MAINSAIL ISSUE 8_LOW3

Americas Cup Special
28 Ben Ainslie strikes $153m deal to
fund second America's Cup bid
An exclusive story by Danielle Rossingh on how Ben
Ainslie landed $153m America's Cup sponsorship
with INEOS
Report
30 Anchorages, Marinas and Boatyards
in Malta
Mario Borg Mario and Lillian Borg detailed report is a
very useful guide for anyone considering cruising Malta
News Features
36 Inside the superyacht interiors book
launch at Salone Del Mobile 2018
MAINSAIL attends launch of the inaugural Superyacht
Interiors book by Boat International Media,
marked with a sparkling cocktail party held in Milan
during the Salone del Mobile design fair
38 ABB's Azipod propulsion passes
100 cruise ship milestone with
PONANT order
Behind the propulsion system of choice for cruise
vessels around the world
40 Frank Coles wins inaugural
SMART4SEA Leadership Award
Frank Coles, Chief Executive Officer of Transas, has won
the prestigious inaugural SMART4SEA Leadership Award
Quote of the Month
“What she really loved was to hang over the edge
and watch the bow of the ship slice through the
waves. She loved it especially when the waves
were high and the ship rose and fell, or when it was
snowing and the flakes stung her face.”
Kristin Cashore, Graceling
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Editor’s Note
MAINSAIL has had its finger on the pulse of
sailing for over two years, though some of
us joined a little more recently. We reckon
we are the most enthusiastic sailing fans
in the world: we love boats of all kinds,
modern and classic, we like racing and
cruising, are fascinated by innovation yet
revere tradition, and nothing that floats is
too big or too small for our tastes.
Every three months, both in print and
also electronic version we bring you the
choicest cuts in sailing, and we pride ourselves on our independent
tests, in-depth reports and top-quality photo journalism, who
contribute towards the success of such a publication.
I am very excited about the future of MAINSAIL. The magazine’s
network will be substantially strengthened as we add on our database
and distribution run, as well as finally launching its own website.
Therefore, its regional reach will grow in 2018 and also beyond.
With popular influential exclusive interviews, stories and features,
supported by the annual prestigious Malta International Boats &
Yachting Awards, MAINSAIL has quickly become Malta’s classy large
format leading boats and yachting publication, also reaching across
the region looking for authoritative, accurate and practical information
about acquiring a boat or a yacht- and then making use of it.
Over the past year, with a lot of tenacity, dedication and passion,
we fought off naysayers, as MAINSAIL’s brand and trademark has
established itself also in the luxury yachting and lifestyle media
market and industry, and is already trusted by the most discerning
and sophisticated reader, boats and yachting owners and maritime
aficionados. We will be going to offer additional geographical
distribution, integrated and tailored solutions for our clients in the
print, digital and events environment.
MAINSAIL is already a trusted editorial and advertising platform for
yachting and boat manufacturers, agents, suppliers, and marine
companies including marina and waterfront developers, and well
established luxury brands (Rolex, Maserati, Macallan, etc).
Martin Vella
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