From an idea to the anchor for the future
Photo: Miho Bakalić PINNA NOBILIS SSMA-19 – one anchor for all seas. Small, almost imperceptible in a bed of Posidonia oceanica – the lungs of the sea – yet strong enough to resist the force of fierce winds and huge waves, keeping gigantic boats safely moored. Neither sand nor mud with hard rock below are […]
Green Sail’s Vessel Environmental Footprint (VEF)
Photo: Green Sail Given their high environmental impact, it is important that the leisure nautical sector, including yacht and sailboat charter companies, should calculate and reduce their environmental footprint. This will help the nautical industry transition towards a sustainable future, and provide customers with green travel options. Green Sail has recently developed a way for […]
Master Yachting – Anniversary
Photos: Master Yachting Master Yachting was founded 45 years ago. Franz Schillinger and Peter Schmid made it one of the most successful in the European yacht trade. Looking back, 2008 was a pivotal year for Master Yachting. With Franz Schillinger, a previously unknown figure in the yachting industry entered the stage and would set the […]
The greatest Croatian love story ever told
Photos: Croata archives As with many things that marked the history of humanity, so too the story of the necktie originated in – and was inspired by – love. In the olden days, Croatian girls would tie a scarf round the necks of their fiancés, marking their mutual love and fidelity. This was done to […]
Chris Bangle – A visionary / A revolutionary
Photos: Chris Bangle / BMW / Mini The American designer ushered BMW, Mini and Rolls Royce into the 21st century with his radical moves and forward thinking; today, he is working in his own studio, situated on a farm near Torino, specialising in projects and ideas that physically or emotionally move the world In early February […]
Frances McDormand – Rare bird
Photos: John Pavlish for Ponta Lopud The American actress is a member of the elite Triple Crown of Acting club, having won the three major awards – Oscar, Emmy and Tony – and, in 2021, she became the first actress ever to win an Oscar in two categories He’s killed five people, she says. ‘And […]