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How many times have you or your family picked up seashells and river rocks in your travels? Pieter Van Geest, who runs Van Geest Design with his business partner Tracey Canavaggio, does it, too. In fact, the story behind the studio’s newest design, the Pebble yacht concept, involves two such trips. Some years ago, heContinue Reading
Mirabella V (now M5) was the world’s largest sloop at launch in 2003, measuring 247 feet (75.22 meters) long. Pushing 300 feet (89 meters) high, her single mast was also the world’s tallest. In today’s sailing superyacht world, there are larger craft, plus ones with bigger volumes. Designers therefore wrestle with how to keep themContinue Reading
Tender options for all sizes of megayachts are plentiful these days. Not as plentiful, though, are beachable tenders, outside of standard RIBs. X-Craft is changing that, however, with its first Beachlander RIB model. In fact, the owner of a megayacht commissioned hull number one. The 24’6” (7.5-meter) custom yacht tender can shuttle guests straight onto shoreContinue Reading
Superyacht cinemas are incredibly popular. Technological improvements mean screens, visuals, and sounds are getting better all the time. But that doesn’t mean design teams are satisfied with the status quo. Nor, frankly, should you be satisfied. Specialists in cinema design, media, and yacht design have created Lumière as a result. As you can tell byContinue Reading
UPDATE, JULY 7, 2016: The Moonstone project can display not just white lights along her hull, but now also colored ones. In fact, her hull can mimic a starry sky (below), a sunrise/sunset, and many more patterns. Pieter Van Geest, her designer, says the first challenge was ensuring the effect from white faceted lights wasContinue Reading
Some tenders are intended for tranquil transport of guests to and from shore. Those of you seeking more thrills might want to check out the 10DER from X-Craft. X-Craft offers models from 18 to 33 feet (5.5 to 10 meters), with the 10DER being that latter LOA. The deep-V hull is by Adam Younger Design,Continue Reading