It’s a good thing Oceanco’s Alfa Nero was docked toward the end of Jettee Nord in Monaco’s Port Hercule last week, because she stopped onlookers dead in their tracks and kept them there, practically slack-jawed. (No doubt the same happened to Neil Heyes, the amateur shutterbug who took the photo above in Greece this summer.)…
My inability to resist a classic yacht has me in love again. Meet the object of my affection, Ocean Glory. She’s a 1935 build that the respected refit and repair yard Amico & Co. refurbished from stem to stern and presented at the Monaco Yacht Show.The yard acquired the 86-footer from her previous owner and…
While I’m no professional videographer, the handful of videos I have shot over the years are pretty good. I used to tape the get-togethers my college friends and I held each summer, and these days it’s my own vacations and business travels. It’s particularly helpful in the latter case, because I find that sometimes words…
Open note to all megayacht owners, owners’ representatives, and builders: Borrow a page from Benetti if you want to make the unveiling of your yacht an event to remember. The Italian yard presented its new Legend series last Thursday evening, during the Cannes boat show, at a 1960’s-themed party, accompanied by fireworks and a concert…
The first of the Russian Twins has hit the water.Last Sunday saw the launch of Areti I, the first of two identical 127-footers (hence the nickname above) that a young Russian commissioned from Burger Boat Company. Why two yachts? Because he says he spends nearly as much time traveling to the United States as he…
Even though it wasn’t fully outfitted yet, the hairdressing/massage room aboard Excellence IV grabbed my attention. Climbing up and down five decks without stopping over the course of about an hour will do that to me. But seriously, the room was one of many that convinced me that the charter brokers and clients anxiously awaiting…
Now the turn of phrase referred to in the headline above can be your reality: Goldmine is the project name for a 75-meter (246-foot) yacht that Fraser Yachts will be managing at Fincantieri Yachts.Boasting six decks and more than 1,000 square meters (about 3,280 square feet) of space for the owner and guests to enjoy,…
Now that I’ve returned from my Dutch and German yard visits and have a reliable Internet connection (thanks for nothing, T-Mobile.de), I can tell you more about what I learned last week. Perhaps the most interesting project any of the yards was able to discuss was the SWATH yacht underway at Abeking & Rasmussen.SWATH stands…
Earlier today I visited Heesen Yachts, where 17 boats are on the order books for completion from this fall through summer 2011. One of them is 101, the black-hulled semidisplacement yacht seen here, which in October will become the second delivery in the yard’s new 4400 series. It’s hard to see here, but trust me…
“Let’s get lost!”And with that declaration, tongue firmly planted in cheek, Francis Vermeer of Feadship’s marketing department and I proceeded to climb up and down all sorts of ladders and makeshift stairs connecting the under-construction decks of yard #798 at Royal Van Lent today. And yes, we did get lost.The yacht, measuring just shy of…
