Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2016 i Boat International US Edition

I first saw the project that would become our cover yacht almost five years ago in Monaco. Mind you, I go to a lot of press conferences so I don’t claim to remember everything, but this one stood out. Bright and early at the Hôtel Hermitage, Tilli Antonelli treated the world’s yachting press to a slick video of a 150-foot yacht that had me thinking of my son’s Transformer toys as it changed form on screen. Even better, it was to be a motor yacht with no traditional engine room! And considering that the builder’s largest boat at the time was 42 feet, you can see why it was an unforgettable presentation. Of course, a video is a lot easier to make than a yacht, so it’s incredibly gratifying to…

I reminded myself of how incredibly lucky I am, and with disappointment comes opportunity. I previously wrote in this column about our failed Newport-to-UK transatlantic race of last July and our excitement after getting caught in a freak rain squall with 15-foot seas and 50-knot winds. That event caused major damage to the boom of my sailboat Altair, which forced us to drop out of the race and return to Newport for repairs. Of course we were all very disappointed, to say the least. But if we were upset about the damage and dropping out of the race, it was not as bad as the frustration of the long wait for repairs. It turns out that the boom was beyond fixing and a new one had to be fabricated. Once…

Elandess €52.5 million The 197-foot Elandess is new to the market, listed for sale by Burgess. A Donald Starkey design, she was built in steel and aluminum by Abeking & Rasmussen to Lloyd’s class and delivered in 2009. Her Bannenberg & Rowell interior accommodates up to 12 guests in six cabins, including a main-deck master suite featuring floor-to-ceiling windows and a private deck. Starfire $19.5 million The 177-foot Starfire has been jointly listed for sale by Merle Wood & Associates and Northrop & Johnson. Built in steel and aluminum by Benetti to a Stefano Natucci design, she was delivered in 1998. The MCA-compliant yacht was last refitted in 2012. Her Art Déco interior by François Zuretti accommodates 12 guests in six cabins, including a full-beam master…

Perhaps, like me, you grew up in a household that could be described as a “tight ship.” Although my parents’ discipline did not rival that of Captain von Trapp, summoning his brood with a bosun’s whistle, certain home rules were observed punctiliously. One was the admonition against wearing white before Memorial Day. White clothing was for summer only. Maybe that’s why I instinctively feel that white wines are essentially for summer drinking. Of course, this is nonsense and they have their place year-round. It’s just that I especially enjoy them in summer, when they pair with so many foods that I relish. I love rich, briny oysters, just opened, with a bracing Sauvignon Blanc. With sea bass, I’m happy with a good Riesling. And for lobster, I reach for an…

A brand long favored by men, Kiehl’s has just launched “Age Defender,” a trio of skincare products specifically designed to penetrate coarser male skin. After shaving, apply the serum — a lightweight formula containing cypress extract, a protein blend of soy and rice, and adenosine — to improve the skin’s elasticity and reduce wrinkles. Follow with the moisturizer, a heavier, dual action cream that combines linseed extract high in omega-3 fatty acids, with an exfoliant of salicylic acid. Finally, the eye cream mixes caffeine with rye-seed extract to reduce puffiness and soften crow’s feet. Age Defender Power Serum, $50; Age Defender Moisturizer, $40; Age Defender Eye Repair, $30. www.kiehls.com…

The outer reaches of NYC’s East Village — near Avenue D in the Lower East Side, to be exact — may seem an unusual spot to procure luxury bespoke sandals. But that’s where you’ll find the East 4th Street design studio and ground level boutique of Jutta Neumann. A German-born accessories designer who moved from Paris in the mid-’80s, she apprenticed under a respected New York leather artisan before starting her own workshop and business a decade later. Her reasons for ending up in the East Village are as straightforward as she is: “I moved here, it was affordable, a place opened up and I took it. I liked working with my hands and with color.” Neumann stocks an inventory of sandals, handbags, accessories and jewelry from high-quality leather and…

