل باحل�صول على تلك‬ ‫ال�صفقة‪.‬‬ ‫وقال اجلافلة ‪ ":‬تلقينا العديد من‬ ‫اال�ستف�سارات‪ .‬بالت�أكيد‪ ،‬فنحن احدى‬ ‫ال�شركات الرائدة يف ال�سوق‪ .‬لدينا‬ ‫قاعدة زبائن جيدة‪ .‬لقد دعينا زبائننا‪،‬‬ ‫واعطيناهم املعلومات وتركنا القرار لهم‪.‬‬ ‫يف نهاية املعر�ض‪� ،‬سرنى ما هي اخلطوة‬ ‫التالية"‪.‬‬ ‫وقد ا�شار عدة عار�ضون يف املعر�ض اىل‬ ‫ال�سحابة ال�سوداء ال�سميكة جراء االزمة‬ ‫املالية العاملية احلالية‪ .‬وقد تطور املعر�ض‬ ‫مع مرور الوقت‪ ،‬وبات احد اكرث الفعاليات‬ ‫البحرية �شهرة يف العامل‪.‬‬ ‫وقال اجلافلة ‪ ":‬بالطبع‪ ،‬هذا ي�ؤثر على‬ ‫االعمال‪ .‬وي�صعب التكهن ماذا �سيح�صل و‬ ‫نحن نراقب‪ .‬انا اقول لقد تباط�أنا"‪.‬‬ ‫وا�ضاف‪ ":‬فيما يتعلق بالطلبات‪ ،‬لدينا‬ ‫طلبات اقل‪ .‬العام املا�ضي‪ ،‬بعنا ثمانية‬ ‫قوارب‪ .‬و�سنكون حمظوظون هذا العام �إذا‬ ‫بعنا اربعة"‪.‬‬ ‫وفيما يتعلق بتقلي�ص م�صاريف الت�شغيل‪،‬‬ ‫قال اجلافلة بان ال�شركة تراجع انفاقها‬ ‫ملعرفة ما اذا كان هناك مكان يجب‬ ‫تخفي�ض االنفاق فيه‪.‬‬ ‫باتت �صن �سيكر التي تقوم بت�صنيع املراكب‬ ‫منذ ‪ 40‬عاما‪ ،‬من ال�شركات املحببة‬ ‫بالن�سبة اىل حمبي الريا�ضات البحرية ـ ـ‬

‫سلطان عبد اهلل الشعالي (يسار)‪ ،‬الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة الشعالي يتحادث مع‬ ‫زبائن في املنطقة اخملصصة لشركته خالل معرض دبي ‪ 17‬العاملي للقوارب الذي اقيم‬ ‫من ‪ 3‬الى ‪ 7‬مارس في نادي دبي العاملي للرياضات البحرية‪ ،‬املينا السياحي‪.‬‬

