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Abeking & Rasmussen Project 6502 Rolls Out
German superyacht builder Abeking & Rasmussen weaved their way into the spotlight this weekend with the rolling out of their latest superyacht project. This yacht is a 74.5-meter vessel that stands four decks above the waterline. Her beam is a healthy 12.8-meters overall or just over 42-feet. She was built under project number 6502 to a design by Harrison Eidsgaard. Eidsgaard was also responsible for the interior of this build. The general platform is noticeable based on what we have been seeing from A&R in the last few builds but the styling from Eidsgaard is what sets this yacht apart...
115-foot Expedition From Nordlund
There is an expedition yacht currently under construction by Nordlund Boat Company. The yacht is being built for experienced owners who are working closely with the yard and designers. When completed, the yacht will represent the yards second largest build at 115-feet or 35.05-meters. Of course their largest was around 121-feet and called "Southern Way III"...
Sub-100-meter 'Griffin' Series By Fincanteri
After only achieving the completion of two major 100-meter superyachts -"Serene" and "Ocean Victory", there is a strong thrust to attract more business. Fincantieri has teamed up with Guido de Groot, Castleman International and YachtForums' member Christopher Seymour for the designs. As hinted in the title, the 'Griffin' is pegged to be a series and so, there is a 66-meter, 77-meter, 88-meter and 99-meter. For the purpose of the article we will focus on the 66-meter Griffin...
112 Johnson Motor Yacht "Mitan" Delivered
The largest Johnson yacht to date has finally been delivered to her American owner. The Johnson 112 is named "Mitan" and now represents the company's flagship. This yacht started construction on speculation and luckily picked up an owner later in the build process. The design lines you see on the exterior are by Dixon Yacht Design. She was expected to be handed over in late January or early February but it appears she was delivered in mid-April...
28-meter Van der Valk Explorer Yacht Ordered
Dutch builder Van der Valk has announced that they received an order for a 28-meter explorer yacht. The yacht represents the third yacht in their Explorer line. Van der Valk says that the yacht is being built for a repeat client of the yard. The customer has a Van der Valk yacht presently and it only required them to enjoy it for one season to know that an explorer yacht from the builder was next in their scope...
33-meter "Mirabilis" Launches At Custom Line
The custom 33-meter "Mirabilis" was recently launched by Italian brand Custom Line. She is the latest in the yard's 33-meter Navetta line. The yacht was launched earlier this month (April 5th) and is now in the water being prepared for sea trials. Zuccon International Project worked on the vessel's exterior design as well as the interior. The brief was simply for a vessel that was roomy...one with interior volumes of a 40-meter but not physically larger than 33.5-meters...
First Numarine 26XP "Gioia" Delivered To Owner
Turkish builder Numarine announced the delivery of their first 26XP yacht called "Gioia". She is now on the way with her Turkish owner after being launched in February of this year. The owner is clearly a fan of Numarine as this is now their fourth build with this yard. The design of Gioia is by none other than Can Yalman who is a staple collaborative designer with Numarine...
Bering Yachts Unveil B92 Flagship
American yard Bering Yachts is taking the wraps off the latest yacht in their lineup. It is a 28-meter vessel that will become the company's flagship yacht. It is called the B92 and in terms of aesthetic, it is a distinct departure from the usual rugged explorer look that we have become accustomed to from this yard. The B92 features sportive styling on the exterior looking more like a planing flybridge yacht...
Tactical 77 From Tactical Custom Boats
Fast, Custom, Luxurious are three words that will describe Tactical Custom Boat's latest offering, the Tactical 77. Ever heard of them in the yachting business? They are probably better known for their aluminium work on recreational and commercial vessels. So while they are new in this field they do have some experience thanks to their roots with Platinum Marine. As for the design of the new yacht, it has lines by Bill Prince Yacht Design...
'Long Island' 78 Power Cat Signed By JFA
A new project has been signed by French builder JFA. It is from their 'Long Island' series... which essentially are sailing catamarans. This one is a power cat and is just under 80-feet long. As a catamaran the twin hulls will give the sub-100-foot yacht plenty of room from the main deck up. The beam is around 36-feet (11.17-meters). Marc Lombard is onboard once again on the exterior design. On the interior, Franck Darnet penned the light and airy interior that focuses on light and contrasting dark timbers...
