Superyacht owners and enthusiasts tend to wear their hearts on their sleeves. When their favorite builders and other nautical brands have gear, they’re quite likely to wear their hearts on their backs and heads. Here’s your chance to show your pride in one of the oldest yacht builders in the United States – and the…
More electric watertoys are hitting the market, with the Sublue Vapor being the latest. Sublue manufactures small, handheld underwater scooters that stow easily in even compact toy lockers. Weighing 19 pounds (8.6 kilograms), you can also toss this scooter in a tender to take along on a day at the beach. Recheargable batteries provide up…
Small tenders like RIBs tend to be more practical than pretty. Argos Nautic and Pininfarina felt it was time for a change. The F-330 tender is a compact option delivering high style to owners who want some of the same benefits as those who commission custom ones. Having premiered at the just-concluded Miami International Boat…
Perhaps the next-best thing to owning a Feadship is owning a coffee-table book about the storied Dutch yacht builder. A new Feadship book, titled simply Feadship, takes you back through the decades to see how it all began, and how its custom approach to superyacht construction continues today. Although the shipyard facilities where Feadships are…
Although the owner is anonymous, a client has commissioned a custom tender from Falcon Tenders and Tim Heywood Design. The 36-footer (11-meter) reflects classically nautical style elements wrapped within one of the most distinctive exterior profile designs. With a 9’8” (3-meter) beam, the tender needed first and foremost to be practical. For instance, the owner…
BOTE’s floating chairs, hammocks, and other inflatable water gear make cruising more fun. Owners and guests who like spending a lot of time in and on the water, though, are seeking stronger sun protection and shielding, Simultaneously, they want solutions that don’t necessarily require buying an entirely new set of watertoys. The BOTE Hangout Shade…
Protector Boats produces rough-and-ready high-performance RIBs that are steadily gaining more popularity among megayacht owners. In fact, owners are increasingly seeking something other than a simple guest-transit tender. They’re also seeking more flexibility in design and outfitting for these craft. In response, Protector Boats is offering significantly more customization than it has before, even down…
X Shore, the Swedish builder of electric powerboats attracting superyacht chase boat and tender buyers, is officially out of business. In a social media post on January 28, Konrad Bergström, X Shore’s founder, announced the news. “It is painful when a deeply held vision ends this way,” he writes. Xshore Production, the parent company for…
Although 9 knots isn’t terribly swift by most accounts, it’s a remarkable speed for a personal sub. It’s also faster than a bottlenose dolphin usually swims underwater. In a few weeks’ time, the first U-Boat Worx Super Sub will be taking its owners on remarkable journeys at this speed. This makes it not just the…
Designing one of the world’s most famous yachts is a dream come true for any number of studios. Imagine, then, having multiple high-profile yachts in one’s portfolio, including some of the biggest private boats in the world. It’s not a dream. It’s the reality for Terence Disdale, the renowned interior designer who established Terence Disdale…
