The overall winner of the J-Class in this year’s Superyacht Cup Palma has become luxury yacht Lionheart. This majestic vessel was built by Claasen Shipyards to a design by Andre Hoek, a regular race crew member of the Lionheart team.
Built by Palmer Johnson to a design by Nuvolari Lenard, the second PJ170 super yacht BLISS (Project Apollo) features four Seakeeper 26 units.
Antalya-based Sunrise Yachts has recently installed three Seakeeper 26 gyros on the 46-metre Heesen motor yacht Big Mak (ex Blowzy). The yard is also concurrently working on another Seakeeper project, a Palmer Johnson 45M yacht, scheduled for completion in August 2014.
The Feadship Heritage Fleet is organising a rendezvous for all of its classic yachts this upcoming weekend. It will be hosted by the Feadship Aalsmeer yard – the home base of the historic luxury yacht manufacturer.
Measuring impressive 110 meters in length, the all-new super yacht Primadonna concept, coded DP028, has been superbly penned by Hot Lab yacht & design, based on the Oceanco hull platform. The 1:50 scale model of Primadonna will be showcased at the 2014 Monaco Yacht Show in September.
The new 74-metre mega yacht CRN 131 is currently in build at CRN Shipyard in Ancona, Italy. Spanning over five impressive decks and a sub-deck, she will comfortably sleep 12 guests in total, plus 4 staff persons in 2 cabins, and 34 crew members.
Being hosted by the lovely Sicily yacht holiday destination – Trapani, the first edition of the Frers Cup started today with a dockside Welcome Party.
So far, it has been an exceptionally successful 2014 regatta season for McConaghy-built yachts. These include Reichel/Pugh-designed sailing yacht Shockwave, which claimed Line Honours in the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race.
Superbly penned by Nauta Design from Italy, the Southern Wind 94 super yacht Kiboko has received an Honourable Mention in the 23rd edition of the ADI (Association for Industrial Design) Compasso D’Oro Design Awards.
Formerly known as ‘Riva 88 Miami’, the new super yacht Riva 88′ Florida has been proudly introduced by the legendary Italian shipyard, Riva, part of the Ferretti Group. Superbly penned by Mauro Micheli, the hull of the first 88’ Florida will be presented in Regal Silver.
The flagship of the Ancona-based CRN shipyard, the 80-metre mega yacht Chopi Chopi, stands out in the new advertising campaign for the launch of the Fiat 500 Cult into the European market.
Pendennis Shipyard has always strived to continually improve the facilities in Falmouth in line with market trends. The recent completion of 3 new construction halls, the installation of a larger travel hoist and expanded project offices, workshop space and crew facilities are in response to the higher demand for winter refit projects, as well as the increase in the average size of vessel, undergoing work in Falmouth.