Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2021 i Boat International US Edition

As we prepared to send this issue to the printers, our production editor said to me: “Are you sure you want to declare that ‘Monaco is back!’ so confidently on the cover?” I’m hoping to roll a seven on that prediction. It’s become clear that our industry can survive – even prosper – in the absence of boat shows, as the record-breaking performance of the brokerage market over the last 12 months has proven, but, speaking personally, I am aching for some human interaction that’s not screen-based, so I’m winging my prayers upwards in the hope the show goes ahead unaffected. It’s quite natural to have the opposite instinct, too: to want to get the hell out of Dodge. I loved reading our feature about voyaging to the farthest-flung comers…

YACHT SUBMERSIBLES TRITON 13000/2 TITANIC EXPLORER The TRITON 13000/2 Titanic Explorer has an impressive 13,000ft depth rating and patented Gull Wings for versatile operation and storage. Cameras mounted in the wings can film both around the submersible and inside its cabin. For big fish only. From $14,500,000, tritonsubs.com SEAMAGINE AURORA-6 Seating up to six for sociable exploring, the Aurora-6 has a dive depth of 3,280ft. The transparent cabin provides unobstructed views and comfort, and a single-point hoist makes for easy launching. From $5,500,000, seamagine.com U-BOAT WORX C-RESEARCHER 3 With its clear and distortion-free acrylic sphere, the two-person C-Researcher 3 offers deep diving to 3,740ft. Winner of a Red Dot Design Award, it has a climate-control system to keep passengers comfortable, and its tender fender allows for easy boarding. From $4,140,000…

Turn the clock back to the last century and the term “explorer yacht” didn’t really exist. There was a smattering of commercial vessels converted and fitted out to take intrepid owners to remote or difficult environments, but there weren’t really any private yachts specifically built to undertake expeditions. Then in 2003 came the launch of Octopus, the 413ft prodigy built by Lurssen for diving enthusiast Paul Allen. Fast forward 18 years, and the world’s oceans are bristling with expedition yachts. BOAT Pro data classifies 197 130ft+ superyachts as Explorer Class, but there are 32 more in build, with 28 due for launch in 2022. However you look at it, the growth is phenomenal. “It’s 300 percent increase over just a few years,” says EYOS Expeditions co-founder Ben Lyons, whose business…

SHIP TO SHORE “When you are planning a trip, you need to think about not only where you are traveling to, but also what kind of activities you will want to do when you get there and how you are going to get ashore safely to do them,” says Christopher Walsh, captain of 222ft Archimedes, which has voyaged to the High Arctic, the Antarctic and Papua New Guinea, among other destinations. Walsh says that a Zodiac (a rigid inflatable originally designed for military use) is essential. EYOS Expeditions’ Ben Lyons agrees. “People in the yachting world look at these open rubber boats and think they are not going to look good in Monaco, but they are just the perfect tool for expeditions – they’re rugged and indestructible.” And a Zodiac…

Sam Fortescue A former sailing magazine editor, Sam lives in northern Germany and sails with his family whenever the rain lets up. For this issue, he writes about remote adventures (page 72). Where are you right now – and where would you rather be? I’m in Hamburg, but I’d sooner be nosing into a rock anchorage among the Swedish skerries and going shrimping for my supper The most remote adventure you’ve ever been on? For me, boats are about quitting the crowds. The Exumas were practically deserted when I cruised there 10 years ago, but you don’t always have to go so far. Anchored among the tidal stacks and reefs of north Brittany and Ushant there are seabirds aplenty, but you won’t see another soul Which remote expedition are you…

A few years ago, real estate entrepreneurs and long-time business partners Anton Bilton and Glyn Hirsch discussed the joy and pain of owning vacation homes. “My great love is a farmhouse in Normandy that I bought 30-odd years ago,” says Hirsch, “but the work, the effort, the bills and hassle are off the charts. For years, I had to go there on my own a week before the family arrived just to fix all the problems and work out where the new leaks were coming from.” Bilton (who is behind the Lakes by YOO estate, a collection of luxury, design-led lakeside villas in the Cotswolds, UK), had similar experiences. Having moved to Ibiza a few years earlier, he noticed that many of his friends struggled to find suitable properties on…

