Not only has February been a busy month at Lürssen, but also it’s seen two launches in the same week. The code-named Lürssen Project 1601 yacht floated on her lines within days of Project Luminance hitting the water. Due to confidentiality agreements, the Germany-based builder can reveal just a few key facts about the custom…
A misty morning greeted the sailing yacht Koru on her first set of sea trials yesterday. She’s therefore that much closer to taking the number-one position among the world’s largest private sailing yachts. Yacht spotters have been chronicling the developments with the 417-foot (127-meter) sailing superyacht since 2021. Interestingly, none of the yachting media broke…
UPDATE, October 6, 2025: Ahpo is no longer available for sale or charter. Two years after delivery to a delighted repeat customer of Lürssen, the superyacht Ahpo is for sale. She represents not only one of the largest private yachts in the world, but also one of the largest under North American ownership. Additionally, she’s…
A partially finished superyacht in New Zealand that had been sitting in a bankrupt shipyard is on its way to seeing completion. This happy ending is in part due to a most-unlikely hero, the company sent to flatten the yard. The employees’ fervent attempts have successfully saved a Sensation superyacht from demolition at their own…
The Superyacht Cup Palma 2023 takes place in June, yet already, upwards of a dozen sailing superyachts may go head to head. They include previous competitors, a nearly 100-year-old yacht, and more. From June 21 to 24, the waters off Palma de Mallorca in Spain will host the fleet. Now 27 years old, the regatta…
Two years after Overmarine Group announced the new “oceangoing glass villa” model in its Mangusta Oceano line, the first Mangusta Oceano 39 hull is already well under construction. The entry-level model in the series is nearly 129 feet (39.2 meters) from bow to stern, but she’s a trideck, too. That, in combination with the abundance…
Approaching her delivery date, the code-named Project Celerius yacht in build at Abeking & Rasmussen celebrated her christening just prior to Christmas. She’s beginning to show yachting enthusiasts what she’ll look like out on the world’s oceans. In fact, she’ll be one of the largest private yachts in the world when in her owners’ hands….
Christmas came a few days early for the owner of the still-confidential Feadship 1012 project. The hull slid out of its build shed in the early-morning hours of December 22 and headed under tow to Feadship’s Makkum shipyard that same day. The journey saw the hull depart the city of Papendrecht for the city of…
If you’ve ever worked with a superyacht interior designer, you know that precision is a priority. To ensure you get the look and feel you want, the designer pulls together the best craftspeople across all disciplines. But, you never actually get to see that process. Rarely, if ever, do owners meet the furniture fabricators, the…
Not only is the second Extra X99 Fast now in the water, but she’s the second in the series for American owners. The Mini K2 motoryacht slipped into the Mediterranean Sea just yesterday, with sea trials set to emphasize just how fast Fast can be. Extra Yachts’ parent company, Palumbo Superyachts, provides naval architecture for…