In the late 1950s, the company responsible for putting Italy on wheels sent a passel of its tiny 600 (Seicento) city cars to famed Italian coachbuilding company Ghia to be upfitted with cut-down doors, wicker seats and surrey tops for use on yachts and at resorts. They named it the Fiat Jolly, perhaps as a way of calling out the smile it was certain to bring to the face of riders. Though Jollies traded hands five years ago for the mid-five figures, they’ve recently skyrocketed in price. One sold last summer for $170,500. It is estimated that only around 100 Jollys are still in existence, but if you want something even more recherché, consider a Fiat Eden Roc. Only two were built, commissioned from Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina by the family…

A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1 A. Lange & Söhne is regarded by many as Germany’s most prestigious watch house and is famed for its mechanical prowess and remarkably high level of finish. The Grand Lange 1 features an asymmetric dial layout that has become a classic of modern horological design. $56,400, alange-soehne.com Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionnelle Vacheron Constantin’s Patrimony Traditionnelle is so named because it showcases many of the traditions of Swiss watchmaking and, to demonstrate the excellence of its finish, carries the Geneva Seal. The hand-decorated, hand-wound movement is 2.8mm thick. $19,500, vacheron-constantin.com Patek Philippe Calatrava The simple, time-only Calatrava wristwatch dates back to 1932 and is considered the quintessential connoisseur’s timepiece. Patek’s hand-wound caliber 215 PS movement sits behind the crisp, white,…

The Passenger Yacht Code (PYC) is a yacht-friendly equivalence to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) commercial convention for yachts beyond the 12-passenger limit of the Large Yacht Code (LY3). To design and build to SOLAS would mean detailed negotiation for every exemption from the standard code necessary to provide yacht-like elements. PYC offers pre-approved alternative processes that are the same for all yards and designers. It endeavors to ensure equivalent safety from the dangers of a shipboard fire or sinking but in a more attractive package than SOLAS rules allow. Among most owner objections to SOLAS are the mandates for powered lifeboats, raised exterior doorsills and non-flammable materials for interior. The large, autonomous lifeboats, not unlike those on cruise ships, can take up valuable space on more than…

Most projects are confidential, but you can expect to see built-in slides and/or climbing walls in the near future. Playing is good for you. It unleashes creativity and may even help your brain create new pathways, to say nothing of keeping you fit. The yachting industry has long ago embraced not just playtime but also playthings — the more toys, the merrier. Designers and marine toy specialists are busy finding better solutions to handle yacht toys in practical and attractive platforms. One way or the other, they’ll keep you playing. WHAT’S THE STORY BEHIND THE TOY CRAZE? One of the primary drivers has been charter since it became big business. In the mid-1990s, a famous advertising campaign for a now-infamous yacht clamored: “He who plays with the most toys wins.”…

MARINA IBIZA The best place to moor is Ibiza Town, in close proximity to the most exclusive bars, clubs and restaurants. There are moorings for boats of up to 60 meters (197 feet) with the ability to accommodate larger superyachts, too. LIO Located right on the seafront in Marina Botafoch and overlooking Marina Ibiza with fantastic views over to Dalt Vila, Lío combines high-quality gastronomy, art, live music and clubbing. Book a table for dinner and watch the place transform into a cabaret as the night progresses. USHUAÏA Ushuaïa offers a unique open-air clubbing experience with many of the world’s biggest DJs occupying the daily spots. The huge stage is surrounded by massive screens that put on impressive light shows. VIPs can opt to have their own bar in an…

Crossovers That’s between car and boat design. Here is the just-unveiled Mercedes-Benz Arrow460 Granturismo, or the “Mercedes of the Sea.” Aston Martin, meanwhile, is getting closer to splashing its AM37. The Birkin A rare Hermès 35cm Birkin bag with diamond-accented hardware was sold by Privé Porter to an unnamed collector in L.A. for a record $298,000. Big berths A buyer secured permanent rights to a 75-meter superyacht berth at Grand Harbour Marina in Malta; still available is a berth 90 meters long. Diversification Boatbuilder Ferretti is making inroads with a new security and defense division and plans a summer launch of its first fast patrol boat. Piracy Piracy is surging in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, where commercial vessels and their crew have been targets. Cheesy names “Boaty McBoatface” was…

