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The annual Miami Yacht Show megayachts lineup attracts both brokerage and new-build buyers from around the world. As the industry, interest, and yachts have grown, though, the show’s longtime location couldn’t accommodate them. Now concentrated in downtown Miami, the event promises more yachts, and more ease in getting around. For its three-decade history, the MiamiContinue Reading
While people around the world were making last-minute preparations for Christmas, Benetti was presenting a gift, of sorts, to a client. It launched Good Day, the fourth megayacht in its Mediterraneo 116 semi-custom series. Classed to RINA requirements, the Mediterraneo 116 series accommodates an owner’s party of 10. (Since Benetti supplied just a launch image,Continue Reading
If this is the year you promised yourself you’d do something audacious and exciting, you’re in for a treat. Several new charter yachts are doing the same thing. Some are traveling to destinations about as remote and removed from crowds as you can find. In other cases, they’re chartering in perennially popular ports, but bringingContinue Reading
The last year of the decade has dawned. That calls for reflection on what’s to come. For us, it especially means taking a look at highly awaited launches and deliveries. Every year, of course, holds the promise of fascinating projects. But, with bigger boats than ever in build, and technology blazing new paths, the 12Continue Reading
UPDATE, DECEMBER 19, 2018: Benetti FB277 celebrated her official launch yesterday. Coinciding with it, the shipyard is revealing several details for the first time. The massive megayacht features seven guest staterooms on the main deck, for instance. All sit forward of the formal dining room and saloon. This, in turns, opens up about half ofContinue Reading
Mathematical equations lie at the heart of every yacht. Engineering a yacht to travel transatlantic, for example, requires various calculations. A pretty simple calculation lies at the heart of Elaldrea+ in a different sense. Her owner commissioned her from Benetti for family travel, plus more. That adds up to a newly delivered megayacht made toContinue Reading