Yacht Construction & Refit
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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
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
Sunday, 2 November 2008

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
Wednesday, 15 October 2008

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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