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In the competition to capture adventure cruisers’ attention, the Damen SeaXplorer succeeds. Considered a crossover by the builder, combining superyacht luxury with an all-conditions commercial ship, the relatively new range has garnered a few contracts so far. One, the SeaXplorer 75, saw her keel laying last July. In a newly posted video, Amels, which isContinue Reading
When a video has 2.5 million views, it’s definitely, unequivocally, gone viral. Consider, too, that these 2.5 million views have occurred in less than six months. In fact, they’ve occurred just since July 16. That’s when Feadship uploaded the timelapse build of Lonian to its YouTube channel. When we sorted the list of all the megayachtContinue Reading
No matter where you go on vacation, one thing is clear: You want to have fun. It’s hard not to have fun on a megayacht charter. Hot tubs await, for sure, as do movie lounges, spas, and of course watertoys. The trouble with some megayacht charter videos, however, is that you don’t really see theContinue Reading
Art Basel Miami attracts big-name luxury brands annually, each looking to reach new consumers. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts popped in to the art show earlier this month. It did so with its signature play on a pop-up hotel/resort experience, aboard the 312-foot (92-meter) Kismet. Kismet, delivered four years ago by Lürssen, hosted the invitation-onlyContinue Reading
With an LOA of 466 feet (142 meters), Project Redwood is among the largest megayachts under construction. She’s taken another major step forward in that construction at Lürssen, too. She’s moved into a floating dock for more of her superstructure assembly. Initially announced by her project-management team at Moran Yacht & Ship as 456 feetContinue Reading
Super sleek, and super cool, Samurai is also a super story. An American who treasured offshore racing commissioned a fast schooner from the French shipyard CMN in the early 2000s. He took delivery of what would become the world-famous, world-record-breaker Mari Cha IV in 2003. As just one example, this 138-footer (42-meter) averaged 19.5 knotsContinue Reading