Hinckley Unveiled Sport Boats
Hinckley Yachts last month unveiled a new Sport Boats design, the Sport Boat and Sport Boat Center Cabin. "As we celebrate our 90th anniversary this year, we reflect on a heritage that has risen to the pinnacle of yachting refinement. With the introduction of the Hinckley Sport Boats today, we are bringing that refinement to performance boats", said Pete Saladino, Chief Marketing Officer at Hinckley...
50 Open By Kadey Krogen
In the midst of towering, insanely voluminous and lengthy superyachts there is still a place for intimate 'go-anywhere' cruising trawlers. Kadey Krogen is one of those builders of these types of yachts and their latest addition to their lineup and first in the Open series is the Krogen 50 Open. If you were in attendance at the Miami International Boat Show in mid-February, Kadey Krogen debuted the model there. Onboard the yacht is spacious for a 50-footer and owners can choose from two layouts below decks...
Pride Mega Yachts Launch 88.5M "Illusion Plus"
The long-awaited "Illusion Plus" superyacht from Pride Mega Yachts has finally seen the light of day. After being in build for a while, the 88.5-meter superyacht has been rolled out from her build facilities at the Yantai Yard in China. She is now the largest superyacht [by volume] built in China at 3,603 GT but at 88.5-meters in length she comes in just behind the "Nero" which measures 90-meters. She was built by Corsair Yachts at the Yantai Raffles yard back in 2007...
Nor-tech 550/560 Center Console
The Nor-Tech 550 (Outboard) and 560 (Inboard) Center Consoles (CC) are at the top of the line for Nor-Tech Boats. If you like their 450 Sports CC, the 550/560CC is all that and more plus over ten extra feet of space onboard. Those lavishly plump center consoles offer an abundant cockpit area with expansive sun pads on the aft deck, stepping down to a generous-sized swim platform...
HCB Center Console Yachts Offering New Models Soon
HCB Center Console Yachts is the company you might have known before as Hydra Sports Custom. Yes they renamed/rebranded and besides that, they are refreshing many of the models in their offering and also introducing a new flagship. The current flagship is the 53 Sueños but the company is eyeing a much larger 65-footer Estrella for 2019...
Last Fairline Squadron Leaves Shed For Launching
As UK yard Fairline Yachts sets its sights on building larger boats and changing facilities to facilitate that process, the yard announced today that they recently launched their latest and last Squadron 78. The yacht left the build shed to be prepared for launching. The Squadron 78 has been quite popular for this British yard and if you can remember, the model was brought into the market around 2002 and since then 115 were produced...
Riva Launches First 110 Dolce Vita
Italian luxury yacht manufacturer Riva has launched the first unit in their 110 Dolce Vita model. The yacht splashed down recently (March 22) and marks a long-awaited milestone for the company. The 110 Dolce Vita is currently one of the largest -launched- yachts in their offering. Of course they have carded a 50-meter in their new Superyacht range. The GRP-made luxury yacht is a flybridge variant and stretches 34-meters in length...
125XP Motor Yacht By Ocea Unveiled
Ocea 125XP, The Explorer...that's the latest design coming from French yard Ocea Yachts. Better known for their commuter styled yachts, this company is expanding further and further and looking to capture some attention in the explorer market. The yard is working closely with Joubert-Nivelt Design and Borella Art Design to bring this yacht to life...
Mag Bay Working On New Models For 2019
It appears that Mag Bay Yachts are busy working behind the scenes on some new designs. At the end of last year, the new Mag Bay 42 Express was introduced. The company suggested that the 42 Express is expected to launch in 2019, but didn't state a specific time frame. There is also a sportfisher option with tuna tower as well as a hard top according to the configurations list...
New V8 Twin Sport Yacht Announced By Toyota
Yet another vehicle manufacturer throws its hat in the ring to make one-off sport type yachts. Toyota/Lexus is one of the latest subjects in this race and they have announced that they are a V8 Twin Sport Yacht that they are serious about getting built. Initially, the model will be around 12.7-meters or just about 42-feet but they suggest that it will eventually scale up to a 65-footer. This concept was actually around from the 2017 Miami Yacht Show but just as a concept even with Toyota still not having huge interest to build it but there is a revival and a definite push to build it now...
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