Come next summer, ISA plans to deliver this 140-foot (43.63-meter) megayacht, its first featuring all-fiberglass construction as well as a hybrid propulsion system developed by Siemens. There are several well-known benefits to hybrid propulsion, such as lower fuel burn, quieter atmosphere onboard, and lower emissions, without compromising speed or performance. Hybrid propulsion can involve batteries…
Further proof that yacht owners who prioritize long-term and far-flung cruising are active buyers, Cantiere delle Marche recently formalized a deal for yet another megayacht in its expedition series, a Darwin Class 86. This new Darwin Class 86 will bear the same styling as other megayachts in the lineup, drawn by Hydrotec, plus feature a…
Add another RP110 (Raised Pilothouse 110) to the roster of yachts and megayachts under construction at Horizon. The Taiwan-based builder inked a deal after a potential client visited the shipyard. While the owner’s nationality wasn’t revealed, the introduction was made via Horizon’s Australia sales office, so the client should be from that region. Regardless, this…
We’ve heard of ambitious itineraries, but the one that the famed charter megayacht Sherakhan is going to undertake starting this autumn is even more so: 38,000 nautical miles in 14 months. It’s not just a global cruise during which you can charter Sherakhan in a variety of unusual destinations, but also one where you can…
Leave it to the Italians to use classical music as the inspiration for the name of a new megayacht model. Ferretti Custom Line calls its newest Navetta semi-displacement megayacht the Navetta 26 Crescendo, with “Crescendo” meant to evoke concepts of gradually increasing intensity. While it may strike some of you as being silly, it actually…
Experienced owners who enjoy cruising as much as their young family does are weeks away from taking delivery of Sea Owl, the 203’5” (62-meter) megayacht which launched late last week at Feadship’s Royal Van Lent yard for her first series of sea trials. Sea Owl has the same color pattern outside as the owners’ previous…
Heesen Yachts is known for its range of series-built megayachts that are mostly customized inside, not fully custom yachts where the first lines drawn are based on the owner’s imagination. But sometimes breaking with tradition makes sense to a shipyard, which explains the commissioning of Crazy Me, a 164-footer (50-meter) that just hit the water…
PHOTO: Andreas Jens/TheYachtPhoto.com If these open bay doors at Lürssen are any indication, this week should see the launch of the 279’2” (85.1-meter) megayacht project Niki. Project Niki has been kept mostly quiet by the Germany-based builder, though Lürssen did release images of her in January 2012 sliding down the ways,…
