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  Marine history, new people, practical advice and smartphone innovation | | Beneteau's Oceanis Yacht 62 Beneteau |
While Marine Business World revolves around the day to day happenings in the Australian marine industry it is always interesting to know what's happening in overseas companies that have Australian connections.
Beneteau have announced a new Sales Director who will handle the brand's international commercial strategy. Luca Brancaleon who qualified in Law at the University of Parma in 1996, has solid sales management experience in international multi-brand positions. An expert in languages and foreign cultures, his vision of the profession is largely geared towards customer expectations, to which he responds with a rigorous sales approach.
 | | Luca Brancaleon, New Sales Director of the Bénéteau brand Beneteau |
We also include practical information provided by industry members and this week Harken Australia's Managing Director, Grant Pellew, gives some practical advice regarding winch servicing. A question the company often gets asked is how often should winch servicing be done and how hard is it.
 | | Harken Radial Winch Internals Harken |
Everybody knows that winches need servicing. Rather less are comfortable with the task. In fact it is a very straightforward process that requires only a modicum of practical aptitude. The most common questions are answered in this article.
 | | Harken Grand Prix 1111 Winch Internals Harken |
Marine history is also a subject that doesn't get covered often so here's a piece on Dirk Hartog, the mariner who made the first documented European landing on Australia's west coast. This week the Australian National Maritime Museum welcomed the first European artefact to appear on Australian soil, the Dirk Hartog Plate, to Sydney on special loan from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
 | | Dirk Hartog's plate in the Rijksmuseum Adam Carr |
If you are venturing to Hamilton Island Race Week in August, do not forget to book your shore accommodation. Whitsunday Holidays have a number of options to suit all requirements but they are filling fast. Contact details are included in this newsletter.
 | | Blue Water Views - Hamilton Island Race Week Kristie Kaighin |
World Sailing is pleased to announce SAP, a market leader in enterprise application software, as its Official Technology Partner. Over the next four years, SAP will bring its cutting-edge, innovative solutions to World Sailing's World Cup Series of events.
 | | 2016 49er World Championships Jen Edney / EdneyAP |
Finally more innovation. We include details of an interesting new app from Vesselview. VesselView Mobile provides boaters with SmartCraft engine data on their mobile device including smartphones and tablets. Connect with your engine and be in the know. VesselView Mobile operates via a module which is connected into the SmartCraft harness and transmits SmartCraft engine information, using Bluetooth, to iOS or Android mobile devices via the VesselView Mobile app.
 | | VesselView Mobile Product Mercury Marine |
AveagoodenPeter Rendle, Sail-World.com
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