YachtForums: We Know Big Boats!
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
Feadship Delivers On Their "Promise"
The 51-meter "Promise" otherwise known as hull 701 was recently delivered to her owner. The yacht which is the first Feadship to be rated Ice Class, was launched back in August. She will make good use of her Ice Class rating as her owner intends to take Promise to Polar regions of the world. De Voogt is responsible for the exterior design while Bannenberg & Rowell have done the interior work design wise...
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...
63.75-meter Flagship "SCOUT" Launches At Hakvoort
The 61-meter "Just J's" has been knocked off her Hakvoort flagship pedestal by a new comer. The new flagship of Dutch yard Hakvoort is a 63.75-meter superyacht called "SCOUT" previously referred to as Project 'Brio'. This new yacht has had a storied existence even before it could be launched. The vessel changed ownership while under construction and had different designers. The new owner changed her exterior appears quite a bit to suit their needs. Part of the new brief was to have a yacht that look like it was converted from a commercial vessel despite being new...
"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...
"Attitude"; The Latest Otam 80HT
Always have a positive attitude. Maybe that is what the owner of the latest Otam 80HT unit says when they purchased this yacht. When the yacht is completed it will be christened "Attitude". This yacht is now the sixth unit that has been built by this Italian builder in Genoa. Of course the exterior design is by none other than Umberto Tagliavini who has collaborated with the Otam yard numerous times in the past...
Second 42-meter 'E-Volution' Sailing Yacht Sold
Perini Navi can feel good about the introduction of the new E-Volution sailing yacht model as they have started off decently. With the first under construction, sold to an Italian customer, news is that a second unit has been sold in this 42-meter 'E-Volution' model. This new sale comes approximately four months after the announcement of the the sale of the first unit in July...
The Maritimo X60 MotorYacht
The Maritimo X60 made her debut in May at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show in Australia, fitting as it is an Australian built boat but she also came over to the 2018 edition of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) for her major American premiere. We say major because she also made an appearance at the Annopolis United States Power Boat Show prior. The X60 from this yard is making waves even though it is a new model and the first model in the new X-series...
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...
Bugari Yachts Launch New F86
The latest build from Italian yard Bugari Yachts has been launched. It is an F86 with design by Filippo Salvetti is for sale and is asking 4,936,000 Euros. The vessel was built with a combination of Carbon Fiber and GRP materials to RINA standards. Onboard is quite spacious and guests will find accommodation in the traditional layout...
32-meter Yacht Sold At Bering Yachts
A new yacht will continue its development for the Bering Yachts brand and it represents the latest sale for the yard. The 32-meter (106-foot) build will be constructed with a steel hull and possibly an aluminum superstructure. The sale came during this year's Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) and when built will be a beautiful semi-custom yacht that typically doesn't look the traditional 'Bering' way...
New Z72 Flagship From Zeelander In Build
The new flagship for the Zeelander brand is presently under construction. At the recently held Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS), the yard released more information as well as in-build photos of their new flagship. Their last flagship was the Z66 so the Z72 is increasing their status as well. The 22-meter luxury yacht will improve upon the many great features of the Z66 as well and incorporate some new ones...
The Lürssen 62-meter Concept Collection
Fresh Ideas from Fertile Minds
Fresh Ideas from Fertile Minds
Lürssen has created a book with inspiring designs for a 62-meter yacht called “The Concept Collection”. The book includes nine different design ideas designed by the finalists of the 2018 “Young Designer of the Year Award”. This book shows a series of varying designs from the fresh minds of the youngest designers in the industry. They all received the same brief: Create a 62-metre Lürssen with consideration for how the yacht will be used for relaxing, playing, sleeping, eating, and entertaining. Each of them received the same technical requirements for crew and engine room layout, tender storage, and other technical standards. “Over our long history of more than 140 years, we have been privileged to build boats of all shapes and sizes...
Nordhavan N80 Revealed At FLIBS
While it is no secret that Nordhavn is working on the new N80 model as renders and information have been available since mid-2018, the yard used the 2018 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) to ensure greater traction and coverage. The N80 is a bridge between two key models in the Nordhavn line-up, the N76 and N86. Vripack is working with Nordhavn on this one and should result in a fruitful American-Dutch collaboration...
Official Renders Of 35-meter Johnson Flagship Unveiled
Johnson Yachts used the 2018 edition of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) to officially unveil renderings of their upcoming flagship, the Johnson 35-meter. At the end of August YF alerted you to the existence of a new design but the yard was fairly tight-lipped about it offering only one glimpse that really was a darkened silhouette to serve as a teaser. They did say then that they were waiting until the FLIBS for the official reveal...
New Models Unveiled By Crescent Yachts At FLIBS
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) is off and running for this year and Crescent Yachts used the opening day to unveil two new models that they have been silently working on. The yachts models are called the Crescent 117 Fast Pilothouse and the 110 Fast Pilothouse. They do not have owners yet but they are under construction already based on the hope that buyers would step forward with purchases down the line...
Page 1 of 126
The World's Largest Yachting Community
.jpg&contenttype=jpeg "Click for Abeking")