Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2018 i Boat International US Edition

Aviva is some boat. Talk about breaking all the rules: no straight lines, no wood and a huge void amidships for a padel tennis court. See for yourself just how much internal volume this last feature has taken up on page 74; simply amazing. We’re thrilled to bring you this exclusive feature, with never-before-seen images and detail. Alas, she’s unlikely ever to enter the charter fleet, but there are plenty of other incredible yachts out there for the best vacation money can buy. In our annual charter special, we introduce you to some – and the more extreme destinations now on the charter map. From the Northwest Passage to the Solomon Islands, the world is available to charterers like never before. If you’re an owner considering making your boat work…

As our definitive Global Order Book shows, the past four years have seen a steady increase in the number of new build projects over 24m (78ft 8in) and yet the same period shows a gradual decline in the number of active yards – only 185 this year, down nearly 18 percent on 2014. The trend is clearly down, suggesting the industry is going through a period of consolidation, with these active shipyards reporting an increase in the average number of projects on their order books: up from 3.2 to 4.1. However, Lamberto Tacoli, president of Nautica Italiana and president and CEO of Perini Navi, says more Italian shipyards will enter the superyacht sector in the coming years, drawing on the country’s strong domestic supply chain. “The next two years will…

It was March 2016 when I last spoke to Tony Hambrook, writes executive editor Cécile Gauert . The former managing director of Alloy Yachts was about to go sailing with his wife Kristin on a 50ft Beneteau he had revamped for a world cruise. I had reached out to him for comments on the passing of British designer Ed Dubois. Hambrook described their relationship as “a mutually beneficial arrangement.” “He introduced us to some customers and conversely we introduced clients to him. It was not a contractual thing; I think we appreciated each other’s ability,” he said – great praise from a man of Hambrook’s restraint and skill. The yard he managed for nearly 30 years set numerous milestones, including the 2000 launch of Georgia , then the world’s largest…

“There is no better place in the world to sail,” said the owner of Ammonite , Marcus Blackmore, shortly after lifting the Millennium Cup trophy for the first time. That’s quite an endorsement from an owner fresh from cruising some of the more paradisical parts of the Pacific Ocean. The Southern Wind 82 won four of the six races over three days, sealing first place in her first showing at the world’s most southerly superyacht regatta, of which Boat International is a proud media partner. Second place went to the Alloy ketch Tawera , a two-time former champion. Her owner, Mike Mahoney, said: “The Millennium Cup is New Zealand’s showcase event. It harmonizes some of the finest international yachtsmen with beautiful yachts but in a climate of fun, respect and…

Born in Palermo, Duke Fulco di Verdura is considered one of the most important jewelers of the 20th century. Inspired by nature and the sea, he crafted many marine-inspired pieces, mixing precious stones in sea-inspired hues that recalled his childhood on the coast of Sicily. A protégé of Coco Chanel, he became friend and jeweler to a “who’s who” of the Western world, from actresses to American high society. Given his disdain for publicity, mass production and commercialism, there are few of his pieces in circulation. The price of antique and period jewelry has increased dramatically – 80 percent in the last decade according to Bonham’s – so rare pieces of Verdura jewelry could well be a smart investment.…

»A bottle of Louis XIII, two cases of Cristal champagne, three pounds of Royal Ossetra caviar, a veritable herd of Japanese Kobe steaks… the provision list went on, page after page of every conceivable luxury consumable. Clearly these charter guests had expensive tastes and a bank account to match. To a yacht owner starting out in charter and looking to build a long-term following, it sounded like a home run – until about a week before the charter, when the passports arrived. We didn’t need to read the name on the first passport; the photograph was enough. It was impossible not to recognize the famous face of this rock star, who had an even more infamous party reputation. He was bringing his A-list girlfriend with (if you believed the tabloids)…

