Sencora, a Turkey-based builder of semicustom and custom fiberglass yachts, is set to begin construction on its largest project to date, the Sencora 52, measuring 52 meters (171 feet). The project has been in development for a few years, through a collaboration with UK-based Dixon Yacht Design and Germany-based Focus Yacht Design. While Dixon is…
People are fascinated with lists. Whether it’s a tabulation of the richest, the biggest, the fastest, or even the cheapest, we’re bound to be interested. When it comes to the megayacht market in particular, there’s plenty to grab our attention. Look no further than the proliferation of annual Top 100 lists of the largest yachts—yet…
Fuel prices be damned: If you want to feel the wind in your hair, the newest high-performance member of Pershing’s flagship line will do the trick. Hull #9 in the Pershing 115 series launched last week, under the watchful eye of the owner’s representative and, of course, the team at the shipyard. Like the previous…
As part of its increasing focus on the megayacht market, Shama Yachts began construction on its new flagship, the 135 Raised Pilot House (RPH) model. As the name suggests, the LOA is 135 feet (41 meters). Shama Yachts is the largest privately owned and managed fiberglass yacht builder in Egypt. Specifically, its 10,000-square-meter (108,000-square-foot) facility…
Van Geest Design, a Dutch firm that has both concept and commissioned designs to its credit, is unveiling its latest client-requested proposal, this thoroughly modern, 90-meter (295-foot) motoryacht. Pieter van Geest, a principal of Van Geest Design, says that he and his design partner came up with the look and length first, as is their…
Fancy a flick while floating around in the pool? The owner and guests aboard Seven Seas won’t have to dry off and head inside to enjoy the latest DVD blockbuster. The glass wall at the aft-deck infinity pool of this Oceanco can serve as a movie screen. This is among the many highlights of the…
If you haven’t heard of Yacht Island Design, fasten your seatbelts. The design studio, whose directors have experience in the automotive industry plus 3D yacht renderings, has a 155-meter (508-foot) proposal. The Streets of Monaco superyacht concept has, among other things, has a scaled-down version of the Monaco Grand Prix course as a focal point….
It’s been about six years since Palmer Johnson began focusing on the muscular cruisers it calls Sport Yachts. Surely you’ve been able to pick out one on the horizon, even among myriad other megayachts, as they’re sleek and streamlined in profile, and nearly all are punctuated by paint jobs in metallic blues, golds, and more….
Strand Craft certainly knows how to get attention. The builder, which previously focused on retro-styled runabouts and motorboats up to about 40 feet LOA, decided to test the megayacht market last year. It did so by introducing a concept project, the Strand Craft 122. Priced at about $24 million, the Strand Craft 122 was sleek…
