Taiwan's Superior marina, hyperdrive to clean Rio water, SIBS 2 weeks
by Jeni Bone, editor on 15 Jul 2014
For those of us trembling with wintery ills and chills, check out the highlights ahead in the Whitsunday Season of Sailing.
This brilliant and warm welcome is a tourism initiative built around sailing and other aquatic activities, attracting southerners fleeing the cold and visitors from all over the world to the great regattas such as Vision Surveys Airlie Beach Race Week, Audi Hamilton Island Race Week and the Great Whitsunday Fun Race, just to name a few.
In the lead up to Sydney International Boat Show, just two weeks and a bit away, there's a swag of launches, new exhibitors and information for industry and public. If you're headed to the show, over two great venues this year, get in touch with your news and we will feature it here. Of course, I will be at SIBS for the whole show this year, so catch up with you there.
Our features this week include a profile of the innovative marina built for this year's Taiwan International Boat Show in a collaboration between Superior and Horizon. It was a massive undertaking and done to tight time constraints of just six months.
Phil Hudson and the experts at Superior confronted several challenges unique to the site, and they explain all to us in this interview.
From the other side of the world, still hung over from its hosting duties and poor performance in the 2014 Football World Cup, Rio is gathering its focus for the next major event, the 2016 Olympic Games.
While the President, Mayor of Rio, Minister for the Environment and Games organisers are all united in their commitment to clean the Bay, rivers and beaches in time for sailing and aquatic events, the data doesn't lie. Gathering garbage is one thing, but high levels of chemicals and fecal bacteria is something else.
We have this exclusive update on Rio's current situation ahead of the first major sailing test event, AqueceRio, beginning 2 August 2014, and the arsenal of initiatives which include adding more Ecoboats to scoop debris from Guanabara Bay, rubbish collection in the nearby slums, sanitation, Ecobarriers in the tributaries and education programs. It's a meaningful and costly investment in long-term health of the city, but will they make the 3 August 2016 deadline?
Loads more product, industry insight, launches and opinions, so spend some time and enjoy the read.
Until next week, pleasant boating!
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