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Dunya Yachts Selected To Finish Expedition 54-meter Project 'Ulucitcan'
Project 'Ulucitcan' is an expedition project whose build story stretches across several years. She wasn't completed and laid unfinished for a few years. The 54.08-meter steel-hulled expedition yacht started construction at a yard in the United States about ten years ago where she was known as Project 'Chuggaboom' at the time. Of course as you figured the US builder ran into problems and could not complete the vessel. The unfinished yacht was sent to Europe by 2017 and could not attract suitable tenders to finish her...
63.8-meter Superyacht "ATOMIC" Delivered By VSY
Viareggio Super Yachts (VSY) has delivered their latest superyacht, the 63.8-meter "ATOMIC" (ex. Project 003). The yacht is now on the way to its owner meeting up in Florida, United States. Espen Oeino is the designer for the exterior while the interior was fashioned by Franck Darnet of Darnet Design. The new yacht is not the owner's first yacht, in fact they owned a smaller 45-meter luxury yacht built by Sunrise Yachts with the same name at the time. That vessel underwent a slight name change and is called "Atom" at present, likely not to create confusion with the new yacht...
Build Starts On The B107 By Bering Yachts
The first Bering B107 has commenced construction. The first hull was actually sold towards the end of last year and keel laying also very recently. Providing construction remains on track then completion is expected by October of 2022. The vessel is being dubbed as a long-range cruiser and will have very good range for a yacht her size...
50-meter Motoryacht "Bow Sprit" Starts Build At Vittoria Yachts
Italian builder Vittoria Shipyard has been around for a long time and we know them for constructing commercial vessels and security/naval platforms for various agencies throughout the Mediterranean region. Yacht building though is a relatively recent addition to their portfolio...in fact they are only now starting construction on their first yacht, a 50-meter vessel called "Bow Sprit" according to the renderings below...
Pacific Asian Enterprises Announces New Nordhavn N51
Fresh for 2021 is news from Pacific Asian Enterprises (Nordhavn) of the introduction of the Nordhavn N51. You can see this as the slightly larger sister of the already well-received N41. The Nordhavn N51 will be built CE Certified Category A. It will mimic the same production-like structure, which places emphasis on a set, streamlined build order instead of individual customization. Already tooling is underway for the new N51 and layup for the first hull is expected by March this year...
Rossi Navi Launches 70-meter superyacht "Polaris"
Italian yard Rossi Navi has launched their largest superyacht to date, the 70-meter "Polaris". According to the yard, after four years of construction the yacht has now officially hit the water. For those following the build closely she was under construction as Project King Shark. Not only is Polaris the largest build by the Italian builder she is an Ice-class vessel made to traverse even the Polar regions. Her sleek and very refined superyacht appearance may not lend to this notion but she is built to Ice-Class...
Hull 10238 Starts Construction At Baglietto
The first hull in the new 52-meter T-Line from Italian yard Baglietto is officially underway with the keel-laying ceremony taking place recently. The vessel under construction is Hull 10238 and will remain in build until completion slated for 2023...
Explorer Yacht "RJ" Launches At CdM
The latest yacht to launch from the facilities of Canteire Delle Marche is called "RJ", a 40-meter RJ130. The RJ is really the first in a new line from this builder with a couple other models in the works. The RJ115-28 and the RJ115-29 are two other planned models. As you can see in the following photos, the yacht has already been placed in the water. The design is by Francesco Paszkowski both inside and out with Naval Architecture by Hydro Tec...
"Synthesis" Superyacht Delivered By Amels
The newest yacht from the Amels/Damen Yachting company has been delivered earlier this week. The fifth Limited Editions 242, "Synthesis" has been delivered to her owner and left the Damen Yachts facilities to embark on its maiden voyage. Sporting a design by Tim Heywood on the exterior and Naval Architecture by Damen Yachting, the custom superyacht has a fully bespoke interior by the Winch Design firm...
Nordhavn's First N80 Moves To Test Tank
Today Nordhavn announced that the first Nordhavn N80 was launched into the testing tank. This is an important step ensuring that there are no possibilities of water ingress in the hull and other tests can be done that require the vessel to be sitting in the water. The Nordhavn N80 is actually 78.8-feet long with a beam of 23.4-feet...
