Andrea Merloni, the Italian businessman behind successful consumer goods companies in Italy, loved yachting. In fact, he loved it so much that he commissioned Audace from Cantiere delle Marche to live upon most of the year. A fatal heart attack last November interrupted his plans to modify the yacht to better suit his needs. However,…
Three years after experienced yacht owners decided that a seemingly unusual choice to build their custom yacht was actually the right choice, that yacht is quickly approaching delivery. Project 13800, also known as Project Moon Sand, slipped into the water at Lürssen today. The megayacht measures 182 feet (55.5 meters), with a beam of 33’5”…
Drawing inspiration from nature as much as sports cars, ISA Yachts and Enrico Gobbi — Team for Design created the Ayrton series. The first of the three models so far reveals an interesting take on how such seemingly unrelated muses come together coherently. That yacht, the Ayrton 63—the others are the Ayrton 50 and 70—does…
At 223 feet (68 meters) LOA and with a beam of 46 feet (14 meters), Wayfinder is not your typical shadow yacht. She’s a ShadowCat, the line of support yachts from catamaran-design studio Incat Crowther and consultation company YCTS. While each ShadowCat can see construction at whatever yard owners want, Wayfinder comes from Astilleros Armón…
Damen Yachting’s SeaXplorer range not only continues to attract customers, but also continues to grow. The largest model is now the SeaXplorer 105, 345 feet (105 meters) of polar-exploration capabilities and luxury living. The series, which counts Anawa as its first delivery, has grown due to customer requests and existing customer feedback. With a gross…
PHOTOS: Tom van Oossanen Not only is Monnickendam in The Netherlands centuries-old, but its most famous citizen, Royal Hakvoort Shipyard, launches its yacht in a time-honored tradition. YN251 celebrated the traditional sliding down the ways on April 24, for an American client intent on global cruising. The 200-foot (61-meter) yacht has naval architecture by Diana…
The next time you learn of a refit, consider how many specialists it takes to make the magic happen. With the recently completed, nearly yearlong refit of No Bad Ideas, a Westport 130 from 2005, two dozen vendors participated. They included and all came together at Bradford Marine. The project is the largest that the…
Eighty-one waypoints, spreading over 2,800 nautical miles, lay ahead of Moskito, the latest delivery from Heesen Yachts. Her captain and her crew of 12 plan to have her cover them all, non-stop, on her shakedown cruise to Malta. While she started construction as the spec build Project Pollux, this semi-custom Heesen 55M Steel yacht sold…
“There are many old crew-supply boats sitting tied up because the Gulf of Mexico slowed down a few years ago,” points out Nick Boksa of Boksa Marine Design. “We’\’re getting inquiries all the time.” One such inquiry came from a previous client, a commercial fisherman who enjoys buying and converting commercial craft. That inquiry is…
If a yacht name could sum up what many of us enjoy the most, Time Off would be it. This inspirational-themed new launch is part of the Damen Yacht Support line, and available for delivery by summer. Specifically, Time Off is hull number nine of the YS 5009 series. This means LOA is 182 feet…
