The super green Superyacht concept SOLILOQUY has won a Condé Nast Traveller Award at a presentation ceremony last night in London. The mega yacht SOLILOQUY was submitted for nomination by a panel of experts however it was the general public that gave her the final recognition. ... read full story
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SWIFT141 Superyacht – Abu Dhabi MAR’s Frigate Transformation
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What is the most talked about aspect of ADMShipyards is not only their determination to become one of the top builders, but also their first project, the SWIFT141 superyacht, based on a sleek and modern design created by Pierrejean Design Studio in Paris. The first remarkable aspect (of many) of the newbuild is that the steel hull originally belonged to a Royal Netherlands Navy frigate, which was later purchased by the UAE Navy. The second is that when launched later this year the SWIFT141 will rank among the largest yachts in the world, and her long, narrow hull, with a top speed of 26 knots, will surely be among the fastest. Third, she will be topped by the largest composite-built yacht superstructure ever built, which includes more than 700 square metres of insulated glass. ... read full story
Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2010 Sees Strong Yacht Fleet Including the Newcomer Sailing Yacht P2
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Demand is still strong for a place in the fleet of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta and the diversity exemplified by the substantial entry list of yachts is testament to the first class racing conditions of the Costa Smeralda and the popularity of this annual event. ... read full story
Lila-Lou’s Curvelle Catamaran Superyacht
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Curvelle was set up in 2004 to create a team of naval architects and specialist cat designers and exhibited at the Abu Dhabi World Energy Summit in 2009 with designs for a new part solar, part diesel powered superyacht. ... read full story
Sealegs Amphibious Boat News
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Sealegs Corporation (NZX:SLG) has announced an unaudited operating profit of $642 thousand for the year ended 31 March 2010. This represents a 174% improvement when compared to the $869 thousand loss in the previous year. ... read full story
The New Curvelle Catamaran – Curvelle 33X9
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Curvelle is a luxury catamaran building company that has been around since 2004. They are best known for their team of finest architects and their vision of creating yachts that will change the cruising forever. Their yachts are created with twin pleasures of absolute comfort and unbeatable performance, their hull design is absolutely efficient, using... ... read full story
Focus: The PANAMAX Ketch Superyacht & Baltic Yachts
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Panamax will be a fast performance sailing yacht with the classic appearance and styling of a Bristol Pilot Cutter. This 66.90-meter ketch is expected to launch in 2010 at Baltic Yachts in Finland. Dykstra & Partners (and co designer Reichel/Pugh), are responsible for the Naval Architecture and exterior styling working in close collaboration with the owner and the owner’s project manager Jens Cornelsen. Intensive towing tank and wind tunnel tests have been carried out to increase performance with the largest composite standing rigging to date. Interior designers appointed on this project are Rhoades Young Design. ... read full story
Sunseeker 66 Yacht KOKO Confirmed Monaco Grand Prix Berth
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The 2006 Sunseeker 66 (22m) motor yacht has a confirmed berth on one of the pontoons between Stars 'n' Bars and the Monaco Yacht club for the Monaco Grand Prix 2010: ... read full story
Broads Authority UK – Green ways of Protecting your Yacht
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The Broads Authority routinely applies an environmentally friendly peroxide based underwater paint which deters algae to its four trip boats, navigation ranger launches and work boats. This is an alternative to traditional antifouling paint which can cause environmental problems. ... read full story
Heesen Yachts Present Revolutionary 6500 FAST DISPLACEMENT HULL FORM (FDHF) Superyacht.
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The exterior design of this 65-metre luxur motor yacht is by Dutch designer Frank Laupman of Omega Architects. Other leading international yacht designers have also been asked to create alternative proposals for the exterior styling. ... read full story