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March 22 marks the start of the annual Palm Beach International Boat Show, steadily rising in profile among megayacht exhibitors and buyers. Superyacht shipyards like Amels, Heesen Yachts, Burger Boat Company, Mangusta, and Perini Navi (exhibiting for the first time, in fact) will have stands, too, some in the special Superyacht Villas area. In addition,Continue Reading
The end of the year is often a time of reflection. With six days ‘til the start of 2018, we decided to take a look back at the biggest megayacht deliveries of 2017. If you’re an avid yacht watcher, you’ll remember at least a few of these quite well. What you may be surprised by,Continue Reading
One of the most-traveled megayachts is now on the market. She’s Silver Cloud, which has put nearly 100,000 miles under her hull over the past decade. If ever a yacht were ideal for adventure-seekers, this is the one. From the Northwest Passage to the South Pacific, Silver Cloud has been there. What’s more, she’s doneContinue Reading
She may be unfinished steel and aluminum for now. But “she” is Abeking hull 6502, a megayacht that Abeking & Rasmussen can discuss in just scant details for now. The superyacht structure made the switch from one shed to another at the shipyard last weekend. While in that shed, she’ll see most of the workContinue Reading
With three blasts of her horns, Aviva said goodbye to Abeking & Rasmussen this weekend and hello to her maiden voyage. The 321-footer (98-meter) saluted her builder as she departed on Saturday. (You can hear the horns about halfway through the video embedded below.) Despite murky skies, her striking blue hull and styling byContinue Reading
Launch procedures may seem mundane to the untrained eye. Sometimes, they even seem a “hurry up and wait” situation. However, the prep work is what makes it all possible. And, when a shipyard shares how it tried something new, it’s worthy of attention. Abeking & Rasmussen has revealed details on how it moved Aviva outContinue Reading