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The reasons why yacht owners enjoy their boats so much is pretty simple. “Space and time are two of the most important factors on everyone’s wish list,” says Stefano De Vivo, the managing director of Wally. More space to enjoy more time led the shipyard to create the Wally WHY200, which is in build rightContinue Reading
Superyacht shipyards all shut down for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Well, almost all. Craftspeople in The Netherlands kept busy with the launch of Feadship Project 819 last week, on December 28. Tugboats gently towed the massive megayacht, measuring 236 feet (71.5 meters), out from her build shed at Royal Van Lent’s facilities onContinue Reading
At 180 feet (55 meters), Al Waab II is quite unlike most megayachts beneath the 500-gross-ton mark. However, “The focus is not just on the volume itself, but how you use the volume, with the purpose of giving maximum enjoyment to the owner,” explains Bart Bouwhuis, co-creative director of Vripack. “We don’t waste any space,Continue Reading
When is a paint shed not a paint shed? When it houses a temporary full-scale replica of a portion of a yacht. In this case, the Royal Huisman Project 405 mockup resided there, at the request of the owners. Coming in 2022, the 151-foot (46-meter) sailing superyacht is for owners intent on traveling the world,Continue Reading
Up to 16 people in the owners’ party will begin enjoying the cruising life aboard this megayacht in several weeks. Meet Feadship Project 816, whose name remains confidential still at this point. The build team towed the yacht, which measures 289’10” (88.38 meters), out from her construction shed at the Feadship Amsterdam facility over theContinue Reading
A series of short documentaries highlighting how a variety of global companies are striving for a more sustainable environment includes, for the first time, a superyacht company. In fact, the “50 Sustainability Climate Leaders” series includes only one superyacht company, Germany-based Lürssen. Created by TBD Media Group and hosted on a special webpage by Bloomberg,Continue Reading