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Glistening New Sailing Yacht "A" Coming Together at Nobiskrug
The highly-secretive Sailing Yacht "A" is quickly coming together at the German yard Nobiskrug. As much speculation circulated as to the complete type of superyacht she will be, that was definitively confirmed when photos of three insanely large masts emerged from Magma Structures UK facilities. Okay, with that part of the puzzle fitted it was safe to know she was going to be some kind of sail vessel. It was also safe to assume she will be a motor-sailer as with her huge size and displacement, sails alone won't be able to propel her very quickly. Already one of the Magma Structures masts have been stepped. The large booms are manufactured by Future Fibers while the enormous sail-plan is being finalized by Doyle Sails. What is also known now is that the name of this motor-sailer will be "A"...
IAG Yachts Delivers Flagship Motoryacht "King Baby"
IAG Yachts has delivered their latest yacht -now representing their flagship-, "King Baby". The new luxury motoryacht has three internal decks and an open sundeck partially shaded by custom hardtop. Naval Architecture comes via Sergio Cutolo and exterior design by REDS. On the interior, that was designed and put together by Evan K. Marshall...
Construction Starts On Columbus Oceanic 70-meter Superyacht
Back in September 2014 YF alerted you to a new 70-meter Studio Vafiadis design proposed by Columbus Yachts. Fast forward to nearly a year later, that same design is presently under construction! Columbus Yachts, which is the yacht brand of the Palumbo Group has started construction on the new 70.60-meter superyacht in its Oceanic line. When completed, this superyacht will represent the largest superyacht built by the Italian-based company. For a 70-meter yacht, this vessel boasts very sleek lines -quite sporty-...
Latest Sunseeker 115 Delivers To British Owners
The latest Sunseeker 115 Sport Yacht has been successfully delivered to her new and eager British owners. Sunseeker London were responsible for the handover. Although she is pretty-much all-white on the exterior, this new yacht is bespoke specifically for the new owner. Taking 8 months to build, this new 115 Sport Yacht is to the exact requirements of its new owners with a plethora of extra toys, features, and specially designed elements. It was only last week that the owners enjoyed the maiden voyage to the Mediterranean on their brand new yacht as they invited some members of the Sunseeker team along for the journey...
85-meter Project 'Sasha' Arrives At Lurssen For Completion
Lurssen is doing particularly well in the 85 to 92-meter market with many yachts within this range being launched and completed within the last couple of years for their happy owners. It doesn't appear that this trend is letting-up as yet for the German custom superyacht manufacturer. Very recently, the 85-meter Project 'Sasha' arrived at Lurssen's Rendsburg facilities for completion...
Three Luxury Yachts On Display At 2015 Monaco Yacht Show (MYS)
Italian manufacturer Benetti Yachts said they are displaying three luxury yachts at the 2015 Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) coming up in September. The three motoryachts are all brand new yachts too ranging from the largest at 63-meter custom down to a unit of the Veloce 14o series. Looking at the yachts closer, the 63-meter custom superyacht "11/11", 60-meter "Formosa" and the 42-meter "H" will be on display at this prestigious yachting event. H is having her European debut at the show while both 11/11 and Formosa are making their world debuts.The 63-meter mega yacht, built as FB265 has a special design and aesthetic factor that you notice immediately: her plumb bow, which allows for an increased dynamic tendency, literally cutting through the water. 11/11's interiors are just as original...
Feadship Launches 57-meter Superyacht "Halo"
Feadship has launched the 57-metre Halo in a private ceremony at the Feadship Kaag yard. The bespoke motoryacht was outfitted in a record time of just 33 months at the request of Halo’s owner, who had previously chartered the Feadship Helix and was sufficiently enamored by the experience to commission a new Feadship. The radical exterior styling by Eidsgaard Design was created in close cooperation with the owner.“From a quarter-front view, the signature silver arches appear to run up, over and down the aft end of the yacht,” Peder Eidsgaard explains. “As Halo drives past, however, observers will notice that the aft tip of the arch is actually turning upwards...
96-meter Hull XL1006 Arrives At Feadship De Vries Makkum Yard
Two days ago, Feadship's Slob Yard in Papendrecht that builds many of their hulls launched the 96-meter that is XL1006. Feadship could not have picked a more significant date to have this yacht-in-build to transit to the De Vries Makkum yard. It so happened that SAIL Amsterdam was also occurring and we are sure this did not happen by pure coincidence. Now that XL1005 - now "Royal Romance" - has been delivered to her owners, Feadship can work on this nearly 100-meter superyacht...
Nordhavn Launches Latest N43 Model For Owners
This new Nordhavn N43 has been built for a couple who wants to simply go out exploring. This yacht is pretty simple with nothing fancy or over-the-top. Simple and functional is how they wanted their new N43 to be. She is N4341 in the venerable N43 line from Nordhavn and features a teak interior that is simple but still sophisticated at the same time...
