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Mehmet Karabeyoglu (pictured, above left) established Turkey-based Turquoise Yachts, then known as Proteksan Turquoise, in 1997. Since that time, about 30 megayachts have emerged under the Proteksan Turquoise and Turquoise Yachts brands, under his watch. Come July, Karabeyoglu is stepping down as CEO. A veteran of the yachting industry, Patrik von Sydow (below) will assumeContinue Reading
If you own a MasterCraft superyacht tender, you’re in for a treat. MasterCraft Boats UK, which operates the tenders division for the builder, will arrange for world-champion wakeboarder Dan Nott (above and below) to fly out to your yacht. He’ll teach you and your family super-cool maneuvers behind the boat, whether you’re a novice orContinue Reading
Eight years after it opened its doors in Florida, Worth Avenue Yachts is now coast to coast. Not Floridian coast to Floridian coast, though. Instead, a Worth Avenue Yachts Seattle office opens effective May 1. “Some of our best clients are from the West Coast,” explains Brian Tansey, co-founder of the company, which specializes inContinue Reading
PHOTO: George Becker “There’s no more valuable asset than my time.” That comment by Matt Voorhees, the owner of the 171-foot (52-meter) Broadwater, had everyone buzzing at the U.S. Superyacht Association’s Superyacht Summit this month. The annual conference, which I have the pleasure of chairing, is hailed for being thought-provoking and engaging, but this tookContinue Reading
A settlement has come in a yearlong struggle over who in a divorced couple rightfully owns a 377-foot (115-meter) megayacht. Dubai’s Court of Appeal ruled that Russian oil and gas magnate Farkhad Akhmedov owns Luna. It therefore overruled a lower court’s order to seize the megayacht and grant ownership to his ex-wife, Tatiana Akhmedova. AkhmedovContinue Reading
Blanche Cook, whose business acumen and personal passion for yacht restoration made her a fixture in the superyacht scene, died following a battle with cancer on March 28. She was 58 years old. A native of Auckland, New Zealand, Blanche founded Yachting Developments shipyard there with her husband, Ian Cook. They did so about threeContinue Reading