Following her launch in April, the 50-metre Heesen Home has been delivered to her new owner Heesen has announced the delivery of the 50-metre Home, its first Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) yacht with hybrid propulsion. The Heesen Home was delivered to her owner in international waters at the start of July. Formerly Project Nova,…
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Trimaran 36-metre with the emphasis on stability for use as a dive centre Designed as a stable platform in its primary use as a dive centre, the all-steel 36-metre Baikal 36 trimaran features all the accommodation for 13 guests in the main hull. The work of Sergey Gmyra and Maksim Lodkin at Baikal Yachts, the…
The Italian yard has delivered Skyler and Constance Joy to their owners this month. Benetti has announced the delivery of hulls two and three from its 38.1-metre 125 Fast line, christened Skyler and Constance Joy. They follow the launch of the first unit, Iron Man, in 2015. The yachts feature edgy exterior styling by Stefano…
Dynamiq’s 39-metre Jetsetter has been island-hopping and race-spectating at the America’s Cup Among the superyachts watching the action at the America’s Cup this month is the 39-metre Dynamiq Jetsetter, which launched last year. The yard says that with her shallow draught, long range and efficient hull design, she is ideal for island-hopping in a place…
ECOmar’s system offers captains a flexible solution for dealing with their on-board sewage With increasing rules and regulations relating to how superyachts deal with their on-board sewage, captains, owners and yacht management teams need a compact solution to deal with the issue. In environmentally sensitive cruising areas, which an increasing number of adventurous superyachts are…
Marimecs has introduced its Manta Series range of explorer superyachts, which the firm believes will suit the modern owners in today’s market. “Explorer yacht owners are today’s yachting adventurers. In general they are experienced yacht owners who know how they will use the yacht and what they will not use it for. The yacht’s interior…
After her Northwest Passage adventures, the 45-metre Vripack is to embark on some further epic voyaging The 45-metre steel-and-aluminium Vripak Latitude has some great new adventures planned. After two transits of the Northwest Passage, the globe-trotting yacht is now in Orams Shipyard in Auckland for what her captain Sean Meagher says is “a facelift and…
Hybrid power and a vast beach club aboard the 70-metre Project Aurea, designed by Pininfarina for Rossinavi Pininfarina and Rossinavi have joined forces to create the 70-metre Aurea concept, the first time that the shipyard and the renowned Ferrari designer have collaborated on a project. Rossinavi says the yacht will have a diesel-electric propulsion system…
The superyacht was known as Project Ruya up until her launch last week. Heesen’s 47-metre Project Ruya has been delivered to her experienced American owners and christened Book Ends. The yacht has exterior styling by Omega Architects and a comfortable and modern interior design by Bannenberg & Rowell, centred on the theme of kinetic energy….
The superyacht plays a focal part in the evolution of the plot. The Turkish superyacht has enjoyed a staring role in the brand new Sky Atlantic drama Riviera. Early on in the first episode, Turquoise is shown at anchor off Monaco, with her owner hosting a private party on board, which includes the husband of…
After launching in March, the 74-metre Lürssen Aurora is delivered to her new owner and will soon embark on her maiden voyage to the Mediterranean The 74-metre Lürssen Aurora has been delivered after finishing her sea trials last month. She is set to leave on her maiden voyage later in June to the Mediterranean, where…
Heesen’s 55-metre Project Antares reaches outfitting stage and is pegged for a November 2018 launch The hull and superstructure of the steel-hulled 55-metre Heesen Antares, the sale of which was announced last month, has been joined at the yard in Oss. The project’s twin MTU 8V4000 M63 engines were also installed. In the photo above,…
Super-slender 110-metre concept from Laurent Giles offers fuel efficiency gains The 110-metre HEMY (High Efficiency Motor Yacht) concept from Laurent Giles aims to deliver superior performance and fuel efficiency compared to a typical 75-metre yacht. “The concept was to start with a typical 70-75-metre yacht and lengthen the hull to offer increased interior volume and…
Andiamo, launched for her Mexican owner, is heading for a summer of cruising in the Med Baglietto has launched the 48-metre steel-and-aluminium Andiamo, featuring exterior design by Francesco Paszkowski, and an interior by Paszkowski in collaboration with Margherita Casprini. The yard says the exterior lines represent an evolution of the 46-metre displacement model, with new elements…
The yacht is a collaboration between Luis de Basto and Oceanco The 90-metre Project Cosmos has a large glass dome covering the top deck, of a style and scale not seen before in the superyacht industry. “The motivation behind Project Cosmos was to create a yacht where we could be in touch with Nature and…
The 35.5-metre from Benetti, created for an owner seeking the perfect family cruising yacht The first Benetti 116 Mediterraneo Oli has been launched. The GRP and carbon-fibre 35.5-metre features exterior styling by Giorgio M. Cassetta Design and a displacement hull by Pierluigi Ausonio. “I wanted to have a yacht with a classic and elegant look,…
The yacht is for the Dutch yard’s first Australian client.
First appearance of Sanlorenzo’s new flagship, the 52Steel Sanlorenzo’s flagship 52Steel made its public bow in Monaco last week. The first steel-and-aluminium Sanlorenzo 52Steel was christened Seven Sins by her Belgian owner during a ceremony in January. The yacht is due to appear at the Monaco Yacht Show in September. Three further 52Steels are in…