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50-meter "Jackpot" Launches At Christensen
United States yard Christensen has launched their latest build, the 50-meter "Jackpot". She is similar looking to previous Christensen builds like "Silver Lining" and "Casino Royale". This yacht will mark the end of an era for Christensen building and completing yachts in the Washington area...
Illumen Range Expands At Dominator Yachts
Dominator Yachts has added two new models to the existing Illumen range. You will now find the a 36-meter and 38-meter model in the Illumen line. Dominator Yachts started off this line with the Illumen 24-meter but the 28-meter is proving to be popular and spawned such yachts as the "Zalanka", "Cadet V" and "Kalliente". The yard is however, now catering to owners who want larger yachts within the same kind of styling of the Illumen series...
Incat Crowther Completes 66-meter "Hodor"
The Feadship "Lonian" will soon have her shadow/support vessel working with her. That is because Incat Crowther has completed the build of the 66-meter "Hodor"(Game of Thrones name). As with the builds from Incat Crowther you would expect Hodor to be built on a Catamaran platform...and she is! The twin hull vessel provides the perfect wide base to not only store a wide plethora of tenders but PWCs, ATVs, rafts, toys and the helicopter as well as provide general support to Lonian...
19.2-meter MIA Model By Franchini
Another new entrant joins the line of sub-100-footer vessels intended for the yacht market. The 19.2-meter 'MIA 6.3' is the brainchild of Italian builder Franchini. You will be hearing more of this new vessel later in the year when the model is presented at the 2019 Cannes Yachting Festival in September. For now, we know that this vessel will come in four different configurations for customers to choose from...
Riva Debuts 50-meter Flagship "RACE"
In spectacular fashion under streams of colourful fireworks and symphony of sounds Riva premiered its flagship 50-meter build "RACE". Riva can now say they have built a superyacht and moved into this territory with this design made in collaboration with Officina Italiana Design. This 50-meter build is very important to the yard especially to Carlo Riva who had the vision to see a yacht of this size and pedigree completed by Riva...
Sunseeker 38' Hawk Center Console
After years of speculation and 2 years in development, Sunseeker has unveiled its resurrected new high-performance day boat, the Hawk 38 center console. Returning to their performance roots, Sunseeker's new trailer boat delivers a top speed of up to 70mph from a pair of Merc 400R's...
65-meter Superyacht "Life Saga" Launches At Admiral
Italian yard Admiral Yachts of the Italian Sea Group quietly launched the 65-meter "Life Saga", the name of their newest superyacht to hit the water. She is part of the C-Force line of yachts from this builder with the first being the 50-meter C-Force "Ouranos". She was built under the designation hull 577 at the yard...
64-meter Superyacht "Atomic" Launches At VSY
The third hull in the original set of three 62-meter near-identical superyachts from the VSY yard has finally been launched. She has since grown to 63.80-meters and has an owner now and bears the name "Atomic" on her sides and stern. As a reminder this series started off with a 62-meter yacht called "Candyscape II" (now called "Sealyon"), then "RoMa" launched. The yard's third yacht technically was launched as "Stella Maris" but she isn't quite the same in design. The 63.80-meter Atomic is directly related to the first two hulls in design...
13 Years of Boating Blunders!
For 13 years, members of YachtForums have been documenting mishaps, miscalculations and missed approaches, resulting in a collection of images that are testaments to human stupidity...
Global 330; Dynamiq's First Explorer Yacht
Monaco-based builder Dynamiq Yachts announced a few days ago its latest model, an explorer design. Of course it still follows very similar design to the yachts they have launched so far but they are calling it the Global 330. It won't just be a sole model member but it will be available in three lengths and GT. The smallest will be around 200 GT and be 30-meters. There is also the 33-meter which we are talking about and then there is a larger 40-meter variant...
30.5-meter Maiora 30 Under Construction
Italian builder Maiora has released some renderings of their new 30.5-meter Maiora 30 they currently have under construction. The yacht is at an advanced stage of build and will make her debut at this year's Cannes Yachting Festival in September and also the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS)...
