The Elbe dome of the Hotel Hafen Hamburg, which towers over the Landungsbrücken, has already been booked, the selection of speakers has been finalised and the anticipation for the anniversary event is also growing within the editorial team from month to month. "We are optimistic that our tenth edition of the conference will not be restricted by serious coronavirus measures," says BOOTE EXCLUSIV editor-in-chief Martin Hager. "And we are delighted that we have once again succeeded in attracting a first-class selection of speakers to Hamburg, guaranteeing a varied programme."
Designer and constructor Carlo Nuvolari is travelling from Venice to review the exciting history of the Nuvolari Lenard design studio, which he founded together with Dan Lenard. Today, the international creative team is one of the top addresses for yachts between five and 140 metres in length.
Feadship's Marketing and Brand Director, Farouk Nefzi, will then take to the stage to talk about the current large yacht market and the impact of Covid19 on the yachting industry.
We welcome Nina Jensen, Managing Director of REV Ocean, to the Elbkuppel, who will introduce us to the exciting, philanthropic plans of the world's largest expedition yacht.
With Prof. Dr Harald Gumbiller, we were able to win over a German yacht owner with a passion for sport, who tells us why he had his 27-metre explorer "Big Joy" made to measure in Turkey (see p. 154).
The presentation by Dr Frank Schneider and Ansgar From meyer (DSS AG), who will talk about new and efficient energy models for heating and their thin-film solar cell, will be more technical, but no less entertaining.
Henry Hawkins (Executive Vice President, Baltic Yachts) and foil expert Gordon Kay (Dynamic Stability Systems) will talk about "Supersailors that take off" and why underwater wings also make sense for sailing large formats.
In addition to the presentations, there will be plenty of time to network and exchange ideas in a pleasant atmosphere. As usual, the number of participants at the conference is limited to 150 guests. Registration is already possible via the GSC website: superyacht-conference.com
Martin Hager
Editor in Chief YACHT
