When adding a superyacht model to a series, designers and shipyards strive for family looks, understandably. However, offering the same platform just with more space doesn’t necessarily tick the boxes for buyers. The Columbus Atlantique 65 yacht model reflects this recognition by Columbus Yachts and Hot Lab. Together, they’re giving cruising enthusiasts features not only…
The second hull in the Bilgin 163 series, the yacht Project AME has been under contract since April of this year. Now, we’re getting the first looks into just how the owners and their guests will live aboard. Like hull number one, the megayacht has both naval architecture and exterior styling by Unique Yacht Design….
UPDATE, MAY 7, 2024: The yacht Alvia has departed on her delivery voyage. Read on for our original article. The last time any part of her was visible was back in September 2021. Now, though, the Feadship yacht Alvia, which still remains relatively clandestine, is in the water. Dutch citizens residing near the Royal Van…
These are the first glimpses of the joined hull and superstructure for the Moonflower 72 superyacht in build at Wider Yachts. She’s its largest and most technically advanced project to date. In fact, Wider is revealing more details about the hybrid propulsion system, which is future-fuel ready, for the first time. With an interesting backstory,…
It may seem contradictory to describe a yacht as looking both fast and tough, especially given the curviness of so many sport yachts and maxi yachts. However, a new Alia Yachts 43-meter raised-pilothouse (RPH) megayacht embodies both of those design styles. Her Miami-based owner couldn’t be more delighted, either. “She’s a combination of speedy and…
At 184 feet (56 meters), the yacht Charley 2 has made history in Australia. She is the largest power catamaran to take shape in the country. Simultaneously, she’s the second-largest superyacht from Echo Yachts, which has a shipyard in Western Australia. With a volume of 1,041 gross tons, the massive megayacht is the second power…
In Portuguese, “Yes sir” is Sim senhor, and it’s the spirit behind the yacht project Seaview, in build at MCP Yachts. Specifically, the owner wants the yacht to greet his large family each day with a can-do attitude. In fact, the owner told the Brazilian shipyard, ‘Sim senhor, that’s what we want with our whole…
With accommodations for 12 guests, two expedition specialists, plus her captain and 15 crewmembers, the yacht Pink Shadow sounds like she’ll put the “explore” in “SeaXplorer.” The third SeaXplorer 58 from Damen Yachting has set off on the first of many global adventures. Since the SeaXplorer series has attracted strong interest, Damen Yachting started hull…
In many respects, the yacht Yersin is ahead of her time. Conceived about a decade ago and seeing delivery in 2015, she embodies the exploration spirit. She can circumnavigate the globe with just one re-fuel and has a lower environmental impact than new launches do. Not only can scientists come aboard to conduct crucial research,…
Nearly a year following delivery, the big, happy family who wanted to cruise together on both sides of the Atlantic have fulfilled their dream. More accurately, part of their dream. The yacht Queen Tati so far has taken them from their home waters of Brazil to the Caribbean, on to the Med, and back to…
