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Nobiskrug launches 68-meter "Sycara V"​

German yacht-building brand Nobiskrug, now part of the Abu Dhabi Mar Group, recently launched their latest yacht. She is the 68-meter displacement yacht "Sycara V". Nobiskrug has an impressive build portfolio to date with 5 yachts in build, just launched or just delivered.

Sycara V features exterior lines penned by Australian designer Craig Beal. Beal also formulated the interior concept for hull 780. The owner went for the normal and accustomed-to paint scheme of a deep blue hull and white superstructure.

Her appearance is rugged and aggressive yet soft and soothing to the eyes thanks to the designer. Inside will be sumptuous to guests who venture around her decks. She will play host to a maximum of 14 guests who will be served by a maximum of 18 crew members. In late 2009 Nobiskrug launched the new "Jamaica Bay"...

Kraljevica Shipyard launches 50-meter "JoyMe"​

Croatian shipyard Kraljevica launched a near 50-meter long yacht at the end of last year (2009) and is now soon to deliver the new vessel. At first glance, the yacht appears like something from the canvas in an artist's Studio. The livery is one that captures the imagination and attention. The new yacht is the 49.90-meter "JoyMe".

The design for JoyMe has come from the design offices of StandBy Studios. "The intervention on the yacht's exterior styling by means of a special paint scheme emphasizes the elegance of lines by visually lowering the profile and by bringing it closer to the water...

Dunya Yachts 72-meter "Red Square"​

Turkey based yacht builder Dunya Yachts are working on a 72-meter luxury yacht dubbed "Red Square". The project is at a well advanced stage in construction and should be on course for launching in early 2011. She is being built in steel and aluminum and when completed would represent the largest yacht to the date to be built in Turkey.

Red Square features an exterior design done by Diana Scott of Sterling Scott Design and an interior design featuring the work of Alberto Pinto. On the inside she will accommodate up to 12 guests in 1 X Master, 1 X VIP, 2 X Doubles and 2 X Twin cabins. The interior conceptualization features a beach-house appeal seen throughout especially in the main saloon.

The exterior decks are spacious especially with a 12.20-meter overall beam. All over this yacht, from upper deck, aft, main deck and sundeck, there is Sunbed 'heaven'...

Upcoming launch: 55-meter Vitters yacht "Marie"​

Dutch yacht builder Vitters is preparing to launch the 55-meter ketch-rigged yacht "Marie". She is a sister-yacht to the award-winning ketch "Adele" and features lines penned by Hoek Design. Double deck houses aid in the classic appearance of the hull which mirrors Adele's design. In fact, most aspects of Marie's hull, (surface and underwater and it's appendages) and associated functions are identical. However, Marie's interior will be markedly different as she features a new and customizable interior that has been tailored to suit the needs of the owner.

"Marie's interior is designed by David Easton Design together with Hoek Design and features the renowed privacy concept. The aft owner's cabin is directly connected to an owner's deckhouse and aft cockpit...

Vicem debuts 78-foot cruiser​

Turkey based yacht builder Vicem debuts its 78-foot cruiser at the upcoming 2010 yacht shows in Europe, notably the Cannes and Monaco Yacht shows. The Vicem 78' cruiser is a classic design refined to embody contemporary elements.

Neutral and earthtones coupled with abundant use of mahogany wood and leather accoutrements describe the interior. The design appeal of the Vicem 78 cruiser is also contemporary in the overall design and lines while concurrently preserving the Vicem allure. The 78 is essentially an update over the 75-Cruiser with slightly larger proportions. There is the master stateroom, a VIP, and a few guest and crew cabins all set to accommodate up to 12 persons.

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New Launch: Feadship 223' "Lady Christine"​

Royal Van Lent has delivered the 68.00m (223’1”) Feadship Lady Christine to her owners. Built for experienced yacht owners, Lady Christine features a radically different exterior design from De Voogt Naval Architects and a remarkable debut superyacht interior from British designer Rodney Black. The owners are so delighted with their new acquisition that they have agreed to showcase her to an invite-only audience at the upcoming Monaco show.

