A new 91m superyacht Project RIO to be built by the German Lurssen shipyard has just been signed. A new Lurssen megayacht ‘Project Rio’ measures 91m (298.55ft) and was signed for Lurssen to build just before the start of the 2011 Monaco Yacht Show. The German motor yacht builder Lurssen Yachts (or Lürssen Werft) is... ... read full story
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73m Nobiskrug Motoryacht by H2 Yacht Design
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The 73m Nobiskrug Motoryacht with exterior design by Focus Yacht Design GmbH and interior design by H2 Yacht Design is a new superyacht order signed in 2011. H2 Yacht Design are designing a New Hampton style interior for this elegantly sleek yacht. The 73 meter Nobiskrug superyacht is expected to be delivered in 2013. The... ... read full story
First images of the new Wally motor yacht tender Wally//One
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Wally has released the first official pictures of its new luxury day boat, Wally//One, coinciding with its Monaco Yacht Show debut. ... read full story
Construction of 33m power catamaran Quaranta well underway with Curvelle
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Curvelle is pleased to announce completion of the hull of the catamaran yacht Quaranta, in close cooperation with Logos Marine as principal build contractor. Being the flagship and first vessel of the new Curvelle family, superyacht Quaranta, is currently the largest carbon hybrid composite power catamaran in the world. Four years of development went into... ... read full story
Project Utopia by BMT Nigel Gee and Yacht Island Design
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UKs’s leading independent design consultancy BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, has announced its latest design Project Utopia, developed in partnership with Yacht Island Design. Project Utopia, an avant‐garde vision of a future concept breaks the traditional naval architectural mould which the market has come to expect and offers a truly unique... ... read full story
First Shipwrights Lecture in Southampton sees strong industry support & high attendance levels from apprentices
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International Designers Rob Humphries and his son, Tom, followed by Ian Benning of Volvo Penta UK, are the inaugural speakers in a series of lectures designed to inspire young people working in the UK industry and to explore the UK’s unique international position in yacht design and boat building. A former apprentice who now helps... ... read full story
The 66m Emax E-Volution Solar Hybrid Schooner by Sauter Carbon Offset Design – The Fastest and Greenest Superyacht
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The 66mEmax E-Volution Solar Hybrid Schooner by Sauter Carbon Offset Design is being described as the Fastest and Greenest Superyacht of our time with a maximum Speed of 28 knots and an unlimited Zero Carbon Cruising Range at 14 knots. The 66m Emax E-Volution Solar Hybrid Sailing yacht is to be built by NedShip is,... ... read full story
New Motor Yacht ESQUIRE 65 design by Vripack
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One of Vripack’s ltest designs is the Esquire 65 yacht, a very contemporary but also very classic full aluminium motor yacht. The wooden elements on Esquire 65 motoryacht’s exterior are a cheeky wink towards the owner’s profession, designer of luxury wooden chalets. Vripack enjoyed this challenge to combine both characteristics and create a comfortable ‘Gentleman’s’... ... read full story
Perini Navi Group’s Yachts Fidelis and Galileo G at 2011 MYS and MY Antara and Sailing Yacht P2 at FLIBS
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The Perini Navi Group is inaugurating the boat shows season at the Monaco Yacht Show (September 21-24) with the world premier of Sailing Yacht Fidelis, a 56m ketch, the tenth yacht in the 56m series and 51st yacht in the Group’s fleet. The Perini Navi Group will also present their 55m Motor Yacht Galileo G, second motor yacht of the Vitruvius® series built by their Picchiotti brand. ... read full story
Motor Yacht NISI 2400 awarded ‘Best Design’ trophy at the 2011 World Yachts Trophies
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NISI Yachts is pleased to announce its recently debuted NISI 2400 model has been awarded the 2011 World Yachts Trophy for "Best Design" among yachts under 80'/24 meters. ... read full story