$6.6 Million Yacht Marina Renovation Completed at Fisher Island Club: The Vanderbilt Marina at Miami Beach’s Fisher Island Club has completed a $6.6 million renovation. The renovation, undertaken by Bellingham Marine, included installation of new floating docks and various infrastructure upgrades at the luxury private resort. The overhaul has improved access for a range of…
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Damen Yachts Delivers 69.2m Luxury Expedition Vessel Game Changer: The 69.2-meter expedition superyacht Game Changer has embarked on her world voyage following extensive modifications during her refit at the Damen shipyard. Game Changer was Damen’s fourth yacht support vessel to be sold following her debut at the 2017 Monaco Yacht Show. Her owner is expected…
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Superyacht Builder Oceanco Launches Project Bravo: Dutch shipbuilder Oceanco has launched its latest superyacht, the 109-meter Project Bravo, also known as Y718. Lateral Naval Architects, a recently established company that has worked on S/Y Black Pearl and other Oceanco’s M/Y Jubilee, provided naval architecture. Nuvolari Lenard provided exterior styling while Reymond Langton Design collaborated with…
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Superyacht Muscle and Curves Combine in Rossinavi Blue Runner 49 Concept: A new superyacht collaboration from Rossinavi Yachts and Marco Casali – Too Design, combines muscles and curves, two contrasting design elements, in the Blue Runner 49. This design concept is part cruiser and part pretty lady set to turn heads in any port. At…
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Mega Yacht Project Cosmos to Propel the Build to 30 Knots: Project Cosmos, the longest and largest volume mega yacht too be built in the history of Heesen Yachts posed a challenge: how to keep weight down while simultaneously ensuring structural integrity for such a performance. The Dutch shipbuilder, in conjunction with Van Ooossanen Naval…
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Mega Yacht Builder Heesen Moves Into Explorer Market with X-Venture: Dutch shipyard Heesen has unveiled its first explorer mega yacht concept, the 57-meter X-Venture. The new steel explorer, designed by London-based Winch Design, will offer a large volume of approximately 1,400 GT. With long-range cruising in mind, X-Venture will have plenty of storage for multiple…
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Superyacht Builder Feadship Launches 93m Project 814: Dutch builder Feadship has launched one of its biggest projects to date, the 93-meter superyacht Project 814 from its Royal van Kent facility in Kaag. Under construction for five years, the new project features design by Michael Leach Design and Reymond Langton. The new megayacht will see will…
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Rosetti Reveals New 52m Superyacht Concept: The functional elements of a supply vessel have been paired with the luxury finish of a superyacht in a recently revealed design from Rosetti Superyachts. The Italian shipyard developed the concept in collaboration with Italian designer Giovanni Griggo of Phi Design Lab. Featuring an extended 142sqm-aft deck to allow…
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Superyacht Insurance Premiums to Rise: If you think that the fire on the floating dock of the Lürssen shipyard in Bremen-Aumund, Germany doesn’t affect you, think again. A variety of sources say that this incident, which included significant damage to a 100-meter-plus superyacht under construction, is expect to trigger an insurance payout in the amount…
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Mega Yacht Fire! Recently Delivered M/Y Kanga Severely Damaged: Recently delivered 40-meter mega yacht M/Y Kanga has sustained severe damage in a fire last week while situated between the Croatian islands of Olipa and Mali Vratnik, north of Dubrovnik. Emergency services were called to the CCN-built vessel at approximately 8:22 a.m. last Friday. According to…
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