For the third time in a month Feadship has launched a superyacht, with the latest being the 46.4m Dubois-designed Project 689. The yacht is the second Feadship to be designed by British naval architect Ed Dubois and his team. Redman Whiteley Dixon, another British designer, is responsible for her interiors. Project 689 has a unique…
Wider Yachts has unveiled its latest superyacht project, the Wider 125. This 38-meter superyacht built in aluminum by the Italian shipyard, is designed by Fulvio de Simoni, who is also responsible for the Wider 150 and Wider 165. The newest design benefits from the same diesel technology featured in the shipyard’s other designs that improve…
Italian shipbuilder Benetti has successfully launched the luxury superyacht Incontatto from its shipyard in Viareggio. Incontatto is a Benetti Tradition Supreme 108 vessel with a sister ship, My Paradis, already launched in 2014. Incontatto can sleep as many as 10 guests in luxurious comfort over five beautifully appointed cabins that include a generous full-beam owner’s…
The Dubai International Boat Show returns this week with the 23rd edition of this international event. Over 800 companies and brand from 54 countries will participate at this year’s show, which will run through March 7 at the Dubai International Marine Club.. An unprecedented number of visitors from more than 120 countries are also expected…
The organizers of the Genoa International Boat Show have decided that the 2015 event will continue with the successful format started last year, continuing the format started last year. In 2015, two marinas will be devoted to displays of more than 500 boats. The new format reinforced traditional exhibition areas that will be flanked by…
Italian shipyard Tankoa has sold its first S501 superyacht to a French owner. Construction of the 50m superyacht will begin in April, with delivery scheduled for April 2017. Renowned designer Francesco Paszkowski developed the design in an attempt to develop a balance, timeless look with amenities and facilities usually seen only on much larger yachts.…
Is Russia looking for ways to please its nouveau riche, or is the country looking for ways to promote yachting tourism? Maybe it is a little of both. According to local media reports, Russia has plans to develop a yachting infrastructure with a planned marina in Gelendzhik and additional sites in the Crimea targeted for…
The first vessel in Overmarine Group’s new Mangusta 132 series, the fourth model in the recent Maxi Open Mangusta series, has been sold. Francesco Frediani, Overmarine’s commercial director noted that the Mangusta 132 was created with the group’s strategic development plan in mind in addition to focusing on the company’s dimensional growth, greater efficiency and…
No update has come from owners of Christensen Shipyards, the Vancouver, WA-based builder of custom yachts as to the status of its shuttered manufacturing plant. According to the local Columbian newspaper, the media blackout on the long-term status of the shipbuilder continues, even though employees recently arrived at the yard to pick up paychecks following…
The UAE-based shipyard Gulf Craft has launched three Majesty superyachts in a single week, a 105, a 120 and a 135. All three will be on display at the Dubai International Boat Show, March 3-7 and the Singapore Yacht Show, April l23-26. As the latest additions to Gulf Craft’s line of luxury flybridge superyachts, the…