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PHOTOS: Winch Media (interiors) and Klaus Jordan (exteriors) “Home to them feels like a castle in Florence, a hotel in Paris,” says Andrew Winch, speaking about the owner of Tis and his family. This family thoroughly enjoys travel, and the high level of service they receive at their preferred places like the famed Claridge’s HotelContinue Reading
We are now getting a better idea of what the code-named Black Shark should look like upon delivery in 2021. The recently joined hull and superstructure entered the water at Nobiskrug’s shipyard in Kiel, Germany. Two tugs then transported her to the yard’s other facility in Rendsburg. The 253-foot (77-meter) megayacht, whose keel laying tookContinue Reading
EXTERIOR PHOTOS: Guillaume Plisson; INTERIOR PHOTOS: Winch Media Ask any owner of a custom yacht why he or she pursued this route, and chances are you’ll hear a similar answer over and over. It’s the ability to get what you want versus what everyone else has, for example. Sometimes, you may feel as if aContinue Reading
The best yacht designs start from the inside out. In other words, they take the accommodations and systems’ needs into account first. Xventure, a proposal from Heesen Yachts and Winch Design, started with an Intrepid idea… as in, an Intrepid 375 sportfisherman. This tender, and her double-height tender garage, are your first hints that XventureContinue Reading
Chartering yachts has its advantages. A frequent charterer who decided to step into ownership has signed a deal with Heesen Yachts. Project Sparta, a 220-footer (67-meter), draws on his experiences along with a concept design from Heesen. Project Sparta joins a long line of fast-displacement megayachts from the shipyard and Van Oossanen Naval Architects. Specifically,Continue Reading
Hitting top speeds approaching 16 knots, the new Excellence embarked on her first set of sea trials today in Germany. In the process, she gave the yachting community better looks at her dramatic and decidedly uncharacteristic styling. This new Excellence is reportedly the sixth same-named megayacht for her owner. We say “reportedly” because theContinue Reading