Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2021 i Boat International US Edition

Errol Flynn was a born storyteller. A rabble-rouser with disarming good looks, he talked his way to the helm of a schooner when he was an 18-year-old seeking fortune in New Guinea. The boat’s name, Maski, loosely translates to “Don’t worry” in the local lingo. How could he afford it? One of his contemporaries in the Guinean frontier of the late 1920s noted his knack for befriending people with money. That, it seems, is how Flynn, pictured here wearing a captain’s hat alongside three unidentified crewmates, found himself sailing the schooner. Maski belonged to Dusty Miller, a plantation owner who took a gamble when he hired Flynn to trade crops with villagers. It was a short-lived joint venture, but the boat may have been the portal to Flynn’s Hollywood career…

BOADICEA €38.5 MILLION The 251ft motor yacht, jointly listed for sale by Fraser with Edmiston & Company, has had a price reduction of €3.5 million. Built to Lloyd’s class, she was delivered by Amels in 1999 and most recently refitted in 2019. APRICITY $18.75 MILLION The 164ft Mangusta motor yacht, listed for sale with Moran Yacht & Ship, has had a price reduction of $2.25 million. With an exterior designed by Stefano Righini, she was built by Overmarine and delivered in 2014. SOLO €62.9 MILLION The 236ft motor yacht, jointly listed for sale by IYC with Northrop & Johnson, has seen a further price reduction of €5 million. She was built by Tankoa Yachts to RINA and Lloyd’s class with delivery in 2018. BLUE NIGHT €10.95 MILLION The 164ft motor…

“This boat gets more eyes than an optician,” says Tim Ciasulli, owner of Rebeca, Benetti’s first Oasis. He took delivery of the 134ft yacht, the first in a series developed with exterior designer RWD and interior designer Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture, in the fall of 2020. He enjoyed cruising along the Italian coast – a reduced itinerary owing to travel restrictions and mandated quarantine – and feted the delivery with builder Benetti in colorful Portofino. At dinner, he told everyone: “If I get one euro for every picture that people take of this boat, I can buy a 50 meter tonight.” He might do just that, someday – but he isn’t ready to trade up just yet. As we catch up by phone in late December, he is hoping for more Mediterranean…

In the market for something a little more substantial than a single slice of paradise? Look no further: not one but four islands are part of this lot in Fiji’s pristine Northern Lau group. Valued at $65 million, the most developed of the four is the 800-acre Kaibu, home to the Vatuvara Private Islands Resort, which is certified organic and runs on solar power harvested from its own Tesla Solar Farm. It also comes with a water desalination plant, a four-hole golf course and its own marina. With just three secluded seaside villas (pictured below) that blend into the landscape, the discreet island is where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex decided to escape to while touring the Pacific. Each villa has private beach access, an infinity pool and a…

CARMIGNAC FOUNDATION, PORQUEROLLES, FRANCE In 201B, French businessman Édouard Carmignac’s collection found a new home on the tiny island of Porquerolles in the Îles d'Hyères. The 16,150 square feet of exhibition space are set in a Provencal farmhouse, and the surrounding 37-acre garden Is dotted with specially commissioned sculptures. On show are mostly works by American artists including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat. fondationcarmignac.com LOUVRE ABU DHABI Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, the largest museum in the Arabian Peninsula opened its doors in 2017. Walking through its galleries you’ll find masterpieces from all over the world, ranging from ancient archaeological treasures to modern abstract paintings and contemporary art installations. louvreabudhabi.ae THE PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION, VENICE, ITALY From independent galleries to the world-famous Biennale, Venice offers endless ways…

Support vessel joins gene quest The 180ft Damen support vessel Blue Ocean, launched in 2020, has been renamed Gene Chaser and tricked up to expand the scientific mission of its mothership, the 180ft Amels Gene Machine. Inside are dry and wet research laboratories, conference space and cabins for up to eight guests. Scientist, entrepreneur and owner of Gene Machine, Jonathan Rothberg, had used the mothership to carry out research, most recently with the goal of developing a widely available and rapid-result test for Covid-19. This extra instrument in the scientist’s toolbox will allow for a better separation of work and family life, and it will expand research capabilities while working offshore. “We are going to go after genes to combat global warming and clean up the oceans and the air.…