It all started about six years ago when my husband wanted to buy the racing yacht Moonbeam III. He competes in regattas like Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez and had raced on board Moonbeam IV. I thought, “Oh my God, this is a problem.” We had young children at the time and it would be too much work. We would need a sizable crew and I get seasick on sailing yachts. But he would be so sad, so I had to find a substitute. I called brokers and told them they must find a boat for me because otherwise my husband will buy a boat I don’t like at all! It had to be a vintage boat, as we are collectors of art and vintage furniture and are into all that…

30,588FT MAUNA KEA VOLCANO (16.784FT OF WHICH IS BELOW THE OCEAN’S SURFACE) 29,032FT MOUNT EVEREST 9,301FT SOUTH POLE (8.85OFT OF WHICH IS ICE) 18,209FT ARCTIC OCEAN: MOLLOY DEEP 23.596FT INDIAN OCEAN: JAVA DEEP 24,388FT SOUTHERN OCEAN: SOUTH SANDWICH TRENCH 27,480FT ATLANTIC OCEAN: PUERTO RICO TRENCH 35,843FT PACIFIC OCEAN; MARIANA TRENCH EASTER ISLAND 1,300 MILES FROM PITCAIRN TRISTAN DA CUNHA 1,749 MILES FROM CAPETOWN KERGUELEN ISLANDS 2.050 MILES FROM MADAGASCAR…

“I wanted to make sure that everything was not 100, but 1,000 percent correct if I was going to use it – so we went overboard” The story of Hannah starts with one man’s quest for a Westport. It was to be his first large yacht, and the Pacific Northwest brand was the one many had recommended to him as a great all-round cruising boat. He had previously owned a 4.3ft Hatteras, used primarily for fishing, so this purchase would mark a major shift in his boating lifestyle. Taking the refit route over commissioning a new-build helped ease the transition. While a new Westport 112 costs $15 million, “When I bought this, I thought that my investment was going to be around three million,” the owner says. He attended all…

Ethereal Island Greece This 12-acre island – which sits less than a nautical mile from the mainland town of Eretria – has welcomed guests including The Beatles and the Greek royal family. There are two Greek-style properties on the island, and a chapel with hand-painted walls adds to its otherworldly charms. LOCATION 38º23’03.8"N 23º48’49.5’E ASKING PRICE €7.5 million, sothebysrealty.gr Katafanga Island Fiji One of the last freehold Islands in the South Pacific, Katafanga has the credentials to become a world-class luxury resort, with basic Infrastructure already In place and 20 high-spec villas being built Located in Fiji’s unspoiled Lau Islands, the 225-acre island is encircled by a tropical reef. LOCATION 17º31‘37.0"S 178º42’50.1"W ASKING PRICE $17 million, vladl-private-islands.de Little Pipe Cay Bahamas Thoughtfully developed by Its owners over the past 15…

REVEALING THE LATEST NEWS, TRENDS AND TECH Confetti in the colors of the Italian flag greeted the relaunch of a 167ft explorer at Lusben in Italy. In a little over nine months, a refit transformed the 2006 Aspire into a luxury expedition yacht that carries an Iguana tender and a small sailing yacht. Renamed Masquenada, the revamped explorer was delivered to Italian style maven Pier Luigi Loro Piana, who expressed his pleasure at the swift handling of such a substantial project “The most important element of this entire project was time,” says Loro Piana, who intends to take the new explorer for a spin around the world. The task of finding the right vessel to refit went to Italian design and brokerage firm Nauta, which was involved from the search…

Blue ll Combining a tough explorer hull with an elegantly curved sheerline, this classically styled 183ft yacht with diesel-electric propulsion combines brawn and beauty. Its cozy, pared-back interior in gloss-finished teak and boldly patterned fabrics stand out against a soft, neutral background color. LOA 183’8” Builder Turquoise Yachts Naval architecture Hoek Design Exterior styling Hoek Design Interior design Hoek Design; Vickers Studio; Dois & Co Azimut Grande Trideck Azimut’s first foray into true superyacht territory retains the speed that the builder is known for, with a “displacement-to-planing” hull that can reach a respectable 24 knots. There’s a major emphasis on chicly furnished exterior spaces, particularly the split-level main deck aft featuring a “sea view terrace” and the full-height beach club. LOA 125’3” Builder Azimut Yachts Naval architecture PL Ausonio Naval…

