Superyacht News

The Crazy Me, or YN 16250, an all-aluminum, semi-displacement motor superyacht, was presented by Heesen at its Oss facility. The owners threw the YN 16250 a private christening ceremony and a party to celebrate the hard work and superior craftsmanship of those at Heesen who collaborated in the creation of this stunning vessel.

Hana is a mega-yacht with a personality all its own. This unique vessel is the result of a partnership between the technical staff at CRN and the Zuccon International Project Firm, which designed the external layout. The Claude Missir Agency also contributed by making furniture and decor for the vessel's interior.

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Vicem is one of the world's principal and most respected builders of classic luxury motor superyachts. All Vicem plants are clean, pleasant factories without unhealthy vapors like the ones that exist in other yacht building factories which use cheaper polyester resins. Its Vulcan Series yachts are built in a state-of-the-art facility in Antalya, Turkey.

Heesen Yachts is happy to announce that the spectacular Galactica Star has completed satisfactorily the sea trials in the North Sea on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th of May. This all-aluminium motor superyacht survived air temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, super strong wind and enormous waves.

Kokomo is the third superyacht from Alloy Yachts for the same owner. The brief was for a yacht that would break new ground in performance, comfort and style.

Designed by Dubois Naval Architects, this 58m sloop delivers in all respects. Her sleek hull has been refined for seakeeping and speed. Her 120 tonne keel lowers from less than 5m to over 8m to deliver ultimate stability under an enormous sail plan.

Silver Arrows Marine, in partnership with Mercedes-Benz Style, has been developing a unusual luxury motor yacht, the first Granturismo of the seas, which was recently given a special place in Italy's revered automotive coach-building industry.

Lady Petra, a Heesen 47m displacement vessel, has won the extremely competitive award for Best Motor Yacht Displacement below 500m, over five of the best yachts in the world.

The internationally renowned Princess Yachts International plc is pleased to announce that Richard Lambert has joined the Board at Princess Yachts International plc as M Class Director. With this change, the shipyard aims to enhance the company’s existing capability to support the growing demand of Princess M Class superyachts.

Forty metres in length, three covered decks, a distinctive external layout and internal furnishings and fittings of exquisitely sophisticated design: a quick inspection is enough to bring to light the soul of the new CRN 128', hull number four in the highly successful line of planing yachts made from composite materials built by the CRN shipyard, in collaboration with the Zuccon International Project Firm.

At the eighth annual World Superyacht Awards held in the city of Istanbul, the world-famous yacht yard Princess Yachts International celebrated their Imperial Princess' enormous success. The Princess 40 is the first 40 meter-sized creation from their M Class.

With the 55S, Azimut has added further innovation to the sporty motoryacht sector with a new pearl to the S Collection.

The 55S revolutionizes the traditional spaces with a new layout that sees the three cabins dedicated to the owner and guests located amidships, offering comfort and larger volumes, and with the crew cabin positioned in the bows. There are also new spaces above deck: towards the bows with a sofa looking forward, separated from the large sun deck, and aft with the introduction of the pivoting bathing platform.

World renowned as a custom luxury catamaran-yachts builder, Sunreef Yachts has presented recently its new motoryacht, the 85 Sunreef Power, a true milestone in motor catamarans design. The interest for this new concept has been overwhelming from the side of the Clients and current Sunreef owners who submitted many useful feedback after first sketches have been released. The result of this implication is the increase of size of the boat to 90 feet in length and addition of 7ft to the width. Thanks to this, the overall comfort will increase and the total living space will reach 522 sqm, which is an extraordinary result on a 90ft yacht.

The sailing luxury yacht Shamoun mixes both modern and classic elements in a spectacular way. It has the elegance and style of the classic superyachts and the performance and facilities of the modern ones.

The motor superyacht Tanvas was specially made in 2010 for an Asian client. This 40 metre luxury yacht has many new mind-blowing elements.

The third annual Singapore Yacht Show started on Thursday 18th until Sunday the 21st at the One 15 Marina Club – Sentosa Cove. This year the event had doubled the number of first-class shipyards exhibiting their vessels.

The Italian Azimut-Benetti will present in a modern mega stand all their new designs. The brand will launch the Azimut 88, the Azimut 92 and the Azimut Grande 100 which will be the largest superyachts of the event.

CRN is proud to unveil the completed interiors of the 60m J'Ade, the world's first mega yacht to feature a floating garage.

Now ready for delivery to the billionaire owner, J'Ade has been designed to feel at one with the sea, featuring special full height windows providing exceptionally wide panoramic views. This is combined with a beach club, a stern hatch that turns into a large platform by the water, and the highly innovative 'flooded garage', where the owner can store and easily access the 8 metre Riva Iseo Yacht without the need for a tender lift.

The new 24-metre Azimut Yachts will be officially presented at the end of June, on the occasion of the Azimut|Benetti Yachting Gala. It interprets contemporary lifestyle by offering exceptional comfort: four cabins, five bathrooms and a 42-square-metre flybridge. The innovative solutions introduced for the furnishings and the precise lighting design do the rest.

Amsterdam – Feadship has announced the formation of the Feadship Heritage Fleet, an association for the owners of Feadships that are more than thirty years old. The inaugural meeting of the association took place on 16 April 2013 in the historic De Roode Leeuw restaurant in Amsterdam, which was also the location of the very first Feadship meeting in late 1949.

Lorenzo Benetti established this famous shipyard, one of the oldest in the world, in 1873. He started out building wooden boats that were used for local and international trade. Gino and Emilio Benetti took over the boatyard after the death of their father, Lorenzo. They changed the name of the company to Fratelli Benetti and developed a reputation that extended beyond the Mediterranean.