When the CEO of Life Proof Boats, Micah Bowers, offers me a chance to try out its new 39 Yachtline, I jump at the opportunity. I have been to Life Proof’s factory in Bremerton, Washington, and ran the zippy 33ft model, so I know how much fun these boats can be. The 39 was designed as a tender and excursion boat for a large motor yacht. It looks like a large RIB, but its aluminum hull is perfect for the oversized pad eyes and harness necessary to tow it behind the mothership. Its collar, made of closed cell foam covered with heavy-duty urethane-coated polyester, provides all the benefits of inflatable collars (buoyancy, stability and impact protection) without the risk of rupture and air loss. The contrast between the bright red…

SPEED It’s no news to say that times are changing in the automotive world -but just how rapidly that change is coming was fully brought home to me after spending a week with Audi’s new e-tron Sportback, its latest electrically powered SUV. Barely a dozen years ago, would you believe, even Elon Musk didn’t have a battery car to run around in. He took delivery of his first Tesla Roadster (the marque’s original model) in February 2008. Back then, the idea of an electric car seemed a bit of a non-starter – but now the electric vehicle (EV) revolution looks unstoppable as governments around the world strive to bring the death of the combustion engine ever closer. And the e-tron Sportback demonstrates how quickly manufacturers have responded to the change.…

Harry Vafias Yachts: AE Cap d’Antibes; X Lengths: 187ft; 154ft Years: 2007; 1987 Location: Greece It’s been snowing in Athens! Yes, our boats are covered in snow, which is very unusual. I can only remember one other time in my life that is has snowed by the sea in Greece Have you spent any time on board this winter? We’re not allowed to – the rules here mean we can only spend time in our main residence. But we couldn’t go anywhere even if we wanted to, because we are banned from visiting any islands, as the authorities are trying to limit the spread of the virus. This also means we can’t even get to our house on Mykonos. Last year was severely restricted, too. We had planned to start…

Around the world in 80 days After sailing more than 24,000 nautical miles, eight of the original 33 captains in the Vendee Globe finished on the 80th day in the global race’s closest-ever competition. When Charlie Dalin, sailing Apivia, crossed the finish line at Les Sables d’Olonne on January 27, it was hours before anyone knew if he had won; hot on his heels were two skippers who were allotted time compensations for assisting in the rescue of Kevin Escoffier, whose IMOCA 60 suddenly broke into two 729 nautical miles south-west of Cape Town. Boris Herrmann just might have pulled it off if he hadn’t collided with a fishing vessel 76 nautical miles from the finish. Third to arrive, Yannick Bestaven of Maître CoQ IV, was ultimately declared the victor.…

About 40 years ago, long before I owned a superyacht, I was sailing a 42ft bareboat charter through the Grenadines with a friend and his wife. We all had minimal yachting experience, but we were young and had a ball. We sailed as far north as Bequia, and on our return home spent the night in the Tobago Cays. Using Donald Street’s indispensable navigation bible (GPS was unheard of back then), we gingerly picked our way through the reefs and found a lovely anchorage. The next morning, as I went to start the engine, there was the dreaded clicking sound of a dying battery. From the spot we had chosen, we would need the assistance of an engine to exit the narrow passages and reach deeper water. My first bright…

REVEALING THE LATEST NEWS, TRENDS AND TECH The first Amels 60, with sculptural exterior design by Espen Øino, has arrived in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, for outfitting. The first of three 60s under construction, the newest Limited Editions yacht will feature hybrid power and propulsion. A metallic pebble-gray hull with a Matterhorn white and jet-black superstructure will underline her design features. “She looks beautiful; she looks like what I had in my head,” Øino says, adding he is eager to get a personal sense of her 830GT interior volume. Amels is working with Winch Design on a calm interior, which will feature Jerusalem limestone, matte bleached oak, light walnut and bronze. She debuts in 2022. damenyachting.com…

