SuperYacht of the week: S/Y Hanuman, recreation of Endeavour II

Saturday, 13 March 2010

This elegant 1937 design – perhaps the most beautiful of all the J’s – is not all that she seems. Or, to be precise, she is rather more than she seems. Created for a very experienced owner – who also commissioned both Hyperion (47m) and Athena (90m) from Royal Huisman – Hanuman has been conceived as a faithful homage to the original. Read More 

SuperYacht of the week: the astonishing 119m superyacht A

Saturday, 6 March 2010

For weeks a buzz had already been going through the yachting community about a new project at Blohm+Voss, when in December 2004 the German yard announced that they indeed had signed a contract for a new large motor yacht : project Sigma, a.k.a SF99, construction number 970 : a 119 m design by Philippe Starck, to be delivered in 2007. Read More 

SuperYacht of the week: the 30m Pendennis Nostromo

Saturday, 27 February 2010

Built by the renowned Pendennis Shipyard in collaboration with Dubois Yachts, her experienced owner's aspirations were achieved when Nostromo was launched in Falmouth, England in 2009. Nostromo delivers what every discerning sailor expects - Performance, function, Style and Comfort. Read More 

SuperYacht of the week: The ultra modern Bliss

Saturday, 20 February 2010

The latest composite sailing superyacht from naval architect Ed Dubois, Bliss, has been launched by Yachting Developments. The ultra modern interiors were created by Design Unlimited, the leading interior design and styling studio. The brief given to Design Unlimited was for a modern, stylish, minimal look with little or no wooden finishes. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: The Naumachos 82

Saturday, 13 February 2010

CNP Explorer Vessels is the division of the Cantiere Navale di Pesaro shipyard dedicated to luxury cruisers. We take a better look at the Naumachos 82. This unique tri-deck yacht, creates a comfortable floating home that will stand up to extreme conditions at sea. The Naumachos 82 will take it's owner anywhere in the world. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: The amazing refit of the Feadship Pegasus

Saturday, 6 February 2010

The extensive refit of the Feadship Pegasus, launched in 1995, has produced a longer and even more luxurious megayacht that is attuned to the requirements of her new owner to a phenomenal degree. The story behind how an owner came to find Pegasus and then used all his experience to bring her into a new era of magnificence is fascinating. Read More 

SuperYacht of the week: World exclusive, Lady Moura: Her twentieth anniversary

Saturday, 30 January 2010

We are proud to present to you this magnificent series of official exterior Lady Moura photographs, especially commissioned by her owners for the 20th birthday of their yacht and made by the well known yacht photographer Marc Paris. Her builders, Blohm+Voss delivered Lady Moura in 1990 but the yacht was shrouded in secrecy. Enjoy this world exclusive. Read More

Superyacht of the Week: The brand new Italcraft 90

Saturday, 23 January 2010

The recently launched Italcraft 90, is a welcome addition to the growing fleet of open sport boats. The open boat concept, prevalently conceived to enjoy the outdoor areas, in the past few years is tending towards a progressive limitation of the open spaces. The main goal of this new project, therefore, was to create a yacht that would be an alternative. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Superyacht duo from Maiora Yachts

Saturday, 16 January 2010

The Maiora M35 and the M35Jet are the latest jewels in the Maiora fleet, a name that boasts over 30 years of experience in yachting. These new 35 metre superyachts stand out, not only for their dimensions, but mostly for the design that combines comfort and luxury, safety and practicality, elegance and aggressiveness and tradition and innovation. Read More 

SuperYacht of the week: Katya, built to travel the world’s oceans

Saturday, 9 January 2010

Delta recently launched Katya – a 151-foot full-displacement superyacht built to travel the world’s oceans. Katya is the fifth yacht built out of Delta’s proven full-displacement design and is both Lloyd’s and MCA classed. Her striking exterior is styled by the in-house Delta Design Group, who is also responsible for the entire engineering package. Read More