‫مع حوايل ‪ 20‬مركبا‪ ،‬مبا فيها عدة يخوت‬ ‫كبرية فاخرة‪.‬‬ ‫بني تلك اليخوت هناك �صن �سيكر ‪46‬‬ ‫مرتا ـ ذو الطوابق الثالثة املرتفة والتي‬ ‫تت�سع لــ ‪� 12‬ضيفا و ‪ 8‬اع�ضاء من الطاقم‪،‬‬ ‫كما مينكها االبحار ب�سرعة ت�صل اىل ‪20‬‬ ‫عقدة‪ ،‬و �صن �سيكر ‪ 37‬ذو الطوابق الثالثة‬ ‫اي�ضا والتي تت�سع ل ـ ‪ 10‬ا�شخا�ص من‬ ‫ال�ضيوف و ‪ 7‬اع�ضاء من الطاقم ومينكها‬ ‫االبحار ب�سرعة ‪ 24‬عقدة‪.‬‬ ‫ومن القوارب االخرى‪ ،‬هناك �صن �سيكر‬ ‫‪ 34‬مرتا وهو يخت مرتف يت�سع ل ـ ‪10‬‬ ‫�ضيوف و ‪ 5‬افراد من الطاقم و ميكنه‬ ‫االبحار ب�سرعة ت�صل اىل ‪ 26‬عقدة‪� ،‬صن‬ ‫�سيكر ‪ 30‬مرتا و �صن �سيكر ‪ 90‬املرتف‪.‬‬ ‫ح�صدت �صن �سيكر املف�ضلة بالن�سبة‬ ‫اىل حمبي اليخوت‪ ،‬اكرث من ‪ 30‬جائزة‬ ‫خمتلفة على مدى ال�سنوات املن�صرمة منذ‬ ‫عام ‪ 1987‬حيث حازت على اول جائزة "‬ ‫‪ "queen‬للت�صدير‪.‬‬ ‫عام‪ ،1995‬منحت �صن �سيكر جائزة ال�سنة‬ ‫لبناء املركب‪ ،‬يف حني حاز يختها بريداتور‬ ‫‪ 75‬عام ‪ 1999‬على جائزة قارب العام‪.‬‬ ‫عام ‪ ،2007‬ت�سلمت �صن �سيكر اهم‬ ‫عدد من اجلوائز خالل هذا العام‪ ،‬كانت‬ ‫بينهم جائزة قارب العام االوروبي ال�سريع‬ ‫واعطيت اىل �صانع اليخت �سوبرهوك ‪،43‬‬ ‫العام املا�ضي‪� ،‬صن �سيكر مانهاتن ‪ 60‬حاز‬ ‫على جائزة القارب العام يف بريطانيا‪.‬‬

‫غري القادرون على �شراء القوارب الأوروبية‬ ‫ي�أتون الآن ويبحثون عن القوارب ذات‬ ‫ال�صنع املحلي التي يقل �سعرها بن�سبة ‪3/1‬‬ ‫لنف�س النوعية‪ .‬لذا‪ ،‬لقد ر�أينا مزيد من‬ ‫الطلبات يف ال�شهرين املا�ضيني – �سلطان عبد‬ ‫اهلل ال�شعايل الرئي�س التنفيذي ل�شركة‬ ‫ال�شعايل مارين‪.‬‬

‫خ�سارة رجل واحد هي ربح لرجل �آخر ـ‬ ‫هكذا ت�سري الكلي�شيه‪.‬‬ ‫يف هذه احلالة‪ ،‬فان االزمة املالية‬ ‫العاملية‪ ،‬والتي �سببت هبوطا يف اوروبا‬ ‫و الواليات املتحدة االمريكية‪ ،‬هي‬ ‫بالفعل فتحت ابواب الفر�ص لل�صناعة‬ ‫البحرية يف االمارات العربية املتحدة‪،‬‬ ‫ح�سب �سلطان عبد اهلل ال�شعايل الرئي�س‬ ‫التنفيذي ل�شركة ال�شعايل‪.‬‬ ‫وقال ال�شعايل اىل جملة اليخوت العربية‬ ‫‪ ":‬تاثرت ال�صناعات �سواء كانت �صناعة‬ ‫يخوت او غريها‪ ،‬اال ان هناك تفاوت‬ ‫يف مقيا�س التاثري اذ ان اوروبا هي من‬ ‫اكرب املت�ضرين كذلك الواليات املتحدة‬ ‫االمريكية بالطبع"‪.‬‬ ‫وقال ان منطقة ال�شرق االو�سط وحل�سن‬ ‫احلظ تنعم باال�ستقرار فيما يخ�ص‬ ‫البنية التحتية التي ت�ساعد يف احلد من‬ ‫تاثري االزمة‪.‬‬ ‫وا�ضاف ال�شعايل‪ ":‬االمر اجليد يف ما‬

