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Van der Valk "Jangada 2" Build Update
With the 32-meter raised pilothouse (RPH) currently in very advanced stages of construction at Dutch yard Van der Valk, the owner is becoming more anxious and ready for delivery towards the middle of the year. The yacht is expected to be christened "Jangada 2" and will be the flagship of their custom line. Van der Valk says she will be delivered in May 2019...
43-meter "Agora III" Launches At ISA Yachts
First yacht launch of the year for Italian yacht builder ISA Yachts has hit the water in Ancona. It is the 43-meter "Agora III" which will be delivered to her Japan-based client. In fact this yacht is expected to be the largest yacht based in Japan when delivered. The aluminium build is designed inside and out by Luca Dini. She's not only pretty on the outside thanks to Luca Dini's lines and Naval Architecture by Francesco Rogantin but her owner and guests are sure to enjoy the well-placed interior...
Daedalus D80 Under Construction
United States yacht builder Daedalus Yachts has one of their newest yachts presently under construction. It is being built from carbon fiber -yes, entirely from carbon fiber- and designed to leave as little environmental footprint as possible. Looking at the hardtop alone, that is embedded with photovoltaic cells to produce electricity...
P70 MotorYacht Nears Completion At Spirit Yachts
Expected to be launched in the Spring this yacht is being built for an experienced owner who wants to take 'long' journeys without having to refuel too much. The yacht will be owner-operated and will allow them to run the vessel at a relatively high speed with the ability to cross the North Sea without stopping. The figure is something like 1,000 nautical miles at 18-knots...
Luxury Yacht "Adonis" On Show At 2019 CES
It is strange to hear of a yacht at a Consumer Electronics Show but believe us, one really is at the 2019 edition of CES in Las Vegas. In an unparalleled move, Numarine partnered with Furrion -a consumer electronics entity- to make a 78-foot luxury yacht relevant at CES. Essentially the Numarine 78 "Adonis" is packed to the brim with Furrion's technologies. Numarine does not mind as it gives them more visibility at the start of the year than they normally would have...
115 Expedition "Cazador" Delivered By Nordlund
Nordlund has successfully delivered their 115 Expedition model which has been christened "Cazador". The 32.05-meter yacht represents the second largest build by the American yacht builder on marginally behind the 36.88-meter "Southern Way III". The yacht is built for experienced owners who are stepping up from a 27-meter yacht that has alot of nautical miles on its bottom. This Nordlund is expected to see extensive action as well as the owners love to roam and adventure...
First Johnson 70 Starts Construction
The shipyard in Taiwan of Johnson Yachts has started construction on the new Johnson 70 'entry-level superyacht' (as they term it). Released photos showcase the hull in an advanced stage. The images come after the yard released some details about the new J70 as well as a 115-foot project at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) in 2018...
58-meter "Najiba" Launches At Feadship
The first superyacht of the new year has been launched and earlier today at Feadship in Aalsmeer, the 58-meter "Najiba" was towed from her construction hall. Her name meaning 'Noble' is easy going in rolling off the tongue and the experienced owner admires the vessel's many characteristics including the exterior lines by Philippe Briand and modern-sophisticated interior by Christian Liaigre...
Happy New Year!
As we enter 2019, we want to recognize some of the contributions that our members have made to the forums, as well as the yachting industry. In 2004, a gentleman with an unusually high level of knowledge about yachts joined YachtForums. His ideas and designs struck a familiar cord; a vein that runs deep among yachtsmen...
Ocean Alexander Sells 7 Yachts After 2018 FLIBS
The 2018 Fort Lauderdale Inernational Boat Show (FLIBS) proved to be successful for Ocean Alexander after having a total of seven vessels sold either directly during the show or right after the event. The first hull of the new OA90R was contracted at the show as well as an OA100 for a customer stepping-up from a Princess 68...
Merry Christmas From YachtForums!
At YachtForums, we enjoy the holiday season year-round in the form of educational gifts from owners, captains, engineers and designers who bestow their knowledge on our readers. If you don't follow our forums, you're missing out on some seriously informative discussions. And some seriously talented designers! This 2018 Christmas postcard is brought to you by Mike Kajan who has posted 100's of yacht designs to YF. To see more of his work, click the pic and follow the link.....
