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PHOTOS: Facebook/Icon Yachts Many megayacht owners enjoy a glass or two of wine, and of course serving special vintages to their guests. Judging from photos so far of Project Ragnar, the owner is more than just a casual consumer. Check out the dedicated wine-stowage area (really, more like a room) aboard the megayacht in theContinue Reading
After about two years, a former icebreaking commercial vessel is rapidly approaching launch as a luxury adventure cruiser. Project Ragnar, the robust-looking conversion, is in the proverbial home stretch at Icon Yachts. To call Project Ragnar a refit is an understatement. She is really more of an extreme makeover, given her previous life. Constructed asContinue Reading
PHOTOS: Jeff Brown and Lionel Bouffier More and more, megayacht buyers realize they can enjoy impressive speed without compromising on impressive range. This discovery led to the launch of Samurai, which makes her global debut at the Monaco Yacht Show this week. Built in Turkey by Alia Yachts, she is a remarkable performer thanks toContinue Reading
UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019: Two additional Oasis 40M megayachts have sold. Both see delivery next summer. Of note, hull number three is going to an Azimut Grande 35 Metri customer. Read on for our original article. Tim Ciasulli knows a thing or two about boats, and speed. He holds four world speed records inContinue Reading
Take a close look at the large crane to port on the aft deck of Project Ragnar. It’s a harbinger of the toys to come as their stowage area continues outfitting at Icon Yachts. Among those toys: a Ripsaw EV (Extreme Vehicle), a high-performance, go-fast, luxury super tank. It’s also a harbinger of the adventuresContinue Reading
The biggest of the three “giga yachts” that Benetti was building for the past few years had her official hand over today. With an LOA of 354 feet (108 meters), IJE is also the largest-ever yacht from the Italian builder, in more ways than simply LOA. Understandably, the physical size of a yacht is theContinue Reading