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A wise person once said that music soothes the soul. It is soothing so many souls in these days of social isolation. For those of you who miss being out on the water, here’s a dose of medicine for your soul: the beautiful music of Nikki Glenn, a.k.a. the Yacht Violinist. With clients ranging fromContinue Reading
If you are going to own a yacht capable of traveling the world, you may as well actually crisscross the oceans, and visit the poles. Yacht designer Sam Sorgiovanni seems to be saying this with his latest concept design. Sorgiovanni’s Frontier not only has transoceanic range, but also has the equipment and engineering of anContinue Reading
Seemingly ordinary citizens around the globe share their extraordinary talents through television shows like America’s Got Talent, World of Dance, The X Factor, and more. The performers often bring the studio audiences to their feet, and us out to venues in droves. In these days of social distancing, however, it’s not possible. Plus, social isolationContinue Reading
With a 1,001-square-foot (93-square-meter) sundeck, Ruya makes it hard to believe she is just shy of 136 feet (41.3 meters) LOA. Deck space along those lines is much more common aboard larger yachts. It’s just one of the things that makes the custom megayacht, whose name translates to “dream” from Turkish, a true dream comeContinue Reading
While a lot of yacht watchers pay attention to launch day, subsequent days are equally important. For instance, the day Moonrise departed the waters around her build shed in The Netherlands for Amsterdam this month was pretty important. She headed off to get her propellers fitted and undergo some other checks before beginning sea trials.Continue Reading
UPDATE, APRIL 6, 2020: Soaring sea trials concluded last month, as anticipated, and the megayacht saw handover on April 3. Read on for our original article. Captured just a few days ago, the 223-foot (68-meter) Soaring is putting her engines and other machinery through their paces in the waters of Germany. This is theContinue Reading