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Despite a salvage company pulling her from the waters off Menorca, Spain, the sailing superyacht My Song cannot be repaired. The confirmation comes from her owner. My Song fell overboard from a Peters & May transport ship on May 26. The incident occurred in France’s Gulf of Lion. She was en route from theContinue Reading
PHOTO: Jeff Brown In the United States, the Tariff Act of 1930 impacts foreign-flagged yachts for sale to U.S. residents while in U.S. waters. It requires duty to be paid up front, in keeping with all products imported into the country for sale. A Florida Congressman is sponsoring a bill to change this. It’s hisContinue Reading
UPDATE, JUNE 4, 2019: My Song is now in Palma de Mallorca. Having been recovered from the water, she awaits inspection and evaluation by her insurer. Images show significant hull damage. She lost her mast as well, though that occurred during the initial accident. Read on for our original article. Editor’s note: On MayContinue Reading
One-hundred twelve feet (34.41 meters) in length, Liara launched earlier this week in Finland, at Baltic Yachts. While her owner eagerly looks forward to enjoying family cruising in summertime, competition is on his mind, too. Suffice it to say that when the 2019-2020 Caribbean superyacht regatta season starts, he intends to leave other racers inContinue Reading
PHOTOS: Facebook/Baltic Yachts With her keel assembly taking place last week, Canova is quickly approaching launch and hand-over to her performance-oriented owner. “Performance” is the key word. The 142-footer (43.3-meter) is the first private yacht fitted with a retractable, speed-boosting foil created with contributions by a famed America’s Cup racing team. Commissioned by a repeatContinue Reading
It is certainly a long journey from the waters of Cape Town, South Africa to those of Norway. This is exactly the type of bluewater cruising that Southern Wind Shipyard intended its SW105 miniseries to tackle. Norway is going to be the summertime destination for Power of 2, the third hull in the series. SheContinue Reading