After a course at the Silwood School of Cookery in Cape Town, Kennedy worked in fine dining before coming to the yachting world four years ago. Her menu ranged from a Bloody Caesar cocktail shot with a concealed oyster to a coconut panna cotta, served in a coconut shell with salted cashew ice cream and white chocolate granola. For inspiration I had a massive discussion with the crew. At the time we were in Florida, so we went to lots of different brunch restaurants and turned it into a bit of fun. Food presentation is so important. I have always loved art – it’s half the fun for me, looking at your food first and imagining how it’s going to taste. I wanted to do a coconut dessert…

On my first attempt, I nearly leap right on top of a massive whale shark; one of my fins skims the dappled gray skin that is as unique as a human fingerprint. One moment it’s there, taking up the entire view through my mask, the next it’s a blur receding into the shallows. We have been hunting them all morning, armed with the lens of an underwater camera. We stand on the boat’s raised bow and peer over the rails. Fins on, masks perched on foreheads, ready to jump in the moment we spot a large shadowy mass or, if we’re lucky, the more telling sign of a gray tail fin cutting through the blue green water. Spread across a long bay within the Sea of Cortez the whale sharks…

Peter Howarth For this issue’s collecting special, Boat International’s contributing editor Peter Howarth explores Dolce & Gabbana’s new and super-exclusive high jewelry and high horology collections, Alta Gioielleria and Alta Orologeria (page 56). What’s the most cherished item in your collection? A Condor London bicycle I had made for me a few years ago What’s on your wish list? A Condor Paris road bike, fillet-brazed with historic bi-lamination design You like to be beside the seaside at... Sennen Cove in Cornwall, UK. Where would you like to charter a yacht? The Greek islands Ticky Hedley-Dent Former editor-at-large at Boat International, Ticky Hedley-Dent has written for multiple publications, including The Times, How to Spend it, Condé Nast Traveller and Harper’s Bazaar. Her first novel, Murdered in Chelsea, was published in 2014.…

HOW DID IT FEEL TO WIN YOUR FIRST MILLENNIUM CUP? Immensely satisfying. It was our first win for the yacht after three previous regattas in Europe and the Caribbean. We know that the yacht is faster now than when first launched as we get to better understand rig and sail set-ups. The yacht absolutely fulfills our expectation of a fast cruiser-racer. WHAT MAKES THIS REGATTA SO SPECIAL? The Bay of Islands is a wonderful venue. The scenery is spectacular, and the organizers do a sterling job. When I turned up for the initial owners’ briefing there was already a cup of coffee sitting in front of me. My initial thoughts were that these guys have got it right – they didn’t let me down. WILL YOU BE BACK? I do…

PHILLIPS 01 ON PHOTOGRAPHY VANESSA HALLETT Worldwide head of photographs and deputy chairman, Americas, Phillips The most important sale you have done? This past year we presented The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation (JGS), which was assembled by JGS’s founder, Howard Stein. The sale featured rare and unique pieces by true masters of the medium, such as Eugène Atget, Edward Steichen, Imogen Cunningham and Robert Frank among many others, spanning from the beginning of photography to contemporary works. We set many records and to date it is one of the most impressive collections of photography to ever come to auction. The most interesting piece you’ve sold? A triptych by famed photographer Helmut Newton called Walking Women, Paris, 1981, which sold for $905,000 in 2015, setting…

Clé, the Sausalito-based tile company known for collaborating with artists and high-profile interior designers, is causing a stir with its hand-dyed unglazed porcelain series called Watermark. The distinctive watercolor-like designs are tile’s answer to shibori – a Japanese fabric dyeing technique – and African indigo-dyed textiles. The hand-applied pigment feathers into the porcelain and no two tiles are exactly the same. The latest series in the collection, Tides, is inspired by popular surfing locations in Northern California. The new color palette features brilliant aquamarines, jewel-toned greens, soft raspberry hues and cool grays that bleed into black. Tiles are suitable for both interior and exterior use. cletile.com…

