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“The build process is often cloaked in darkness and secrecy, so on this occasion, we are enormously happy to be able to share our innovations and processes.” So says Holger Kahl, managing director of Nobiskrug. He’s speaking about Black Shark, the 253-foot (77-meter) megayacht whose keel laying took place just today. As much as thatContinue 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
Already an intrepid traveler, the charter yacht Lili is just a few months away from embarking on an itinerary that has her crew and her central agents at Imperial Yachts particularly excited. Come December, she sets off on a two-year circumnavigation. Along the way, charter guests can book weeks in some of the most pristine, lesserContinue Reading
UPDATE, NOVEMBER 6, 2017: Project 783 has sold. Details remain confidential. Read on for our original article. Headlines claiming never-before-seen features can be misleading. The goal is to get you to click and read; never mind that the promise isn’t exactly accurate. In the case of Project 783, though, there’s no misleading. This megayacht’sContinue Reading
Ambitious, adventurous owners seek more than voluminous tender garages and on-deck space to hold a plethora of toys. They’re commissioning support vessels to cruise in tandem with their traditional yachts. Even when that traditional yacht measures 241 feet (73.5 meters). Such is the situation with the superyacht 6711, just the second Damen Sea Axe yacht-support vesselContinue Reading
CCN calls it Fuoriserie. In English, it means “custom built.” Either way, this new business line for CCN has its first launch, Elsea. She’s a 164-footer (50-meter) motoryacht. Until CCN announced the new custom approach about two years ago, it had only offered semi-custom maxis. It still builds them, as the FlyingSport series. But, theContinue Reading