Innholdsfortegnelse for Spring 2020 i Superyacht International

Pedro Egea, founder of a Spanish sales and brokerage firm is an experienced seaman with plenty of sea miles under his belt. He attempted to beat the Atlantic crossing record with a fast motor yacht. Pedro Egea has recently drawn up project design work on Licia C2 Explorer a 24 metre long catamaran devised for blue water cruising. Darnet Design contributed with the interior decor, Notilus Design oversaw naval architecture, with Licia Yachts handling the exterior styling project as well. A pair of Cummins QSM11 705 HP engines can propel the yacht to a top speed of 20 knots with a range of 4,000 nautical miles at 8.5 knots which is enough to cross oceans with. The hull and structural parts are built in GRP and epoxy in addition to…

The word Crossover as in the automotive industry is deployed to signify those vehicles that are halfway between SUVs – better if equipped with four wheel drives – and normal cars. As for Lynx shipyard the word Crossover is well suited to underscore the qualities of the new range of yachts. The first unit is this new 27 metre. In fact the new model is clearly half way between Adventure 29 a comfortable cruiser and the YXT 24 shadow vessel Evolution from which the Crossover captures several salient features to offer unprecedented cruising experience. The Crossover features the same liveability standards from the Adventure 29 sporting refined taste combined with top quality precious materials and a large master cabin, two guest cabins and crew quarters with accommodation for four as…

Philippe Briand, primarily known for his high performance sailing yachts and to a lesser extent for his contribution to the motor yacht world, has recently unveiled the latest sailing concept of an incredible 60 metre SY200 with a traditional rig which does not need to refuel as it is self sufficient in terms of energy requirements. Obviously a sailing yacht can sail as long as there’s wind enough to do so and needs no other resource to do so. However considering the power demands needed of the ‘hotel’ and manoeuvring systems while under sail; and thanks to the movement of underwater turbines while sailing that would generate sufficient electric energy. When sailing at 15 knots the underwater turbines are expected to deliver 500 kW which become 200 kW at 12…

Mitch Booth founder and Olympic winner twice over is internationally known for having stood on the winners’ podium in many international events and as Australian Yachtsman of the year in ’92 and in ’96, Then Dutch Yachtsman of the year in 2004. BlackCat Superyachts was launched with designer Malcolm McKeon distinguished himself for the project design work carried out for large state of the art cruising cats. The company has recently joined forces with McConaghy Boats that is well known for the construction of cruiser multi hulls in carbon. Black Cat Superyachts can now guarantee the production of a 50 metre, a 35 and a 30 metre all will be built in collaboration with The Italian m2atelier studio. “We’re very proud to be part of this extraordinary team taking part…

Metis, Benetti Yachts’ 63 metre long motor yacht with a beam of more than 10 was delivered to the owner in Leghorn’s ship yard in June last. Coded FB276 it is the result of close team work and dynamic synergy between Benetti Yachts and a pool of international designers and architects namely by Giorgio Cassetta from Italy who handled the exterior styling, while British studio Bannenberg & Rowell and German atelier Birgit Otte Interiors handled the interiors. A German owner commissioned the task to Yacht Moments president Kurt Lehmann who oversaw the entire construction process as consultant acting on behalf of the owner. Metis owes its exterior design which won at the 2019 World Yacht Trophies Awards to Giorgio M. Cassetta who declared: “Metis is a modern yet timeless looking…

When the owner sat down with Royal Huisman’s and Dykstra Naval Architects management accompanied by his representative Godfrey ‘Good’ Cray his code word was: simplicity. The owner an expert yachtsman first of all wanted a classic yacht in terms of design but modern in terms of technology. A fast yacht but a simple one to sail since he had every intention to take part in the Bucket regatta but to visit the most unexplored areas in the world. Consequently she had to possess great sea keeping qualities while also being highly comfortable but without all those innovations most modern yachts have which he considers as superfluous . “A modern classical yacht with a clean, uncomplicated look. Not a pirate ship but a modern, fashionable and chic looking yacht with performance,…

