PHOTO: NOAA Though the calendar may only read February, scientists have been carefully considering the upcoming hurricane season for some time. As a result, last week NOAA’s National Weather Service announced it will use a new hurricane scale. While the changes won’t have much, if any, impact on megayacht cruising plans, they are important toContinue Reading
Superyacht Society Bestows Awards
It’s funny how a yacht with styling that’s so polarizing can actually unite a group of her builder’s and designer’s peers. The yacht known simply as A garnered an International Superyacht Society Design Award last week, beating out fellow nominees Anastasia, Dilbar, Eminence, and Madsummer, all of which are arguably more traditional in appearance. ButContinue Reading
Introducing YachtInfo
There’s been a lot of talk in recent years – warranted, I might add – about the need for more professionally trained crew. Plenty of organizations have additionally organized or helped fund introductory seminars and spread the word to young people, particularly in shoreside communities populated with superyachts, about the opportunities that await. Now, threeContinue Reading
Sardinia’s Center for Superyachts
A little less than a month from now, 21 Perini Navis will descend on Porto Cervo, one of the most famous and picturesque ports in the Med. While Maltese Falcon and the newly delivered Riela will be among the ranks racing against each other in and around the islands of the La Maddalena archipelago duringContinue Reading
Synchrony Yachts Puts Twists on Fractional Ownership
Fractional yacht ownership is not new (see this story and this one), but the way Synchrony Yachts, a new company, is approaching it certainly seems to be. One of the main differences in Synchrony Yachts’ program versus others: the lowest owner-to-yacht ratio thus far in the megayacht market. A handful of companies sell one-tenth shares,Continue Reading
Azimut Charter Club Comes to USA
About two weeks ago, I attended the Azimut Ski Spree, a gathering of Azimut owners at Stratton Mountain in Vermont. That’s where I took the picture you see here. While the site of an Azimut 43S at the base of a snowy mountain is pretty unusual, it was a genius marketing move. Azimut and theContinue Reading