Tripp Design

Images of the world’s largest carbon fibre sloop BETTER PLACE – the first Green Star sailing yacht

Beautiful images of the even more spectacular Wally 50m sailing sloop Better Place show the yachts exceptional exterior lines by Tripp Design and her contemporary interior by Wetzels Brown Partners. Superyacht Better place is the largest carbon fibre sloop to date and the first sailing yacht to achieve the RINA Green Star.

Solent Refit to relaunch the 32m sailing yacht LUNAR MIST soon

The splendid 32-metre superyacht Lunar Mist nears completion at Solent Refit, following her major 12-month refit. She was originally constructed by the US builder, Windship Trident, and designed by renowned Bill Tripp.

Wally 50m superyacht BETTER PLACE with mast by Hall Spars to be presented at MYS

The world’s largest sloop in carbon fiber, the Wally 164 luxury sailing yacht Better Place, will be unveiled at the upcoming Monaco Yacht Show. She boasts an exceptional 67,5-meter mast constructed by Hall Spars.

Piet Brouwer’s special LED lights in the 42m charter yacht SARISSA’s swimming platform

Luxury charter yacht Sarissa’s swimming platform boasts special LED lights, installed by Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology. Built by Vitters and designed by Bill Tripp, this splendid vessel can accommodate up to 10 charter guests, cruising the Mediterranean as well as the Caribbean islands.

Video of the 42.6m charter yacht SARISSA by Vitters

One of the largest carbon fibre sloops ever built in the Netherlands, the 42.6m charter yacht Sarissa was launched by the prominent Dutch builder Vitters in 2011. This spectacular vessel offers luxurious accommodation to 10 guests.

2012 ShowBoats Design Awards Winners

The third edition of the prestigious golden Neptune awards – ShowBoats Design Awards has seen a number of beautiful yachts awarded for their design excellence. The winner of the evening was Alloy Yachts’ sailing yacht Vertigo designed by Philippe Briand and Christian Liaigre.

42.6m Vitters charter yacht SARISSA receives Naval Architecture Award

Received during the ShowBoats Design Awards held at the Monaco Opera House on Friday 22 June, the prestigious Naval Architecture Award went to Tripp Design for the exceptional 42-metre luxury charter yacht SARISSA by Vitters. With stunning interior by Rhoades Young Design, this splendid vessel was delivered in 2011.

Tripp designed 48m sailing yacht NATIVA by Arzana Navi launched

April 21 saw the successful launch of the 48m sailing yacht Nativa by the Italian shipyard Arzana Navi and Tripp Design. This wonderful green vessel offers 5 lovely cabins.

Wally Yachts launches the world’s largest sloop in carbon fiber – superyacht Better Place

Wally 164 sailing yacht Better Place by Wally Yachts has been recently launched in Ancona, Italy. Boasting the most advanced carbon fiber construction technology, this spendid vessel easily sleeps 10 guests and a crew of 9 professionals.

Antigua Sailing Week 2012: Final Day 5 – Winners

The final day 5 of the Antigua Sailing Week 2012 revealed its winners, with Geoff Hill’s Santa Cruz 72 sailing yacht Antipodes winning in CSA 1A. Peter Harrison’s Farr 115 charter yacht Sojana took the third place.

Antigua Sailing Week 2012: Day 4 – Another day of episode and drama

Day 4 of Antigua Sailing Week was another difficult day for competitors, resulting in a large number of incidents as well as a major collision between Oyster 82 superyacht Starry Night of the Caribbean and On Deck’s Farr 65 sailing yacht Spirit of Isis. Tomorrow´s last day of racing will be crucial.

Antigua Sailing Week 2012: Day 3 – Another day of big breeze

Day 3 of this year´s Antigua Sailing Week brought another day of big breeze for competitors of this famous Caribbean race. Farr 115 luxury charter yacht Sojana was beaten today by Santa Cruz 72 sailing yacht Antipodes by less than a minute.