By the end of June, the owners of the newest Hargrave, Second Love, should have their 101-foot ride in their hands. A raised-pilothouse model similar in style to previous Hargrave 101s like King Baby and Victoriano, Second Love arrived stateside last week after a little over a month’s voyage from the shipyard in Taiwan. Soft…
Mid-May saw the launch of the Moonen 100 Explorer launch for a repeat client, a megayacht blending elements of expedition yachts with more traditional ones. If the profile photo of the yacht above seems like it’s missing something, it’s because the Moonen 100 Explorer did not yet have her navigation mast attached when she emerged…
When the Pershing 82 premiered at last autumn’s Fort Lauderdale boat show, some show-goers may have wondered why the Italian builder decided to have her replace the Pershing 80 in its lineup. Could two similar-size yachts be really that different? The answer is yes. The biggest difference is the inclusion of a sundeck aboard the…
Add another all-aluminum megayacht project to the roster of contracts at Admiral Tecnomar. She’s part of the Regale series built at the Admiral shipyard, a Regale 45 WJ, and she’s the second Regale signed in two years. As the “45” in the megayacht model’s name states, the yacht will be 45 meters LOA, or about…
Last Friday saw British Columbia-based Richmond Yachts launch its latest megayacht, a 150-footer (45.72-meter) christened Richmond Lady. If you’re familiar with Richmond Yachts, the megayacht’s name may sound familiar. That’s because Richmond Yachts calls its spec-built projects Richmond Lady, so this new yacht is the latest in that lineup. She’s also the builder’s second 150….
An abundance of white and orange balloons heralded the traditional breaking of the champagne bottle across the bow of Engelberg at Amels last week. Not only is Engelberg among the first of the Dutch builder’s Limited Editions Amels 180 megayachts, but she’s also quite tailored to the owner’s particular tastes. In fact, when the project…
This sharp-bowed megayacht, christened Cacos V, launched in mid-May at Admiral Tecnomar, the first Admiral yacht since Tecnomar took over the brand in 2011. Measuring 131 feet (40 meters), the all-aluminum Cacos V is part of Admiral’s Impero series, bearing naval architecture by Luca Dini Design along with input from the Italian shipyard’s in-house team….
PHOTO: © jabistens/ShipSpotting.com Bergen, Norway does not typically come to mind for a megayacht destination, but that is where the newest Amels, the 196’9″ (60-meter) Event, headed for her maiden voyage. She was seen there last week. PHOTO: Carl Groll/TheYachtPhoto.com Event is the first Limited Editions 199…
Ghost Yachts has a new megayacht design, the Ghost G180F, thanks to a recent partnership with both Feadship and the De Voogt Naval Architects design office. If you’re a longtime reader of Megayacht News, you may remember that Ghost Yachts was formed by Björn Moonen several years ago to provide alternatives in the lower-volume (under-500-gross-ton)…
PHOTO: courtesy Nuvolari-Lenard The weather on Friday may have been dreary, but the mood was anything but at Palmer Johnson, because that’s the day its largest megayacht to date, a 210 Sport Yacht christened Lady M, rolled out of her build shed in preparation for her launch, which took place Saturday….