GEMFIELDS, THE COLORED STONE MINING COMPANY, has collaborated with Muse, a New York-based showroom for emerging fine jewelry designers. The resulting collection, Muse Charm, has 75 charms created by 17 designers, all using Gemfields’ sustainably sourced emeralds from Zambia set in 18kt gold. The designs are modern takes on classic charm motifs – like the ones on your grandmother’s charm bracelet – and include an array of seashells and scarabs, padlocks and palm trees, or horseshoes and hearts. Start with a selection of one or two, or sign up for the entire set on a gold chain necklace. Available at the Four Seasons Maui. Necklace, approximately $75,000, musexmuse.com…

My first Kokomo was a small dinghy, a VJ [Vaucluse Junior], back when I was kid. I used to race and that’s what got me hooked,” says straight-talking Lang Walker. Since his childhood exploits the name Kokomo has stuck, but the boats have changed dramatically, including three Ed Dubois-designed sailing superyachts. It is in his office, with swing music playing softly in the background, that Walker, who is now in his early seventies, is telling me about his lifelong love affair with sailing and the sea. However, rather than a superyacht, his latest Kokomo is actually an island in Fiji’s Great Astrolabe Reef, which Walker has transformed into a luxurious barefoot resort, with 21 beachfront villas and six luxury residences. His “office” is an expansive white table on the shaded…

“There were some local ingredients that I had never experienced before” Mansell quit law school to train at Tante Marie in Surrey, UK. She worked at Noma, Dinner by Heston and Hedone, and arrived on board Sarissa only three weeks before the competition. Her colorful spread included a spicy ginger and turmeric shot, four different baked goods paired with homemade butters, conch fritters, pumpkin frittatas with maple rum bacon and an okra “chop-up.” I went to the market for inspiration to see what was available and that was the most useful thing for me, because there were some local ingredients that I’d never experienced before. I don’t like to menu plan before I’ve seen what ingredients I can get locally – you’re going to be able to produce…

Entertaining friends and family is a high priority aboard Endless Summer and, accordingly, considerable attention has been devoted to food and wine. As would be expected, the galley is spacious and well equipped but the extensive wine collection has been afforded special status. Ascending the stairs to the upper deck, you immediately come across the collection housed behind a glass wall in a climate-controlled cellar. Softly lit, the dark wood tones of the wine racks and the symmetry of the bottles in serried floor-to-ceiling ranks create a striking impression. Along with the paintings and sculptures throughout the boat, the wine collection strikes the eye as a handsome art piece. “This was a custom feature introduced by the owner,” the captain says. “Typically, this is a hidden room, often used as…

It’s not every day that this magazine publishes a story about a 60ft yacht – but then the Sherpa is no ordinary yacht. Arcadia Yachts in Naples launched the innovative dayboat just over a year ago, but already it has sold seven hulls (the third, Panta Rei III, is pictured here), and the boat has spawned a second range in its image. With a towering bow, workboat bridge and aft deck at water level it resembles a survey vessel, ready for anything. But though the Sherpa is a capable navigator, with a 1,000 nautical mile range, that is not its calling. “She is a unique party boat,” says yard owner Ugo Pellegrino simply. “We have often been 20 or 30 people on board and she doesn’t feel cramped.” That’s thanks…

LOA 60' LWL 51' 5" Beam 18' 4" Draft (max) 3' 10" Displacement 28 tonnes Engines 2 x Volvo Penta IPS 600 Speed max/cruise 22/20 knots Range at 10 knots 1,000nm Generators 1 x 13kW 50Hz Fuel capacity 660 gallons Freshwater capacity 190 gallons Owners/guests 4 Crew 1 Construction Fiberglass hull Classification Built to RINA regulations Naval architecture Arcadia Yachts Exterior styling and interior design Arcadia Yachts Builder/year Arcadia Yachts/2017 Annunziata NA, Italy t: +39 081 859 0701 e: info@arcadiayachts.it w: arcadiayachts.it…

