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Ambitious, adventurous owners seek more than voluminous tender garages and on-deck space to hold a plethora of toys. They’re commissioning support vessels to cruise in tandem with their traditional yachts. Even when that traditional yacht measures 241 feet (73.5 meters). Such is the situation with the superyacht 6711, just the second Damen Sea Axe yacht-support vesselContinue Reading
Photos only do a megayacht for sale a certain amount of justice. They’re one-dimensional, and can squeeze just so much into a frame. Video does a better job, but most of it, too, is one-dimensional. Enter 3D video. Cecil Wright & Partners believes it’s the future for promoting brokerage yachts. It’s created a 3D videoContinue Reading
MarineMax is making a big push into megayacht territory. The well-known recreational boating and yachting retailer is opening a yacht-management, crew-placement, and charter division. And, it’s tapped megayacht-industry veteran Bob Saxon (pictured, at right) to head it. Chuck Cashman (pictured, at left), MarineMax’s executive vice president of sales, marketing, and manufacturer relations, says that theContinue Reading
Virtual reality is still thought of in some circles as a gaming technology. But it’s transforming the way plenty of practical things get done. Including yacht buying. Yachting Partners International (YPI) is the first yachting company to partner with a virtual-reality specialist to sell a specific superyacht. That yacht is the 394-foot (120-meter) Raptor projectContinue Reading
A bipartisan bill introduced to the U.S. Congress today aims to change federal laws restricting foreign-flagged yacht sales to U.S. citizens while in U.S. waters. The bill, H.R.4065, was created by Lois Frankel, a Florida Congresswoman. It’s co-sponsored by Ted Yoho, who also represents Florida. Frankel is a Democrat, while Yoho is a Republican. TheContinue Reading