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PHOTOS: Jeff Brown Her lines may be sharp, strong, and assertive, but the Sirena 88 is all about comfort and style. Bearing a family resemblance to her smaller sisters, the Turkish-built, raised-pilothouse megayacht, the largest to date from Sirena Yachts, is a good introduction to the possibilities of the bigger-boat market. Making her global debutContinue Reading
Slo-mo makes for dramatic footage, particularly for things that happen quickly. A champagne bottle hitting a hull isn’t all that fast, but hey, it looks cool slowed down in the video below, of the christening ceremony for the first Sirena 88. The semi-custom 88-footer (26.81-meter) celebrated her launch this week in Turkey. She isContinue Reading
Though her styling remains a closely guarded secret, Project Phi is beginning to show off some of her structure at Royal Huisman. The hull of this aluminum motoryacht, photographed recently at the shipyard, is steadily approaching its turning, too. It’s all in preparation for the megayacht to start cruising in 2021. Announced last May, ProjectContinue Reading
If you’ll pardon the pun, the newest Horizon megayacht launches, hulls five and seven in the Horizon RP110 series, really could be twins. In fact, their owners could be twins, too, given how similar their ownership experiences have been, and continue to be. Back in 2012, the owner of hull five (below), from the UnitedContinue Reading
The first foray into megayacht territory by Sirena Yachts is on pace for a June launch. Hull number one of the Sirena 88, with all carbon fiber composite construction, is the Turkish shipyard’s largest yacht so far. The Sirena 88 has naval architecture by the renowned German Frers. Besides using carbon fiber and resin infusionContinue Reading
One of the biggest (well, so far) semi-custom models in the Fast Displacement lineup from Horizon Yachts is gaining ground. A U.S. couple who are new customers for the shipyard, but well experienced in cruising, just signed a contract for the second Horizon FD102. The shipyard revealed the overall Fast Displacement series back in lateContinue Reading