Monaco Yacht Show 2013

*Amels' LE 199 "Event" unfortunately I was not able to arrange an appointment onboard her, she was just to crowded... she was at the top of my list.

* When you think the PJs 150 with their different hull colours are fancy than you have not seen PJ's 210 "Lady M" yet! She is really SPECTACULAR!

* VSY "Stella Maris" has really angular lines and the decks height is really impressive!

* After some delays during the construction period the Dunya "Red Square" celebrated now finally her debut at the MYS with a big bang!

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* Feadship's "Issana" formerly known as "Twizzle" and "Drizzle" and her gangway up-close

* This 58m beauty is built by Trinity yachts in 2011 and known to most of you as "Carpe Diem"! And indeed on such a huge bathing platform you can really enjoy the day..

* Also on display with IYC was the Feadship "Dream"

* Launched in another busy spring for dutch yachtbuilder Amels this year "Engelberg" is another proof for their Success with the LE line... magnificent!

*But every Amels has got her own set of customization, this one for example, comes along with two salon balconies and another balcony for the owners' stateroom.

* Heesen's 46m "Mar" ?

* Amels 50 fast support vessel "Umbra"

* San Lorenzo's Alloy 38 "Onyx" and 46 Stell "Achilles F"

* ***** Yacht & Ship brought Feadship's F45 "Madsummer" to Monaco

* Next to her was with "Hayken" another Heesen yacht

* She celebrates this year her 20th birthday and is still in prestine condition... for shure I am talking about the legendary "Hetarios"!

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* Arcadia 115

* Viudes new 45m yacht

* Admiral Tecnomar's angular 40m "Cacos"

* ISA 470 "Olah" showing of her umbrellas

* Palmer Johnson's 170 "DB9" was another headturner during the show!

* "Icon" built by Icon yachts in 2009 offers her guests a more than spacious bathing platform..

* I was fortune enough to get onboard Lürssen's magnificient "Northern Star", impressive to say at least!

* The Sam Sorgiovanni designed "Anastasia" was displayed at the show while her successor "Nirvana" was anchoring off Monaco.

*Various company's used boats from Wayer & Wayer to shuttle their VIPs including Ocean Independence, Fraser and Lürssen... you literally saw them everywhere!

* "Family Day" offers a very contemporary yet modern interior.. I really enjoyed it

* Like "Family Day" was "Rosehearty" exhibited by Camper & Nicholson

*Now the impressive fleet at the T-Jetty as seen from the water!

*The word "Impressive" comes to my mind

* The Wajer boats showing of their manoverability!

* continued line-up

Great Lürssen Crew!

And now the prevailing queen of the Show: "QUATTROELLE"!

I think very special yacht does not need any introduction to you!


At this point I would once again say thank you to Lürssen's Sylke (PR/ marketing manager) auf dem Graben and Jens Weisser (project manager "Katara"), these 2 super nice people were really keen to arrange a visit onboard "Quattroelle" even though she was fully booked and normally not possible (due to difficult circumstances).
It was a honor to meet these wonderful people!

Many would have denied my request but the people at Lürssen were so great to let me onboard!

They do not only build the some of the best yachts in the world IMHO but are also also incredible sympathic, at least it appears to me!

*Quattroelle: Love, Life, Liberty and Luxury
I could not think of something representing these words better than "Quattroelle" herself!

* the man with sunglasses is Michael Breman, the man with the hand covering his face is Peter Lürssen

Unfortunately I shoke hands with Michal and missed Peter Lürssen shortly.

* continued close-ups

* "Lady Moura"... more than 20 years old and still looking pretty, that is truly a timeless design!

* Her fenders are nearly as big as smart I would say!