SuperYacht Special: The Azimut Leonardo 100

Wednesday, 30 December 2009

Big, enormous, immense. These words best describe the new Azimut Leonardo 100, a yacht that is in a class of her own, with its innovative & revolutionary (re)invention of space. Azimut Yachts chose the exclusive event DeLuxe Porto Cervo Rhapsody as the venue to present the new Azimut 100 Leonardo. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: The Moonen 124 Northlander

Saturday, 19 December 2009

The Moonen 124 evolved several years ago out of a preliminary design for a Moonen 120. At the time, the Moonen 120 was to be the largest of a new Displacement Series being developed by Moonen and René van der Velden Yacht Design. When the hull was stretched to 124 feet, Stolk Marimecs re-calculated the naval architecture and approved the hull. Read More 

SuperYacht of the week: the 60m Lürssen Arkley

Saturday, 28 November 2009

Arkley, a brand new 60m Lürssen, is designed by Espen Oeino, who has successfully created a very voluminous yacht which not only accommodates all of the owner’s requirements but still maintains sleek and strikingly elegant lines. The interiors are designed by Mark Berryman in a fresh and very well thought-out contemporary style. Read More 

SuperYacht of the week: Blue Eyes, a journey of emotions towards the East

Saturday, 21 November 2009

A journey through the relish of the east, crossing through the silks of Venetian glories and docking in the depths of the Coral Sea among shells, sea creatures and colourful corals. Like one of the vessels of the old navy which sails the seas towards the east in discovery of unknown worlds, Blue Eyes  follows routes filled with memories. Read More 

SuperYacht of the week: Hortense, for a life of exploration and discovery

Saturday, 14 November 2009

JFA, Joubert Nivelt Goeffers and Rhoades Young have recently completed a new 27.5m motor-sailer intended for a life of exploration and discovery.  Hortense has been designed specifically for extended periods at sea, and is expected to spend much of her time in remote southern hemisphere locations. Read More 

Special Report: Haida G celebrates her 80th year

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

The 71.1m Haida G, originally Haida, was built at Krupp Germania Werft in Kiel in 1929 for millionaire yeast producer Max C. Fleischmann (1877-1952) following plans drafted by the New York naval architects Cox and Stevens and today, 80 years after her launch, she still graces the ocean with her unique style following an impeccable restoration. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: The SanLorenzo 100 New

Saturday, 7 November 2009

The unmistakable SanLorenzo line has recently been extended, with the introduction of the SanLorenzo 100 New, which made her debut appearence at the Genoa Boat Show. The Sanlorenzo line now consists of the SL62, SL72, SL82, SL100 New and the SL108, which was introduced on SuperYachtTimes.com in august of this year. Read More 

SuperYacht of the Week: AB Yachts presents the AB 116 superyacht

Sunday, 25 October 2009

The AB 116 is the latest model by the AB Yachts shipyard. The model summarises the new AB Yachts style concept of sport poweryachts, with a slender looking hull, smooth, tapering, and winning lines. The interior has been conceived in order to grant the utmost comfort in an environment able to create continuity between the exterior and the interior. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: Heesen's My Petra

Saturday, 17 October 2009

My Petra is the sixth in Heesen's semi-displacement, all-aluminium, 4400 Class, which, alongside the 3700 Class, represents one of the most popular designs by Heesen Yachts in collaboration with Frank Laupman of Omega Architects. Heesen yachts are greatly appreciated for their superior performance. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: Natori – a striking 41m superyacht

Saturday, 10 October 2009

Natori, the 41m Baglietto launched earlier this year, has become one of the most talked about vessels on the charter scene. She was unveiled to the public for the first time at the Genoa Charter Show, where we were invited on board by Camper and Nicholsons. The yacht's owner commissioned Bannenberg and Rowell Design to design the interior. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: Tecnomar's first Nadara 43, Villa Sul Mare

Saturday, 3 October 2009

Early June, Tecnomar presented its latest project, the Nadara 43, in the beautiful port of Portofino. Tecnomar used this opportunity, to prove to the press and public how much the company is investing in finding solutions where technology, design, elegance and high performance can coexist to create something unique and exclusive. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Feadship's Trident, tried and tested excellence

