ALL PHOTOS: Luxury Vision Production When a megayacht is as large as Oceanco’s Nirvana, measuring 290 feet (88.5 meters) LOA, some people would assume that the interior is a formal, rococo affair. Many megayachts of similar size are fashioned this way, after all. Other observers who follow design trends might imagine that the steel-hulled megayacht’s…
PHOTO: iStock A 253-foot (77-meter), long-range discovery megayacht, a two-year-old 180-footer (55-meter) of a more conventional design, and a handful of smaller and faster megayachts are among the first to sign up for what will be the world’s first yacht auction held at a major yacht show. The auction is being…
A motion to stay has been granted in the $12-million lawsuit filed in 2011 by the owners of the megayacht Cakewalk against Derecktor Shipyards Connecticut, in anticipation of the dispute being settled out of court. In layman’s terms, a motion to stay is a stoppage of a legal case or even specific proceedings in a…
Just in time for this week’s Dubai International Boat Show, UAE-based Gulf Craft has started construction on its newest, and largest, megayacht, the Majesty 155. In keeping with its other models, Gulf Craft is building the yacht entirely of fiberglass. The Majesty 155 complements the other flying-bridge-equipped Majesty megayachts, which include the Majesty 101, 105,…
“As someone who has been involved in engineering various construction projects, I understand how difficult it is to create something as magnificent as Larisa on time and within budget.” So said the owner of the 188’10” (57.6-meter) megayacht Larisa at her launch and christening ceremony at Feadship’s Royal De Vries shipyard in Aalsmeer, Holland this…
Even with the increasing number of megayachts well in excess of the 500-gross-ton mark, the majority of megayacht buyers still commission projects beneath that threshold. That’s why Moonen Shipyards is shopping the two designs seen here, one to feature a steel hull and the other to employ aluminum. Longtime Moonen collaborator René van der Velden…
ALL PHOTOS: Marc Paris and Suki Finnerty When Hargrave Custom Yachts decided to build a handful of new yacht and megayacht models on spec for this year, including the Hargrave 114, it knew it was taking a risk. But, based on the builder’s experience at major yacht shows over the past year or so, Michael…
British Columbia-based Rayburn Yachts has staked its reputation on building traditional-looking motoryachts in the 80- to 110-foot range with a good turn of speed. Many of its megayacht hulls were designed by the late Ed Hagemann, who was renowned for his work with vessels ranging from yachts to patrol boats and high-speed craft. Hagemann’s work…
The first Curvelle megayacht, in the company’s Quaranta series, made her way from her construction shed in Turkey to the water a few days ago. You may recall that Curvelle was founded on the idea that power catamarans are catching on with yacht buyers. To that effect, the Quaranta model features naval architecture by catamaran…
The economic boom times of the past decade allowed a lot of people, even experienced yacht owners, to commission new megayachts. Doug and Linda Von Allmen, the owners of the new Lady Linda built by Trinity Yachts, were among them, and were the perfect owners for journalist G. Bruce Knecht to feature in a book…