The beautiful exterior profile of Lady Christine combines a wide range of modern and contemporary features with signature Feadship influences. A wealth of windows, including the distinctive ‘fish-eye’ section aft, hints at the vast amounts of light that bathe the yacht’s interior. Enormous attention has been paid to ensuring continuity of detail, including adding ‘false’ windows to extend the lines...

New Contract: Amels 67-meter Sea Axe Support Vessel​

The successful sale of the first SEA AXE 6711 shows that superyacht
owners are looking for higher quality, high-speed support ships.​

Vlissingen, The Netherlands: AMELS has sold the first SEA AXE 6711, a 67-metre Fast Yacht Support vessel. The vessel will be build by Damen Shipyards and is the largest vessel in the SEA AXE range, the SEA AXE 6711 boasts 360 square metres of exterior deck space and 140 square metres of interior deck space, and will comfortably accommodate up to 21 crew and staff.

Due for delivery in Spring 2012, the SEA AXE 6711 is being customised according to the requirements of the client, the owner of a large luxury superyacht. For example the deck will be fitted with a helipad fully certified to M.C.A. LY2 (large yacht code), capable of supporting a large helicopter with maximum take-off weight of 5000kg...

Jongert launches 24-meter sloop "Uisge Beatha"​

Dutch sail and pocket mega yacht builder Jongert have launched their latest vessel. She is the all-aluminum 24-meter sloop-rigged "Uisge Beatha". Launched at the end of June 2010, she was christened with the interesting name which translates to 'water of life'.

Onboard, there are cabins to house up to seven guests even though much of the use of Uisge Beatha plans to be with the owner and his wife. This 24-meter sloop is a progression on the design of the sister-ship "Charisma nova" featuring revised lines. She has a relatively long underwater hull compared to her over-all length and shallow draft of 3.00-meters for shoal explorations.

Another fresh appeal to the design of the sloop is the cosmetic and accessory trimmed deck house. Of note is the wooden detail around the roofline and trail of the deck house...

Sea Trialed: Jongert 3900 motoryacht "Lucia-M"​

Wieringerwerf – The technical sea trials of MY Lucia-M, the first Jongert 3900MY, "went very well", according to a spokesperson for the yard. "Especially the way in which the yacht maneuvers, at all speeds, was remarkable."This yacht weighing over 200 metric tons maneuvers like a runabout."​

The sea trials were held on the IJsselmeer (the Old Dutch inner sea) and the North Sea. ‘The combination of propellers, rudders, their mutual positioning and shape of the underwater vessel is ideal for all speeds’, explains a spokesman who held the rudder during the sea trials. ‘Executing a Williamson Turn at a speed of 29 knots is easy. Even at that speed you are always in full control. After a so-called “crash-stop” the yacht stops within three ships lengths and that from a speed of 15 meters per second...

Nearing launch: Filippetti 30-meter "Biscuit"​

The project stems from two factors: the thirty-year experience of Filippetti family, now driving a new shipyard that builds unique and high quality craftsmanship boats, and the interiors styling bearing the signature of Hot Lab Studio.

The construction of 'Biscuit 95', initially assigned to a shipyard in Calabria - Italy, was subsequently intrusted to Filippetti Yacht in Mondolfo (PU), where the yacht was delivered in January 2010 to be refitted and completed. Filippetti Yacht was involved in the construction of the superstructure, painting and assembly of all components of the boat: engines and steels up to the whole furniture. For the interior design, Hot Lab Studio has provided a constant and valuable advice with the aim to give the yacht an elegant and refined style.

Biscuit 95' will have two decks and a sunbathing area...

Palmer Johnson Lauches First 170' MegaSport​

Palmer Johnson earlier today launched the first of three 170’s for a repeat client. “This significant launch certainly cements Palmer Johnson’s Sportyacht concept by passing the 50 meter benchmark and further confirms the appeal of the Sportyacht genre .” said company President Mike Kelsey. The PJ 170 will be the largest Sportyacht built. PJ-501 as she is known will cruise the Mediterranean over the coming months and will join the other Nuvolari-Lenard designed Sportyachts that the company has produced since 2004...

