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NIKKI BEACH
Saint-Tropez
01/08/2008
Maybe it’s because it’s the first Nikki Beach opened in Europe, or because Saint-Tropez has a special fascination, but at the Nikki Beach Club on the sands of Pampelonne you breathe in a very special atmosphere. And all the more so when the entire facility is transformed into an extraordinary stage to host the parties of Azimut Yachts. As always, the annual and now traditional summer appointment at the Nikki Beach is organized by two of Azimut Yachts’ most active dealers: Philippe Blattes, who is sort of the master of the house, being the Azimut Yachts dealer for France, and Ultramarine, the Azimut Yachts dealer for Russia, represented by its number twos, Anton Dolotin and Georg Chumburidze. Don’t let yourself be fooled by the distance between Saint-Tropez and Moscow: the corps de ballet that entertained the guests for the whole day arrived expressly from Moscow and other Russian cities, as did a large part of the guests, who mixed in with the other Europeans to produce a colorful, cosmopolitan party.

ATLANTIC CITY GETAWAY
Atlantic City
25/07/2008
Once again the appeal of the Azimut meeting of Surfside 3/Marine Max attracts yacht owners from all over North America. The ingredients are always the same, simple and genuine: the American dealer’s prestige and fame as organizer, the warmth and the response of the Azimut boat owners, a menu of events and spectacles that is always new, and a location that is more prestigious every time: Newport last year, Atlantic City on 25-27 July this year. A weekend that saw the start of new friendships among the Azimut owners, who arrived aboard a fleet of 30 boats ranging from 42 to 116 feet. The guests of the seventh Getaway didn’t take much persuading and lived three unforgettable days, between chats and cocktails aboard the yachts or along the quays of Trump Marina, delicious dinners with a view of the harbor from the heights of Trump Tower, and exciting evenings at the casino. Like every year the promise is to see each other again next time. And in these parts, promises are always kept.

ITALIAN OPERA EVENING
Phuket
21/03/2008
Azimut took centre stage at the recent Italian Opera Evening ‘Illuminare’ held in honour of the brand in Thailand with three captivating Azimut models in the spotlight – the 50, 55E and sport version 43S all present at the lavish event to celebrate the luxury yacht’s increasing presence, and perfect features for the waters in Southeast Asia. Attracting over 150 distinguished guests to the star-studded evening of entertainment held at the Royal Phuket Marina on Friday 21st March, the evening featured the pure, unadulterated voice of prominent Opera Singer Claire Cornielje, also accompanied by the lilting tunes of the Nova Siam String Quartet. Grant Saunders, Thailand Country Manager for Simpson Marine, says the extravagant Opera event was a complete success drawing in an impressive number of guests from around the Southeast Asian region. “The brand has gained a considerable following in Asia in recent years with a fast growing number of models already berthed at various marinas in the Far East.”

DE LUXE
Porto Cervo
20/06/2008
An Azimut 116, an Azimut 86S, an Azimut 68 Evolution, an Azimut 75 and an Azimut 62 were the protagonist of the new edition of Deluxe, the festival of luxury that Tom Barrack has been organizing in Porto Cervo for the past five years. The Azimut fleet made the assault on the most “in” party of the Costa Smeralda, the one that, taking place on 20 and 21 June, heralds the arrival of summer. An extremely select public of guests gathered on the quays of the Marina of Porto Cervo: clients and friends of the Azimut Yachts dealer, but also clients and friends of the many other sponsor brands that responded to Tom Barrack’s call. Between one sea test and another aboard the Azimut yachts, the Deluxe event unfolded with an extraordinary artistic program.

MIAMI HOUSEWARMING PARTY
Miami
01/02/2008
February 2008. The Miami Yacht Show was another big success for Azimut Yachts, the world–leading luxury yacht company. It was the 25th straight year that the Italian yacht builder was present at this important international event. On the 16th February the new fabulous Azimut stand was inaugurated with a very gorgeous party, attended by more than 500 guests. The evening was a celebration of the italian style, with a very sophisticated italian catering and a photographic collection of the Dolce Vita Italiana. The audience was enchanted also by a spectacular night show with the unforgettable flying performances of Sonics, an italian group of dancers and athletes.

