Fincantieri Yachts has launched the 140m Ocean Victory, designed by Espen Oeino with an interior by Alberto Pinto, Built to SOLAS regulation, this motor yacht features seven decks and has some of the world’s most advanced safety and technological systems. Ocean Victory is a complete super yacht, one that has it all in terms of…
DetailsPort Hercules will host the world’s largest showcase for super and mega luxury yachts at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show. The expanded berthing area will accommodate 100 large luxury yachts. Gaëlle Tallarida, Monaco Yacht Show managing director indicated that the show has had space challenges for the last 10 years. However, the improving global economy…
DetailsThe aptly named Equanimity, the industry’s first luxury super yacht fully complaint with the Passenger Yacht Code (PYC), has been delivered by Oceanco. With a name derived from the Latin acquus, meaning balanced, and animus, meaning spirit or internal state, the concept of Equanimity is reflected in her overall designed with perfect balance from her…
Details{jwplayer}http://youtu.be/gfuMNnzfD1s{/jwplayer} RT. Initial assessment of a blaze that heavily damaged the $24 million yacht Polar Bear in Chula Vista, CA, last week, indicates that a welding crew may have caused the fire, that destroyed the boat. Larry Jodsass, the yacht’s owner, indicated he cried when he saw video of his 100-foot-plus ship going up in…
DetailsThe 2014 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix recently saw the worlds of yachting and auto facing converge with the presence in port of the Vector Martini Racing V40R offshore powerboat, whose livery reflected that of Williams Martini Racing F1 cars driven by Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa. Already the winner of numerous races and world…
DetailsOne of the yachting highlights of summer for Americans on the east coast is the Penobscot Bay Rendezvous, August 14-17. For sailing enthusiasts looking to accumulate GMORA points, PBR puts on a great series of regatta races, along with classes for individuals who are new to racing or simply are looking for a different way…
DetailsIf recent sales activity is any indication, the market for luxury yachts finally appears to be on the upswing, although many industry experts are still proceeding with caution. In the last few weeks, a significant number of large luxury yachts have been sold, including the 32m Aslec 3, built in 2007 by Castagnola Cantieri Navi…
DetailsA Louisiana-based ownership group has purchased Westport Shipyard, Inc., renaming it Westport LLC, a division of Edison Chouest, LLC. The deal, signed on June 6, 2014, indicates that business as usual will continue at the manufacturer’s shipyards in Port Angele, Wesport and Hoquiam. Westport’s new owners have major holdings in the oil and gas marine…
DetailsItalian luxury manufacturer ISA Yachts has secured a contract to build its largest yacht to date, a 71-meter mega motor yacht that arrived at the shipbuilder’s Ancona facilities on board a dockship just prior to the end of 2013. The passage took over a month, traveling 5,000 miles from Arkhangelsk on the White Sea where…
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