Al Capone may have been a very public figure, but when it came to the yacht Acania, everything was hush-hush. Mystery surrounds the ownership of the boat with rumors swirling to this day that she belonged to America’s most notorious gangster. The 136-foot motor yacht is actually Acania II, the second vessel built in 1930 at Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation for noted Wall Street banker Arthur E. Wheeler. A few months earlier, he’d built a similar Acania, even though his finances took a big hit in the Wall Street crash of 1929. So, how did he get the money to build not one, but two yachts? Speculation is that Wheeler and Capone were associates, and it was Capone’s money that funded the builds. No evidence of this actually exists, though, because…

Started by two MIT grads, Function of Beauty creates custom shampoos and conditioners based on your hair type and your personal goals. Users choose a scent and describe their own hair type, with options from straight to curly, dry to oily and thin to coarse. Customers then select different hair goals, combining categories such as strengthening, heat protection and anti-frizz. “Many people use a large combination of products to achieve their hair goals, or continually cycle through different ones in search of the perfect shampoo,” says co-founder Zahir Dossa. If you don’t know what you need, you can instant chat online with a hair chemist. Your information is then run through an algorithm and a formula is created using 98 percent natural ingredients. Hair needs variety — what works in…

Cartier’s angular silver chain link bracelet has an oversized lobster claw closure and is suited to either the boardroom or the beach. $3,350, www.cartie .us David Yurman uses a mooring rope as inspiration for his weighty sterling maritime anchor link bracelet. $900, www.davidyurman.com Stephen Webster encases sterling thorns inside chunky links for his Gothic take on a classic link bracelet. $995, www.stephenwebster.com Giles & Brother, the popular brother-sister collaboration, employs a massive hook on its sterling silver ID bracelet. $375, www.gilesandbrother.com Tiffany flattens and shrinks the latest version of its classic link bracelet. $6,200, www.tiffany.com…

We love timepieces with ornate dials like Blancpain’s les Métiers d’Art collection, which features hand-engraved, 18kt red gold-damascened dials, as well as all manner of Grand Complications from Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Breguet, with their multiple subdials and functions. Also, don’t get us started on those amazing-looking chronographs from Breitling, Rolex and IWC, with their slide rule dial and bezels to measure speed and time, which look like the platonic ideal of a man’s watch. But despite the Mae West saying: “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!” this doesn’t always apply to watches. Sometimes, a simple dial and cleanly designed case is just what you need for your collection. Montblanc recently debuted its 1858 collection, which references the long history of the Minerva brand, founded in…

If you’re the current owner of a superyacht, have owned one in the last couple years or are buying one, you might be eligible for entry into our exclusive network of yacht owners. To find out more about the club and the benefits available, email Editor Kate Lardy: ownersclub@showboats.com . This month: Tara Getty’s epic three-month voyage, photos from the Caribbean Loro Piana, and our Owners’ Club meets in Palm Beach…

CAPTAIN WILLIAM THOMPSON’S ORDERS WERE STRAIGHTFORWARD: Get the gold out of Lima and transport it to Mexico, away from the rebels threatening the Peruvian capital. It was 1820, and Spain’s grip on Central and South America was weakening. Three hundred years of ferocious colonialism had enriched the motherland but left local populations bubbling with anti-imperial sentiment. When this exploded into rebellion in Peru, the viceroy hatched a plan to smuggle three centuries of loot out of the country in the hull of a ship — Thompson’s. You turn pirate pretty quickly when all that’s ahead of you is ocean and below is a king’s ransom in plundered treasure. The ship never made it to Mexico. Instead, Thompson killed the guards and set course for remote Cocos Island, a fecund speck…

