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Royal Suva Yacht Club is a Fijian yacht club, located in Walu Bay, Suva, Fiji. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The yacht club was originally established in 1932, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] as the Suva Yacht Club, located between Stinson Jetty and Nubukalou Creek along Suva's foreshore before the land was reclaimed. [ 5 ]
In 2004, she was moved to Fiji and operated between Suva, Savusavu (on Vanua Levu) and Taveuni. [ 6 ] In August 2012, Suilven was advertised for sale and expected to be sold as scrap for demolition; however, in late 2012, it was reported that Ben Naidu, owner of Venu Shipping, had acquired the ship for refitting and further service in Fiji, for ...
Titilupe is a small motor yacht used by the Royal family of Tonga as a royal yacht. It is officially assigned to the Tongan Maritime Force ; division of the Tonga Defence Services . Under Sālote Tupou III , the yacht's earlier predecessor was the 108-ton schooner Hifofua , [ 2 ] which was sold in Fiji in the early 1970s after the death of the ...
A judge in Fiji is due to rule on whether U.S. authorities can seize the $325 million Amadea — which has been stopped from leaving the South Pacific nation because of its links to Russia.
No written record exists of the diffusion of the drua design, but most anthropologists assume its origin in Micronesia, and it probably came to Fiji through the islands of Kiribati and Tuvalu. The only shunting boat type of Polynesian design is the pahi of the Tuamotu archipelago, but it uses equal hulls and does not appear to be related to ...
New Zealand businessman Michael Swann and a partner purchased Townsend Cromwell for use as a yacht. They were convicted in December 2008 of defrauding the Otago District Health Board in New Zealand, and the ship was put up for sale. Purchased by interests in Fiji, she was renamed MV Lau Trader and departed New
A yacht broker is a specialist who serves yacht or boat sellers and/or buyers as a representative for the sale or purchase of a yacht or boat. The yacht broker is paid an agreed commission by the seller to market the yacht for sale, field interest and inquiries from buyers, handle negotiations, attend inspection and water trial and ultimately, if successful, to attend delivery.
These boats are also known as "megayachts", "gigayachts" and even "terayachts", usually depending on length. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has been generally accepted by naval architects and industry executives that superyachts range from 37 m (≈120 ft) to 60 m (≈200 ft), while those over 60 m are known as megayachts and boats over 90 m (≈300 ft) have ...