Saturday, 19 September 2009

From the large graceful hull to the finest of fine details, everything about the 65.22-meter (214’) Trident is of exceptional quality. The partnership between De Voogt Naval Architects and Donald Starkey Designs pays off handsomely. Trident’s flared bow is classic De Voogt while contemporary touches such as the semi-circular extensions are pure Starkey. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: My Shanti, a proud, solid, and beautiful Amels

Saturday, 5 September 2009

Providing her owners with a magnificent lifestyle, as many sea miles passed under her keel, she’s as proud, solid, and beautiful as the day she was launched by Amels, and delivered to the welcoming arms of her proud owners. During the recent Antibes Yacht Show, her builder and broker invited us on board this, until recently very private, superyacht. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: Elena – A Legend Returns

Saturday, 29 August 2009

Just 16 days and 21 hours after leaving the safe harbor of New York, the 137-foot Superyacht Elena entered the 1928 history books by participating in the 3.411 miles King's Cup Trans-Atlantic Race for the King’s Cup from New York to Santander. Rebuilt in 2009 by Factoria Naval de Marin, the racing schooner Elena will once again make history. Read More 

SuperYacht of the week: 36m gulet with a modern interior by Nauta Design

Saturday, 22 August 2009

Creating the interior design for a traditional Turkish motorsailor. When that challenge was accepted by Nauta Design, few of the designers in the Milanese studio were expecting such a beautiful and remarkable end result. The 36 mt. L.O.A., steel yacht has been built in Tuzla, homeland of yachting in Turkey. Read More 

SuperYacht of the Week: Ancòra by Baglietto

Saturday, 15 August 2009

Ancòra is the latest jewel built by Baglietto, one of Italy’s leading supeyacht builders. Ancòra, fully built in steel and aluminium, has a length of 42,75 m and a beam of approx. 9 m; the external lines are slender and aggresive, in tradition with Baglietto’s displacement yachts designed by the Italian Designer Francesco Paszkowski. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Lürssen's Vive la Vie

Saturday, 8 August 2009

The task for Lürssen was to build a 60m yacht for private use with a concept and layout differing from typical charter yachts, i.e. a formal dining on the forward main deck and an owners’ state room and a private exterior deck located on the aft upper deck. The owner, together with his family, was very much involved in the design and building process. Read More 

SuperYacht of the week: Keep Cool, the new Sanlorenzo SL108

Saturday, 1 August 2009

Keep Cool, the latest pearl in the Sanlorenzo fleet, is the first of the new Sanlorenzo SL108 model. In keeping with the Sanlorenzo tradition, the SL108 – with its 33 meters the largest in the fibreglass fleet- represents the flag ship of the Italian yard’s fibreglass series of motoryachts, built by the Ameglia Division. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: CRN's Rubeccan

Saturday, 4 July 2009

The third hull of the new CRN 43 composite line, Rubeccan, can easily accommodate 10 passengers and 9 crew. Built as a joint effort involving the CRN technical staff and the Zuccon International Project Firm, which handled the external layout, the interior furnishings and decorative scheme of this 43-metre vessel. Rubeccan features a distinctive personality. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: 54m explorer-style Leo Fun

Saturday, 20 June 2009

The superyacht Leo Fun was the initial stylings of world renowned Naval Architect, Paolo Caliari of Caliari Yachts Inc. (Caliari). Partnering with Caliari is the team of Turkey’s Proteksan Turquoise Design (builder) and Jean Guy Vergès (interior design). This 54-meter explorer-style superyacht, with a 9.5 meter beam, is set apart by other yachts in her class. Read More 

SuperYacht of the week: Bright lights, Big City

Saturday, 13 June 2009

Launched this summer, and being spotted at popular big cities everywhere, is the 42.97m superyacht Big City. She was launched earlier this year from the Trinity Yachts, LLC (Trinity) shipyard in New Orleans, LA. This superyacht, designed and built by Trinity, has classic lines, with a deep blue hull and a complimentary off-white superstructure. Read More 