‫يتعلق باملنطقة هو اال�ستقرار‪ ،‬والو�ضع‬ ‫االقت�صادي‪ .‬لقد قمنا ببناء ار�ضية قوية‬ ‫للتكيف مع تلك االو�ضاع‪ ،‬ومل نعاين من‬ ‫حالة الهبوط كما حدث يف الواليات‬ ‫املتحدة االمريكية‪ .‬اال ان هناك بالطبع‬ ‫فرتة من الك�ساد نتوقع ان ترتفع يف نهاية‬ ‫العام"‪.‬‬ ‫وح�سب ال�شعايل‪ ،‬فان معظم ال�شركات‬ ‫التي و�سعت اعمالها خارج اطار طاقتها‪،‬‬ ‫يجب ان ترتاجع اال ان ال�شركات التي‬ ‫كانت تعتمد على طاقتها‪ ،‬وعلى ا�سواقها‪،‬‬ ‫فهي لن تتاثر على االطالق" وقال ان‬ ‫�صناعة القوارب مل تتاثر ب�شكل كبري‪.‬‬ ‫و�شرح قائال‪ ":‬من ال ي�ستطيع �شراء‬ ‫قوارب اوروبية ياتي االن ل�شراء قوارب‬ ‫حملية التي يقل �سعرها بن�سبة ‪3/1‬‬ ‫وبنف�س النوعية‪ .‬لذا فقد تلقينا طلبات‬ ‫اكرث يف ال�شهرين املا�ضيني‪.‬‬ ‫وقال ان املراقبني الحظوا ان هناك‬ ‫زوارا اجانب اكرث من املحليني هذا العام‬ ‫ح�ضروا معر�ض دبي العاملي للقوارب‪.‬‬ ‫ت�أ�س�ست �شركة ال�شعايل مارين عام‬ ‫‪ .1979‬لديها �شبكة وا�سعة عرب �أوروبا‪،‬‬ ‫الواليات املتحدة الأمريكية و �آ�سيا‪.‬‬ ‫مقرها يف االمارات العربية املتحدة‪،‬‬ ‫ولديها �ضمن خطوط انتاجها ‪ 20‬يختا‬ ‫فاخرا و مراكب بحرية ميكانيكية‪.‬‬ ‫‪70 Arabian Yachts April 2009‬‬

‫ما الجديد‪/‬الهند‬

‫معر�ض دبي العالمي للقوارب‬

‫معلم �آخر‬

‫في ال�صناعة البحرية‬ ‫في المنطقة‬

‫معر�ض دبي العاملي للقوارب ي�سجل احد اقوى الن�سخ‬ ‫يف تاريخه‬

‫قال امل�س�ؤولون بان معر�ض دبي العاملي للقوارب هذا‬ ‫العام‪ ،‬والذي اقيم اثناء االزمة االقت�صادية العاملية‪،‬‬ ‫حقق جناحا مدويا‪ .‬و�أ ّكد هالل �سعيد املري‪ ،‬الرئي�س‬ ‫التنفيذي ملركز دبي التجاري العاملي اجلهة املنظمة‬ ‫ملعر�ض دبي العاملي للقوارب‪� ،‬أن التحديات التي تواجهها‬ ‫الأ�سواق العاملية عموم ًا و�سوق املبتكرات الراقية حتديد ًا‪،‬‬ ‫توجه مزيد ًا من �صانعي اليخوت العامليني وموردي‬ ‫�سوف ِّ‬ ‫خدماتها ومنتجاتها باجتاه الأ�سواق النا�شئة يف ال�شرق‬ ‫الأو�سط‪.‬‬ ‫و�أ�ضاف‪" :‬تزخر املنطقة بالفر�ص الواعدة كما �إن‬ ‫معر�ض دبي العاملي للقوارب يحتل مكانة مرموقة ت�ؤهله‬ ‫لتعزيز روح الثقة يف قطاع املالحة العاملي و�إتاحة مزيد‬ ‫من الفر�ص التي تبحث عنها �شركات القطاع يف الأوقات‬ ‫الع�صيبة"‪.‬‬

