Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2023 i Boat International US Edition

Ocean Alexander launches Puro line At FLIBS 2022, Ocean Alexander unveiled the first yacht in its new Puro yacht line, the product of the builder's first collaboration with Italian designer Giorgio Cassetta and naval architect NavalHEAD. The 114ft tri-deck, called the Puro 35, is tall and powerful, recalling OA's oceangoing heritage, yet it's also sleek thanks to a smart design trick. “The upper deck is a single line from the bow to the end, and it's a very long upper deck, more than 11 meters [36ft] long,” Cassetta says. “We created a single mass between the upper deck and the hull, and this makes the boat much slicker.” The 600-square-foot sundeck is seamlessly integrated. Other standouts are the 200-square-foot beach club, which can be turned into a garage, and the…

Packed with need-to-know advice for onboard adventures and essential know-how on building sustainability into a voyage, the annual Explorer Yachts Summit again proved invaluable for the expedition yacht community. Held at the Yacht Club de Monaco, the BOAT International event was sponsored by a cross-section of explorer-related businesses, including Damen Yachting, Cantiere delle Marche, EYOS, Triton Submarines and ICON Yachts. The day began with an illuminating snapshot of the market from BOAT International editor-in-chief Stewart Campbell, based on pinpoint-accurate data from BOAT Pro. Expedition yacht owner and adventurer Victor Vescovo detailed the lessons and otherworldly experiences of his mission to plumb the deepest points of the world's five oceans. He also explained how the addition of specialized sonar systems will allow other owners to join the cause. Scientific endeavor was…

The premise Superyacht owners run multinational companies with millions of dollars’ worth of turnover, but they often fail to consider the foreign exchange fees involved with their personal assets – which is where financial management platform Voly can step in to save customers hundreds of thousands of dollars. “Knowing how detailed UHNWIs are with their companies and investments, it's surprising that the same focus is not put on their personal lifestyle assets,” says Ian Flannagan, who founded Voly after spotting this service gap in the market. Specifically tailored for HNWIs with multiple assets such as superyachts, private jets and properties, this case study of a fictional Voly customer, Mr V, demonstrates just how significant these savings could be. The case study ASSET ONE: THE SUPERYACHT Mr V owns a 230ft…

NEW IN AT #33 Launched in May, Infinity was, for a short spell, the largest motor yacht ever built by Oceanco and the largest built in the Netherlands. That was until the launch of the Bezos boat (seepage72). Nevertheless, Infinity is a vast project by any measure. Spread across seven decks, the yacht offers varied interior and exterior spaces, with cabins for up to 16 guests and an extensive wellness area, with spa, sauna, gym and yoga studio. Oceanco says that the yacht boasts “best in class” crew areas, mechanical systems and technology, with an exceptional focus on eliminating noise and vibration. The yard describes an exhaustive development and engineering process to optimize the hull and the active stabilization system “to deliver the next generation in both seakeeping and hydrodynamic…

“It was a completely new project in every sense - for the yard, for yacht design and for the performance yacht market,” says Bernardo Zuccon, designer of the new 108ft Sanlorenzo SPiio named Almax. From the moment you step on board, you can tell the SP110 is not like other high-performance boats, and not like other Sanlorenzos, for that matter. With the main salon's large glass door slid completely open, from the passerelleyou get a straight view into the yacht's cavernous interior and can marvel at a double-height loft configuration. This is cd where I find Zuccon. Leaning on a railing over the loft balcony, he stands on a level that is neither the main nor upper deck. It takes the brain a moment to adjust and to let go…

With special thanks to event partners Starboard Card, Superyacht New Zealand, Anuvu and WÖlffer Estate Vineyard…

The number of superyachts on order or in build around the world has climbed to a new record. Our research reveals 1,203 projects at shipyards globally, slated for delivery between now and 2027, up from 1,024 last year. While the year-on-year growth looks impressive at 17.5 percent, the results are nuanced by two disrupting factors: Covid-19-related supply chain delays; and sanctions that have kept some yachts from being delivered to Russian nationals. The Global Order Book counts all projects over 24 meters (79ft) LOA under construction or ordered, with a deposit taken, on September 1 We have established that 95 superyachts slipped from their anticipated delivery year and remain in our count of yachts under construction as of September 1, 2022, including 18 whose owners are subject to sanctions due…

CAP JULUCA Rio arrives at Belmond's Cap Juluca this spring with a takeover by two-Michelin-star chef Alberto Landgraf from Brazil's oteque restaurant. Landgraf will be creating a gastro-barbecue by moonlight on the beach of the Belmond hotel, alongside teaching a cooking workshop drawing on his dual Japanese and Brazilian background. Maundays Bay, Anguilla; belmond.com LA SAMANNA The New Year has a lot to offer at La Samanna, Belmond's chic St Martin outpost, with a party on December 31 themed as “70s disco chic”, and featuring singer Robin Thicke and fireworks over Baie Longue. And if you're visiting later in January, National Geographic Photographer of the Year Greg Lecoeur is also exhibiting an immersive series of marine images, called Escape to Tintamarre. NYE Party, December 31,2022; Escape to Tintamarre, January 15…

