Special Features & Live Show Coverage From YF's Dock Walkin', Boat Boardin' Bandits... Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:34:23 +0000 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:34:23 +0000 YachtForums: We Know Big Boats! https://www.yachtforums.com/superyacht/special-features-live-show-coverage.273/ Special Feature: Best Of The Best At 2019 MYS Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:17:27 +0000 https://www.yachtforums.com/feature/best-of-the-best-at-2019-mys.32010/ https://www.yachtforums.com/feature/best-of-the-best-at-2019-mys.32010/ invalid@example.com (Yacht News) Yacht News Best of the Best!
2019 Monaco Yacht Show​
With one day to go until the official start of the 2019 edition of the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS), we take a look at the best of the best that is lined up at the show. One of the largest superyacht's actually attending this year's show is not necessarily a brand new vessel but it is one that came to the market very recently and created alot of stir simply because her interior was...​

Special Feature: Best Of The Best At 2019 MYS]]> 9 Donald Trump's Yacht: Trump Princess Sun, 16 Aug 2015 14:00:34 +0000 https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/donald-trumps-yacht-trump-princess.25218/ https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/donald-trumps-yacht-trump-princess.25218/ invalid@example.com (YachtForums) YachtForums Donald Trump's Yacht: The "Trump Princess"​
With Donald Trump's presidential campaign attempting to buy the big seat in the big house, we decided to look back at one of his previous real estate holdings; his floating home, the "Trump Princess." Built in 1980 by Benetti Shipyards in Viareggio, Italy at a cost of $100 million (equivalent to over $250 million in today's dollars), this 85.65 meter yacht was originally built for Saudi billionaire...

Donald Trump's Yacht: Trump Princess]]> 4 Final Ft. Lauderdale Cruise of 2011 - YF Crew Banter & Bash Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:57:02 +0000 https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/final-ft-lauderdale-cruise-of-2011-yf-crew-banter-bash.17762/ https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/final-ft-lauderdale-cruise-of-2011-yf-crew-banter-bash.17762/ invalid@example.com (CaptTom) CaptTom
Final Ft. Lauderdale Cruise of 2011​
YF Editorial Crew: Boat Bash!​

A late December cold front sweeping through South Florida promised sunny
skies and calm seas, so Carl called on his Motley Crew of writers, photographers
and otherwise un-sea-soned professionals for a day of boat bashing. ​

YF's Carl Camper, along with Tom Serio, Loren Schweizer, Judy Waldman and Chuck Gnaegy took a...

Final Ft. Lauderdale Cruise of 2011 - YF Crew Banter & Bash]]> 99 2010 Ft. Lauderdale Christmas Boat Parade Sat, 25 Dec 2010 05:21:18 +0000 https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/2010-ft-lauderdale-christmas-boat-parade.15156/ https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/2010-ft-lauderdale-christmas-boat-parade.15156/ invalid@example.com (YachtForums) YachtForums
2010 Ft. Lauderdale Christmas Yacht Parade​


For the 2010 Ft. Lauderdale Christmas Boat Parade, I took a different approach to capturing the holiday spirit. In year's past, I would take up position along the parade and take blurry night time pictures. In 2008, Tom Serio brought his Nikon to Bahia Mar and made light stand still, seen here......

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Just wanted to know if there is going to be a meeting point for FLIBS 2010.

When?

Where?

Time?

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2010 HISWA Yacht Valley Tour​
A Dutch Treat for Yacht Lovers!​

by Carl Camper​

Translated into English, HISWA is an acronym for the "The National Association of Watersports
Industries in the Netherlands", an organization that promotes the Dutch Yacht Building Industry.
Each year, HISWA organizes special tours for the media, naval architects and interior designers, to visit
selected...​


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2009 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show​
Coverage Begins Thursday, Oct. 29th.


Daily coverage of the 2009 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show begins
Thursday, October 29th with news, debuts, pictures and commentary
from YF's dock walkin', yacht talkin', boat boardin' bandits.


