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They say you cannot teach an old dog new tricks but it does appear that you can teach an old Feadship how not to roll. Netherlands-based Feadship is no stranger to milestones, having launched over 200 custom luxury vessels worldwide. One of its 1977 builds, the 23m Maria, recently reached its own landmark, becoming the… Continue reading Gyro-Equipped Feadship Subdues The Sea With Ease

Tonnerre de Breskens, Piet Vroon’s Ker 46Photo: Tim Wright/Photoaction.com Hot on the heels of the announcement concerning Antigua race week comes news of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival which this year will run from 31 March – 6 April 2014 The regatta has a reputation for wonderful racing in the Sir Francis Drake… Continue reading BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Offers Warm Water Racing

With the majority of the build now complete at their facility in Poole Dorset Sunseeker’s largest ever yacht the 155 is nearing completion The eagerly anticipated superyacht has already undergone rigorous testing ashore and the company is preparing to launch her into the water in January. Commissioned by Formula 1’s Eddie Jordan, the company’s new… Continue reading Eddie Jordans New Sunseeker’s Yacht Enters Testing Phase

Seen at METS for the first time Yacht iBlinders, is a new indoor shading system, that uses high-end digital shading technology to allow the colour of film on a window to go from non-transparent to transparent at the flick of a switch that sends an electric current through it. After their world premiere at ΜETS… Continue reading New Ground-Breaking Indoor Shading System, Ready for Production

The first of the Limited Editions 242 series from Dutch super yacht builder Amels has been sold by Moran Yacht and Ship of Fort Lauderdale Due for delivery in 2016, construction of the 74-metre Tim Heywood design is already underway. Andrew Winch has been commissioned to style the interior, which will include two generously sized… Continue reading The First of the Amels Limited Editions 242 Has Been Sold

More details have emerged about the Majesty 155, the largest-ever super yacht to be built by Gulf Craft in the UAE. In conversation with Erwin Bamps Chief Operating Officer at Gulf Craft more details have emerged about the Majesty 155, the largest-ever super yacht to be built by his company based in the UAE. One… Continue reading Majesty 155, the largest-ever super yacht to be built by Gulf Craft in the UAE.

Successful and sought after super yacht designers, the likes of Tim Heywood, draw on their own understanding of ships, the sea and what is possible to build when they draw the lines of a conceptual vessel.  That understanding comes after years of working with shipyards, yacht owners and having sailed occasionally in yachts they have… Continue reading Why do architects think they can design a super yacht?

Seafaris the 41 metre super yacht catamaran available for charter through Burgess has sunk off the coast of Queensland following an on board fire. Eight guests and eight crew were on board the yacht when fire broke out and all were rescued exhausted and somewhat shocked at what had happened. In a report published in… Continue reading Super Yacht Catches Fire and Sinks on Charter

Day 2 of the Les Voiles de St Tropez Regatta dawned bright and sunny, but definatly lacked the breeze keen sailors were hoping for 4 knots of wind left J Class and the Wally Yachts sharing the same ‘field of play’ ideally needing more than that to race.  After lunch the breeze filled in a… Continue reading First for Lionheart