The brand-new 62m mega yacht Sea Owl (hull no. 807) hit the water at the Feadship facility in the Netherlands on Friday, May 31, 2013. She is designed by award-winning Andrew Winch.
The respected German shipyard, Abeking & Rasmussen, successfully handed over its voluminous 82m mega yacht Secret (hull 6493) to her new Owner on May 30, 2013. She is designed by bespoke Sam Sorgiovanni.
The leading Dutch shipyard, Heesen Yachts, has recently launched its all-new 50m superyacht Crazy Me (YN 16250). She provides lovely accommodation to up to 12 guests in the beautiful interiors, designed by bespoke Cristiano Gatto.
Jim Smith Tournament Boats has successfully launched its largest cold-moulded vessel yet – the 32m Sportfish superyacht Marlena (hull no. 29). She provides comfortable accommodation in 7 magnificent staterooms.
Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology is proud to announce that it has been awarded with an order for the replacement of the monitoring & alarm system aboard the 43-metre superyacht Espiritu del Xarey. The refit will be performed in Newport, USA.
The brand new 55m Limited Editions Amels 180 superyacht Engelberg was officially christened on May 16, 2013. Scheduled for delivery at the end of this month, she can comfortably sleep up to 14 guests.
This year’s 4th Dubois Cup will officially kick off at 12:00, today, on June 2, 2013. It will be attended by such spectacular vessels as the Oyster 100 superyacht Sarafin, the Oyster 125 yacht Twilight, charter yacht Salperton, and many others.
In order to give youngsters a chance to learn practical skills, brothers Mathew and John Hornsby, founders of Williams Performance Tenders, prepared a pioneering employment scheme.
Two spectacular vessels built by Southern Wind Shipyard will be racing in this year’s Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta: the SW94 sailing yacht Windfall and the SW100 superyacht Cape Arrow. The event will run in the lovely Italian yacht charter location – Sardinia’s Porto Cervo, from June 4 to 8, 2013.
This is a video from the launch of the splendid 32m Jim Smith Sportfish superyacht Marlena (hull no. 29). She is due to be delivered next month.
This is a video released by Omrop Fryslân, showing the 92,5-metre Feadship mega yacht Hull 1005 entering the yard’s facility in Makkum for completion.
It has been a very successful period for the Australian luxury yacht builder Riviera Yachts, winning the 2013 Australian Marine Industry Large Exporter Award, announcing a substantial investment in Australia’s manufacturing future and recording significant new yacht sales at the recently concluded Festival of Boating.