Navetta 33 and Navetta 37 Launched By Custom Line
Yesterday Custom Line announced the launching of two new vessels from their yard, a Navetta 33 and a Navetta 37. Each launch represents the 6th hulls in those respective series. "Maria Theresa" is the name given to the Navetta 33 and "Dilly Dally" is the final name of the Navetta 37. Both vessels will be delivered to their owners in the early part of 2019. Custom Line says that the owner of the 33-meter is from Brazil while the other owner is from the United States...
Abeking & Rasmussen 98-meter superyacht 'Aviva'
Art Meets Engineering; the Aviva Advantage
This YachtForums review offers numerous unique perspectives. You will see photos not seen anywhere else on Aviva, as well as insight by the head of design and the project manager, the latter being one of YF's senior members "K1W1" who has made over 7000 informative posts on YachtForums over the years. In conjunction with Abeking's considerable resources & engineering capabilities, these two gentlemen took up the gauntlet of designing and executing one of the most innovative vessels we've ever covered, plus they did it in record time! We spent several hours onboard Aviva with design director Toby Silverton, a gentleman who brings a different perspective to yachting, along with some groundbreaking ideas...Art Meets Engineering; the Aviva Advantage
SACS X80 ChaseBoat Design
A full-size chase boat design surfaces from the Milan-based studio Federico Fiorentino. It is the SACS X80 and is designed to fulfill the role of a chaseboat. Perhaps if built it will be more than just a chaseboat because it can definitely perform multiple roles. Let's take a look at the design a bit closer. One of the first things that strike you is the sleek design profile, it looks fast even static in the renderings. In the elevated render, two distinct relaxing zones are apparent...
35-meter Kando Series Yacht By AvA Yachts
The second hull in the so-called Kando Series from Turkish builder AvA Yachts is underway. Normally succeeding hulls after the first hull of a new series do not get alot of press coverage after the newness and hype has died down. In this case it is the owner of the second hull that has pressed this series back into the spotlight. The owner is Tony Parker and if you follow NBA basketball the name will be more than familiar...
"Barbarelle II" Delivered To Australian Owner
A new Horizon E75 has been delivered to its owner. The Australian owner took ownership of the E75 named "Barbarelle II" at the start of the month it appears. They will be taking the vessel all over with a pair of CAT C18 marine diesels each with around 1,136 horse power. Top speed should be 22.3-knots and a cruising speed of about 18-knots. She is calculated to have a range of 375 nautical miles at 19-knots. The photo below is of Barbarelle II and the other two are stock photos of the regular E75...
Pershing Updates On Flagship Pershing 140 Build
Italian builder Pershing Yachts is steadily working on its new Pershing 140 flagship. The yard recently released new images of the vessel under construction. It is expected that delivery will be early 2019 and officially become the builder's largest build to date. The yacht model was announced back in 2015 at the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) and then sold the following year to the current owner...
109-meter Project 'BRAVO' Launches At OceAnco
Dutch superyacht builder OceAnco launched their latest superyacht early this morning in Holland. The new yacht is the 109-meter known under Project name 'BRAVO'. It also goes by the hull number Y718 for reference. It is another large superyacht and is the third largest launched in The Netherlands so far behind Feadship's "Anna" and OceAnco's "Jubliee". Nuvolari & Lenard are responsible for the exterior design while Reymond Langton is on the interior with Naval Architecture by Lateral Naval Architecture...
87-meter "Lonian" Delivered By Feadship
Dutch yard Feadship might not have made an official announcement as yet on the delivery of their 87-meter superyacht "Lonian" but she has left the yard and recently turned up in Gibraltar. Lonian was built as hull 700 and launched in early July. Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design is responsible for her exterior design and her conventional yet striking flag blue hull stands out with a polished "V" design plate midships. The interior was a collaboration between Sinot and Richard Hallberg Interior Design...
The Next 'Northern Star' By Lurssen
The next "Northern Star" will again come from German custom superyacht builder Lurssen and is being built for a serial and very experienced yacht owner. The client has built and owned several yachts in the past and affixed the name Northern Star to them. As a passionate sailor he loves the ocean and likes to traverse them either by sailyacht or motoryacht which would explain his ownership of both sail and motoryachts...
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