Owner of Minor Family Affair Length: 115' 3" Year: 2017 Location: South of France You've recently added a Princess to your fleet to go with your Sunseekers. What prompted that decision? I wanted to buy the 115ft Princess as it gives me a yacht to cruise around Europe for the first time. Our other boats are all kept in Thailand and the Indian Ocean. We called the Princess Minor Family Affair, as we always use the words “Minor” or “Major” in our boat names. We have a 99ft Sunseeker in Phuket called Major Affair, a 59ft Sunseeker in Ko Samui called Minor Affair, a 52ft Sunseeker in the Maldives called Mini Affair and a tender called Micro Affair. This year, I wanted to add Minor Family Affair to the fleet…

In what might just be Oceanco's biggest ever year foryacht deliveries, 358ft Y720 is our third boat from the yard. It has a classical profile with a heavily raked bow and a superstructure whose proportions look restrained. However, Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design has given her an ultra-modem aesthetic through the use of planar surfaces, lots of vertical glass and inverted overhangs between decks. The boat has been given glossy gray painted topsides, which contrast with the black windows and white, rulerstraight decks of the superstructure. Much of the deck area is enclosed, leaving relatively small exterior entertaining spaces on the upper decks. But the main deck offers a flush-fitted rectangular pool with a large fold-down transom that creates a huge beach club platform just above the water. A transom…

The automotive world is peppered with iconic series – the BMW M, the Aston Martin DB, the Porsche 911 – and the key to their success has always been evolution. For instance, the Porsche 911 has undergone five decades of development, with seven model generations, modernizing and adapting the cars to meet the demands of Porsche's customers. As far as iconic lines go, in the superyacht world it is hard to ignore Amels’ Limited Editions. Born in 2007 with the delivery of the first Amels 171, Deniki, it works off a “triangle” principle. “You have the exterior design, a proven technical platform by Amels and a customizable interior,” Amels project manager Joppe Oste explains. This formula may sound simple, but it has proved highly effective for the Dutch builder, with…

POWERVISION POWEREGG X With its optional waterproof housing, the PowerEgg X is essentially an autonomous Al camera that can be used offshore and in poor weather. The integrated 4K camera, with Al face recognition, can also be used with a tripod. Cleverly, you can add your own narration to live drone footage, using an app on your smartphone. Flight time is rated at 30 minutes. $749, powervision.me SWELLPRO SPLASHDRONE 4 Ideal for open ocean videography, this powerful quadcopter will survive a dunking when you need to get some underwater shots. Battery life is good, at 30 minutes. Fancy flight functions include Dynamic Return To Pilot, Intelligent Follow and Orbit Follow modes, and payload options include one for fish bait. $1,799, swellpro.com BLUEYE X3 ROV This underwater ROV is a serious…

Reporting a “broad-based and sharper-thanexpected slowdown, with inflation higher than seen in several decades,” the International Monetary Fund (IMF) presented a cloudy forecast in its October 2022 World Economic Outlook. The costof-living crisis, tightening financial conditions, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic “weigh heavily on the outlook,” the Fund said. It forecasts global economic growth of 3.2 percent for 2022 and 2.7 percent in 2023, the lowest since 2001 –aside from the global financial crisis and the most difficult stage of the pandemic –as well as an 8.8 percent inflation rate for 2022. This comes on top of troubled equity markets and the cryptocurrency crash, both affecting wealth. These foreseen economic difficulties for the months to come present a new challenge for the superyacht…

Becoming the largest Feadship to date by 26ft, Project 1010 was built in Rotterdam and outfitted in Makkum. The design comes from the pen of Espen Øino, whose fluid lines are interrupted by an unusual pair of “eyebrows” amidships. Otherwise, the yacht displays a dark blue hull and a sleek, heavily raked white superstructure. Accommodation is over six decks, including a unique observation lounge “bubble” deck with heavily curved floor-to-ceiling glass, tucked just under the mast. The sundeck offers incredible space, all laid out in teak. It is likely that this is designed to support touch-and-go helicopter operations, alongside another helipad on the foredeck. Otherwise, the decks are well covered with long overhangs. Drone footage confirms a softer, more feminine design to the exterior fittings. There are lots of big-radius…

Sunshine, two-to-three-foot seas and an easterly wind. Lovely but not the kind of conditions likely to pose a challenge for CL Yachts’ much-anticipated CLX96. Our two hours offshore feel more like a pleasure cruise than a trial. A baby is on board, shortly lulled to sleep by the yacht's gentle motion. Other passengers include the baby's father and the yacht's designer, Jozeph Forakis, naval architect Earl Alfaro, structural engineer Al Horsmon and several members of the CL Yachts team. I'd like to leave aside the exterior design for a moment, even if this unusual exterior is what stands out – everyone has an opinion about it. Let's look at this CLX96 from other angles first. The visit starts from the transom and its multi-purpose platform by Z-lift, which handles up…

THE BITTER END A while ago, I went on a memorable sailing trip to the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. One day, we went ashore at one of the many islands on our itinerary, and our group heard rumors about a huge party happening at a hotel on the other side. This was in pre-internet times and we had no way of verifying if this was true, so we decided to take our chances and head over to the other side of the island that afternoon. We spotted the hotel immediately and I did some reconnaissance with my binoculars. I could make out the main building, the villas surrounding it and a beautiful sandy beach – but there wasn't a single person in sight. Later, we went to investigate in…