Silent Yachts, which started building solar-powered catamarans about a decade ago, is expanding more into megayachts. It’s signed the first hull of its Silent 100 Explorer, a model it revealed just a month ago. Silent Yachts got its start under co-founders Michael and Heike Köhler. The avid sailors had cruised all over the world aboard…
Grande in Italian means huge. In an era of so-called gigayachts booming, speaking of very large yachts sometimes is rather reductive. But when a yacht boasts new design solutions that impressively dilate space and create new areas, she guarantees the wow effect, especially if we’re talking about a 125-footer (38.2-meter). That is exactly what happens…
Nine months after Moonen Yachts announced she’d start on spec, the hull of Moonen YN202 completed a milestone. It took four hours, with slow and steady crane works, amid foggy conditions. Her steel hull flipped from being upside down for construction to right side up for outfitting and, ultimately, marrying with the superstructure. The hull…
An established refit- and project-management team sees a good opportunity for all-aluminum catamarans to capture cruisers’ attention. It’s therefore created StellarCat as a boatbuilding brand, with two models available so far. StellarCat comes from StellarPM, a 20-year-old company based in Fort Lauderdale and with offices overseas. The company has overseen several refits and new builds,…
Naturally, every megayacht launch marks a historic moment for a shipyard. In the case of Benetti, the Lucky Wave launch marked the third hull in its Diamond 44M (a.k.a. Diamond 145) series. Additionally, she slid down a slipway at the Italian yard’s 148-year-old site in Viareggio. The Diamond series is part of the Benetti Class…
Never confuse a yacht’s size for her capabilities. Project Fox may “only” be 114’5” (34.9 meters) in length, but she is every inch an explorer. With an anticipated 3,600-nautical-mile range at 12 knots, she’ll pursue horizons around the world come 2023. And, you can be the lucky owners to do so onboard. Her current owner…
At 384 feet (117 meters), Oceanco Y719 made for an impressive launch on October 1. She also made history. Firstly, the megayacht is the largest yacht to date from the Dutch builder. Secondly, she is the largest yacht to date from any shipyard in The Netherlands. The yacht first appeared in public, though not nearly…
Some owners start the yacht-design process with a particular aesthetic in mind. The owner of Shinkai, just launched at Feadship, started with a three-person submarine that needed to sit on the aft deck. The sub—and, naturally, the crane to launch it—was a major priority for the entire project, in fact. So, Vitruvius Yachts penned the…
UPDATE, OCTOBER 11, 2021: The superyacht Titania isn’t the only private vessel cast in The Crown’s next season. Filming has been taking place with Christina O in Palma de Mallorca, too. Read on for our original article. Fans of the popular Netflix series The Crown are in for a special appearance by a yacht when…
Twenty-five days from call to contract, and less than six months to complete. To say that the refit of Alta has been unusual from day one is an understatement. With two months to go before it finishes, Patrick Knowles Designs is giving an early look at the major transformation. Alta is a 144-footer (44-meter) that…