SuperYacht of the Week: Ethereal, a journey of innovation and development

Saturday, 6 June 2009

After an exceptional journey of innovation and development at the Royal Huisman yard, the graceful 58m Ron Holland designed ketch Ethereal, with interior and exterior styling by Pieter Beeldsnijder, took to the water in November 2008 to begin the serious voyaging for which she was created. In many ways, Ethereal is no ordinary yacht. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Grand Cru III

Saturday, 30 May 2009

Grand Cru III was commissioned in May 2009 for an experienced and discerning yachtsman. Built by the renowned BenettiSailDivision shipyard in Italy, to the superb designs of P.B. Behage, with many innovative systems and features onboard. This ‘go anywhere’ motor yacht offers excellent comfort and safety. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: First look on board Perini Navi's Baracuda

Saturday, 23 May 2009

Launched in mid-October of 2008, the 50 meter aluminum ketch superyacht Baracuda, was the 46th unit in the Perini Navi (Perini) fleet. The design team consisted of Perini's in-house naval architects and teamed with New Zealander Ron Holland, this superyacht features many important project innovations. Read More 

SuperYachts of the Week: From Russia with love, Alexandra and Victoria-M

Saturday, 16 May 2009

In this week's SuperYacht of the Week special, we take a closer look at two of the Timmerman Yachts models, the 47 (Alexandra) and the 33 (Victoria-M). Timmerman Yachts is an international consortium, building steel displacement motor yachts. The model range of Timmerman Yachts includes series of 26 to 50 meters semi-custom yachts. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Dream On, a design with glamour and richness

Saturday, 2 May 2009

Quietly, and rather below the yachting industry radar, an experienced Turkish maritime family built a displacement motor yacht in the comprehensive shipbuilding facilities in Tusla, south of Istanbul. Dream On was delivered in Spring 2008. Bannenberg were commissioned to design an interior with glamour and richness. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Mondango, simply breathtaking

Saturday, 25 April 2009

Mondango, the stunning Dubois 52m ketch from Alloy Yachts has been meticulously designed and built by dedicated owners who have been involved in every aspect of her development. Mondango was built for an International Businessman, and is the fifth yacht over 50m built by Alloy Yachts. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Philippe Briand's first Perini; P2

Saturday, 18 April 2009

On June 14th, the first Perini Navi to be designed by Philippe Briand, P2, was launched at the Cantieri Navali Beconcini (a Perini Navi Group company) in La Spezia. The combination of Perini Navi’s philosophy and Briand’s vision has led to this new class of fast sailing yachts for owners who seek high performance allied with comfort and unmatched quality. Read More

SuperYacht photo special: A

Sunday, 12 April 2009

Motor yacht A, launched by Blohm & Voss in 2008, returned to her builder after her initial summer season. She was relaunched only a few days ago, and photographer Carl Groll went out to photograph her, during her recent sea trials, off the coast of Germany. A, designed by Philippe Starck, is without doubt the most eye-catching superyacht ever launched. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Liara by Performance Yachts

Saturday, 4 April 2009

Currently undergoing sea trials in New Zealand, Performance Yachts (Performance) launched their first PY-100 superyacht in early February of this year. The PY-100 is the largest undertaking to date for this relatively young company. The Performance design goal for the PY-100, christened Liara, was challenging to say the least. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: Harle, uncompromisingly beautiful and gracious

Saturday, 28 March 2009

Recently honored with the Best Power 40m-65m award 2008 by the International Superyacht Society, the 44.65-meter (146’ 6”) Feadship Harle is a motoryacht of uncompromising beauty and grace. Built by Feadship/Royal Van Lent, this superb vessel completely validates the ideas behind the custom-series F45 Vantage concept. Read More

SYT World Exclusive; SuperYacht of the Week: Dubai Magic

Saturday, 21 March 2009

Established in 2002, Platinum Yachts FZCO first received recognition with their inaugural construction project, superyacht Dubai, formerly Golden Star. At Platinum Yachts, they have an in-house naval architect, as well as fully-staffed engineering and design departments; a perfect match for the conversion of the superyacht Dubai Magic. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Burger Boat's Tò-Kalòn

