Ocean Paradise – a design boat at the leading edge of technology

Minimalist, but never cold, and always connected with the sea – superyacht Ocean Paradise launched by Benetti.  This new creation of the Italian boat manufacturer Benetti, a 55M steel hull/aluminum superstructure , will debut with its world avant-premiere at the next Monaco Yacht Show 2013 (25-28 September). The design boat at the leading edge of technology … Read more

Great Britain Team Yacht for 2013-14 edition of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

Great Britain Team Yacht to demonstrate the UK as a place to visit and invest in. GREAT Britain Team Yacht launched in Trafalgar Square.  The GREAT Britain yacht will be flagship of Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet as longest ocean race on the planet prepares to depart London 1 September. The yacht was … Read more

Transpac race won by San Francisco’s Dorade

San Francisco’s Dorade won Trans Pacific Sailing Race.   “They said we’d never make it and if we did it would take four weeks,” said Dorade skipper and co-owner Matt Brooks. “Skeptics said it was like taking a fine piece of antique furniture and dropping it in the ocean, and she shouldn’t be sailed hard … Read more

Ferretti 960 – the largest planing recreational craft ever built by Ferretti Yachts

It is a sporty 96-footer boasting sporty features, top performances in its category and innovative luxury design solutions and layouts. Ferretti 960, Ferretti Yachts’s new flagship is the largest planing pleasure boat ever designed and built at Ferretti Group’s Cattolica shipyard. This new yacht by Ferretti, one of the leading world players in the design, … Read more

Anaconda with hot air balloon departure takes the spirit of an explorer vessel to another level

Anaconda by Juan Ortiz Rincon, Young Designer of the Year finalist 2013.  Designer Juan Ortiz Rincon, a passionate sailor and traveler, unveiled his project Anaconda yacht, for which he was selected as YoungDesigner of the Year Finalist during the 2013 ShowBoats Design Awards in Monaco. The goal of this year’s Young Designer category was to create a … Read more

Stefano Inglese wins the young yacht designer of the year award

“Young Designer of the Year Award” celebrated the best of superyacht design from the boards of student and trainee designers.   On June 21 at the ShowBoats Design Awards gala evening, was announced the winner of the sixth annual Young Designer of the Year Award in front of an international audience of yacht owners and leading … Read more