Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2020 i Boat International US Edition

There’s nothing like a spot of self-isolation to inspire novel thinking. When we saw boat show after boat show being canceled in the face of Covid-19, we decided to launch our own, the Virtual Boat Show – take a look at boatint.com/vbs . Here you’ll find stories of new-build superyachts, insight from brokers and, most importantly, plenty of beautiful boats to inspect – all from the comfort of your couch. Meanwhile, when in-person interviews became impossible, we started a video series featuring conversations with owners and industry CEOs – head to boatint.com/athome for more. We’re constantly innovating online, but it’s still comforting in these turbulent times to feel the heft of a copy of BOAT International in your hands. The winners of our annual Ocean Awards certainly deserve the consideration…

The market for sailing superyachts has been under pressure for some time; their market share in the new-build sector is currently just six percent. In 2019, 21 yachts with a total length of 2,310ft were delivered to owners. Back in 2010, that number stood at 41 yachts (5,069ft) and in 2012 it was 38 (4,380ft). By 2014, it had fallen to just 24 yachts (2,605ft), and in the last three years, an average of 22 yachts per year have been delivered. This is a trend that doesn’t look to be changing: according to BOAT International data, between 2020 and 2023, 59 sailing superyachts will be launched. However, Michael Schmidt, former owner of Hanse Yachts and founder of YYachts, believes that a counter-trend will soon set in. “We are increasingly attracting…

BLISS €21.9 MILLION The 171ft motor yacht has been listed for sale at Moran Yacht & Ship in Russia. She was delivered in 2014 as the second hull in Palmer Johnson’s 170 SportYacht series. ORDISI €4.5 MILLION The 125ft motor yacht has been listed for sale by Worth Avenue Yachts. Designed by Francesco Paszkowski, she was delivered by Rodriquez in 2007 and refitted in 2015. CABERNET $9.95 MILLION The 147ft motor yacht has been listed for sale at Denison Yachting. Built in GRP by New Zealand yard Sensation Yachts, she was delivered in 2006 and refitted in 2013. INVISION $7.5 MILLION The 132ft motor yacht has been listed for sale by Worth Avenue Yachts. Built in composite by US yard Westship, she was delivered in 2001 and had a refit…

When he was 16, Frédéric Jousset made a bet with his best friend: the winner would be the first to visit every country in the world. There is a little contention over who is actually winning. In 1987, Jousset visited East Germany, which his friend claims shouldn’t count as it is no longer a country. If you take this view, they are tied on 114 countries each, with 79 left to see. “I love to explore,” explains the London-based Frenchman and boss of outsourcing giant Webhelp. The wiry 49-year-old is suffering from a cold on the morning we meet at his office a few steps from the Ritz, but he still manages to crackle with a rare energy when describing how he plans to win the bet: by building the…

LOA 344' LWL 294' Beam 62' 4" Draft (full load) 17' 8" Gross tonnage 6,539GT Engines 2 x 6,868hp Deutz-MWM TBD510BV12 Speed max/cruise 20/17 knots Range at 17 knots 8,000nm Generators 4x 840kW Deutz 604 BV12 Fuel capacity 229,830 gallons Freshwater capacity 87,969 gallons Tender Boston Whaler Owners/guests 26 Crew 72 Construction Steel hull and superstructure Classification Lloyd’s Register Naval architecture Blohm+Voss Exterior styling Luigi Sturchio Interior design Luigi Sturchio Builder/year Blohm+Voss/1990 Hamburg, Germany t: +49 40 31190 e: info@blohmvoss.com w: www.blohmvoss.com For sale camperand nicholsons.com…

Founded as a data analytics company in 2014, San Francisco-based Pelagic Data Systems (PDS) has developed a solar-powered Vessel Tracking System for monitoring fishing boats. Unlike similar devices, it’s easily installed and requires no further action from the crew. In addition to sending movement data to PDS’s network, sensors record temperature and the immersion of nets and other equipment. Last year, 580 devices were installed on fishing boats in Timor-Leste, an area where malnutrition is rife and expansion of fisheries is a government priority. Working with WorldFish and Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, PDS can now monitor about 20 percent of its fleet, ensuring the nation’s fishing industry growth is managed sustainably and that more of its people are fed.…

Stretching from Kalbarri in Western Australia’s Indian Ocean coast to Brisbane on the Pacific, by way of the Great Australian Bight and entire southern seaboard, the Great Southern Reef is a system of near-pristine cold-water reefs covering an area of more than 27,000 square miles. The vast habitat is home to carbon-capturing kelp forests, humpback and southern right whales that migrate from Antarctica to give birth and hundreds of unique species of marine animal, including leafy seadragons, giant cuttlefish and Australian sea lions. However, despite the fact that 16 million Australians live within 30 miles of the reef, very little is known about it. Sahira Bell, a marine scientist at the Balu Blue Foundation, has set about trying to change this with the belief that “people protect what they love,…