‫املعر�ض الذي اقيم يف نادي دبي الدويل للريا�ضات مرت مربع من م�ساحة املعر�ض‪ .‬وقد زار املعر�ض خم�سة‬ ‫ر�ؤ�ساء وزراء عامليني‪ ،‬اكرث من ‪ 22‬اطالق اقليمي‪ ،‬و ‪19‬‬ ‫البحرية – املينا ال�سياحي من ‪ 3‬حتى ‪ 7‬مار�س‪،‬‬ ‫وقال مركز دبي التجاري العايل ان نحو ‪ 20‬باملائة منها �سوبر يخت – ومنو بلغ ‪ % 45‬مقارنة بالعام املا�ضي‪.‬‬ ‫�شركات وعالمات جتارية ت�شارك للمرة الأوىل يف احلدث‪ .‬وقال مركز دبي التجاري العاملي‪ ،‬ان املعر�ض هذا العام‬ ‫و �سجل معر�ض دبي العاملي للقوارب ح�ضور بلدان حظي بعر�ض اكرث من ‪ 400‬مركب مرتف ـ ـ "املعر�ض‬ ‫جديدة‪ ،‬كالبحرين‪ ،‬قرب�ص‪ ،‬ديجيبوتي‪ ،‬التفيا‪ ،‬تايلند االكرب على االطالق يف منطقة ال�شرق االو�سط"‪.‬‬ ‫و جزر فرجن‪ ،‬يف حني البلدان التي متثلت باكرب عدد وح�سب مركز دبي التجاري العاملي فان ال�صناعة‬ ‫من ال�شركات فكانت االمارات العربية املتحدة‪ ،‬ايطاليا‪ ،‬البحرية الرتفيهية تلعب دورا ا�سرتاتيجيا يف‬ ‫الواليات املتحدة االمريكية و اململكة الربيطانية املتحدة‪ .‬جذب الزوار وال�سياح اىل االمارات العربية‬ ‫وقال املركز كان هناك ‪ 15‬جناحا جديداهم‪ :‬احتاد املتحدة و باقي الدول يف منطقة ال�شرق االو�سط‪.‬‬ ‫املالحة الإ�سباين ‪ Associacion Nacional de‬ان البناء احلايل مل�شاريع املرا�سي عرب املنطقة �ست�شهد‬ ‫‪ ،Empresas Nauticas‬واحتاد ال�صناعات املالحية افتتاح ما ي�صل اىل ‪ 30،000‬حو�ضا و ‪ 1،500‬كيلو مرتا‬ ‫الفنلندية ‪ ،Finnboat‬وجمل�س جنوب �أفريقيا ل�صادرات من ال�شرائط ال�ساحلية خالل اخلم�سة �سنوات املقبلة‪.‬‬ ‫منتجي القوارب ‪.SABBEX‬‬ ‫اقيم معر�ض دبي االول عام ‪.1992‬املعلومات حيال‬

‫واظهرت املعلومات ال�صادرة من مركز دبي التجاري وح�سب مركز دبي التجاري العاملي‪ ،‬فقد بلغ عدد الزوار القيمة النقدية املخمنة لل�صفقات كانت قد اغلقت خالل‬ ‫العاملي م�شاركة اكرث من ‪� 721‬شركة من ‪ 50‬دولة يف ‪ 27000‬زائر يف احلدث الذي اقيم على م�ساحة ‪ 85000‬احلدث ومل تكن متوفرة للكتابة‪.‬‬ ‫‪April 2009 Arabian Yachts 71‬‬

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‫اليخوت العربية‬

‫كلمة التحرير‬

‫شهرية تصدر عن‬ ‫«كلمات غروب انترناشونال»‬

‫نفى املردود العايل ون�سبة امل�شاركة يف املعار�ض التي اقيمت يف اال�شهر االخرية يف دبي وابوظبي‬

‫المكتب الرئيسي‬

‫مدينة دبي االعالم‪ ،‬المرحلة األولى‪ ،‬المبنى رقم ‪،1‬‬ ‫مكتب رقم ‪ ،G4‬ص‪.‬ب ‪ ،502408‬دولة اإلمارات‬ ‫‪Tel. +971 4 391 0410/1/2/3‬‬ ‫‪Fax. +971 4 391 6619‬‬ ‫‪www.arabianyachts.com‬‬ ‫‪arabianyachts@kalimatgroup.com‬‬

