Heesen’s 47m Project Ruya to be the epitome of luxurious comfort

Heesen announces that YN 17947 Project Ruya is entering the outfitting phase and is due for delivery in March 2017. Heesen’s Project Ruya, a 47m full-displacement yacht just under the 500GT threshold, will the epitome of luxurious comfort. But you must wait the completion of this monumental work. The zero-speed stabilisers will ensure maximum comfort at … Read more

Fast displacement seventy. 70m Heesen Kometa is coming with 357 square metres of deck space and infinity pool with a waterfall

70 metres, 4.000 mile range, 20 per cent more efficient: Largest Heesen superyacht built to date.   At 70 metres, Kometa is the largest Heesen superyacht built to date. Kometa is an impressive yacht. Not just visually but also from a practical perspective. Following on from the multi award-winning Galactica Star, this aluminium fast displacement yacht … Read more

Asia Boating Awards 2014 honouring the yachting industry’s best in Asia

The 10th edition of the Asia Boating Awards, jointly organised by Asia-Pacific Boating and China Boating magazines, honoured the yachting industry’s best in Asia and internationally. The awards serve as a benchmark for the industry in the Asia-Pacific region.The awards reaffirm brands and companies who are and who will keep on building the legacy of … 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

Galactica Star wins 2013 Monaco Yacht Show Prix du design

For the tenth time, the Monaco Yacht Show organisers – in collaboration with the French Crystal manufacturer Baccarat for their second consecutive year as event partner – put one superyacht on a pedestal above the other 100-plus superyachts exhibited at the show. To qualify for the short list the yacht has to be presented by … Read more

Solandge, Crazy Me, Sea Owl and Seahawk – 2013 superyachts launches

79 superyachts were launched so far in 2013. Largest superyacht launched in 2013 has 108m in length, while the average length of superyachts launched this year is 44,7 m, according to boatinternational market intelligence research. The report shows that 147 superyachts were sold in 2013, 36 were ordered and 36 superyachts were delivered this year. … Read more