Step aboard any superyacht, and you’re bound to see a handful of Crestron controllers in rooms from the saloon to the staterooms. The touchpad systems, like the one above, let owners and guests (and even crew) do everything from browse and play movies and music to adjust the lighting and drapes, even air conditioning, simplifying…
When most people hear “auditing,” they think of the IRS showing up on their doorstep. But auditing also pertains to reviewing a company’s overall operations, to ensure it’s running effectively. Of course, a big side benefit is saving money and/or learning to spend it more wisely. The concept has been applied in aviation in recent…
Whether you’re the owner of a 40-footer or 400-footer, you want your yacht’s entertainment system to stand apart. So imagine the setup being installed aboard a 340-foot superyacht in Oman right now. That yacht, possibly Al Said, is undergoing a major refit, part of which includes installing equipment in all 10 guest staterooms, five “VVIP”…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Brownie’s Third Lung have jointly issued a voluntary safety recall of air compressors that the Fort Lauderdale-based dive company manufactures. About 1,000 units are affected by the recall, and all were sold at Brownie’s Third Lung’s factory and various marine/diving stores nationwide from July 2007 to August 2008….
Nearly every megayacht these days features some type of touchscreen control system for operating the blinds, lighting, TV and music, even air conditioning. The most popular ones, based on my own observations as well as conversations with various captains, brokers, and yard representatives, are from Crestron. While several other manufacturers’ products are available, and while…
I remember the first time I stepped into a megayacht builder’s facility 15 years ago. The youngsters among you may be shocked to know that while computers were in use, some of the yards I regularly visited still practiced hand-lofting, wherein the designers literally drew large-scale shapes and profiles. It was a painstaking, time-consuming process,…
Who would have thought that a 16th-century Italian physician, philosopher, and mathematician would have such influence over how bubbly is served aboard superyachts? This is Bottler, one of the most beautiful and frankly creative inventions I’ve seen in some time. It’s a champagne-bottle holder designed by the Dutch interior designer who created the artist’s impressions…
Around the time you’re reading this, Dockwise Yacht Transport’s newest yacht carrier, the 687-foot Yacht Express, should be pulling into Brisbane, Australia, marking the first of what’s expected to be many visits to the land of vegemite.Yacht Express, pictured here departing Fort Lauderdale in April on her maiden voyage, is the biggest float-on, float-off vessel…
Anyone with “just” a Wave Runner to his or her name is familiar with West Marine, the boating supplies and retail outlet. Well, now those of you with Wave Runners as just some of the toys onboard your yacht have a division for your particular needs: The new Professional Captain’s Services Division was created to…
Picture the scenario: Charter guests celebrating their last night aboard have spilled red wine on the cream-colored carpet in the saloon. There’s only a short window of opportunity to get an expert cleaning crew in the next day, because new guests arrive that afternoon. Plus many chemical treatments leave the carpet so wet that it…
