In time for this cruising season, Feadship completed refits on four of its own megayachts, totaling about 679 feet (nearly 207 meters). Three of the refits were back at home, so to speak—in one of Feadship’s own yards in The Netherlands. The smallest was the 131-foot (40-meter) Cipitouba. Delivered in 2002, then known as Seaflower, Continue reading
Lürssen has long enjoyed strong business stateside. Several years ago, it had an America-based office, too. While all sales headquarters eventually shifted to the shipyard’s base in Germany, the builder once again has a formal U.S. rep. He’s Michael Koppstein, a familiar face in superyacht circles. Koppstein, located in Maine, spent the past 25 years Continue reading
Two service facilities in the Americas have joined forces to support customers they have in common. They further want to make it easier for individually loyal clients to venture farther afield. The two are Alabama-based Saunders Yachtworks and Costa Rica-based Marina Pez Vela. Saunders Yachtworks (below), a family-operated yard for nearly 60 years, performs routine Continue reading