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The New Horizon FD87 "Skyline" Nears Finish
Taiwanese yard Horizon Yachts recently released a few photos of the brand new FD87 model called "Skyline". They show the new vessel undergoing a myriad of tests including soaking trials to check for leaks around fitments...
78MY Catamaran Cruiser From Lagoon Catamarans
Here is a power cat that's sure to turn heads! This is the 78MY Catamaran Cruiser from Lagoon Catamarans. She is just as stylish or even more-so than her sailing counterparts and gives you the best of both worlds, a lot of space within a relatively small overall footprint. Being a catamaran her beam is greater than that of the average 78-foot monohull counterpart...
Hinckley Dasher All-Electric Day Boat
Hinckley has unveiled a new boat called the Hinckley Dasher. It is in the category of a day boat or even a tender but it is all-electric. The vessel is only around 29-feet long but it is a comfortable ride that will ensure you travel and arrive in style. The design is by Michael Peters Yacht Design (MPYD) and built with a carbon-epoxy composite hull. The craft is full of technology even in her small frame...
Evo Yachts EVO 43 Expands Before Your Eyes
The EVO 43 is one small day cruiser that aims to be sleek, stylish, comfortable and functional. Being small is not necessarily always a negative thing. Sure space is always at a premium but at the touch of a button on an iPad, the EVO 43 can expand her aft sides creating the illusion of more space. The physical footprint does expand versus what it is when retracted...
Custom Line Launches 38-meter Yacht
The first hull in the Custom Line 120 has been launched! The premier hull in this new line has been built for an American client and has been built in GRP materials on a semi-displacement platform. The design is by the usual suspect, Francesco Paszkowski on the exterior and interior. The Custom Line 120 is a tri deck luxury yacht capable of running at 25-knots thanks to her powerful MTU powerplants. A pair of MTU 16V 2000 M94s each rated at around 2,638 horse power can get her up to the 25-knots when demanded...
Foiling 37-meter Yacht By Skripnik Designs
Foiling vessels are not new as the concept has been used on smaller passenger ferries and even naval applications but in the world of luxury yachts this idea has not lept from the drawing board and into reality at least on a consistent basis. Attempts have been made with applications like the Hull Vane but with foils designed to generate lift and raise the vessel above the surface of the water when underway it is less of a reality...
XTI TriFan Electric Jet
Ducted Fans Unite!
The Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show is fertile grounds for superyachts and supermodels, but the 2017 show had another type of supermodel on display that not only turned heads, it may turn the tide on executive jet aviation in the same way electric cars are set to revolutionize the automotive industry. The TriFan 600 from XTI Aircraft Company is set to electrify the sky with the world’s first hybrid-electric, Vertical Takeoff & Landing (VTOL) business aircraft...Ducted Fans Unite!
Beneteau Swift Trawler 35 Yacht
The new Beneteau Swift Trawler 35 is a reimagined update to the popular Trawler 34 of the past. The yard says they have sold over 350 of the Swift Trawler 34 so the new model has a solid base to begin on since it is an improvement on its popular predecessor. The yacht is called the Swift 35 but it really has an LOA of 37-feet long. The maximum beam is around 13-feet making the yacht spacious enough for just a couple and maybe a guest or two. The yacht is called a swift trawler for a reason, it is fast and has decent range for a vessel its size...
32-meter "Northland" Delivered By Burger Boat
The 32-meter explorer-type yacht "Northland" that Burger Boat was building a launched has now been formally delivered to her owner. The yacht left the yard a few days ago and is now another one successfully handed over for the yacht builder. Northland features an exterior design by Luiz de Basto working closely with the yacht owner to fulfill his dream vessel. The yacht will embark on adventure trips immediately going down the east coast of the United States...
38.7-meter Sportfisher Leaves Yachting Developments Build Shed
Last month we witnessed the launch of a large 90-foot sportfishing yacht from Jarrett Bay BoatWorks called "Jaruco". If you think that build was large then you have to see this one on the other side of the globe, down under in New Zealand from Yachting Developments. This 38.7-meter is around 127-feet long and features design from Michael Peters Yacht Design (MPYD). This yacht was under construction as hull 1015 at the Kiwi yard...
New Order For Numarine From Hong Kong For 78HTS
Numarine has inked a contract to build a 78HTS yacht for a customer in Hong Kong. The yacht is a slight evolution of the 78HT and boasts significant use of glass onboard a yacht of this size. She is in build at the moment and is expected to be completed for the Summer of 2018. The yacht has design lines that are sporty in nature making her look like a non-nonsense performing open yacht...