One of the greatest challenges for marine scientists is gaining access to the sea to carry out their work – work that’s fundamental to the future health not only of the oceans, but also of the entire planet. The deep ocean – below 650ft – is our largest and most vital ecosystem and yet we don’t fully understand how it functions or how healthy it is. Enter the Yachts for Science initiative, which was launched at the Ocean Talks event at the Royal Geographical Society in London last June, a collaboration between BOAT International , Nekton Mission and yacht owner and philanthropist Lilly Barclay. The initiative was launched with the aim of bringing marine scientists into contact with boat owners, decision makers, brokers, designers and builders who could help take…

The HSY shipyard is in the free trade zone in Antalya, Turkey, on the site of what used to be Sunrise Yachts. As of this article, the yard has three motor yachts under construction from 86ft to 116ft, plus a contract pending for a fourth, a 120ft trideck. A custom 92ft yacht, launched in winter 2019/20 and shipped to Florida, was in the final stages of commissioning by early April. All yachts currently in the yard are being built in fiberglass, but as a true custom yard, HSY will build in whatever material is most suitable for the project.…

Creating the perfect blue-water sailing yacht is not a matter of chance. It requires a team of specialists working in harmony under the direction of a knowledgeable owner. Fortunately, Canova had such a team. Her owner, a passionate sailor with more than 42 years’ experience, had previously owned nine yachts from notable yards such as Baltic, Swan and Wally. He raced some, but pure cruising is his real love and he had hoped to circumnavigate in his previous Canova , a 117ft Baltic. “The first Canova was a great blue-water cruiser,” the owner explains, “but in reality it was a traditional semi-custom cruising yacht with little focus on performance, and difficult to sail short-handed. So I decided to start again with a new Canova , larger, with much better performance…

Miami’s Coral Gables is famed for its tree-lined boulevards, ivy-covered mansions and historic buildings such as The Biltmore Hotel. “The safety and security of the city is a high priority and the lifestyle is friendly and neighborhood oriented,” Judy Zeder explains. These factors mean that the market in Coral Gables tends to remain stable. “It is not an area that rockets up in pricing, resulting in a deep dive,” Zeder says. “Constant improvements, as well as keeping it clean and beautiful while preserving the rich history, have kept Coral Gables at the forefront of attractive living for both investors and those who live there as a primary residence.”…

Claire Wrathall London-based Claire writes about art, design, philanthropy and travel, mostly for the Financial Times and Christie’s Magazine. For this issue, she gives us the lowdown on the winners of our Ocean Awards (page 74). What impressed you the most about this year’s winners? They’re all inspiring, but I do think Eric Quayson of Wildseas deserves a special mention for risking his life to save a leatherback turtle from being slaughtered What would you change about the superyachting world? In a perfect world we’d see the end of diesel, and motor yachts would run on hydrogen fuel cells The most interesting subject you’ve ever interviewed? Francis Ford Coppola, a giant among men, with whom I discussed a huge range of subjects: Russian literature, Italian films, Central American jungle, family,…

YOUR BIG BREAK? The chance to design Kultaranta VIII, the presidential yacht of Finland SOURCE OF INSPIRATION? Science. It’s fascinating how little we know FAVORITE NON-YACHT DESIGN? The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird aircraft. I’m stupidly interested in skunkworks in general [the departments that larger companies set up to focus on their most advanced, disruptive products] and the extremes of human imagination and innovation FIRST BOAT YOU DESIGNED? My first boat was my own version of the Sea Bright Skiff [a style of box-skegged skiff developed in New Jersey]. I designed and built it at 17, fully electric with a free-standing, rotating mast IF YOU WEREN’T A YACHT DESIGNER? I would be a wooden boatbuilder, though I doubt I would have the skills for that anymore – or the patience!…

Between 20 and 35 percent of microplastics found in the ocean come from synthetic clothing – a single polyester fleece garment can produce more than 1,900 microfibers per wash. Merino wool, on the other hand, biodegrades quickly in seawater – at up to 67.3 percent the rate of ultra-biodegradable kraft paper pulp. With this in mind, the America’s Cup team Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli partnered with The Woolmark Company to create wool technical garments to be worn when sailing. They include a waterproof jacket, soft shell jacket, polo shirt, T-shirt, blouson and wetsuit. Time to reconsider your kit? woolmark.com…

