Guido de Groot designed sailing yacht AXONITE 92, developed in a partnership with K&M Yachtbuilders is a beautiful mixture of the careful attention to detail with the crisp, modern, practical lines.
A small selection of excellent charter motor yachts and sailing yachts available for luxury cruising around Corsica and Sardinia in the Western Mediterranean this summer.
Guido de Groot designed 31m Mobimar trimaran motor yacht is an amazing vessel, featuring all guest accommodation on the main deck making use of the extremely large beam. The vessel will be designed for those owners that will stay for longer periods on board and for that reason ask for the comfort they cannot get on other yachts.
Horizon showcased the RP120 motor yacht MUSES, the CC110 superyacht Lady Gaga as well as the E54 yacht at this year´s Hainan Rendezvous in Sanya, China. On the second day of the rendezvous, the yard hosted a Diva night onboard the luxury yacht MUSES, encouraging potential Chinese buyers to enjoy the yachting lifestyle with fine wine, hors d’oeuvres and private tours.
New Horizon E84 superyacht Virginia, delivered to her Owner in early April 2012, will be exhibited at Hong Kong Boat Show 2012, running from May 11 to 13. The luxurious, modern interior features Maple, Birds Eye Maple and Wenge woods, and the window mullions with matched veneer pattern incorporated in salon, showcasing Horizon’s superior craftsmanship.
Ferretti confirms its leadership in Brazil exhibiting seven yachts at the 2012 Rio Boat Show, including six models of the historic brand Ferretti Yachts: Ferretti 530, Ferretti 620, Ferretti 660, Ferretti 750, Ferretti 830 and the superyacht Ferretti 881, showing the great variety of the range offered to the Brazilian market. The luxury yacht Pershing 64’, one of the most successful models of Pershing, completes this sampling of sea pearls.
Horizon P136 superyacht Angara wins the “Yacht of the Year” Award in Taiwan. The “Yacht of the Year” is chosen as winner from each Taiwan yacht manufacturer, and Horizon has already had the honor of winning this prestigious award with the P136 charter yacht Miss Rose in 2009.
McConaghy Boats has successfully launched its 42.5m luxury trimaran yacht Adastra from its yard in Zhuhai China. This spectacular vessel can easily accommodate 9 guests and a crew of 5-6.
Twenty spectacular sailing yachts by Nautor Swan, spanning 40 to 82 feet will compete in this year´s 27th Atlantic Rally for Cruiser (ARC), held on 25th November in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
The Swan Rally 2012, running the last weekend in March, started perfect with Veuve Clicquot opening the proceedings at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia with each Swan crew in matching branded Swan Shirts, provided by Vicsail.
The sole participating Maxi, Geoff Hill’s sailing yacht Genuine Risk, won the Sunday Telegraph Trophy for Line Honours as well as a Rolex Yacht-Master timepiece at the 50th Rolex China Sea Race. The Overall title on corrected time went to the Singaporean entry Zanzibar, who also laid claim to a Rolex Yacht-Master timepiece in addition to inscribing their victory in the record books of Rolex China Sea Race history.
Newly refitted 38m Heesen superyacht No Comment (ex Tropic C)
The 38m Heesen superyacht No Comment (ex Tropic C), launched in 1986, was sucessfully refitted in 2011 by FM Yachts (Frank Mulder Yacht Projects BV), getting a completely re-designed interior lay-out, with the decor and styling by Joachim Kinder. The fishing cockpit was removed and made place for a comfortable aft deck with a large seating area. On wheelhouse level the deck was extended aft to accommodate two RIB’s of 22 ft and 17 ft in length. The fly-bridge area was increased as well and by removing the control station this area opened up to a fantastic lounging place with a bar, sunbeds, spa pool and grill.