OHANA With an impressive regatta history, this 10-guest, 163ft Fitzroy won’t let you down if you decide to bookend your cruise with a little competition. But she doesn’t sacrifice comfort for sailing prowess – there’s a whitewashed oak interior, a glamorous aft dining salon encased in glass and a sprawling flybridge deck that’s perfect for socializing and sunbathing. There are also plenty of toys and diving gear. Summer from $188,000 per week, fraseryachts.com AQUIJO This 282ft high-performance ketch by Dceanco and Vitters is big enough to sleep 12 guests and pack on features you might expect to find on a motor yacht. The bridge deck master features his-and-hers en suites, a private elevator and its own terrace. There are three outdoor bars and a 24-seat dining table with a retractable…

These days, the Rolex Submariner is probably the sports watch that’s most likely to be seen on the wrists of boat lovers. But that wasn’t the case a few decades ago when the most ubiquitous wristwear at any of the world’s yachting playgrounds was likely to have been a more humble model made by TAG Heuer (or plain “Heuer” as it was prior to 1985). Back in the 1980s and 90s, long before the luxury watch business was quite what it is today, a Heuer/TAG Heuer dive watch served as both an expression of horological good taste and a practical, reHable timepiece that wasn’t cheap but didn’t cost a fortune either. It was the sort of watch that could be worn when knocking about in or around the water because,…

My father had a sailboat, so as a child I spent all my holidays on a boat. Originally I am from Paris, where I studied law, and then I did my MBA in Australia. When I would go back and forth from Paris to Sydney, I would stop and say hello to my uncle, a shipowner out of Singapore. I have always been attracted to the sea, so when I finished my MBA, I joined him in the business. We had support ships in the oil industry from Thailand to Papua; business was very successful until the drop in oil prices. We decided to sell the ships, except for Kudanil, which we converted into an exploration vessel. These ships were built to spend long periods of time at sea so…

“Every boat has a soul,” Yann Dabbadie says. From America’s Cup racers to the superyacht builds he project manages at Southern Wind Shipyard, each yacht he has had a hand in has emerged with a distinctive character. So, what is the soul of Morgana? He laughs: “She is wild” Morgana will slip along as meek and quiet as an otter, but set her in full canvas in a stiff breeze and she’ll bite your head off. The sharp lines of the striking Nauta and Reichel/Pugh 98ft fully custom yacht hint at the latent power that ripples through this “performance cruiser”. At the touch of a few buttons beside the wheel, her owner can simply engage prey drive and this easy-mannered, comfortable boat will transform into a house-trained predator. Late last…

“I was looking at this iceberg from far away and it was such a beautiful pyramid,” Horn says. He was sailing Pangaea in the Arctic Ocean last year and suggested to his friend that they climb it. Pangaea approached the berg and the two clambered onto its near-vertical side. As they began to climb, Pangaea reversed – and that was when the problems started. “The prop wash from the engines pushed the bottom of the iceberg,” Horn says. They didn’t feel it moving right away – they were too close to the pivot point – but the ice was falling on top of them. “I thought, OK, I’ve got a jacket on that’s full of air. I’m going to fall into the water and come out straight away. And when…

In Raja Ampat, anyone can dream of being royally. The Indonesian name for this archipelago translates as “four kings”, and there are untold mini kingdoms to conquer: deserted lagoons and jungle-crowned atolls; undiscovered coral reefs and beaches that no one has ever walked on. There’s a sense it’s a realm waiting to be found. We’re cruising across an unnamed lagoon through the karst-studded seascape of Pulau Wayag, en route to a coconut-strewn beach, and the buzz of our tender is the only sign of human life. There’s rarely much traffic in Raja Ampat, which lies off the north-western tip of the island of New Guinea. The hazard here isn’t overtourism, competition for moorings or any such headache; rather it’s a dearth of services and infrastructure (all boats visiting Sorong, West…