AZIMUT 68S AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
CANNES
01/06/2008
On the occasion of the 61st Film Festival the Azimut 68S became the most impressive stage on the sea in all of Cannes, welcoming on board the stars of the Festival, Chopard’s guests for glitzy photo shoots organized by the prestigious maison and short cruises between the Croisette and the Eden Roc of Cap d’Antibes, the exclusive venue for the French jeweler’s trendiest parties. Azimut Yachts wanted to stand alongside Chopard, the world’s leading brand in haute joaillerie and fine watchmaking and Main Sponsor of the Festival that awards the “Palme d’Or” – it, too, aboard the yacht prior to being assigned to the winner – to testify to the affinity between the two brands and their creations. Manufacturing process, design, richness of materials, attention to detail and prestige are just some of the qualities shared by these two extraordinary companies, synonyms world wide of excellence and exclusiveness.

YACHTING GALA 2008
Viareggio
28/06/2008
Following the first, extraordinarily successful 2007 edition, the Azimut-Benetti Yachting Gala landed in Viareggio on June 28 this year. Yet again, this has been the most exclusive yachting event of the year in its capacity as a showcase for the excellence of a whole range of new products, luxury and entertainment. The unique atmosphere of this private yachting salon has been the ideal setting to preview the new Azimut 70 and the Atlantis 50x4 models, the two latest gems of the group’s range. Two performances by Mario Biondi, soul music’s latest star discovery, and Kitonb, the brilliant dancers and acrobats whose very individual synthesis of theatre, circus and dancing arts has hit the headline, followed the gala dinner.

POMPANO BEACH EVENT
Pompano Beach
01/01/2008
MarineMax, the new Azimut Dealer for the state of Florida, held an event to introduce current and future Azimut owners to the Pompano Yacht Center in Pompano Beach. The Pompano facility is dedicated to the Azimut/Benetti Group brands. Guests were greeted with a red carpet, valet parking, and stunning hostesses dressed in Las Vegas style costumes. The invited entered a three acre fantasy world focused on the evening’s theme – GLAMOUR. Guests found over fifty million dollars in yachts at the 27 slip facility, including an impressive line up of all the Azimut/Benetti Group brands including ATLANTIS, AZIMUT and the unique BENETTI 85 hybrid yacht with electric and diesel motors. Italian yachts and Italian sparkling wine were complemented by gleaming Italian supercars, as the Ferrari and Maserati marques guarded the entrances. The GLAMOUR theme was reinforced with flamboyantly dressed models posing and dancing throughout the venue.

AZIMUT 43S ON THE SNOW
Courchevel
01/01/2008
The luxury of yachting at two thousand meters. A magnificent yacht, the Azimut 43S, was exhbited for sixteen days in Courchevel 1850, the acclaimed French ski resort. The Azimut 43S has been the star and the symbol of the exclusiveness of this prestigious resort, a holiday destination for French and Russian high society. The Azimut 43S was choreographilly included in the Alpine context: the yacht’s wake has been made by snow artists and sculptors to create the fascination of a yacht plowing through the waves of the sea…amid splendid snow-covered peaks. To celebrate the Azimut 43S, a unique party, strickly private, was organized on the occasion of the famous Millianaires’ Ski Cup, held in Courchevel every year.

Azimut 70 unveil at Cannes
Cannes
01/09/2008
In the rest of the world they’re called boat shows but here in the old port of Cannes, which constitutes the marine extension of the Palais des Festivals, where every year the best films of the world vie for the Palme d’Or, the show can only call itself “Festival International de la Plaisance”. And it’s definitely a big festival as well, this thirty-first edition that ended on 15 September with a record of nearly 70,000 visitors in five days. An extraordinary success, and even more so for Azimut Yachts, which seized the occasion to reunite its European dealers and their customers and friends around the Azimut Yachts stand with no less than 14 boats in the water, from the Azimut 43s to the Azimut 116, and – especially – to launch two extraordinary new models: the Azimut 82 and the Azimut 70. The location chosen for the big party held in honor of the Azimut 70 was the beach of the Hotel Martinez, one of the most renowned places on the Côte d’Azur and the Croisette. While a twelve-member choreographic group performed on the deck, on the beach and concluded the spectacle with a dive into the sea, the Azimut 70 lit up the evening, displaying its profile bathed in an unusual periwinkle hue that by day blends with the waves while at night it reignites the desire for sunshine and makes you want to start up the engines and go.

