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At the start of 2019, Cantiere delle Marche turned its sales and marketing attention toward the United States. The effort is paying off, with the yard signing its third yacht, an MG115, to a client from this country. The 115-footer (35-meter) is just one of a few explorer designs created with Francesco Paszkowski Design. Indeed,Continue Reading
Not even a rainstorm could dampen the spirits of the launch ceremony yesterday for the Acciaio 123 at Cantiere delle Marche. Among the shipyard’s largest megayachts thus far, the explorer yacht slipped into the water during a private ceremony. The unusual name comes from two things. “Acciaio” means “steel” in Italian, while “123” is herContinue Reading
ALL PHOTOS: Scoobyart A five-deck explorer is one thing. But a five-deck explorer in a 140-foot (42.8-meter) length, within the 500-gross-ton limit, too? Plus, an explorer where the owner not only lives aboard, but also carries a 33-foot (10-meter) main tender, along with a Land Rover and motorbike? And did we mention two guest stateroomsContinue Reading
Forty-two days remain until the annual Cannes Yachting Festival. While not exclusively a superyacht show, it does showcase a healthy number of new and brokerage yachts to 180 feet (55 meters). This “smaller” emphasis makes the Cannes Yachting Festival ideal for seeing global premieres that might otherwise get lost in the sea of super-size superyachtsContinue Reading
Cantiere delle Marche (CdM) is about a year away from delivering Aurelia 29, one of its largest custom yachts thus far. She is additionally significant for being the first of its Flexplorer line of expedition yachts, complementing the long-popular Darwin and Nauta Air lines. The Flexplorer, a.k.a. CdM’s “Flexible Explorer,” concept was actually already onContinue Reading
PHOTOS: Stuart Pearce If you use Facebook or Instagram, chances are your feed is populated by pictures of pretty superyachts. We know of at least one instance where a Facebook post inspired someone to charter a yacht, too. However, we never heard of Pinterest playing a role in a new-build… until Mimì la Sardine cameContinue Reading