The much-anticipated Christophe Harbour Marina in St. Kitts has officially opened to accommodate superyachts in the eastern Caribbean. The facility is the result of a $100 million infrastructure investment with the government of St. Kitts and years of planning in conjunction with Buddy Darby, an experienced superyacht owner. Designed with yacht owners in mind, the…
With boats worth a total of more than $1.2 billion on display at the Palm Beach international Yacht show this year, it’s a safe bet that a number of spectacular superyachts built by some of the world’s most renowned shipyards will be on display. If you’re going to the show, you won’t want to miss…
The 30th Annual Palm Beach International Boat Show will feature participation by an unprecedented number of boat and yachting companies. The 2015 show, running March 26-29, will feature more than $1.2 billion worth of boats, yachts and accessories from the world’s best marine manufacturers. Hundreds of boats, ranging from 8-foot inflatables, personal watercraft and bowriders…
4Yacht’s latest project, Triple Deuce, was recently featured on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy’s tongue and cheek commentary on the name of Triple Deuce left us laughing, but it does go to show the reach we have achieved with the mainstream media. In addition to the bit on the Tonight Show, we also…
When something sinks in the yachting industry, it usually signals bad news. Not so with the recent free fall in the value of the Euro. Last week, the Euro slumped to a 12-year low against the U.S. dollar, closing at $1.0578 USD. The Euro is now approximately back at the value it was in January…
The American brokerage market is showing some encouraging trends as 1,652 boats were sold in February, an increase of 85 over the previous month and a 3 percent improvement from the same month in 2014. Total value was $208.6 million, a 1 percent increase from the previous February. Powerboats sales rose 4 percent as 1,357…
The proposed design is so big that it is staggering, as it will completely dwarf anything currently on the seas. Projected at an unheard of 280 meters or 918 feet in length, the concept design for the yacht Imāra is inspired by the SuezMax oil tankers, but would transform the working vessel into a massive…
Echo Yachts, the Australian superyacht builder, has released official renderings of an 84m Trimaran superyacht, slated for completion in 2017, and a 46m catamaran support vessel, due in early 2016. Both projects are under construction for the same owner at the company’s Henderson facility. New Zealand’s LOMOcean designed the fiberglass support vessel for the Trimaran…
Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris of the Orascom Group is reportedly investing €220 million in the construction of a marina in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, according to local Cypriot media reports. The investment is not related to Orascom Development Holding, which is currently developing a marina in Lustica Bay, Montenegro. Construction of the new marina is expected…
Yet another superyacht has come out of the yards of the Dutch shipyard Heesen. Christened M/Y Sibelle, Heesen Project Y/N 16750 is a 50-meter fully custom yacht that remains under 500 gross tonnage. Featuring an aluminum hull and superstructure, Sibelle was built for an experienced Heesen owner who was deeply involved in the development of…