Luxury yachting is not immune to the environmental crisis: Green boats at the 2019 Cannes Yachting Festival

        Respect for the planet, preservation of the seas and oceans and concern to leave a smaller ecological footprint are now essential challenges for the yachting industries. While the transition may be slow, there is a real trend to create increasingly cleaner boats based on the model used for land vehicles, with … Read more

Naucrates 85ft can change its layout and configuration

The special modular deck system of the new Naucrates support vessel allows different possible configurations. All the specialized media outlets are talking about Naucrates 85′, the most versatile support vessel. Designed by Italian yacht design studio Green Yachts and Chantier Naval Chioggia, the 26.6-meter Naucrates 85 is considered to be one of the best Shadow … Read more

Sea conservation: HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco Establishes Monaco Explorations

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco Establishes Monaco Explorations: A Three-year Campaign of Scientific Explorations at Sea. Initiated by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and with the support of the Princely Government and the Yarsin ship’s owner François Fiat, the Monaco Explorations campaign will continue the Principality’s long tradition of sea exploration as well … Read more

MY Divine. Columbus Yachts’ green approach to yacht building

With its neat vertical bow and automotive-inspired lines, the architectural point of view Columbus Yachts M/Y Divine can certainly be considered a sport yacht although characterized by high volume and impressive heights, unusual for a yacht of this size. M/Y Divine, second model of the 40 M Sport Hybrid awards winning series, is aligned with the … Read more

With Solarwave Yachts the only footprints you leave are those in the sand…

Sunwave & Solarwave or the true hybrid yachts. A conventionally powered boat has a range of 300 to 500 nautical miles under diesel-engine. With a sail the range can be extended – but only when the wind is coming from the right direction and in matching force. Most yachts are using gas for cooking. Its … Read more

Benetti’s Ocean Paradise is the “greenest” yacht of the 2013 Monaco Yacht Show

Benetti Yacht OCEAN PARADISE receives RINA GREEN PLUS prize   The solutions studied and adopted in the field of environment protection brought Benetti Yacht’s OCEAN PARADISE the prestigious Rina Green Plus prize which honours yacht constructors’ efforts to reduce the carbon footprints of their vessels. The Green Plus certification label introduced by marine services company … Read more