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PHOTOS: Guillaume Plisson The 129-foot (39.37-meter) Aurelia is the first of what Cantiere delle Marche (CdM) calls a Flexplorer. A play on “flexible explorer,” it means she pursues ambitious cruising along with luxurious entertaining. The owners were already experienced in both, having commissioned Galego, a CdM Darwin Class 102, in 2017. Still, they, the shipyard,Continue Reading
Serious explorer yachts belong to cruisers as serious about technical standards as they are about a comfortable ambience underway. One such yacht owner eager to spend as much time at sea as possible has taken delivery of RJ, from Cantiere delle Marche. Interestingly, this owner didn’t commission the yacht’s original contract. Instead, the client cameContinue Reading
PHOTOS: Giovanni Malgarini A well-known expression holds that the family that eats together stays together. In the case of Crowbridge, the family eats together while they cruise together—so much so that the galley is the focal point onboard. This is just one surprise of several that make their Cantiere delle Marche megayacht a true customContinue Reading
Andrea Merloni, the Italian businessman behind successful consumer goods companies in Italy, loved yachting. In fact, he loved it so much that he commissioned Audace from Cantiere delle Marche to live upon most of the year. A fatal heart attack last November interrupted his plans to modify the yacht to better suit his needs. However,Continue Reading
For about a decade, Cantiere delle Marche has delivered rugged-looking explorer yachts with engineering to match. An experienced first-time customer is helping the team change things up. His new yacht, RJ, just launched, featuring more yacht-like styling from Francesco Paszkowski Design. Started under the code name MG129, the 129-footer (39.42-meter) megayacht belongs to a clientContinue Reading
Mavericks never settle for doing the same thing everyone else does. That sounds like the same spirit as the German sailor who has commissioned Maverick from Cantiere delle Marche. The 142-footer (43.2-meter) will make her way through the Northwest Passage, among other areas. Part of the shipyard’s Flexplorer series, the megayacht—a.k.a. Flexplorer 142—combines robust looksContinue Reading