ITALIAN LINEN-AGE Italian designer Luca Faloni has released a new collection of linen shirts. The contemporary cuts are created using breathable linen from some of Italy’s oldest mills. We love the royal blue Portofino linen shirt, $175, lucafaloni.com COOKING UP A STORM Set in a protected inlet, Marigot Bay Resort and Marina in St Lucia has opened a new restaurant and bar, Hurricane Hole. The menu features a modern twist on regional favorites with dishes like pan-seared mahi mahi and peanut rum cheesecake. marigotbayresort.com GOLDEN EYE Magic away any signs of flight fatigue with Wander Beauty’s Baggage Claim Gold Eye Masks. These new travel essentials use hyaluronic acid to deliver intense hydration while the gold foil outer layer helps retain heat and prevents evaporation. $25, wanderbeauty.com NEW HEIGHTS Maison &…

What is it: Rising Sun, the groundbreaking 452ft motor yacht by Jon Bannenberg, delivered by Lürssen to Larry Ellison in 2005. Why we love it: So fresh was the design and so different from anything he’d done before, that a yachting forum even questioned if it was really the work of Jon Bannenberg, according to a biography of the prolific British designer by his son Dickie. The owner agreed succinctly to Bannenberg’s terms in March 2000 (“Jon, I accept. Let the work begin. larry [sic]”) and by May the designer, who died before the yacht was finished, had sketched project LE120. Design genius: Exposure of structure was a major theme of the design, with the web frames of the superstructure clearly visible – this is distinctive and honest design.…

1 LAMBORGHINI MIURA Made famous by the movie The Italian Job in 1969, the Miura was the first mid-engined, road-going supercar. Featuring a 12-cylinder, four-liter engine crammed behind the two-seater cockpit, Miuras are known for their brutal power, weighty gearshift and over-light front end. Add wild color options and past owners like Frank Sinatra and the Shah of Iran, and you can see why values have risen from $400,000 five years ago to more than $1.2 million. 2 PORSCHE 911 SPEEDSTER A late 80s/early 90s homage to the original 356 Speedster of the 1950s. Most featured the wider wheel arches of the 911 Turbo, with only 171 made in a more elegant narrow body guise. A good Speedster could be picked up for about £20,000/$30,000 15 years ago; now they…

HAT Louis Vuitton’s version of the season’s topper of choice – the bucket hat with a floppy brim – is refreshing in denim. $615, louisvuitton.com SNEAKERS Loro Piana combines dark denim with suede in a stylish pair of sneakers. With a water repellent finish and non-slip rubber soles, they’re ideal for strolls on deck or on shore. $965, loropiana.com SHIRT Richard James’s chambray shirt is cut slim with a hint of sheen, making it a dressier, more refined take on this menswear staple. $245, richardjames.co.uk JEANS Acne Studios' River jeans are made from Italian stretch cotton, with a tapered and cropped leg, in a classic indigo wash with saffron stitching. $280, mrporter.com IPHONE CASE Mosevic infuses recycled denim with a resin to create a composite material for iPhone cases that…

Speed or style? Both Chef or chauffeur? Chef First thing you pack? My swimming trunks Favorite watch? My IWC Favorite beach? This one First boating memory? My first VJ sinking because I didn’t know that it had bungs in the back and it filled up with water Favorite car? Bentley, either the Continental or I have got the Bentayga. I have never looked at the engine but it goes really fast…

As soon as he had his first money, my husband, Sérgio, bought a 23ft monohull. We went on weekend adventures in Brazil as we grew up together. After we married, he wanted a boat big enough to accommodate a family so he built a 60ft catamaran. We then decided to sail to Israel with our three children. We had a lot of fun in the Med – stopping in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Crete – and it took us eight months to get to Herzliya. We liked it so much we enrolled the kids in school and stayed for six months. When it came time to sail back to Brazil, we stretched the trip over two years. We would sail the boat to a destination, fly home to Brazil…

