NAVIS Apr / May '18

Discovering Cap Rocat Hotel

Since the early days of human history, the Mediterranean Sea has played an incredibly important role. It is the place that enabled trade, the connections of different civilizations, and the growth and dominance of various empires. But now, even after thousands of years of history, the Mediterranean is just as important and sought after as ever before.

Towards the western end of this great sea, located on the Spanish island of Mallorca, you will find a place unlike any other in the world. Cap Rocat Hotel is an oasis containing everything that makes the region one of the most desirable vacation destinations you’ll ever have the privilege of discovering. Containing the perfect combination of landscaping, personal amenities, and a seemingly unrivaled historical significance, the widespread praise of the hotel is clearly well deserved. As you walk down the beach, feeling the fresh sea breeze and watching the sun set to the west, you will recognize why these islands have attracted the attention of romantics around the world.

Super Car McLaren Senna is a True Work of Art

As we have come to expect from the British automaker McLaren, the new supercar Senna has continued to push the boundaries of engineering, performance, and stylistic excellence. The team behind this mechanical masterpiece sought to create the greatest McLaren track-concentrated car that is also legal for ordinary road use. Looking at the testing performance of this young model, it seems there can be no doubts that the team was successful.

McLaren specifically cited their commitment to creating “the purest connection between the driver and car of any road-legal McLaren.” Throughout the design process, the team worked diligently to continue pushing their standards of excellence and refused to compromise on anything other than the limitations set forth by the law. With production limited to 500 units, it has become clear that this unique work of art will be valuable and memorable for many years to come.

Choices can be frustrating. Or, they can be fabulous, as is the case with Southern Wind Shipyard’s most recent sailing yacht, Satisfaction. It would seem that the owner the yacht was commissioned for and the Southern Wind team made all the right ones.

Directing and selecting the design elements of this first build in the exciting SW105 miniseries of superyachts, the owner’s brief was clear. Southern Wind Shipyard, in sync with Nauta Design and Farr Yacht Design, delivered. The result is the eponymous Southern Wind 105 sailing yacht, Satisfaction.

Pink Gin, the new 175-foot superyacht recently launched, seems to have evolved like a rose petal; from the inside out, and it sets a new standard in interior design and styling. Rather than the naval architects designing a sleek hull and superstructure, Pink Gin evolved from the owner’s vision of how they imagined the interior of the yacht would look, and then a hull and deck was wrapped around it. The result is simply beautiful and very unique, and this seemingly backward way of designing a yacht is epitomized by one very unique and extraordinary feature; a private deck off the owner’s stateroom. When the yacht is underway the deck is closed as its engineering is integral to the overall integrity of the hull, but at anchor, and with the touch of a button, a panel in the topsides is hydraulically opened to create the ultimate picture window and a personal bathing platform, literally adding a new dimension to the owner’s suite.

The Rossinavi Aurora: Embracing the Past, Designing the Future

The 49-meter Rossinavi Aurora is a distinctive yacht without comparison. Sculpted in powerful sweeping lines of aluminum, Aurora presents a dramatic, near-vertical bow. A triangular shield crested by a sleek rangefinder with an impressive secret announces her arrival. Negative space cutouts, fore and aft, lighten the look.

Melding influences from sports cars, spacecraft, and classic mid-century furnishings with a futuristic hand, Aurora measures 49 meters stem to stern and 8.9 meters port to starboard. Small by some superyacht standards with a puissance suggesting formidable talent, Aurora defies style definition. She is both retro and metro, deftly inspired by Tony Stark’s iconic Iron Man suit. Never has a request for a 160-foot speedboat been met with such style nor executed with such success.

It is a beautiful day in Saint Tropez. The weather is gorgeous, the wind is blowing, and the crowd is jovial. The 2017 Les Voiles de Saint Tropez is chomping at the proverbial bit to hear the fife and drum welcome announcing the start of the 19th edition of this respected competition.

Hundreds of sailing yachts gather for this iconic, end of season regatta, fitting nicely into the Venn diagram of boat class description. The classic sailing yachts, built anywhere from around 1899 to the 1960s, celebrate handcrafted wood, polished brass, and traditional white sails. The modern yachts; stronger, faster, and more technical, sport carbon fiber throughout with sophisticated electronics and hulls built for speed. That means 14 boats in the harbor defy description under these terms, commanding their own classification. That would be the Wally Class.