Global interest in multi-hulls continues, so Silver Yachts is among the shipyards creating what these cruising customers want. It’s further why the Australian yard has started Hull 803, the third SilverCat yacht, on spec. Hull number one, Spacecat (below), sea trialed in July 2022 and saw delivery in October 2022. Yet another customer has already…
In about four years’ time, the buyers of the first Benetti B.Now 60M series superyacht will begin cruising. Since the name of their yacht is confidential for now, she’s known as the Benetti FB286 yacht (her hull number). If you’re not already familiar with the B.Now projects, Benetti created them with the design studio RWD….
Also known as Turquoise NB69, which launched in March, Infinite Jest is entertaining her owners on her first cruise. The warm summer waters of the Mediterranean will be their exploring grounds, until the yacht heads across the Atlantic later this year. Among the amenities the owners and their guests surely will press into use this…
The last days of July saw a flurry of activity at the Viareggio, Italy shipyard belonging to Benetti. Hull number six in the Benetti Diamond 44M yacht series slipped into the water, the way you would expect of an Italian build. A shower of red, white, and green confetti (the colors of the Italian flag)…
The Raised Pilothouse (RP) Series at Horizon Yachts may be semi-custom, but the shipyard allows enormous customization. So much so, in fact, that the new Horizon RP125 yacht Vin Xan is custom from her hull design on up. A repeat client from Australia commissioned the project, having enjoyed cruising aboard a Horizon RP100 for some…
EDITOR’S NOTE, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024: Due to the merger of Outer Reef Yachts and Lynx Yachts, the Lynx Adventure 24 yacht is now the Outer Reef Adventure 780 yacht. Outer Reef Yachts is handling all sales as well. We have changed the model name accordingly in this article. Intending to inspire yacht owners to go…
UPDATE, APRIL 22, 2025: The first Moonen 110 Mustique yacht has sold. The sale occurred during this year’s Palm Beach International Boat Show, where IYC, Moonen’s U.S. representative, exhibited the yacht. The owner has named her Midnight Saga and plans to take delivery in Europe within the next few weeks. Read on for our original…
While she is Feadship’s first biofuel cruiser, she likely won’t be the last. The sea trial results for the Feadship yacht Obsidian have, according to the shipyard, bested the already-stringent carbon-emission-reducing requirements from the owner. She’s also the first of more contracts to come where advanced electric propulsion, biofuels, and better hull designs combine to…
Hawaiian officials and the investors behind a yacht that damaged coral and rock on Maui have reached a tentative settlement. The investors will pay $117,471.97 to cover the natural resources damage and government administrative costs from the Nakoa yacht grounding. The owner of the yacht, however, potentially still faces hefty fines. Hawaii’s Board of Land…
UPDATE, OCTOBER 31, 2023: The Presidential yacht Sequoia is no longer in Maine. She arrived by barge in Cambridge, Maryland yesterday. Read on for our original article. The restoration of the former Presidential yacht Sequoia has hit another delay, this time due to Mother Nature. The owners are seeking a better-protected location in Maine due…
