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3. GREEN YACHTING
The International Maritime Organization’s directive for the industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050 from 2008’s levels plus a new breed of high net worth customers who want all the luxury and are much more conscious of their environmental impact is spurring innovation around the yachting world.
Builders and suppliers are working together to tackle eco issues and find sustainable solutions to reduce consumption at reasonable costs. How this plays out over the next couple of years will shape the industry for years to come.
place orders.
The better accommodations on a large center console are at- tracting owners from the smaller fishing boat market as well.
It will be to the point soon where there won’t be anything under 50’ without an outboard. And you’ll see more and more builders jumping on the train.
5. CHARTERING CHARGES AHEAD
We’re already seeing great strides in areas such as hybrid propulsion engines that combine battery and fuel to lower the vessel's impact, environmentally-sustainable paints and epoxies that are safe for marine life, more efficient batteries, sophisticated power management systems, and
water turbines that can quickly generate a lot of amps..
4. OUTBOARDS KEEP GROWING
PICTURED NEXT: THE VALHALLA V-41, V-37 AND V-33. VALHALLA BOATWORKS JUST ANNOUNCED THE V-46, COMING SOON TO THE LINE-UP.
Whether for fishing or cruising, the outboard explosion shows no signs of stopping. Big center consoles are incredibly popular and selling like crazy—on the day of the release of Viking/Valhalla Boatworks' new Valhalla V-46, two longtime HMY customers immediately called to
“TAIL LIGHTS”, AN AZIMUT 116' GRANDE, IS AVAILABLE FOR CHARTER THROUGH HMY CHARTER VACATIONS.
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