Jonathan Rothberg, the owner of Gene Chaser, has a straightforward explanation for this new vessel’s name, and purpose. “We are going to go after genes to combat global warming and clean up the oceans and the air.” In fact, he says, “In our planet’s very genes lie the answers to our biggest challenges and the…
Love is a many splendored thing. All you need is love. And love is certainly in the air in the megayacht world. Just look at how many yachts are named after wives… and at our list of five valentine-themed superyachts. Well, they’re valentine-themed in the sense of being romantic expressions of the owners’ adoration for…
Sometimes it can be hard to determine the scale of a superyacht, especially when she is off on the horizon or in sections in build at a shipyard. In the case of this particular project underway at one of the facilities of Lürssen, however, the scale is pretty clear. Take a careful look at the…
Sea trials are underway for Stefania, belonging to a family who look forward to the upcoming Mediterranean cruising season. Besides looking different than other megayachts in the harbor, this Dynamiq build features systems atypical of other cruisers. A Dynamiq GTT 135 model, Stefania measures 134’5” (41 meters), the largest megayacht to date for Dynamiq. She…
Turkey-based Numarine is a few short months from launching its newest explorer series. Three hulls in the new Numarine 37XP series are in build, in fact, with number one coming this summer. The XP lineup initiated several years ago. It includes smaller and larger models, including the 32XP, for instance. In fact, that particular project…
Just as your favorite pair of jeans is comfortably casual, Blue Jeans will suit laid-back cruising with family and friends come the summer of 2022. This fully custom 108-footer (33-meter) is even more notable for Van der Valk Shipyard in multiple ways. Specifically, the clients who are commissioning Blue Jeans are from Asia. They are…
More cruising consumers are turning to one of Benetti’s most recent semi-custom series, the Diamond 145. Buyers signed on for hull number four in December. Coincidentally, the deal came shortly after the owners of hull number two (pictured) took delivery. Further noteworthy, these customers signed the contract several months after delivery of hull number one,…
Bering Yachts will soon start construction on its eighth current new build. It has sold the second hull of the Bering 145 series, for delivery in about two years’ time. The hull turning for the first Bering 145 occurred late last year. Her contract closed just six months before the one for this 145-footer (44.2-meter),…
Enjoy a long look at Amara, because in several months, she will look quite different. The Feadship Refit and Services division will take tools to her uppermost deck, removing and reconstructing it as a helideck. It’s among several changes her owners want to make to this classic cruiser. Amara launched back in 1986 as Cacique….
Families are increasingly seeking new ways to cruise together, and to travel the world together. Similarly, yacht owners are increasingly seeking new ways to leverage space onboard. Valerio Rivellini brings these two concepts together in his Extended Explorer yacht design. The 184-footer (56-meter) pushes the boundaries, literally and figuratively, of deck space. Rivellini established his…