Learjet 75 The Learjet name — the brand is owned by Canada’s Bombardier these days — carries serious kudos in private jet circles. The Learjet 75 will carry up to nine passengers at 534 mph for approximately 2,300 miles. It has state-of-the art Garmin avionics and is said to cost less to run than its rivals. But it’s all relative, isn’t it? Climb aboard for $12 million. Gulfstream G550 The one everyone wants, Gulfstream’s G550 is the world’s top-selling intercontinental business jet — and is a true world-shrinker with a range of 7,700 miles, a top speed of 585 mph and a cruising altitude of 51,000 feet. Since it is capable of remaining airborne for 13 hours, even the longest journey should require no more than a single fuel stop…

A private island of Four Seasons Resort Maldives, Kuda Huraa in North Malé Atoll is set amid 12 acres of exotic, fragrant gardens and has the intimate feel of a traditional yet distinctly upscale Maldivian village. Snorkel above thriving artificial coral frame reefs, including one that, from the air, resembles a sea turtle, then see real turtle hatchlings in the conservation program. Test your balance during a SUP yoga session in the lagoon or escalate your adrenaline levels by shooting several feet above the same blue waters on jet blades. Finally, travel less than a minute via dhoni to the only spa in the Maldives on its own isle. The Four Seasons also has a second private island resort in Baa Atoll, Landaa Giraavaru. Want more Maldives?…

When Remo Ruffini was a teenager he persuaded his mother to buy him a quilted nylon Moncler jacket. It was, he remembers, “strong light blue” and he wanted it because “it became very fashionable, especially for the young generation. It became something you must have, like Ray-Bans and Timberland boots.” The uniform of Moncler jacket, Levi’s and Timberlands was the outfit of choice of the Paninaro, a youth tribe named after the Panino café in Milan that, in the early ’80s, would meet in the Piazza San Babila. “Saturday afternoon, everybody went there with their motorcycles,” he says. “And the Moncler jacket was a status symbol.” Ruffini, now in his 50s, still has a Moncler jacket. And it is because of his efforts that many others who did not grow…

Three thousand years ago, the women of ancient Mesopotamia were the first to wear a form of lipstick, made of crushed gemstones. A millennium later, the Egyptians, including Cleopatra, would chop up beetles in a base of beeswax to color their lips red. Mercifully, we no longer apply minced insects or rock dust to our mouths. The newest ingredients make lipsticks easier to apply, last longer and feel weightless and non-sticky. Many of today’s high-tech lipsticks contain sunscreens, vitamins, antioxidants and hydrating ingredients. And a single lipstick can now permit matte, shiny and high-gloss applications. Lipstick color says a lot about someone. Bold reds connote confidence, hot pinks show fearlessness, while peach shades are said to imply empathy and loyalty. For the past several seasons, makeup trends have vacillated wildly…

There’s one summer fashion trend that never seems to burn off in the heat or fade away like tan lines — white, for the beach and beyond. Wearing white, or almost all white, is like an ice-cool drink on a hot summer’s day, a tabula rasa wiping everything clean and making you ready for the next style adventure. It’s a simple and classic way to hit the refresh button on your wardrobe. Although fashion always relies on white for when the mercury rises, it’s the rare man who will wear white head-to-toe for a summer outing. So this season, designers added a slash, splash or smash of color. Fast-forward to summer for sporty racing stripes zipping down the sides of board shorts, organic-looking painterly slashes on tees and textural swipes…

While enjoyment of a yacht can be limited on land, it’s definitely not impossible. Fortunately, all manner of functional, highly designed and handsome toys can be kept aboard and lifted ashore when you’re craving solid ground. To survey some of the best available options, we spoke with Nicholas Frankl, a three-time Olympian and professional car tester who also happens to be the founder and CEO of My Yacht Group, a hospitality organization focused on the superyacht market. Scooter: “Obviously, a lot of boats have Segways on them, which is preferred, because they don’t take up a lot of space,” Frankl says of the two-wheeled, electrically powered, collapsible personal mobility device. Try this new, vintage Vespa-inspired Zero Scooter from Spanish firm Bel & Bel. Get a fleet for guests. belybel.com/zero-scooter-2/ Moke:…

