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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Christensen Super Yacht Sold Proving again that the super yacht sales market remains buoyant comes news that brokers Gregg Morton and Steve Doyle at Northrop and Johnson have sold Aghassi a tri-deck motor yacht with notable cruising abilities. A tribute to the Christensen legacy, her 5 staterooms accommodate 10 guests and crew. She is fully […]
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
First Views of Picchiotti-Vitruvius 50m super yacht The hull of the new Picchiotti-Vitruvius 50m super yacht was spotted as it was moved from the main square of Cantieri Navali Beconcini to one of the three fitting out sheds situated in front of the Gulf of La Spezia The transfer was made by the yards new 820 […]
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Italian super yacht builder Perini Navi has launched the 56m aluminium ketch Riela their 46th unit to be launched. Designed by in-house naval architects together with Ron Holland, Riela, boasts an ultra-light aluminium hull with maximum displacement optimized at 545 tons. Both masts, the 58.8m main mast and the 48.26m mizzen, are also in aluminium, […]
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Proof if you needed it that super yacht builder Sanlorenzo never stops work not even the night! Here one of two hulls is brought through the town of Viareggio as it makes its way from the company’s build facility to the fitting out basin in the port. Passing just inches away from the balconies of […]
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Vibrant Curiosity the yacht that was project Y704 at Oceanco has been delivered On schedule, the fourth in the series of Y700-coded super yachts has been delivered to her new German owners. The 85.47m yacht Continues the sequence of deliveries that has seen the 80m Amevi and the 82m Alfa Nero, delivered in 2007, with […]
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Super Yacht Designers Bannenberg Evolve The superyacht design firm started by the late John Bannenberg in the 1960s is to undergo a name change to reflect the way it is evolving within the superyachts industry. Now headed by Dickie, son of the legendry designer, the firm has recently found new form with designs for the […]
Friday, May 15th, 2009
In New Zealand company director Gregg Kelly with the fixings manufacturer Fastmount says there’s still plenty to be positive about in the current economic climate. “In these challenging economic times, we have had our best year to date, with turnover up markedly on the prior year,” he said adding “We’ve achieved this by developing new […]
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Plenty to be Positive About The present economic conditions maybe casting shadows over the fortunes of some in the superyacht world but many in the superyacht business fraternity are brushing aside thoughts of doom and gloom along with their economy-induced woes, and are point blank refusing to let the economy slow them down. In recent […]
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Dutch Yard Confirms Loss of Two Projects Commenting on rumours that abound, Alice Huisman, managing director of the Royal Huisman yard has given Super Yacht News a personal update on recent developments within the yards order book saying, “Like other International companies, we have also felt the effects of the current recession by way of the […]
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