Monday, 16 March 2009

In September 2006 Burger Boat Company announced the signing of the contract for a contemporary-styled 101ft (31m) enclosed bridge, high speed motor yacht, project Liberty. The owners of Tò-Kalòn wanted a unique vessel, they loved the idea of having a one-of-a-kind vessel, unlike others docked at marinas and seen along the waterways. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Aqva: 40m planning superyacht by CNL

Sunday, 1 March 2009

Presented at the most recent Genoa Boat Show, the Admiral Yachts flagship Aqva received a very warm reception by the press and those in attendance. The 40 meter Aqva, also received a warm reception by the Italian magazine Vela & Motore, whose editors gave this Admiral 40 their annual “Superyacht of the Year” award. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Evergreen, a 21st century superyacht with a 1920's twist

Saturday, 21 February 2009

In June 2008, BenettiSailDivision launched their largest yacht to date. With all the classic lines of a 1920’s motor yacht and the modern conveniences of a 21st century superyacht, BenettiSailDivision created the first of her kind, the 110D Oldtimer Series , Evergreen. Her interiors are simple and understated, with attractive accents to draw more interest. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Lazzara LSX 92

Saturday, 14 February 2009

Superyacht enthusiasts expect to be impressed at Fort Lauderdale's International Boat Show, and in 2008, the show's 40th anniversary, that is just what happened when Lazzara Yachts premiered their newest sport superyacht, the Lazzara LSX 92. The LSX 92 is completely rethought and redesigned from last year's Lazzara stand-out, the LSX 75. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Baia One Hundred

Sunday, 8 February 2009

In mid November, under the skies of southern Italy, Cantieri di Baia (Baia) launched the first superyacht built in Campania by a Neapolitan shipyard, the Baia One Hundred. The lines of the One Hundred were created by the 100% Italian design and engineering team of Baia (concept), Carlo Galeazzi (styling), and Alberto Ascenzi (engineering). Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: DeBirs 100 Sports Yacht Little Sarah

Saturday, 31 January 2009

For nearly 10 years, De Birs Yachts has been working towards a stronger linkage between aeronautical engineering and design and superyacht design. Though this linkage was achieved, and proved successful, in their 85 series, De Birs, teaming with Arrabito, has now earned its position in the superyacht world with the new 100 SP series. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: The 38m Tiger, a Ken Freivokh design

Saturday, 17 January 2009

Luxury Yacht Group has confirmed its appointment as the worldwide central agent for the sale of the latest Ken Freivokh 38m sailing yacht creation, Tiger. Offered for sale at just €4.5m, this state-of-the-art sailing yacht combines top pedigree design and pioneering features for exceptional value, both now and into the future. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Destination Foxharb’r Too, a Patrick Knowles Design masterpiece

Saturday, 10 January 2009

Trinity Yachts, LLC, has become one of the world's elite US-based builders of custom superyachts. In 2008, they launched Destination Foxharb’r Too. With an interior created by Patrick Knowles Design, she is the culmination of a proud tradition of high-quality craftsmanship and design, state-of-the-art engineering and construction, and cutting-edge technology. Read More 

SuperYacht of the Week: Ocean Mercury, the SL39 revolution starts here

Saturday, 13 December 2008

Launched by Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw, Ocean Mercury is the first of a modular customseries concept from Feadship called the SL39. Designed by De Voogt Naval Architects with an interior by Terence Disdale, Ocean Mercury has a classic Feadship look and will be primarily used in the Mediterranean. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: A wonderful Odyssey by Rodriquez Yachts

Saturday, 6 December 2008

Odyssey is the 38 meter 2008 concept of Rodriquez Yachts (Rodriquez), the design and production unit of superyachts for Rodriquez Cantieri Navali. Delivered last spring, Odyssey is the newest model, the Rodriquez 38 WB, crafted by Rodriquez. The Rodriquez 38 WB model is a wide-body vessel with a full-beam main deck. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Romance, a regal and Baroque CRN masterpiece

