Category: Yachts
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All aboard the Mini convertible boat
Mini Convertible boat made waves at Boston regatta MINI celebrated Motor-Tober with a MINI Convertible Boat To celebrate the legendary Head of the Charles Regatta (Charles River race from the Boston University Boathouse to Christian Herter Park), Mini joined the rowing teams on the water in this one-off MINI Convertible Boat. The 6-hp floating car…
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Jaguar Concept Speedboat. Speed and beauty only in theory
Jaguar’s new XF Sportbrake model was launched in Scotland with a luxurious companion – The Jaguar Concept Speedboat designed in partnership with naval architecture consultancy firm Ivan Erdevicki and yacht design consultancy Seventy Seven Design. Unfortunately, Jaguar has no plans to build or commercialize a vessel of any kind. “We recognise that both our existing and…
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Prada launches its most impressive sailing yacht to date
Prada’s Luna Rossa maxi catamaran Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli, the famous power couple of yachting enthusiasts, officially launched the latest addition to Luna Rossa sailing team. The new €40 million luxury yacht will compete in historic sailing race, the America’s Cup, which will take place in San Francisco in 2013, proving that sailing has always…
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Steve Jobs’ envisioned yacht Venus unveiled
Steve Jobs’ yacht Venus unveiled in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands Philippe Starck’s yacht for Steve Jobs was christened ‘Venus’ in the Netherlands’ Aalsmeer shipyard. The boat completion in the Dutch waters was made in the presence of Steve Jobs’ widow Laurene three of their children. According to Dutch website OneMoreThing, Steve Jobs’ yacht measures between 70…
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Flying yachts – the aircrafts of the near future
Flying yacht: Seaplane-convertible trimaran sailing yacht The idea of combining the air transport with water vehicles is literally in the air. Seaplane-convertible yacht, sailboat airplane, honeymoon space shuttle, innovative plane propulsion system, large capacity interurban air transport. The science-fiction projects created by Octuri have a single goal – to create dream planes. The latest Octuri…
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Trends in luxury consumption in China
Chinese luxury spend Set to accelerate Asian ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals wealth is expected to grow by 7.9% annually for the next five years with China contributing to the bulk of this growth, according to the Wealth-X World Ultra Wealth Report 2012- 2013, a provider of detailed intelligence on ultra high net worth…