New Classic 108 Model Unveiled By Ocean King
Pocket explorer yacht builder Ocean King recently unveiled the design for a new Classic 108 model. A familiar name is onboard once again with the design, YVD Studio. Paolo Dose of VYD Studio says, "The 108 offers an aggressive and muscular look without compromising the essential elements of futuristic design. With a wide-beam, large volume luxury interior, the 108 is the product of contemporary and classic design approach, resulting in a timeless profile...
85-meter "BOLD" Launches At SilverYachts
The widely anticipated launching of SilverYacht's largest build to date happened. We are talking about none other than than the 85-meter "BOLD". Does that name sound familiar to you? Probably not only because SilverYachts referred to this vessel as 'SilverLoft' while it was under construction but BOLD is the final name as can be seen in these photos by SilverYachts...
80-meter "Excellence" Launches At Abeking & Rasmussen
Over the weekend, German custom superyacht builder Abeking & Rasmussen launched their latest superyacht. Since the vessel started construction, the design has been on the watch-list of everyone in the industry simply because it is different from the main lot of yachts being completed. She was built as hull 6505 and sometimes referred to as Project 'Intensity'. One of the more distinguishing features of this vessel is its reverse bow. We have not seen a complete reverse bow (on large builds) perhaps since M/Y "A" and M/Y "Predator"...
32-meter "Jangada 2" Launches At Van der Valk
To top their innovative BeachClub 600 launch recently Van der Valk just launched the 32-meter "Jangada 2" from their building hall. This is their fifth vessel in their custom Raised Pilot House series and at 32-meters is the largest of all five. The other four were the 27.21-meter "The Next Episode", 24.99-meter "Jangada", the 26-meter "Forum"and the 26-meter "Nicostasia". As you can tell Jangada 2 has been built for a repeat client of the yard. Van der Valk says that you can actually build the custom Raised Pilot House yacht with them up to 40-meters so there is still room for you to go even larger than Jangada 2...
F50 Launched By Princess Yachts
The latest model to be added to Princess Yacht's F-Line is the F50 and the first unit in the new model has been launched. It is the typical flybridge yacht with a secondary helm station. Additionally there is a U-shaped seating area on the port side and to aft a large sofa and table. The main deck of course combines a blend of the salon and dining/cooking space with the main navigation station up front. The lower deck is where the accommodation is located...
CCN Launches 31.2-meter Yacht "Vanadis"
Italian yard CCN has launched their newest and latest luxury yacht. The 31.2-meter vessel is part of what they call the Fuoriserie custom line of yachts. Her name is "Vanadis" and she was launched into the water in the presence of her European owner. Based on the flags present at the ceremony we can assume the owner hails probably from Germany...
24-meter Phantom Model By Van der Heijden
Dutch builder Van der Heijden launched their latest planing yacht in the new Phantom series. This one is 24-meters or around 79-feet. This yard typically builds yachts 12-meters to 32-meters. Their performance line is usually built in aluminum and the longer range offerings in steel. As for the Phantom 24-meter model this one definitely ticks the performance box and is powered by a pair of MAN V8 1200 horse power engines which allow for a top speed in the region of 34-knots...
Build Starts On Rosetti RSY 38 EXP
The first yacht for Rosetti Superyachts is underway and it will take the form of an explorer type yacht with superyacht styling. It is called the RSY 38 Explorer and the keel has already been laid and the traditional coin welded into the bottom of the keel for good luck. They will recover the coin once construction is completed and perhaps the owner will have the memento. There isn't alot of information on the build as it is only in its early stages of build...
15 Years of Rogues!
We started a thread about ugly boats back in 2005. Since then, the thread has enjoyed hundreds of contributions to our collection of derelict, disproportionate, ill-designed yachts that aren't so easy on the eyes. We call them 'Rogues' and in most cases, that's the wave they should be hit with! Grab a cup of coffee and maybe some liquor too...
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