Couach Launches 4400 Fast Fly Megayacht: French shipyard Chantier Naval Couach, also known as Coach Yachts, has launched its latest megayacht from its Arcachon facility. The 4400 Fast Fly, under construction since 2014, will bring the Couach fleet to 22 vessels upon her completion in 2017. The 4400 Fast Fly is a combination of the…
Fifth Nauta Air 108 Megayacht Explorer Joining CdM Fleet: Based on a visit to the Cannes Yachting Festival, a buyer from Northern Europe has signed to buy an expedition Nauta Air 108 megayacht from Cantiere delle Marche (CdM) Vasco Buonpensiere, CdM sales and marketing director, noted that the owner was impressed with the yard’s presentation…
Higher Average Sales Propel December 2016 Yacht Market: Gains in four of six size ranges propelled higher dollar values in December boat sales. An increase of three boats in sales of yachts over 80 feet brought the biggest increase at $14 million, although the average price paid in this range declined from $5.7 to $5.4…
Adler MegaYachts Breaking Into Market with Commercial Craft Technology: Adler Yachts believes it can succeed in the yachting market by brining in technology usually reserved for superyachts to entry-level megayachts. The technology it’s is using on its first offering, the semi-custom Alder Suprema, is normally reserved for large commercial craft. As a flybridge yacht measuring…
Megayacht Piuma Set for 2018 Delivery: Her name means feather in Italian, and while she isn’t as light as one, megayacht Piuma is meant to have as little impact as possible on the territories she traverses. In build at the Italian Sea Group, she is among the biggest boats under the shipyard’s Admiral brand. Equipped…
Owner Takes Possession of Fifth Horizon Megayacht: Horizon Yachts must provide something special for one buyer who recently took possession of his fifth megayacht constructed by the shipyard. Christened Abaco, the yacht is a Horizon CC110, one of the vessels in the company’s custom collection that are equipped with touches well beyond that usually found…
Megayacht La Ciotat Dry Dock Agreement Jeopardized: Lürssen’s purchase of Blohm + Voss leaves the lease contract for use of the megayacht dry dock in La Ciotat in jeopardy, according to a report by the French news portal Le Marin. Blohm + Voss signed a contract signed a contract last October, just days before Lürssen’s…
Megayacht Gene Machine Rescues Stranded Sailing Yacht in Mid Atlantic: The captain and crew of the 55m megayacht Gene Machine recently rescued the 44-foot sailing yacht Minerva following a forestay failure. While taking part in the annual Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) from the Canary Islands to St. Lucia, Minerva suffered the forestay failure, which…
Columbus Yachts Sells 80m Megayacht Project: Columbus Yachts is in high demand these days as this division of the Palumbo Group has sold an 80m Columbus Classic megayacht currently under construction. The news comes on the heels of the sale of the 36m Sport ISA 120 in October. Construction on the 80m project began two…
Amer Yachts Sells Another Semi-Custom Amer 94 Megayacht: Hull Number 3 in the fuel-efficient, semi-custom Amer 94 megayacht series has been sold and is expected to be delivered to her owner next year. The megayacht features Volvo Penta’s IP system with three 900-hp powerplants on board, the same as Baccarat and Visionaria, the first two…