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A handful of experienced yachting companies, including a shipyard and design studio, have banded together to create Atlante Yachts. The idea is to take owners through the design, build, and project-management process. They’re doing so with the Atlante Yachts Series, of which the Atlante Mistral 41 is already under construction. The build and design companiesContinue Reading
The Southern Wind Shipyard team said goodbye to Taniwha this month. The sailing superyacht is on a 7,400-mile journey from South Africa to the Mediterranean, with a capable seven-person crew manning her. The SW105GT sailing superyacht took to the water in April, celebrating her christening simultaneously. Featuring naval architecture by Farr Yacht Design, she intendsContinue Reading
Repeat business is among the best business, and it certainly holds true across the entire superyacht spectrum. Just today, an experienced yacht owner who previously owned a 282-footer (86-meter) built by Germany-based Lürssen celebrated the launch of his second yacht by the yard. She bears the code name project Enzo. Peviously carrying the project nameContinue Reading
While the Sanlorenzo X-Space is new, the ideas behind this 144-footer (44-meter) are not. The megayacht embodies the spirit of exploration, primarily through owners spending abundant time onboard. Simultaneously, the yacht expresses the spirit of more classic Italian navettas, traditionally styled leisurely cruisers. The five-deck, 495-gross-ton X-Space offers the amenities that owners and guests ofContinue Reading
When Benetti delivered hull number one of its Oasis 40M, Rebeca, it quickly realized success. Thirteen additional hulls sold. More interestingly, other owners and crews kept taking pictures of the expansive and expandable aft deck. Benetti and RWD, the series designer, further quickly realized “this wasn’t just one yacht,” explains Andrew Collett of the studio.Continue Reading
What happens when two design studios are not content with the status quo in sailing superyachts, meaning limited volume for performance-oriented craft? They come up with Project Fury. Rob Doyle Design and Van Geest Design assert that this 207-footer (63-meter) has 40 percent more volume than current sailing superyachts of her size, therefore more luxury,Continue Reading