Last month, The International SeaKeepers Society returned from a successful shark tagging expedition aboard the 125′ Northcoast super yacht Fugitive and the 150′ Cheoy Lee motor yacht Qing, supporting the University of Miami and National Geographic. The expedition took place at Tiger Beach, a lovely Bahamas yacht charter destination.
The first RORC Transatlantic Race 2014 was a great success for the Southern Wind SW 94 super yacht Windfall. She completed the race scoring a second position in elapsed time and first in IRC Zero Class.
Quaynote Superyacht Conference & Networking Events will run concurrently with the 2015 Palma Superyacht Show, starting on April 30. Confirmed speakers and panel members include a world-renowned superyacht designer, Marnix Hoekstra – Managing Director of Vripack Naval Architects.
Dykstra Naval Architects and Royal Huisman have proudly announced a new order for the 56m super yacht Aquarius, due to be delivered in the autumn of 2017. This beautiful classic ketch boasts elegant interiors by Mark Whiteley Design.
Next year’s Dusseldorf Yacht Show will see Dominator Yachts offer its clients to walk through the 26M super yacht Ilumen that is not yet built, but is “sensed” as though she is thanks to virtual reality.
Today, on December 11, 2014, the definitive guide to the world’s biggest superyachts will go on sale in the January 2015 issue of Boat International magazine. The biggest yacht in the world remains the breath-taking 180 metre mega yacht Azzam, built by Lurssen to a design by Nauta Yachts.
Asia Superyacht Rendezvous will celebrate its 14th anniversary this month. The prominent event will once again host the world’s finest yachts, including the 72m custom charter yacht Titania, which underwent a major refit in 2012.
Built by ISA Yachts to a design by Andrea Vallicelli in 2005, the 36,45m super yacht Happy Hour has recently undergone the galley transformation by Wild Group International. The textured foils now add a sense of additional quality to the finish.
Day 11 of the currently running RORC Transatlantic Race 2014 saw a lead of over 10 miles for Jeremy Pilkington’s Baltic 78 charter yacht Lupa of London.
Day 10 of the currently running RORC Transatlantic Race 2014 saw Russian Southern Wind 94 sailing yacht Windfall, skippered by Fabrizio Oddone, and Jeremy Pilkington’s Baltic 78 charter yacht Lupa of London, race the last few hundred miles to the finish at Camper & Nicholsons’ Port Louis Marina – a lovely Grenada yacht holiday destination.
The impressive 68m Abeking & Rasmussen super yacht AVIVA (ex Aviva III) is currently in the Rybovich shipyard for a major refit. Next month will see her become the largest yacht to be wrapped in the new high tech Färben marine foils and films by Wild Group International.
Turkish shipyard, Metur Yachts, is currently working on the construction of the 75-foot sailing yacht La Nina, due to be delivered next year. This beautiful sloop has been superbly penned by bespoke Hoek Design.