‫المدير العام‬ ‫حكـمـت الزيـن‬

‫االعتقاد ال�سائد لدى النا�س بان ال�صناعة البحرية يف املنطقة تعاين جراء االزمة املالية احلادة‪ .‬و هناك‬ ‫جمموعة كبرية من العوامل التي ت�ساهم يف مرونة تلك ال�صناعة‪.‬‬ ‫اوال‪ ،‬اكرث املنتجني الذين ي�ستهدفون اال�سواق الفاخرة ال يح�شدون منتجاتهم‪ ،‬بل انهم يبنون بناء على‬ ‫الطلب وعندما يح�صلون على الدفعة االوىل‪ ،‬وهم ال ميلكون خمزونا قد ينخف�ض �سعره وي�ضيع يف‬ ‫امل�سفنة (ور�شة �صناعة ال�سفن)‪ ،‬لذلك‪ ،‬فهم يجنون عائدات بالطريقة ال�صحيحة‪.‬‬ ‫ثانيا‪ ،‬تركز ال�صناعة البحرية على النا�س ذوات القدرة املالية العالية‪ -‬ولي�س على �أولئك الذي ي�ستعملون‬

‫رئيس التحرير‬ ‫جايغن ناث‬

‫بطاقات االئتمان‪.‬‬

‫المحرر العربي‬ ‫محمود خليل‬

‫ثالثا‪ ،‬وهي النقطة االكرث اهمية‪ ،‬ان م�صنعي القوارب يف املنطقة يح�صدون املكا�سب من خ�سائر اوروبا‬

‫المدير االداري‬ ‫شذى شرف الدين‬

‫طاملا ان االزمة املالية م�ستمرة‪.‬‬ ‫قال �سلطان عبد الله ال�شعايل‪ ،‬الرئي�س التنفيذي ل�رشكة ال�شعايل مارين بان النا�س الذين ال ي�ستطيعون‬

‫المستشار الفني‬ ‫شادي صفي الدين‬

‫�رشاء القوارب االوروبية‪ ،‬يتطلعون الآن اىل ال�رشق االو�سط‪ ،‬ل�رشاء قوارب با�سعار ارخ�ص ولكن بنف�س‬

‫مدير التصميم‬ ‫الطاف حسين‬

‫النوعية‪ .‬جميعهم قالوا‪ ،‬بان الدورة ‪ 17‬ملعر�ض دبي العاملي للقوارب الذي اقيم يف نادي دبي الدويل‬ ‫للريا�ضات البحرية ‪ -‬املينا ال�سياحي من ‪ 3‬حتى ‪ 7‬مار�س‪ ،‬و معر�ض ابو ظبي للقوارب الذي اقيم من‬

‫االخراج الفني‬ ‫كريستوفر بيالبيل‬

‫‪ 12‬حتى ‪ 14‬مار�س يف مركز ابو ظبي الوطني للمعار�ض‪ ،‬يعد مب�ستقبل واعد اىل ال�صناعة البحرية يف‬

‫تصوير‬ ‫داني دونيو‬ ‫ماهر الزين‬

‫املنطقة‪.‬‬

‫اسرة التحرير‬ ‫جورج براون‬ ‫أنيتا دوللي‬

‫مكتب لبنان‬ ‫بيروت‪ ،‬رياض الصلح ‪11072070‬‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب ‪1197-11‬‬ ‫بيروت‪ ،‬لبنان‬

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‫الغالف‬

‫‪BOAT PROFILES‬‬ ‫‪MY DUBAWI‬‬ ‫‪SLIVESTRIS 23’ SPORTS CABRIOLET‬‬ ‫‪FLAGSHIP‬‬ ‫‪QUA‬‬ ‫’‪32‬‬ ‫‪* JUERGEN CLEMENT‬‬ ‫‪ON THE ART OF FLOATING‬‬ ‫‪STRUCTURES‬‬ ‫‪DESTINATION‬‬ ‫‪KOH KOOD-THAILAND‬‬

‫‪REGATTA‬‬ ‫‪GUNBOAT 66 SUGAR DADDY’S‬‬ ‫‪IMPRESSIVE DEBUT‬‬

‫‪BOAT SHOW SPECIAL‬‬

‫‪INDUSTRY PLAYERS SPEAK OUT‬‬

‫* ملف القوارب‬ ‫* رغاتا‬ ‫* لقاء مع‬ ‫جورجن كليمنت‬ ‫* وجهة‬ ‫كوه كوود‬

‫موضوع الغالف‬

‫ملف خاص أهل الصناعة يتحدثون عنها‬

‫جايغن ناث‬

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