Back in the early 1990s there was a shortlived trend for wearing the inexpensive but robust plastic G-Shock watches produced by Casio. Fast forward to today, and G-Shock has become a significant sub brand of the Japanese giant with a following of millions around the world – and the word “inexpensive” is no longer specific to its products, with premium G-Shock models costing thousands of dollars being readily available. But how did it begin? The answer dates back 40 years to 1981, when Casio electronics designer Kikuo Ibe dropped and broke a much-loved wristwatch he had been given by his father. The loss so moved Ibe that he set about developing a tougher timepiece – a process he began by throwing another watch from a second-floor bathroom window at the…

CHAUFFEUR OR CHEF? Definitely a chef -I drive what I own. I’ll take what I don’t have SPEED OR STYLE? I like speed an the water but not on the road. I like my 50ft Marauder because it goes fast (up to 128mph) - but you can control speed on the water FAVORITE BEACH? It’s in the Exumas. I’ve always loved the beach - I’d much rather go to the beach than ski FAVORITE CAR? To drive, the Rolls-Royce Phantom. It has the smoothest ride and all the bells and whistles. A car I love but don’t drive as often is the Ferrari F8 AND WHEN YOU FLY? I like the Gulfstream for performance and the Boeing Business Jet for size and comfort FAVORITE WATCH? The Platinum Daytona. I’m 100…

The owner of Atomic dove into the superyacht world a few years ago with the commission of a 148ft yacht. What first got this outdoor-loving family into yachting was a passion for scuba diving – and not long after taking delivery of his first boat, the owner concluded that he would eventually need to go bigger to accommodate a professionally set up dive center. “Very quickly, we talked about a larger yacht,” says Jean-Claude Carme, who worked with Sunrise Yachts when he met the owner and has since joined TWW as a new-build broker. The search for an ideal diving platform led the owner to the Italian shipyard VSY, where a 209-footer built on spec was ready for someone’s personal imprint. “They built the hull and superstructure and waited for…

INSPIRING YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE The pristine atolls of the Maldives are usually more associated with smooching honeymooners than adrenalin junkies, but this new opening is set to draw an adventure-hungry clientele to the island chain. Located in the North Male Atoll, Kuda Villingili offers easy access to Chickens, one of the world’s top 10 surfing spots. First discovered when Australian surfers Tony Hussein Hinde and Mark Scanlon were shipwrecked nearby in the 1970s, this roping, high-performance “left” (a good wave, for those who don’t know the lingo) still attracts surfing aficionados from across the globe. Back on dry land, the 40-acre island’s resort, which was originally slated to open as a Chedi, does have some of the hallmarks of a traditional luxury property in the Maldives. At its heart sits…

Banwa Private Island The Philippines Nestled in the protected Palawan Archipelago, this 15-acre tropical islet just reopened after extensive development. Up to 22 guests can enjoy meals using produce from the island’s organic farm and private dives in the Tubbataha Reefs National Park. CHARTER RATE POA, banwaprivateisland.com Over Yonder Cay Bahamas Ed Bosarge’s 72-acre Over Yonder Cay doesn’t disappoint, as one might expect from a man who has owned superyachts such as 179ft Marie. The former fishing outpost can welcome up to 30 guests in four contemporary villas, each set on a private beach, and is powered by a state-of-the-art renewable energy system. CHARTER RATE POA, overyondercay.com Kokomo Private Island Fiji Superyacht owner Lang Walker has turned his beloved island, located in the Great Astrolabe Reef, into a private resort.…

ESSENTIAL WEAR Anyone who has ever visited an Aman property will have wished to bring a piece of it home. After launching a skincare line, scented candles, fragrances and a range of health supplements, the resort brand has now introduced The Essentials, a range of loungewear, activewear and resortwear inspired by its locations, exclusively available at Aman boutiques. We love the long-sleeved shirt dress (pictured). $712, aman.com CURTAIN UP Much-loved Caribbean institution Curtain Bluff in Antigua reopens its doors this October to welcome guests for its 60th season. To mark the occasion, the family-run hotel has undergone a renovation - including updates to its 72 bedrooms, pool area and gym - but kept its old-school charm that has enraptured guests for six decades, curtainbluff.com BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Guests enjoying…