Saturday, 29 November 2008

At the Costruzioni e Riparazioni Navali (CRN) Shipyard in Ancona, elegance and style are combined with engineering and technology, all in a close working relationship with the owner/client. This ultimately leads to the creation of unique works of sea‐going art and technology, such as CRN Project 122, Romance. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Alexandar V - ISA's latest gem

Saturday, 15 November 2008

The most striking feature of Alexandar V – ISA 480, the latest from ISA Yachts, is the stern with staircases on each side that connect all of the decks to one another. From the back, the vessel looks like it contains a series of balconies. Another unusual feature of Alexandar V is the color of its hull, which is called “desert sand.” Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: My Trust, a stately new 45m Hakvoort

Saturday, 25 October 2008

My Trust, a motor yacht built by Hakvoort Shipyard in The Netherlands, is a stately ship with a dark blue hull and a classical interior with a masculine flavor. The 45-metre vessel is registered in Holland and also managed by a Dutch company. It sails under the Dutch flag and was built to the specifications of both Lloyds and the MCA. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Blue Bird - the restoration of a gentleman’s yacht

Saturday, 11 October 2008

In the 2007 Astilleros de Mallorca completed the restoration of Blue Bird, a classic gentleman’s yacht built in 1938 for Sir Malcolm Campbell. The story of the restoration of Blue Bird started in the spring of 2004. A British gentleman had been looking at numerous classic yachts, but none of these yachts matched what he was looking for. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Maisha, 38m explorer superyacht by Cobra Yachting

Saturday, 4 October 2008

Maisha is a 38m (125ft) motor yacht designed by Ava Yacht Design Co. Ltd. and Scaro Design with minimalism in mind and an earth-tone palette. Built by Cobra Yachting in Turkey, the yacht can accommodate eight guests and seven crew members. The interior design by Dara Kirmizitoprak, also of Turkey, is dedicated to symmetry. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: 33 knots of Pure Insanity by Baglietto

Sunday, 21 September 2008

Pure Insanity is a 34-metre open hard top planing motor yacht built by Cantieri Navali Baglietto in its Varazze shipyard. Painted in dark metallic grey, this planing coupé whose sleek lines were designed by Francesco Paszkowski, runs at the maximum speed of 33 knots and cruises at 30 knots powered by her two 2,040 kW V12 MTU diesels. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Amnesia III; the ultimate charter yacht

Sunday, 14 September 2008

Amnesia III (FB 245) is Graham de Zille’s third yacht with Italian custom yacht builder Benetti, and with each vessel, he works to improve on the design. Mr de Zille worked closely together with Benetti to create a yacht that would fulfill his vision. This required some creative and innovative solutions on Benetti’s part.Read More

Superyacht of the Week: Classic motor yacht Thea

Sunday, 7 September 2008

Thea may not be a new vessel, but according to Ken Burden of Fraser Yachts, who is offering the yacht for sale, “Thea has a certain ‘magic.’” Launched in 1968 as the Donapila II, Thea was sold and renamed the Myrna, then the Deerama in 2000, when she was offered for charter in the Mediterranean. In 2006, she was offered for sale in Greece. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Exclusive first look on Namasté by Tamsen

Saturday, 30 August 2008

Namasté, a Tamsen 40 M super yacht, has many unique attributes that will no doubt make it interesting and attractive to numerous yacht enthusiasts. Unveiled in 2008 at the Festival International de la Plaisance in Cannes and at the Monaco Yacht Show, the vessel is a full meter wider than most yachts of the same length – 40 meters (approximately 131 feet.). Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: South

Saturday, 23 August 2008

Recently launched from the Italian yard Navi Rossi, South is already set to become one of the most popular charters yachts around. Designed and built for an experienced owner, who previously owned a 39m yacht, she offers every possible amenity, including a top deck gym, an elevator, and a large tender garage. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Moonen's Darsea

Saturday, 16 August 2008

Darsea, is one of the latest yachts in the shipyard's Displacement Series. It is handsomely shaped by René van der Velden Design, with a round-bilge hullform drawn by naval architects Diana Yacht Design. Darsea's interior styling is by Art-Line. Darsea features Caterpillar engines and zero-speed stabilizers, and is built to Lloyd's Register Class and MCA. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Classic motor yacht Khalidia

