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PHOTOS: Matt Crawford Since her delivery in April of last year, Lanakai has been plying the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Her owners are avid anglers, as well as avid watersports enthusiasts, especially diving. This fun-loving, long-distance-cruising family has been putting miles under the hull of the world’s largest carbon fiber sportfisherman. They stopped still,Continue Reading
Blanche Cook, whose business acumen and personal passion for yacht restoration made her a fixture in the superyacht scene, died following a battle with cancer on March 28. She was 58 years old. A native of Auckland, New Zealand, Blanche founded Yachting Developments shipyard there with her husband, Ian Cook. They did so about threeContinue Reading
One hundred and eight feet (33 meters) of battle-ready prowess. That’s what an avid angler anticipates seeing when he takes delivery of Yachting Developments’ Hull 1017, just signed. She’ll be an all-carbon-fiber fish-fighting machine. Thought the New Zealand boatbuilder doesn’t say when the delivery date is, it does state that construction starts this quarter. WhenContinue Reading
PHOTOS: Paige Cook Nearly 130 feet (39.5 meters) of fish-fighting prowess launched into the waters of Auckland, New Zealand earlier today. Still referred to by her hull number, Yachting Developments’ Hull 1015 is the world’s largest all-carbon-fiber sportfisherman. As you can imagine, the owner of the super-sportfisherman is quite the angler. He intends toContinue Reading
PHOTOS: Facebook/NZ Sailing Trust Few people are as revered in sailing as the late Sir Peter Blake. Considered the world’s top sailor by many, he set around-the-world speed records. Blake also led New Zealand to successive victories in the America’s Cup. While shot and killed in Brazil in 2001, he lives on through Lion NewContinue Reading
A little over two years since her owner signed the contract, Hull 1015 is looking more like a proper fishing machine. The 127-foot (38.7-meter) is marking her last construction stages at New Zealand’s Yachting Developments. With delivery coming later this year, Hull 1015 is the world’s largest all-carbon-fiber sportfisherman. The owner was firm in wantingContinue Reading