Category: Yachts
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Carver C37 to debut at 2014 Miami International Boat Show
Carver Yachts, The Pulaski, Wis.-based yacht-builder from United States, will unveil the new Carver C37 Coupe yacht on Feb. 13 during the 2014 Miami International Boat Show. Carver C37 is designed for cruising speeds at or above 40 mph, along with delivering all of the homelike spaciousness and exceptional features yacht owners have come to…
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The number of new luxury yachts shows no signs of slowing down
The size of the world’s largest private yachts has increased dramatically over the last two decades. Expected deliveries for 2014 show how the size of the 100 largest privately owned superyachts continues to grow. The delivery of the 180 metre superyacht Azzam has pushed Roman Abramovich’s 162.5 metre yacht Eclipse into second place after dominating…
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Most expensive billionaire luxury asset acquisitions
10 Most Expensive Luxury Asset Acquisitions Of All-Time list compiled by Wealth-X shows that luxury yachts are the most popular luxury asset acquisition. Eight of the 10 billionaires in the list own these luxury vessels. According to the ultra high net worth (UHNW) intelligence provider, billionaires from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison to Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov have…
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Top yacht-building nations. Global Order Book for 2014.
The definitive guide to the state of the superyacht industry. Italy is still by far the number one yacht-building nation, but The Netherlands and Turkey have consolidated their places, according to ShowBoats International magazine’s Global Order Book for 2014, the definitive tally of yachts 80 feet (24 metres) and longer under construction. 735 new yachts…
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Oceanis 38 sailboat adapts to three worlds. All sailing dreams come true?
New Oceanis 38 – top honors for “Best Boat 2014” in the SAIL’s 31 to 40-foot monohull category. SAIL magazine announced winners of its “Best Boats 2014” contest, and Beneteau’s new Oceanis 38 received top honors for “Best Boat” in the 31 to 40-foot monohull category. Oceanis 38 is “very unusual” thanks to the vessel’s modern design, open…
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Onne van der Wal’s “Sailing” – a love letter to the nautical lifestyle
With the wind in your hair – Onne van der Wal’s award-winning nautical photography in “SAILING” book. No other photographer has the experience to shoot so well on board a speeding yacht or the confidence to scale a mast for the right panoramic view, and no other sailor has captured the extremes of…