Dining on board may seem a tranquil affair to charter guests. Michelin star-worthy food simply appears, the empty dishes are swept away and the next course arrives. But while the waters may seem calm up on deck, below there’s a ferocious current of activity. The galleys were frenetic during this year’s Chefs’ Culinary Contest, when competitors were challenged to create a Caribbean Sunday “Funday” brunch. The meal was to be served with a basket of baked goods, created using Caribbean ingredients and executed with an element of fun, with menus suitable for multiple generations of guests on board. “The level of hospitality experienced during the show was amazing,” says Alex Grimley, competition judge, founder of Sheer Rocks restaurant and owner of Catherine’s Café, both on Antigua. “The crews were incredibly…

Schieb grew up in Tahiti and moved to France, where he obtained a CAP-BEP hospitality degree. His work in luxury hotels and later on board yachts amounts to 20 years of culinary experience. His dishes included zingy wahoo accras, mahi mahi ceviche, vegetables shaped into fish and turtles, sweet potato banana bread and a caramel coco dessert “yacht,” which had caramel lace “sails.” I look for new ideas everywhere. I like to travel. I went to Thailand to see how they use the ingredients, but I take inspiration from all over the world. I see good ideas everywhere and I take them. The most important thing is not necessarily just one dish – I wanted to get special flavors for the whole table. I wanted to use the…

Sometimes it feels right to close the laptop, cast off the stresses of a demanding work life and escape from it all. The new Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach resort on the North Beach prides itself on offering the opportunity to take care of business one minute and get away from it all the next. It occupies a unique position, right on the waterfront, where the Atlantic Ocean and wide-open vistas of beautiful blue meet the busy bustle of the modern South Florida city. The hotel is a classy upgrade on any office, with the ability to host meetings in one of its 10 dedicated business spaces, or stage a function for up to 500 people, taking advantage of the stunning rooftop terrace overlooking the ocean. Executive chef Jorge Ramos and…

LOA 164' LWL 145' 5" Beam 28' 11" Draft (half load) 7' 11" Gross tonnage 499GT Engines 2 x 1,800hp MTU 12V 4000 M64 Speed max/cruise 16.5/14 knots Range at 11 knots 4,000nm Generators 3 x John Deere 4045 AFM85 99kW Fuel capacity 15,322 gallons Freshwater capacity 3,587 gallons Tenders 1 x 18' 8" Williams Dieseljet 565; 1 x 24' 7" Novurania LX 750 Owners/guests 14 Crew 9 Construction Composite hull and superstructure Classification ABS, A1 Commercial Yachting Service, AMS, MCA LY3 Naval architecture Christensen Exterior styling Christensen Interior design Christensen/Varo Interior Design Builders/year Christensen Yachts and Delta Marine/2017 w: christensenyachts.com w: deltamarine.com For charter Y.CO e: experience@y.co…

Arcadia was launched in Naples in 2008 and delivered its first yacht two years later. Sole director Ugo Pellegrino comes from a family that made its fortune in trading bulk goods, from oil to plastics. “But the family grew up, so it was necessary to produce more revenue,” he explains. “We started everything in the boom period, buying the buildings in July 2008.” When asked if he had second thoughts when he saw the credit crunch taking hold in late 2008, he replies, “Every hour,” with the smile of a man who knows he has weathered the storm. “But passion and a willingness to try something new drove us on.” Arcadia had enough capital to hunker down. The first A85 was shown at the Düsseldorf Boat Show in early 2010.…

Nestled between St Lucia’s iconic Piton mountains, this former plantation has been transformed into an uber-luxurious Viceroy Resort, claiming what might be the best view in the Caribbean. The picturesque bay was once the stomping ground of the late eccentric Lord Glenconner, who once owned Mustique, and his pet elephant Bupa which he acquired from Dublin Zoo. Today, Hollywood stars and rock legends roam the resort’s 100-plus acres, where the lush vegetation is peppered with tropical flowers. Anchor in the deep bay and tender in to the resort’s jetty, which juts out from a powdery white beach. A dapper staff member will call a multicolored tuk-tuk to whisk you up the hill to visit either the sprawling spa, which is set alongside a waterfall (no need for music during your…