AZIMUT 43S ARRIVES AT STRATTON
Stratton Mountain Resort.
01/01/2009
January 15 2009, 3 a.m. on Thursday, an Azimut 43S cruised through the snow covered town of Stratton, Vermont and came to rest at the winter dock known as Stratton Mountain Resort. In the occasion of the Martin Luther King weekend Marinemax celebrated the Azimut Yachts Ski Spree. The Ski Spree is a weekend customer event to celebrate the passion for boating in the middle of the winter.

AZIMUT 58 LAUNCH AT GENOA BOAT SHOW
Genoa
04/10/2007
October 2007. Azimut 95 and Azimut 58 world previws, presented with a spectacular ceremony: "Capture the Dream". The Show event to present the two new models was based around dreams and blue. The Azimut 95 and Azimut 58 are two tangible examples of innovation strategy and synonymous with the excellence of desig and quality of all Made in Itlay. At the end of the ceremony, a RINA class plaque was assigned to the Azimut 95 because was designed and built in compliance with the highest RINA classification standards

AZIMUT YACHTS SETS UP AZIMUT CHINA
Shanghai
01/04/2008
April 2008. Azimut announced the establishment of a subsidiary aimed at coordinating the strongest and most far–flung commercial network for luxury yachts in China. The past year saw the official start of a distribution network that now counts four dealers in China’s main coastal zones (Qingdao, Shanghai, Xiamen, Hong Kong) and this further step brought Azimut at the first place in this Country among the firms representing the luxury goods Made in Italy. The strategy of internationalization and expansion of the commercial network held, ensures the most important and extensive commercial presence in the world of luxury yachting and allows Azimut to support dealers and to handle clients’ needs in all phases.

Azimut-Benetti: World-Wide Leadership for the Italian Luxury Industry
U.S.A.
21/01/2009
The Azimut-Benetti Group is the world’s biggest builder of mega-yachts, according to the 18th annual analysis of the world yacht industry by Showboats International, published in the United States.
The Italian yacht industry confirms its title as world leader. The world rankings of producers of luxury yachts over 24 meters is topped, for the eleventh straight year, by the Azimut-Benetti Group.
The largest private group in the international yacht industry, Azimut-Benetti this year boasts a orders portfolio for luxury mega-yachts of 13,030 feet, a figure that represents the sum of the lengths of the boats currently being built.
This is the number one figure that emerges from the yearly analysis by Showboats International, a yachting magazine with an international readership that every year since 1992 has published the Global Order Book, the most attentive and accurate analysis of the world yacht industry.
The document is aimed at reflecting the state of the economy linked to the international yachting industry and contains the list of all the yachts being built as of 1 September each year in the shipyards of the entire world, measuring 24.38 meters (80 feet) or superior.

YACHTING GALA 2007
Varazze Marina
01/06/2007
June 2007. Azimut-Benetti Group celebrated Italian style and design with its first Yachting Gala. Glamorous guests and Partners joined the Group and celebrated the arrival of summer with a day full of events at the new Varazze Marina. The event had also offered a unique opportunity to admire the collection of Benetti, Azimut and Atlantis Yachts, that have been exceptionally made available for all guests to visit and try out at sea. An unprecedented experience enriched by the presence of famous personalities, like charming Simona Ventura – lively TV show woman - Marcello Lippi – ex-coach of the Italian National Soccer - Andrea Bocelli – extraordinary singer - and the dream-like atmophere created by Les Farfadais – an internationally acclaimed French group of athletes and dancers.

