Move over, Fort Lauderdale; San Diego is the “new super-yacht capital” – at least according to a recent report from CNN. And from September 17 to 20, the California city certainly should be, as those are the dates for the 10th-annual YachtFest San Diego.
Multiple megayachts will be available for viewing at the Island Palms Hotel and Marina on Shelter Island, with other exhibitors including yacht insurance agencies, designers, refit and new-build yards, paint companies, and gear companies. Among them: Cayago AG (maker of the Seabob), Awlgrip, Interlux, Knight & Carver, and Platypus Marine. While the list of yachts to be displayed is still being finalized, launches to 155 feet have been showcased in recent years, from local builders like Westport, Delta Marine, Christensen, and Nordlund, as well as shipyards worldwide.
Because YachtFest is intended to focus attention on San Diego as a megayacht center, sponsors include San Diego Marine Exchange, Fraser Yachts, Driscoll Boat Works, Marine Group Boat Works, Shelter Island Marina, Knight & Carver, and Sharp Design. In fact, Doug Sharp, head of Sharp Design and the board chair of the event, says, “YachtFest San Diego is the foremost place in the Western United States to buy, sell or charter premium yachts, not to mention one of the classiest venues to step aboard a glamorous first-class superyacht.”
Leave a Reply