This year, the Bahia Mar Resort is hosting the YF Crew, supplying 'round-the-clock coffee and a place to crash while we...​

2009 Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show - Daily Coverage]]> 124 Summer 2009: Pacific NorthWest Yard Tour... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:02:08 +0000 https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/summer-2009-pacific-northwest-yard-tour.11583/ https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/summer-2009-pacific-northwest-yard-tour.11583/ invalid@example.com (YachtForums) YachtForums Summer 2009: Pacific NorthWest Yard Tour
​Got back from the NW late Friday night. Although it's near 90 degrees in Florida, it will take some time for my fingers to warm up to the keyboard again. Expect some typos! We flew into Seattle, rented a car and headed south to stay in Vancouver, WA, where we stopped for a bite at 'Beaches', a popular waterway restaurant with a unique drive-thru service.]]> 42 2008 Winterfest Holiday Boat Parade in Ft Lauderdale Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:40:56 +0000 https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/2008-winterfest-holiday-boat-parade-in-ft-lauderdale.10433/ https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/2008-winterfest-holiday-boat-parade-in-ft-lauderdale.10433/ invalid@example.com (CaptTom) CaptTom
2008 Ft. Lauderdale Winterfest Boat Parade​
Happy Holidays from YachtForums!​


To help kick off the season, yachties and boaters of all types, in vessels of all sizes, participated in the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade on Saturday, December 13th, 2008.

This year's theme was "Rockin the Night Aweigh", and many boats were rocking and rolling (thanks also to the blustery winds). Starting up the New River...

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2008 Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show Babes​
Boats and Beauties Abound... ​

Each year, boat builders from around the world converge on Ft. Lauderdale
to showcase their latest models. Apparently, they bring some boats too.​


We wanted to do something different at this year's Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show, so we talked Tom Serio into capturing one of boating's best elements; those sweet talkin', stern...

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2008 FLIBS - LIVE COVERAGE​
Begins Thursday, October 30th​


Chris Caswell, one of the most seasoned writers in the yachting industry and a long time member of YachtForums is covering daily news and debuts for Show Management and YachtForums.

In addition, Tom Serio will be covering the show with his camera, uploading a few shots as his schedule allows. Tom is an active member of YachtForums, as well as a writer for Sea Magazine and The...​

2008 Flibs - Live Coverage]]> 143 2007 FLIBS Yacht Display Models... Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:49:27 +0000 https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/2007-flibs-yacht-display-models.7967/ https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/2007-flibs-yacht-display-models.7967/ invalid@example.com (YachtForums) YachtForums
2007 FLIBS Yacht Display Models​


The Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show Boat has always been a spectacle of design and innovation, featuring some of the finest yachts ever commissioned. Before these boats become behemoths, they typically begin life as maritime's most exquisite models. This thread showcases approximately 60 of the models on display in the builder's tent during the 2007 show. Enjoy!​


Abeking & Rasmussen...

2007 FLIBS Yacht Display Models...]]> 59 The Wheelhouse Round-Up! Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:47:30 +0000 https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/the-wheelhouse-round-up.3551/ https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/the-wheelhouse-round-up.3551/ invalid@example.com (YachtForums) YachtForums
The Wheelhouse Round-Up!​

Bridges, helms or wheelhouses... whatever you call ‘em, we’ve got ‘em. Digital displays have ushered in a new era of control leaving the days of dials in their wake. Today’s bridges are literally electronic works of art, with computing power that rivals an airborne command center.

YachtForums has rounded-up nearly 60 of the world's most wonderful wheelhouses
and we're putting you in the driver's seat!...​

The Wheelhouse Round-Up!]]> 62 Oceanco Y701 - Construction Story Wed, 07 Dec 2005 15:07:51 +0000 https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/oceanco-y701-construction-story.3416/ https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/oceanco-y701-construction-story.3416/ invalid@example.com (YachtForums) YachtForums
Despite its large dimensions and muscular construction, the Y701 has a sleek,...

Oceanco Y701 - Construction Story]]> 45 World's Largest Yacht: 525' "Platinum" Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:17:20 +0000 https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/worlds-largest-yacht-525-platinum.2915/ https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/worlds-largest-yacht-525-platinum.2915/ invalid@example.com (YachtForums) YachtForums World's Largest Yacht: 525' "Platinum"​
(now known as "Dubai")​


The Platinum Project was originally commissioned in 1996 by Prince Jefri Bolkiah, the younger brother to the Sultan of Brunei. Following the prince's bankruptcy, the yacht was mothballed, until the project was later sold to Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai.

Launched in April of 2005, Platinum was originally a...

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