SKIN REGIMEN SHAVING GEL This CO2-neutral, plant-based range of unisex products is made in Italy using renewable energy and packaged with fully recyclable materials. It was created to combat the effects of stress and pollution on the skin. A mix of organic spinach, maqui berry and wild indigo extracts combined with a high-tech molecule found in muscle tissue works its magic on tired and damaged skin. $35, skinregimen.com CODEX BEAUTY BIA BALANCING SOAP One easy way to reduce wasteful packaging is to replace shower gel with a soap bar. Bia Balancing Soap is made from shea butter, French green clay, nettle and wheatgrass to nourish and cleanse without releasing harmful chemicals into the water. The Silicon Valley-based bioscience-led brand only uses plant-based preservatives in its non-toxic, organic formulations. $18 codexbeauty.com…

CHEF OR CHAUFFEUR? Definitely chef, being French. Plus, I like driving too much. SPEED OR STYLE? Speed. I love speed. That’s why I want to build a fast boat. I’m an extreme skier and I race cars. I’m an adrenaline junkie. FIRST THING YOU PACK? My battery charger. If I’ve forgotten it, I’ll turn the car round and go get it. HOW MANY WATCHES? Zero. No – one. I have an old Breguet but it’s so expensive I’m afraid of losing or damaging it, so I never wear it. FAVORITE BEACH? Domaine de Murtoli in Corsica. FAVORITE CAR? The 1964 AC Cobra. I have one and race it at Le Mans Classic. YOUR IDEA OF LUXURY? Privacy and silence on a big farm where there is no one around.…

Andrew Sharpless Driving change for healthier, more sustainable oceans Oceana was founded in 2001 by five US philanthropic institutions – Pew Charitable Trusts, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Oak, Marisia (then Homeland) and Sandler Foundations – to address the fact that less than 0.5 percent of all resources being spent by environmental nonprofit groups in the US were going towards ocean advocacy. Since its formation it has been instrumental in the protection of more than 4.4 million square miles of ocean and been behind 225 changes in legislation to conserve the seas. In 2019 it persuaded the Chilean government to pass a new law against illegal fishing and to sign an agreement to make the movement of 1,500 vessels publicly available through tracking website Global Fishing Watch. It also persuaded…

“The beauty of Dunia Baru aligns with the beauty of the region – it’s such a stunning part of the world. And the captain and crew’s knowledge of the area proved to be a real asset when it came to choosing where to carry out our research” Erika Gress “Dunia Baru’s cruise director and diving instructor Clive White ensured that each of our daily dives went without a hitch” Erika Gress “The team had great hopes of documenting a wide array of black coral and the fauna associated with it. The expedition findings exceeded even the highest expectations”Erika Gress…

Of late, several builders have made the case that boats should be measured by gross tonnage rather than LOA, or length overall. This reflects a drive from builders and designers to create more space on identical hull lengths. The way to assess this, other than visually, is to look at the gross tonnage, which is a measure of interior volume. It is calculated via a formula that takes into account all enclosed spaces, from cabins and engine rooms to storage areas. Baba’s is a voluminous 186-footer at 880GT, driven in great part by the ceiling height. As a matter of comparison, the Amels 180 comes in at around 671GT and Galvas, a 184ft Heesen in steel, is 770GT.…

AERODYNAMIC SIDE FORCE Sailplan produces driving and side force which acts to heel the yacht HYDRODYNAMIC VERTICAL FORCE Large vertical force. Reduces effective displacement. Adds dynamic righting moment and reduces pitching (pictured below right) HYDRODYNAMIC SIDE FORCE Balances aerodynamic side force. Produces heeling moment. Some vertical force from keel POWER UP Canova is fitted with a special low-emission, diesel-electric propulsion and electrical power system. At its heart are two Cummins-powered 224kW custom generators that supply a remarkably quiet 420kW electric motor (pictured left) that powers a Hundested saildrive propulsion unit. This unit’s forward-facing propeller can rotate 170 degrees in either direction, thus doubling as a stern thruster. Whatever the power requirement for the electric motor, the boxed Cummins powered generator sets (below left) run at their most efficient revolutions, with…

Set on a pretty stretch of Playa Dorada on the Dominican Republic’s northern coast, this beachside hideaway is the perfect place to relax after leaving your yacht at the nearby Ocean World Marina. The breezy architecture of the resort, one of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, combines old-world charm with modern design: think high ceilings, whimsical art and oversized chairs and couches in white linen. During the day, the resort’s lush gardens are filled with the sound of songbirds, gurgling fountains and, in the background, the rhythmic whoosh of waves. Once the sun sets, follow the lantern-lit paths to the resort’s fine-dining restaurant, Lucia. The menu incorporates fresh produce from a nearby farm and typical regional dishes, such as goat marinated in local Brugal rum. Back in the…

