Shortly after her maiden voyage in the Med last summer, the yacht Infinite Jest embarked o n an extraordinary journey. Her owners wanted to visit as many places as possible—and they’ve succeeded. In just seven months on the water, Infinite Jest has touched five continents and covered nearly 20,000 miles. Among all the places they’ve…
The year 1902 saw the invention of air conditioning, neon light, and the teddy bear, among other things. It also saw the launch of the yacht Madiz in Scotland. The 182-foot (55.4-meter) megayacht is the oldest and largest classic yacht still floating. Further boasting many of the features from her original construction, she’s a rare…
Sometimes technological solutions make the yachting experience even better than you may realize. In developing the Milano yacht project, Tankoa Yachts thought well into the future. Besides offering diesel-electric propulsion for near-term lower emissions, it is developing fuel cells for even cleaner cruising. At an LOA of 230 feet (70 meters), the Milano yacht proposal…
“Puro” translates to “pure” from Italian, and Ocean Alexander asserts that its new Puro Series represents pure yachting. It believes pure yachting blends global good looks and equally good performance. Customers will be able to not only get a good look at but also step aboard the Ocean Alexander 35P yacht, the first model, soon….
The first welds for a 298-footer (88-meter) are complete at The Italian Sea Group. Eventually, the yacht Project Spyder, whose real name remains confidential, will have five decks. She’ll further be much more visible than the teaser illustrations available so far. Styling is by Espen Øino International. The Admiral Yachts division of The Italian Sea…
Rossinavi knew it was onto something in creating its new brand of explorer yachts with ultra-luxe amenities. An American has signed a contract for the very first hull, a Nolimits Yachts NL45. The idea behind Nolimits Yachts is to make exploring more feasible for more cruisers. To date, many explorer-oriented designs are for quite…
The yacht Saint Nicholas will have sparkling new amenities for her owners and guests in time for next winter’s cruising and charter season. She’ll be spending the next eight months in Germany at Abeking & Rasmussen, undergoing extensive modifications. The 230-footer (70-meter) cruised into the refit division of the shipyard, A&R Services, on February 20….
Capable of carrying a submersible for discoveries beneath the surface as much as above, the Admiral Adventure 50m yacht doesn’t look like an explorer. That’s partially the point. Unconventional designs have become somewhat of a hallmark of Admiral Yachts’ parent company, The Italian Sea Group. Like its previous projects, it’s striving to bring a different…
A family of cruising enthusiasts were just as enthusiastic over the weekend, watching their yacht Infinity launch in Italy. She’s the second Baglietto T52 yacht so far. Similar to the first T52 yacht, Infinity has a 79-foot-long (24-meter-long) sundeck. While fully alfresco, the deck has some sheltered space thanks to the navigation arch support. Although…
Like so many yacht owners, the young couple who commissioned the first Outer Reef 830 Classic Motoryacht wanted more space. Further like a lot of owners, they returned to the builder that they believed understood their cruising needs best. This new megayacht model is part of the shipyard’s X Class line and a version of…