Hatteras Launches First 105RPH
American builder Hatteras has launched the first hull in their new 105RPH model. The vessel rolled out of the shed back in November 2020 and launched in mid-December. Since then the yacht has received its imposing hardtop and is currently on track to deliver for February 2021. The yacht is going to be handed over to a repeat client of the yard who is stepping up from the Hatteras M75. The owner already has big plans for the new yacht expecting to sail to The Bahamas and by extension, the Caribbean. The new yacht will be based in Florida...
60-meter Project 'Ceres' By Heesen Yachts
Heesen has a number of projects in the works at present and many of them are more advanced than others. 60-meter Project 'Ceres' is one of them that is early in the process. The yacht appears to be a slight evolution of the 55-meter steel series and of course offering a bit more space onboard stretching to concept to 60-meters...
71.5-meter Feadship Project 819 Launches
The near 72-meter Project 819 has been launched in the Netherlands by Feadship. Gorgeous lines by Harrison Eidsgaard punctuate the exterior flow and culminate to formulate a concept that looks familiar to the avid yachting community. Project 819 is strikingly similar to a previous Feadship built in 2016 called "Hampshire" at present but was launched as "Vanish"-former YN809-. Project 819 was also known as Project Galina in build as well...
52-meter "Florentia" Delivered By Rossi Navi
The 52-meter superyacht built by Rossi Navi and christened "Florentia" has now been delivered. The exterior of the new luxury yacht was penned by Vafiadis Design and has an interior by A++ Design. Special features onboard include a sun-deck based VIP cabin -that's a different layout than usual-. A master suite that has a fold-out balcony on it's starboard side, a jacuzzi on the aft sun deck, free-form and open-plan design to the main saloon...
Project 816 Emerges From Feadship
Feadship's latest superyacht project has emerged from their new facilities in Amsterdam. The new vessel is Project 816 which is a 88.38-meter superyacht with exterior design by Studio De Voogt. The interior is actually a collaboration between FM Architettura and Nauta Yachts. The vessel was launched a couple days ago on the 19th of December and is already being prepared for her sea trials with delivery to her owner aimed for the early part of 2021. It was just last year May that we saw this vessel arrive at the new Amsterdam Feadship facilities to be outfitted...
34-meter "Lady Lene" Build Progress
The 34-meter "Lady Lene" is presently under construction at the Van der Valk yard. The last time we spoke about this yacht was after she was signed into construction, so here is a look at the general progress on this build so far. This yacht is on track for completion in 2022 although late 2021 was previously floated as the delivery time frame. The design of Lady Lene is by Guido de Groot and one of the stand-out features this yacht will have is the Hull Vane...
"ROCK"; The 25-meter Explorer From Evadne Yachts
Evadne Yachts is a Turkish builder that most people have never heard of but they have built a few yachts that have given them some recognition on the world stage. For example, their 24-26-meter SUV Class of explorer vessel is catching on especially in a crowded world of pocket explorers. Their first 25-meter in this line is a yacht called "ROCK" and it is registered in Delaware, United States. This is the yacht we are focusing on in this feature, a vessel showcasing exterior lines, interior concept and Naval Architecture drawn by Vripack...
Three New Paszkowski-Designed Yachts Unveiled By Baglietto
Italian yacht builder Baglietto has unveiled three new yachts in a virtual press conference. One of the new models is an additional model to the ever-popular T-line of yachts. It is a 52-meter model now which offers a bit more space than the 48-meter models as well as a fresh restyling overall. The other two models are new FAST and Superfast vessels which are in the range of 48-meters and 50-meters. In this article though we will focus on the 52-meter T-line which has commenced construction already for delivery perhaps in 2022. There is also a second to start on speculation with delivery in 2023...
120RPH Concept Unveiled By Burger Boat
A new yacht design has emerged from U.S yard Burger Boat calling for a 36.6-meter all-aluminum raised pilothouse yacht. The vessel has been design in collaboration with Gregory C. Marshall. The raised pilothouse has been designed with vertical windows for the bridge offering a different look from the usual slanted RPH windows...
Hull 16 Of FD 87 nears Completion
The newest FD87 unit has hit the water and is nearly completed to be handed over to its owner. This one has a grey hull and white super structure and represents hull 16 of this burgeoning model for Horizon Yachts. As usual, the design of the yacht is by Cor d Rover in conjunction with the builder while the interior is in-house by Horizon Yachts. Onboard, there is a 5-cabin layout which easily sleeps up to ten guests...
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