YARE 2016: A PREVIEW OF GUEST CAPTAINS

YARE 2016 / The event will take place from 6th to 8th April

Captains of some historical vessels of the last century: from Errol Flynn’s Yacht to the M/Y Istranka, owned by Tito. Increasing participation of foreign companies: shipyards and companies from the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.

Errol_Flynn’s_Zaca. Legends say the Zaca is haunted. Witnesses have reported seeing the visage of Errol Flynn’s frustrated ghost pacing on board. Others have described the sounds of voices and laughter as if a wild party was happening on board…

Only a few days to the start of the sixth edition of YARE (Yachting Aftersales & Refit Experience) next Wednesday, April 6th, in Viareggio and Marina di Carrara. The most important international business event in Italy dedicated to the after sales and refit in the super and megayacht sector, with more than 100 international Captains attending to panel debates and instructional seminars from 6th to 8th April. A preview on Captains’ attendance with information about nationality, yacht length, flag, shipyards.

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M/Y Istranka

CAPTAINS’ YACHT LENGTH

The length of the yacht represented shows an increased number of Captains commanding yachts between 40   and 60 mt. The three-years trend 2014-2016 shows a significant decreasing of 24-30 meters LAO and increasing of the represented yachts over 60 meters.

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To be noticed the presence of important yachts, a 70-meter, two 72 meters, a 83 meters, a 86 meters and a 89 meters. Remarkable the presence of Captains commanding 10 yachts built before the ‘80s as S/Y Zaca (43 mt.) built in 1929 in San Francisco on the eve of the Great Depression, a 118 ft schooner who sailed through seventy years of history, from an  extraordinary adventure to another.

Belonged to Errol Flynn, it was the movie set for “The Lady from Shanghai” starring Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, voted as one of the most fascinating vessels in the world. Yare 2016 will see the presence of the Captain of M/Y Lady Heartha, built in 1930 by Yarrow & Co shipyard in Glasgow and designed by James Rennie Barnett, G L Watson & Co, the famous studio that have inspired in 1930 with Camper & Nicholson the design of the first Commercial Vessels (this yacht inspired the owner of the yacht “Taransay” launched in 2015).

Finally, the Captain of M/Y Istranka: the yacht built for Tito in 1956. Its name, “Lady of Istria”, it is a tribute to the beauty of Istria.  A strong presence of sailing yachts, which represent 15% of the total.

FLAGS – YARE 2016 PARTICIPATING CAPTAINS

Captains joining the event Yare will attend also the Superyacht Captains’ Forum and the B2C meetings with the companies in Seatec, Carrarafiere. The pie chart shows the flag of the yachts represented. Like every year, the group of the “Red Ensign” flags increases (UK, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Jersey, British Virgin Islands).

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CAPTAINS’ NATIONALITY

In comparison to the previous editions of Yare, the tendency is inverted, with an increased number of foreign Captains. 52% of Captains are foreign ant the 48% are Italian. British are the majority, followed by French, Spanish and American. 20 different nationalities are represented.

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NAVIGATION AREAS

The image shows the navigation areas, divided in Central Med (36%), West Med (32%), Est Med(16%), Caribbean (7%), Americas (4%), 2% Middle East e 3% Far East.

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SHIPYARDS– CAPTAINS ATTENDING YARE 2016

An interesting data is the one coming from the information about the shipyards of the Superyacht represented in YARE. The shipyards represented are 63: coming from Holland, Italy, UK, Usa, with the world leader companies of the sector (Amels, Benetti, Codecasa, CRN, Heesen, ISA, Perini Navi, Rossinavi, San Lorenzo, etc).

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COMPANIES ATTENDING YARE 2016

Confirmed the presence of the main Italian and international shipyards specialized in the building and refitting of Megayachts, as well as the most important Italian marinas. For the first time the foreign companies represent 50% of the total attending Companies. The participating companies attending Yare are 120.

An increasing interest towards Yare from the companies operating in the services sector, in particular in the flag administration, brokerage, insurances, yacht management, classification and certification institutes.Strong participation from international fleet management agencies (specialized in services, supply, refit).

The companies of the Mistral Port Network (Tuscany, Liguria, Sardinia, Corsica) and the Minsy Network (Marina International Network for Superyacht) will attend the Superyacht Captains Forum and the B2C meetings with Captains.

International companies representing the Mediterranean Area (Monaco, France, Malta, Croatia, Spain) and north Europe for the building and refitting (Germany, Holland, Switzerland). This year also companies from New Zealand and Cook Islands will be attending.

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