Jackie Chan's Ruiying 125-foot Christened
Fist & feet flying movie superstar Jackie Chan has built a superyacht with a Chinese yacht manufacturer called Ruiying Yachts. It is a 125-footer from the yard's GRP line and represents the current largest in their offering. If you never heard of this yard it is probably because their customers are mainly from China and the yachts do not roam very far from the region, it would appear. The 125-footer will get up to a 32-knot top speed thanks to a pair of CAT C32 1900 horse power marine diesels engines. The yacht has a helipad as one of its special features, quite interesting for a vessel this size...
Burger Boat 48 Cruiser
Burger Boat's 48 Cruiser is a stylish sub-50-footer made from aluminum and represents the yard's latest project. The project is a collaboration between Burger Boat and Vripack Naval Architects in the Netherlands. It is an exciting little project as the owner is very involved in the process, both in the planning and design phases. “Smaller yachts, like the Burger 48 Cruiser, provide a new generation of Burger owners the opportunity to experience the joy of owning a new, custom yacht,” says Jim Ruffolo, president & CEO, Burger Boat Company. “We were excited when the owner came to us to build this new yacht. These yachts give potential new owners the chance to be a part of the Burger family...
Compact 80 Explorer From Nordhavn In 2019
Explorer pocket-yacht specialist Nordhavn is working on a Compact 80 Explorer yacht that they will launch in 2019 according to schedule. The 24.3-meter yacht will have long range thanks to her trawling speeds and comparatively adequate 18,000 LT fuel tanks. The engine package will be a pair of John Deere 375 horse power marine diesels. Accommodations can satisfy as many as eight guests in four cabins. The master suite will be located on the forward main deck position and is full-beam. Guest accommodation is on the lower deck and comprise of two doubles and a twin. Two crew members can also be slept in a room towards the transom area. Even though the superstructure is more amidships in placement there is still enough room on the bow for a pair of Nautica RIB tenders to be stored. The yacht is in build at the yard's Xiamen facility and is expected to hit the water in 2019...
Adler Yachts Working on 25.25-meter Suprema XL Yacht
Ever heard of Adler Yachts? Well they were present at the recently concluded Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) and they were drumming-up support for their new flagship yacht which they have under construction. The yacht does not have an owner yet as it is being built on speculation. The 83-foot yacht showcases design by Italian firm Nuvolari & Lenard. The yacht will be RINA classed and be able to host up to eight guests in four cabins. All the cabins are situated on the lower deck and comprise of a full-beam master suite, a VIP type cabin towards the bow and two twin cabins...
Baltic Details 142 Foiling Sloop
The Baltic 142 Foiling Sloop is another project that this Finnish yard is working on. The yacht is borrowing a piece of technology seen in America's Cup racing. On the 142 Baltic sloop there is a Dynamic Stability System (DSS) Sliding Foil under the waterline. This appendage is expected to give the 142 Baltic sloop added stability and reduce heel and pitch and in conjunction with a lifting keel and twin rudder system, sailing should be much more commanding. Other green and high-tech qualities include a diesel-electric drive train and generation system. The ability to provide ten hours of silent mode while still operating all hotel aspects. There is self-sustaining power generation while sailing...
W112 Model From Westport Gets Restyled
The long-standing W112 model from Westport Yachts existed with the same basic design from when it first hit the market in the late 90's. While other models were refreshed and new models were added, the W112 remained unchanged, but this is mostly because it was a timeless design to begin with. Now the American yard has given the W112 an overall refresh with updated styling to bring it current. With over fifty examples of this model in service, it was time for a little nip & tuck...
Christensen Goes Smaller With New Designs
Based on customer feedback, American yard Christensen Yachts has decided to give clients the option of going smaller with their builds. Christensen in recent times has been well known for building near 50-meter yachts that are just under 500 GT...
32-meter "Northland" Launches At Burger Boat
Burger Boat has been busy building an explorer project for the last couple of years and finally the time arrived to splash this project, signalling the final phases of finishing work before delivery. Northland was by Luiz de Basto; both inside and out. The owner wanted an expedition styled yacht with long range capability, but also wanted a platform to fulfill their passion for fishing, therefore an aft cockpit fitted fishing was incorporated into the design...
Project 'Zephyr' Presented At FLIBS By Rossi Navi
If you attended the recently concluded Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) you might have seen the new concept that Italian yard Rossi Navi presented there. It is called Project 'Zephyr' and it sports a strong, slender and retro-muscle car body of the 50s and 60s. The design is by Federico Fiorentino, a Milan-based designer who pulled ideas from his racing and powerboat design background to tease many of those elements and incorporate them into the new design...
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