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A nanny cabin with a balcony. Furnishings facing unexpected directions. These are some of the surprises that the megayacht Metis has in store, all to the delight of her owner. Recently delivered by Benetti, this fully custom 207-footer (63-meter) is enjoying her inaugural cruise. The surprising interior design results from the owner, a longtime yachtsman,Continue Reading
The latest Heesen 55M Steel megayacht marked an important milestone in her construction this month, seeing her hull and superstructure come together. This means Project Pollux is 16 months from completion, and handover to owners who can step in and acquire the spec build. Similar to her predecessors, which include the recently delivered Vida, Project PolluxContinue Reading
One week ago today, the largest-volume 180-foot (55-meter) megayacht under construction in The Netherlands took a significant step forward. Project Castor, a.k.a. Heesen hull number 19055, had her hull and superstructure come together. Available for sale for a springtime 2020 delivery, Project Castor is the fourth megayacht so far in Heesen’s 55M Steel series. Therefore, sheContinue Reading
PHOTOS: Jeff Brown In looking at the bold pops of orange aboard Book Ends, those of you familiar with The Netherlands might make an assumption. Surely, you may think, the owners are Dutch. (Orange is a popular color in the country, partly due to the royal family being the House of Orange.) However, the ownersContinue Reading
“It’s an interesting and growing segment of the market, but not necessarily one populated with vessels which combine both form and function, as we believe the Echo Yachts vessel does.” So says Dickie Bannenberg of Bannenberg & Rowell, which penned the lines for Project Echo, seen here. The 164-footer (50-meter), ready to start construction inContinue Reading
Given other Feadship launches and deliveries of late, YN701 may strike you as being somewhat small. After all, she’s “only” 167 feet (51 meters) in length. No matter. She handily passed through the locks leading from her hull and superstructure construction site in Slob, The Netherlands to the Royal de Vries yard in Aalsmeer thisContinue Reading