103S LAUNCH AT DUBAI BOAT SHOW
DUBAI
21/03/2008
On the occasion of the opening of the XV Dubai International Boat Show, Azimut Yachts has previewed its new “S line” flagship: a yachting masterpiece that combines the refinement of the Italian style with the leading edge of technology. 900 VIPs from the arab jet set and a great performance by the Lebanese star Nancy Ajram welcome the 103S. The choreography has artists dancing inside transparent Plexiglas “bubbles” floating on water, as animated videos are shown, with lasers projected on a water wall. And if this were not enough: spectacular fireworks spurt out from the sea make their way towards the sky to the beat of the music. The show was an emotional feast that culminated in a performance by singer Nancy Ajram, the formidable Lebanese star capable of stirring huge crowds on the Arab music scene, accompanied by her 14 member band.

AZIMUT 68 WORLDWIDE PREMIERE
Turin
01/06/2008
June 2008. Azimut Yachts presented the new Azimut 62S in the splendid cornice of San Carlo square. On the occasion of Torino Design World Capital, Azimut exhibited the best yacht designs made by the IED students (European Design Institute).

PRIVATE YACHT EXHIBITION
Linz
01/11/2007
November 2007. The first exclusive party in Austria for Azimut owners November 2007. Boote Feichtner, dealer for Austria, Germany and Swizerland, has held the biggest Private Yachts Exibition ever stage in the country. The event was a full-scale private boat and luxury show with a hundred yachts on display. An authentic festival of luxury with a cruise on the Danube and an exclusive party aboard the extraordinary Crystal Boat ended with a sublime Gala Dinner amid the reflections of precious sparkling cascades of Swarosvki crystal.

KEELS & WHEELS CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE
Texas
01/05/2008
Lone Star Yacht Sales, the Azimut dealer for Texas continued their promotion of the finest yachts in the world at the Texas Concours d’ Elegance. The Concours, known as ‘Keels & Wheels’ is one of only four events held across the United States, and is the only one to be held at a yacht club, enabling them to feature classic vessels as well as some of the finest classic automobiles in the world, all set underneath the 100 year old oak trees and throughout the palm tree lined inner harbor of the Lakewood Yacht Club. Alongside our friends from the Ferrari owners club of Houston, the joining of two pedigree Italian brands drew immense levels of excitement at the event. On display were the Azimut 50 and 43s, displayed dockside by each model were limited edition Ferrari-Vespa Scooters from the ‘Risi Competizione’ race team. The event benefits the ‘Boys and Girls Club’, a cause that Lone Star Yacht Sales are both happy and proud to help.

JAZZ SESSION
Santo Domingo
01/12/2007
December 2007. Azimut 105 presentation. The event began at the sunset, an extraordinary background for the concert, offering unforgettable images of the Azimut 105. A jazz concert was performed by the Azzul band, which presented an excellent selection of the most famous pieces of international jazz. A large audience has celebrated Azimut taking part to the jazz concert and among them the Ambassador and the Consul of Italy in the Dominican Republic and the local jet set.

CLASS ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
Moscow
04/07/2008
At the Center of the Show; An extraordinary initiative by Ultramarine brings a Class One World Powerboat Championship race to Moscow. Put the guests at the center of the show. A simple idea that, like all simple ideas, works. So Anton Dolotin and George Chumburidze, the two dealers of Ultramarine, Azimut Yachts’ Moscow concessionary, hosted nothing less than a race of the Class One circuit, the Formula One of the sea, which features offshore craft streaking along at 280 km/h over the world’s most prestigious waters. The location proposed by Dolotin and Chumburidze, and enthusiastically approved by the Class One organizers, was the Moscow Marina, located on the Moskva river. The dates: 4-6 July 2008. And so, what for two years had been the tranquil, classic “Azimut Day”, an event reserved to customers and friends, was transformed for the 2008 edition into the thunderous Grand Prix of Class One power boating. Reception in the Marina’s lounge, gala dinner on Saturday evening, and then, a change of gears for the Sunday race, with friends and potential buyers aboard the Azimut yachts assembled in the center of the race layout, where they were able to take in the entire contest from a privileged vantage point.

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