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May 12 was a big day for a big yacht. The aptly named Blue II, a 184-footer (56-meter) which has the Northwest Passage in her sights, made her first appearance outside at Turquoise Yachts. Blue II, a.k.a. Project Lombok, reflects the throwback looks of steam ships from another era. Even with that period appeal, however,Continue Reading
The closing days of 2019 saw Turquoise Yachts undertake a significant step. The semi-confidential Turquoise 74M yacht project NB66 moved from the builder’s shipyard in Kocaeli to its other facility in Pendik, Turkey. The megayacht did so within Turquoise’s own 2,500-ton-capacity floating dock. Now that she is in place for interior outfitting, the 239-foot Vallicelli-designedContinue Reading
Speak with professional naval architects or yacht designers, and they may mention the well-known phrase form follows function. Project Nautilus, from the pairing of Luiz De Basto and Turquoise Yachts, embraces this philosophy in a particularly clever way. What appears to be an open design element along the 43-foot-long (13.4-meter-long) foredeck is actually an integratedContinue Reading
Barracuda have a formidable appearance and excel at spying and seizing their prey. The superyacht concept Barracuda will engage in less-predatory behavior, but is still tough and assertive in her stance. Designed around a proven Turquoise Yachts technical platform, she simultaneously should fit in where more gentle-looking craft like to cruise. Turquoise Yachts conceived theContinue Reading
The astronomer Ptolemy chronicled four dozen constellations, with Lyra being one. On a more exclusive basis, Turquoise Yachts developed Lyra for cruising customers craving something different. With a proven hull form, the megayacht takes a fresh approach in her layout, as well as volume. Measuring 210 feet (64 meters), Lyra employs a hull design fromContinue Reading
Mehmet Karabeyoglu (pictured, above left) established Turkey-based Turquoise Yachts, then known as Proteksan Turquoise, in 1997. Since that time, about 30 megayachts have emerged under the Proteksan Turquoise and Turquoise Yachts brands, under his watch. Come July, Karabeyoglu is stepping down as CEO. A veteran of the yachting industry, Patrik von Sydow (below) will assumeContinue Reading