On March 1, Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne (below), the Omega brand’s most recent ambassador, debuted the new collection of Globemaster timepieces in Los Angeles ahead of its Baselworld introduction. Of special interest that evening was the lovely 41mm Globemaster Annual Calendar on Redmayne’s wrist. With a gray dial based on Omega’s classic “Pie Pan” Constellation models of the 1950s, the Annual Calendar is a fantastic-looking, vintage-inspired piece. When Redmayne speaks about watches, his link to the brand seems a lot deeper and more authentic than that of a typical ambassador. He sounds a lot like a collector. “For me, there is a romance to watches,” Redmayne told us. “There’s the idea of history and passing things on, but also the stories behind the timepieces. My dad wore an Omega: a beautiful,…

I’m not reading anything at the moment — I’m a bad reader. But I’ll watch absolutely anything to do with rugby, the world’s greatest sport. I don’t wear a wristwatch owing to an allergy, so I carry a pocket watch and have a drawer full. My favorite is a Patek Philippe 1920 Hunter, which is gorgeous but it weighs a ton and is exhausting to wind. When we’re cruising, I like to listen to reggae during the day, especially Bob Marley. As night falls, it’s classical: “Finlandia” by Jean Sibelius. The tech revolution came a bit late for me, but I’d still be lost without all my Apple stuff. The first thing I pack for the boat is a tie. I didn’t have one at the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta…

• BLOB • 4 x 4s • 40-foot-plus center console • Balls • Beach lander/amphibian craft (such as Iguana) • Canoes or kayaks (far left) • Climbing wall • Diving board • Evolve Carbon electric skateboard • Fishing gear • Floating docks • Floating loungers (center) • Gocycle electric bike • GoPro cameras (top right) • Hydrofoils (wakeboard and kitesurf) • iRider • JetBoards • Jet Skis (2 nd from left) • Jetpack or flyboard (2nd from right) • Kitesurfer/windsurfer • Motorcycles • Powered surfboard (Lampuga) • Quadski sports amphibian • Radio-controlled boats • Rope swing • Sailing boats, keelboats or catamarans • Sailing dinghy • Scuba, snorkeling gear, Brownie’s Third Lung • Sea pool • Seabobs (far right) • Seaplane, such as Icon A5 aircraft • Slides • Submersibles/ROV…

Big steps have been made in the past five years. Previously, only Spanish-flagged yachts could charter in Spanish waters, and then this was opened to EU-flagged yachts. Just two years ago, the Balearics started allowing non-EU yachts to charter there. Non-EU yachts need to be in free circulation in the EU. This means they have to be imported. You can do this in the European port of arrival, although it’s still easiest to do this in France. In the EU, you pay VAT on the charter in the country where the charter starts. Every EU country has its own VAT rate. In Spain, VAT is 21 percent on the charter amount, and there are no reductions for cruising in international waters. To charter out your yacht in Spain, the steps…

MEDITERRANEAN ORANGES WRAP Orange essence stars in this revitalizing ritual at the cliff-top Talise Spa in the Jumeirah hotel in Sóller, Mallorca, where exfoliation and massage are also on the menu. jumeirah.com HISHUK ISH TSAWALK AWAKENING TREATMENT Inspired by the traditional cleansing ceremonies of West Coast Vancouver Island’s indigenous people, this Ancient Cedars Spa treatment at Canada’s Wickaninnish Inn includes a seaweed body polish exfoliation, hot- and cold-water therapy and local basalt stone massage. wickinn.com OCEAN DREAMING MASSAGE While you float on a calm turquoise sea in Australia, a One&Only Hayman Island masseuse creates waves on your body. Your cares will surely drift away…as long as you remember to apply sunscreen. oneandonlyresorts.com MULADHARA A Balinese kemenyan smoke ceremony, singing bowls and deep massage using locally grown ginger and cinnamon feature…