Sunseeker Teams with Red Bull F1 Team to Develop Luxury Yachts: Sunseeker International has announced a new partnership with Red Bull Advanced Technologies that will have the two companies working together to develop a new range of luxury yacht models. The Red Bull Technology Group, which includes the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Formula One…
Tankoa Mega Yachts New Designs: The latest offering from Italian shipyard Tankoa is a 53-meter planning mega yacht named Saetta with a top speed of 28 knots. Saetta joins Tankoa’s ilne of fast planning yachts with exterior design by Francesco Paszkowski and reflects a growing interest in the Genoa-based builder. Paszkowski calls its clean, dynamic…
Luxury Yacht Builder Oyster Yachts Ceases Operation: British luxury yacht boatbuilder Oyster Yachts has closed its doors leading to the loss of 160 jobs and is in the process of entering administration. All boatbuilding staff were let go on February 5, although Oyster’s events and brokerage businesses were expected to continue as a separate enterprise.…
St. Kitts and Nevis Launch Yachting Sector Implementation Plan: The government of St. Kitts and Nevis has announced a Yachting Sector Implementation Plan for the years through 2022, which will put into practice the key areas earmarked for development in a previous document. The idea behind the plan is to use the yachting industry to…
Hydrotec Unveils 100m Crossbow Superyacht Concept: Hydrotec has revealed its latest 100-meter Superyacht concept called Project Crossbow. The new project from the Italian naval architecture studio has a beam of 12.5 meters and a draft of 3.5 meters on an aluminum hull and superstructure. Crossbow has an unusual take on a superyacht of her length…
Heesen Sells Mega Yacht Project Boreas: Heesen Yachts has sold the build previously known as Hull 18650 and now called Project Boreas. The 49.8-meter mega yacht was designed by Omega Architects and started on speculation in 2016. She is due for completion in July 2019. Mark Whiteley Design will create the contemporary interior for the…
Cayman Islands Offer Superyacht YET Registration: The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry (CISR) has announced the availability of a Yacht Engage in Trade (YET) certification, which enables yachts over 24 meters to charter up to 84 days per calendar year in European Waters, currently limited to France and Monaco. The program follows in the footsteps of…
Gill Schmid Design Reveals 75m Mystique Superyacht Concept: Gill Schmid Design of New York has reveal a new 75-meter explorer superyacht concept developed with German builder Dörries Yachts. The new concept is named Mystique and has been designed to Ice-Class standards, enabling her to travel around the world. The new superyacht project resulted from a…
114m Superyacht Ines Concept Unveiled by Alvarao Aparicio de Leon: Spanish designer Alvario Aparicio de Leon has revealed a 114m superyacht concept named Ines that features a lower than average volume-to-length ratio. Aparicio de Leon wanted to design a sleek design based on a full displacement hull while not sacrificing interior space. The result is…
Johnson Launches Flagship Motor Yacht: Johnson has launched its largest superyacht to date, a 34-meter Johnson 112 model, from its shipyard in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The flagship yacht will undergo seat trials before her expected delivery in January 2018. Sold to an American client in May 2017, the Johnson 112 has a GRP hull and superstructure,…