Luxury Yacht Reviews and Yachting News
The market for so-called super-yachts is still buoyant in Middle East The last Dubai Yacht Show, Middle East’s biggest boat show, proved that the luxury yachts continue to grow more super. “We’ve never sold as many super yachts as in the last three years,” Erwin Bamps, chief operating officer of Gulf Craft told the BBC quoted by … Read more
Luxury $70 million superyacht launched The 77-metre luxury superyacht Smeralda, the world’s longest aluminium motor yacht, was launched at Australian Marine Complex, reports perthnow. The yacht was built by Perth-based company Hanseatic Marine and had taken over two years and 550,000 man hours to build. It’s the third superyacht produced for Hanseatic’s owner, German entrepreneur … Read more
A new age of exploration Oscar-winning filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence James Cameron set the record for the world’s deepest solo submarine dive. The Academy Award winning director will now travel to the depths of the Mariana Trench in a matter of weeks. “When you’re making a movie, everybody’s read the script and they know … Read more
Kirsty Bertarelli, Britain’s richest woman, has taken delivery of £100m superyacht. The Vava II superyacht is the biggest ever built in the UK at 96 metres. Wealthy couple Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli commissioned the luxurious vessel two years ago. The super yacht Vava II was intended to replace the couple’s old boat, which measured up … Read more
De Voogt Naval Architects designed Feadship QI yacht concept of 56 metres Feadship Future Concept called Qi is Feadship’s main attraction at the Dubai International Boat Show 2012. The word “Qi” represents the idea of a circulating life force or energy flow that permeates creation. This notion neatly encapsulates the essence of the 2011 Future … Read more
Ferrari Powered Hydroplane to be Auctioned The world-famous Ferrari-engined Hydroplane racing boat, ARNO XI, is now set to fetch around $1.5 million at RM Auctions’ Monaco auction, 11th – 12th May, 2012. This world-famous racing boat was constructed with assistance from Ferrari and the great Grand Prix drivers of the period and went on to … Read more