Megayacht News Leadership Series
Megayacht News Leadership Series: Marcel Onkenhout, Oceanco
Marcel Onkenhout, CEO of Oceanco, was honored recently by the International Superyacht Society (ISS) with its Excellence in Innovation Award, given to a business or person demonstrating improvements and originality in their activities within the previous year. ISS acknowledged that, while other leading megayacht yards have had generations of success to lean on, Oceanco had,… [Continue Reading]
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May 2013 Motoryacht of the Month: ISA’s Mary-Jean II
This month, Italy-based ISA celebrates its 12th anniversary, plus the opening of its first-ever North American sales office, headed by yachting industry veteran Edward Sacks. In those 12 years, ISA has delivered a wide range of custom craft, including the 197-foot (60-meter) megayacht Mary-Jean II, handed over in 2010. What makes Mary-Jean II special is… [Continue Reading]
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Megayacht Arianna Stars in Rapper Pitbull’s “Sexy People” Video
A superyacht is a super-brand, so why shouldn’t one appear alongside super-hot celebrities like rapper/songwriter Pitbull, actor Charlie Sheen, sports star Chad Ochocinco, and more? That’s the thinking of SG Private Wealth Advisors, which manages the megayacht Arianna for charter. And that’s why Arianna is making her small-screen debut in the “Sexy People” video just… [Continue Reading]
Nordhavn 120, Largest Megayacht From Builder, Nearing Delivery
Come July 1, hull number one of the Nordhavn 120, the flagship of the builder’s salty-style cruisers, will depart China on her own bottom for Vancouver on her delivery voyage. Yes, you read that right: This 120-foot megayacht, with a 27’11” beam, will be making a non-stop, 24- to 28-day ocean crossing fresh out of… [Continue Reading]
Megayacht News Onboard: Royal Huisman’s Pumula
ALL PHOTOS: CORY SILKEN For many megayacht owners, being on the water brings a peace and tranquility unattainable on land. For the owners of Pumula (pronounced poo-MOO-la), built by Royal Huisman, it means the same things, literally and figuratively. In the Zulu language of South Africa, “pumula” translates to rest/relax/to lie down. Taken another way,… [Continue Reading]
Former Presidential Yacht Williamsburg in Woeful, but Hopeful, State
The USS Williamsburg, one of the largest and most famous megayachts built in the 20th century, is rusting away at a shipyard in Italy, where she has been for nearly two decades, untouched. The photo above was taken within the past few weeks. Despite her appearance, and despite an anticipated restoration cost in the nine-figure… [Continue Reading]