Saturday, 9 August 2008

Designed by P.B. Pandelis and built in 1961/62 by the Atlantic Shipbuilding Company, Khalidia was launched with the name Ariane III and was retained by the Pandelis family for their private use. After much persuasion Mr Pandelis very reluctantly sold the vessel to the British business man John Bloom who later sold her to The Revlon family. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: The Johnson 105 White Shark

Saturday, 2 August 2008

Like a great white shark leaping out of the waters of South Africa, the M/Y White Shark creates an equally powerful white silhouette as it cuts through its European waters. Unveiled at the Palma Boat Show on the island of Mallorca in May 2008, the White Shark is a semi-customized flybridge adaptation of the new Johnson 105. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Kokomo, an enormously accomplished yacht

Saturday, 26 July 2008

Kokomo’s appeal is simple. She is the finest available sailing yacht of her size. At 52 metres (170’) Kokomo is the ideal length that combines large interior spaces with sleek performance values. Long enough to have a massive 63.4 metre rig able to support a sail volume of 3,832 square metres. She is an enormously accomplished yacht. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Feadship unveils 61m (200ft) Secret

Saturday, 19 July 2008

Built by Feadship’s Royal Van Lent yard in the Netherlands, the 61.20-meter (200’9”) Secret is full of surprises. Designers De Voogt Naval Architects, the owners and interior designer Jim Harris have taken the classical concept of a Feadship as their blueprint, then created a yacht that is very much at home in the 21st century. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Maria Vittoria - how a ferry became a superyacht

Saturday, 12 July 2008

What happens when a ferry boat aspires to be a yacht? The result is the Maria Vittoria, a luxury superyacht converted by Italian refit architects, Lenci Marine and San Benedetto del Tronto. Transforming a ferry boat into a megayacht is no easy task, so this was no ordinary refit. The original Maria Vittoria was built in 1960 in Oslo’s Glommers Mek yard. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: First look onboard Baglietto's 53m Gitana

Saturday, 5 July 2008

Gitana is the latest masterpiece by Baglietto, measuring 53 metres in length with a displacement of 620 tonnes. Even at first sight, the exterior design clearly express the unmistakeable style of Baglietto, with harmoniously penned lines, forms and windows underscored by the white colour scheme. Read More

SuperYacht of the week: 240ft Silver by Hanseatic Marine

Saturday, 28 June 2008

Hanseatic Marine’s M/Y Silver launched in 2007 is certainly a head-turner. It’s innovative design by Espen Oeino breaks the trend of wider yachts with exceptionally slender lines that almost make the vessel look like a pointer from an aerial view. However, this sleek silhouette certainly doesn’t take away from the yacht’s classic sophistication and elegance. Read More

SuperYacht of the Week: Mylo - a modern classic by Benetti

Friday, 23 May 2008

A bright and calm sensation, a breath of fresh air.  This best describes the atmosphere on board Mylo. Mylo (hull BC109) features an exciting new fashion style for Benetti, until now unseen in the Classic series. The minimalist style on board Mylo is stressed by the clean lines of the interior- and the exterior areas of the yacht. Read More

Tuesday, 18 March 2008

Nadara 43 - the new Tecnomar flagship

Monday, 10 March 2008

Ermis2 prepares for European debut

Friday, 29 February 2008

180’ Royal Huisman Flybridge Concept

Friday, 1 February 2008

Mysterious 47m Aerorig yacht

Tuesday, 15 January 2008

New Sunseeker 34 Metre: La Volpe

Tuesday, 17 July 2007

Moonen presents Nilo

Friday, 15 June 2007

The 4th CRN 128 Sima

Monday, 4 June 2007

Anna presents herself

Thursday, 26 April 2007

Nilo: Moonen’s First 94 Alu

Tuesday, 24 April 2007

The new Couach 3700 Fly yacht

Wednesday, 18 April 2007

Lürssen's stunning 60m Linda Lou

Monday, 19 March 2007

Exclusive: The new Azimut 103S

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