CASTELLO ARAGONESE, ITALY A 650ft-long bridge connects the castle of Aragonese to the island of Ischia. Although it was built back in 474BCE by Hiero I of Syracuse, it is named after the powerful Aragon family who resided there during the 1400s. Visitors can climb up to enjoy views over the Tyrrhenian Sea or explore the armory room below. RUMELIHISARI CASTLE, TURKEY The medieval castle of Rumelihisarı sits on the European side of Istanbul. Its battlements and turrets climb up the banks of the Bosphorus, presenting an imposing image from the strait. Built as a fortress under the orders of an Ottoman sultan during a siege, it now hosts open-air events. PALACE OF THE GRAND MASTER OF THE KNIGHTS OF RHODES, GREECE This gothic palace served as the fortified headquarters…

“Having requested seafood, he now announced he was a vegetarian” I once had a guest come on board for a 10-day charter, and he and his family intended to have all their meals on the boat – breakfast, lunch and dinner. He approved all the menus in advance and made a special request for Asian dishes with plenty of fresh seafood. On day one, however, he proudly announced to the crew that he was now a vegetarian, and by day two he had become a fully blown vegan! Meanwhile, his family decided that they wanted nothing but burgers every day. My crew happened to have some ground beef and burger buns in reserve and so were able to respond with aplomb. We never really knew whether our newly vegan guest…

LORETTA $6 MILLION The 2009-launched 187ft motorsailer, listed by Northrop & Johnson, has had a price reduction of $1.5 million. She had a rig removal, class survey and certification in 2019. EXCELLENCE $13.45 MILLION The 150ft Richmond yacht, listed for sale by Denison Yachting, has had a further $1 million price reduction. Built to ABS class and MCA code, she was delivered in 2010. EDESIA €10.75 MILLION The 121ft motor yacht, listed for sale by Camper & Nicholsons International, has had a price reduction of €1 million. She was delivered by Benetti early in 2014. NEVER ENOUGH $11.8 MILLION The 140ft Feadship, listed for sale by Allenby & Associates, has had a price reduction of $3 million. She was delivered in 1992 and has had several refits since. HASNA €92.5…

THIS MONTH: THE RUGBY SHIRT Sportswear makes its way on to the catwalk – and subsequently on deck – in different guises, every season. This summer it’s the rugby shirt’s turn for a run out. Preppy and relaxed, it’s extremely easy to incorporate into your wardrobe. Gucci, Ralph Lauren and JW Anderson are all in on the trend. This one is by Finisterre, a brand that uses responsible fabrics such as organic cotton and biodegradable packaging. It also offers a repair service. Osborne rugby shirt, $85, finisterre.com…

The issue of sustainability has never been more pressing, but as lifestyles adapt and solutions are hastily sought, aesthetics can often take a back seat. Not so at Vripack, a luxury yacht design studio with extensive naval architecture experience, known for its innovative and playful approach. The company’s new concept, the 216ft Futura, raises the bar when it comes to form and function. It’s slick, fun, Instagram-worthy and has impressive eco credentials to match. Vripack creative directors Bart Bouwhuis and Marnix Hoekstra give BOAT International’s Charlotte Hogarth-Jones an insight into Futura’s key elements. SMARTER SPACES Bart Bouwhuis: “It was important to us that this boat was really enjoyable to use – we wanted it to be different, and for it to change the user’s appreciation of the yacht as a…

LOA 186' LWL 161' Beam 33' Draft 8' Gross tonnage 880GT Engines 2 x Caterpillar 3512 Speed max/cruise 17/12 knots Range at 11 knots 3,700nm Generators 2 x Caterpillar 7.1; 2 x Caterpillar 4.4 Fuel capacity 25,000 gallons Freshwater capacity 2,500 gallons Owners/guests 12 Crew 12 Construction Steel hull; aluminum superstructure Classification Lloyd’s Register Naval architecture HSY Yachts Exterior styling Hargrave Custom Yachts Interior design Hargrave Custom Yachts Builder/year HSY Yachts/2019 Antalya, Turkey t: +90 242 502 18 62 w: hsyyachts.com For charter Fraser Yachts…

MILOS THE VIBE: This volcanic island may lack the razzmatazz of some of its better-known Cycladic neighbors, but with fewer crowds and more beaches than any other island in the group, it shouldn’t be ignored. It’s not the place if you want to party next to Paris Hilton but its spectacular rock formations, hot springs and stunning cliffs make it a geography buff’s nirvana. WHO GOES? Celebrity visitors are few and far between (thankfully this also means no hordes of Instagram influencer wannabes) but superyacht royalty, including the late Steve Jobs’ Venus, are regularly spotted off its shores. LOCAL LOWDOWN: Milos’s mineral extraction industry dates from the Neolithic period and today it is still the biggest supplier of bentonite and perlite in the European Union. Its traditional mining industry is…