Second DL26 Motoryacht From DreamLine Launches
Italian builder DreamLine Yachts just launched their second hull in the new DL26 line. After the first hull hit the waves to much public acclaim, the second launches with slightly less fanfare. However, it is still good to see that production is still going ahead with the DreamLine Yachts company. DreamLine otherwise known as DL Yachts, has a number of units in the DL26 line in various stages of production. Actually, five of them have been sold to date and hull three, four and five are the boats in production in this series...
Hull 4012 Launches At Westport Yachts
The latest 130-footer from American builder Westport Yachts has been launched. She now represents the 12th hull in that series to come from the yard. The high performance tri-deck motoryacht will take her owner along at a quick zip thanks to her pair of MTU 12V 4000 M90 marine engines. We can expect a top speed of 24-knots from this proven hull and the particular engine set-up. With full fuel tankage for around 37,500 LTs, it should be enough for coastal runs or island-hopping like in the Caribbean, for example...
Second MCP 106LE Build Nears Completion
Brazilian yard MCP yachts is finishing up work on the second hull in the 106LE line. You would remember, the first hull to kick-off the series was completed as "Mars" and was finished in a metallic silver type paint. The second hull is easily distinguishable with an off-white superstructure and a brown sugar hull. She was built as hull 089 which is pretty logical after the first hull was 088. The series is known as the 106LE Alloy which basically refers to its aluminium construction...
Van der Valk's 25-meter Raised Pilot House (RPH) "Jangada"
The second luxury motoryacht in Dutch builder Van der Valk's Continental Three series has been completed and handed over to the owner. The name of this 25-meter Raised Pilot House (RPH) luxury yacht is “Jangada” and the exterior bears distinct witness to the familiar design lines of Guido de Groot. However, there was a bit of collaboration on this one with the personal inputs from the experienced owner along with Nick Top. On the outside, this yacht echoes slight and subtle classic cues...
22-meter "Falcon VII" Launches At Sossego Yachts
Dutch builder Sossego Yachts is proud to have launched the 22-meter all-aluminium Comfort Class called "Falcon VII". The design is by Mulder both inside and out. The yacht is semi-custom allowing the owner to customize some aspects of the boat. The standard engine set-up for this yacht is twin MAN 1200 HP marine diesels. However, there is an optional set-up for twin MAN1550 horse power should an owner choose a more powerful pairing...
Donald Trump's Yacht: The "Trump Princess"
With Donald Trump's presidential campaign attempting to buy the big seat in the big house, we decided to look back at one of his previous real estate holdings; his floating home, the "Trump Princess." Built in 1980 by Benetti Shipyards in Viareggio, Italy at a cost of $100 million (equivalent to over $250 million in today's dollars), this 85.65 meter yacht was originally built for Saudi billionaire Adnan Khashoggi and named "Nabila", after his daughter...
New Navetta 35 Unveiled by Filippetti Yachts
Italian builder Filippetti Yachts just announced the unveiling of the brand new Navetta 35 design. The new design is principally on a three-deck design -Lower, main, upper with an open air sun deck area-. The interior is particularly noteworthy offering a modern but matured atmosphere. Subduded tans are contrasted with pops of colour with accent jade/turquoise throw cushions and placement pieces. Special features onboard are expected to be a small gym, a five-cabin layout, a pool on the sun deck as well for guests should suffice. Guest accommodation is set up for ten in five cabins - a master suite forward on the main deck and four cabins on the lower deck-...
Classic 160 Motoryacht "Clarity" Delivered By Bilgin Yachts
The gentleman motoryacht "Clarity" built by Turkish manufacturer Bilgin Yachts has now been delivered to her owners. The yacht now represents the second hull in the Classic 160 series from Bilgin after the line started with the first hull "Timeless" (the former "M&M"). At the moment, Clarity is sitting in the Istanbul Marina before being shipped to the U.S to be displayed towards the end of the year. The second Classic 160 (Clarity) is a bit different from Timeless on the interior due to owner's personal wishes...
Tankoa's 69.3-meter Superyacht "Suerte" Nearing Delivery
The 69.3-meter superyacht "Suerte" launched from Tankoa Yachts a few months ago is now nearing delivery. Since sea trials are nearly satisfactorily completed the rush is on to have the interior details and final finishes completed to pristine standard. Tankoa Yachts are trying to have Suerte delivered by the end of August for her eager owner who would like to use her briefly in the Mediterranean before having to display her later in September at the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS)...
Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship (MARS)
A pioneering project has been launched which aims to design, build and sail the world's first full-sized, fully autonomous unmanned ship across the Atlantic Ocean. At over 100ft in length The Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship, codenamed MARS, will use state-of-the-art wind and solar technology for its propulsion, enabling an unlimited range. The revolutionary trimaran vessel will carry on board a variety of drones through which it will conduct experiments during its voyage. Following a year-long testing phase, the planned Atlantic crossing in 2020 will mark the 400th anniversary of the original Mayflower sailings from Plymouth England to the North American continent...
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