Westport launches Composite 43m Cutter​

Westport’s launch of the Global Response Cutter (GRC-43) from its composite patrol vessel series (CPV) represents a significant milestone while marking a return to the company’s commercial roots. The composite GRC-43 offers many advantages to the world’s Coast Guards and Navy’s over aluminum and steel builds, including but not limited to superior weight to strength/distinct thermal advantages/non-corrosive properties while in parallel significantly reducing maintenance costs/increasing operational on station time, and life cycles of the patrol vessels.

The GRC43 was built/modeled to the US Coast Guard requirements using American Bureau of Shipbuilding (ABS) rules for high speed craft. The program’s intent is to offer a series built patrol vessel to US agencies, (Navy/Coast Guard/Special Operations/Homeland Security) and foreign military...

The Vendée Globe, fundamentally a very simple concept, is a race around the world - a marathon of more than 24000 miles of ocean racing, alone on a 60 foot yacht, non-stop, and without any outside assistance...

Codecasa launches 65-meter "Lady Lau"​

Codecasa has successfully launched another yacht. The Italian builder's latest launch is the 65-meter "Lady Lau". She features all white with black masked window paint treatment across her 5 decks. There is a more than generous 11.20-meter beam and a 3.70-meter draft.

Her steel hull and aluminum superstructure combine to give her a displacement of approximately 825 tonnes. Even at this weight, her 2 X CAT 3516 B engines are slated to give her a 17 knot top speed. Lady Lau is expected to have an economical range of 5,000 NM at approximately 12 knots.

On the interior Lady Lau's various public spaces have been styled and decorated differently. The owner wants to entertain and saw the necessity to have a multiplicity of styled atmospheres for his foreign guests. There is extensive use of mahogany and marble in the guest rooms...

Codecasa launches 45S "Framura 2"​

Italian yacht builder Codecasa has recently launched their latest yacht. She is the first 45S which is a continuation from the 35 and 41-meter lines respectively. Her hull number in construction was F.72 and she has now been christened "Framura 2".

Framura 2 has a design penned by Andre Bacigalupo and an interior developed by Anna Maria and Franco Della Role. She was built mostly in aluminum, that is, the hull and superstructure. There is a maximum beam of 8.50-meters and a draft of 1.50-meters and all together she weighs near 190-tonnes.

She carries 3 MTU 16V 2000 M93 engines which produce 2400 Horsepower each @ 2400 RPM. Framura 2 has a top speed near 32 knots in light displacement mode and cruises near 28 knots. A range of 450-NM can be expected at cruising speeds. On the interior, there are 2 X VIP, 2 X Twin and an Owner's Cabin for the guests...

Big Fish Lights Up Auckland With Launch Celebrations​

Auckland, New Zealand - The City of Sails was transformed into the City of Lights for two nights May 21st and 22nd by fantastic laser shows in Auckland's Viaduct in celebration of the completion of "Big Fish". The events included two evening parties complete with fashion shows, dancers, traditional Maori Haka performances and live music, and a day-long party for shipyard workers and their families.

The launch celebrations culminate more than three years of design, engineering and construction of 45 meter Big Fish, the first motor superyacht built in New Zealand. It also represents the largest yacht project yet at New Zealand's McMullen & Wing Shipyard, and the premier launch from Aquos Yachts, which is taking Big Fish and a series of planned sisterships to the global yacht and charter markets...

Lurssen launches 60-meter "Katie Sue II"​

German super yacht builder Lurssen has launched a third yacht in a 60-meter series called "Katie Sue II". This 60-meter yacht has been designed by Espen Oeino and has an interior penned by Glade Johnson. Her near sisters are "Linda Lou" and "Arkley" and she can be easily recognized by her vertical main mast.

Katie Sue II will have the capability to be a globe trotting yacht, with a range of over 7,000 NM at 12 knots and a maximum speed of around 15,5 knots. After final works and sea trials Katie Sue II will be readied for delivery for use by her owner in the Summer of 2010. Lurssen has another 60-meter yacht of this series code-named "Coco" for delivery in 2011.

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