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Four years after BlackCat Superyachts emerged to tap into the growing interest in large catamarans, the company has its first project set for construction. Simultaneously, the team is announcing its build partner. The BlackCat 30, with carbon fiber and composite construction, will take shape at McConaghy Boats in Australia. BlackCat Superyachts started in 2016 asContinue Reading
Windy Boats has been making a name for itself among sportboat enthusiasts since the 1960s. Based in Sweden, it expanded into custom tenders in 2014, delivering several open- and limo-style projects. Now, the builder is reaching further into the megayacht market. In collaboration with Malcolm McKeon Yacht Design, the Windy SLR 60 is a first-everContinue Reading
Cruising the world is possible on all sorts of vessel sizes. Some production boatbuilders, in fact, have intrepid customers. In noting the growing number of explorer-design contracts, Malcolm McKeon’s design studio decided to apply its expertise. It’s doing so, though, in a bit of a different way. Rather than design a big yacht for bigContinue Reading
While it takes years to build a superyacht, it can take several prior years to finalize the design details. Malcolm McKeon of the eponymous design studio says MM597, a project he has in build with Royal Huisman, was five years in development. He reveals a bit more about the nearly 200-foot performance sloop in thisContinue Reading
Comfortable cruising? Check. Racing? Check. Liara does both. While she soaks up the last of the Mediterranean summer, this Baltic 112 superyacht sloop has her eyes on some big prizes. Come wintertime, she’ll cross the Atlantic to participate in February’s RORC Caribbean 600. That 600-mile offshore race isn’t enough, though. She’ll then participate in theContinue Reading
One-hundred twelve feet (34.41 meters) in length, Liara launched earlier this week in Finland, at Baltic Yachts. While her owner eagerly looks forward to enjoying family cruising in summertime, competition is on his mind, too. Suffice it to say that when the 2019-2020 Caribbean superyacht regatta season starts, he intends to leave other racers inContinue Reading