Megayacht By Icon Islander Set to Break the Mold: Icon Yachts is out to prove that long-range cruising and super-size comfort can readily come in a smaller package. The Icon Islander at only 29.2m (96 feet) is a departure for the shipbuilder, which is constructing the vessel on spec. Islander expects a 2,200 nm range…
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Megayacht Builder Wider Yachts Impresses Customers at Cannes: Wider Yachts has unveiled two new yachts at the Cannes Yachting Festival, the impressive Wider 150 GENESI and plans for the 46m RINA comfort Class, the quietest yacht ever build, which also boasts the largest beach club for a yacht of her size. GENESI has owner and…
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Ferretti and Elton John to Donate Proceeds of Yacht to Earthquake Survivors: Sir Elton John and Feretti have combined to donate the proceeds from a Special Edition Aqua River Super motor yacht to charities that will help victim’s of this summer’s earthquake in Italy. The move was announced by Sir Elton at a recent private…
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Feadship Launches Much-Anticipated Megayacht Aquarius: Following a private ceremony at its Aalsmeer facility in the Netherlands, Feadship has launched the highly anticipated 92m megayacht Aquarius. The fully custom superyacht, reportedly owned by an American who has previously owned 50m and 60m yachts, will now embark on extensive seat trials and final outfitting before being delivered…
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Monaco Yacht Show Has New Supercar/Luxury Car Deck Park: Every year, the spectacular event known as the Monaco Yacht Show gets bigger and bigger, and this year’s edition is no exception. The 26th annual Monaco Yacht show, opening September 28 and running through October 1, has several notable additions to its program, particular the Car…
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August Yacht Sales Show Mixed Results: For the third consecutive month, brokerages reported incremental increases in yacht sales with figures up 1 percent from August 2015 at 2,902 boats sold. Sailboats led the way with a 3 percent volume increase as 527 boats exchanged hands. During July and August 2016, sailboat sales increase 4 percent,…
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Andy Waugh Unveils 111m Megayacht Ascendance Design: British designer Andy Waugh Yacht Studio has developed a new 111m superyacht design that will be officially unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show in late September. Named Ascendance, the design was created in conjunction with German yacht builder Nobiskrug. She uses a sleek and efficient grand design…
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A Group presents New 110m Megayacht Project Acuore: The latest yacht design concept from the A Group is the 110m luxury yacht Acuore. Amongst its many amenities are a helipad, a beauty room and a hamman within a comprehensive full beam spa. A signature glass fin that adorns the top of project Acuore will become…
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Major Yacht Shows Will See Considerable Tightening of Security: As visitors to the Cannes Yachting Festival already have experienced, security at large yachting shows has tightened considerably this fall due to terrorist events that have occurred in France and elsewhere. Even before the Bastille Day massacre on the waterfront in Nice, show organizers had begun…
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Horizon to Debut E98 Megayacht in 2017: What happens when a manufacturer listens to customers who want a bigger superyacht but one that is not too big? The result is the Horizon E98 that Horizon CEO John Lu indicated is ideal for buyers who aren’t ready to purchase vessels of 110 feet or more. The…
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