First introduced at the Cannes Yachting Festival in 2016 this open was built by AB Yachts in Italy. It is the link between the open AB92 maxi and the “navetta” AB116 small ship. The official overall registered length of the AB100 is of 23.99 metres in spite of its 30 metre LOA the AB100 offers loads of space and volume as a superyacht but doesn’t have to comply with the restrictions and norms pertaining to superyacht ownership. As for the aesthetics and silhouette of the AB100 they are the same as the yard’s maxi open larger and latest generation models meaning the same reaction and manoeuvrability in stern seas, and similar lateral window like ports installed into the segmented GRP superstructure. This model’s sporty looks are characterized with the yard’s…

Sietse Koopmans owner of Zeelander Yachts and founder of DutchCraft in Holland recently presented the new DC25 which lends itself as a large tender. The DC25 stands out for its carbon build, open design but with high topsides in line with latest minimal trends and judging from what’s already been seen with the DC56 first presented last Autumn, its layout can be easily customized to suit owners’ wishes. Just as, in the larger model this 25’ can be organised as day cruiser, sport fisherman, dive boat or even like a fast unit with which to transport water toys as what happens to large supply vessels. After all thanks to electric engines there’s plenty of space as conventional engine rooms are simply not there which results into much acquired extra space.…

Besenzoni’s P 260 Ladybird is a wheeler’s elegantly designed armchair perfectly adaptable to exteriors or interiors. This armchair can be installed onto stainless support brackets or painted ones. It’s electrically adjustable on a horizontal plane-and a vertical one. Ladybird can also be installed onto support brackets with gas filled pistons and a manually operated lever. The armchair can be tailor made with leather or other material, bearing the name of the yacht or logo.A choice of two diverse types of stitching is also available, one is standard , the other is a diamond pattern. www.besenzoni.it…

Benetti is currently continuing to launch new yachts. Between January and February this yard has launched four units. The first to hit the water was the first Diamond 145 on January 28th . With all of its 44 metres this yacht is the Class category’s flagship. Diamond 145 was sold in collaboration with Domeyachts brokerage firm and Doc Yacht Services. This GRP yacht has a gross tonnage of 456 GT and an enviable range of 3,800 nautical miles at 11 knots. The exterior design work was carried out by Giorgio M. Cassetta while the interiors were drawn up by his Interior Style Department which handled the interior decor as well. “This historic launch slip has contributed in making Benetti shipyards the keepers of a great tradition. We have realised hundreds…

“Roe Shadow”, is the second unit from the YXT 24 Evolution series. It was launched at the Lynx Yachts shipyards in Nijkerk on March 12th .The launching wasn’t accompanied by the usual and typical celebration. Filippo Rossi Sales & Marketing manager at the shipyard in fact declared that: “Due to the latest events and uncertainties we’re currently enduring we have decided to postpone such important celebrations for both the owner and the shipyard with all of the staff and friends to better times”. The hull project by Diana Yacht Design and Bern Weel design where Roe Shadow has everything of a Lynx Yachts support vessel. The main deck boasts a surface area of 75 square metres dedicated to the yacht’s tenders, a beach club 9.8 metre Pascoe lander and two…

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The new Amer 120 model was presented in the course of Cantiere Per-mare’s 47th anniversary celebrations. The launch date is yet to be finalized although it has been scheduled for 2021. Following the 120, Amer’s 136 is the next in line for construction while the new Amer 120 will be the fleet’s flag ship which is currently the Amer Cento Quad. The new 120 will be equipped with four propelling Volvo Penta IPS engines. The first rendering shows how the new model takes after the Cento in terms of design styling even if several elements differ in that they have been enriched with tinted cut glass panels. Most probably the Amer 120 will be equipped with most of the latest eco-friendly “green “ technical solutions already introduced and installed in…

Brazilian group Sedna builds cruisers, fishing boats and hi- performance models. It debuted in the superyacht market with the Sedna 100 initialled by Italian Studio Marino Alfani Design. So far the project design work for this yacht will be presented in the course of summer next. So far the project design work has taken all of three years starting in 2017 when the owner signed the contract, for a very sporty looking motor yacht as is the norm for this Sao Paulo shipyard. In the course of time however and considering the owner’s requests, the project design was re-directed to become more of a cruiser. This translated into another deck privileging exterior spaces. The final result turned out to be a modern yacht with well distributed volumes which streamline the…

Southern Wind Shipyard unveiled project design work of theSWCAT90 in the course of the latest Boot in Düsseldorf. This CAT is the first unit built at the South African-Italian shipyard in Cape Town where it is currently building some of the world’s more appreciated ocean crossing, hi-performance sailing mono hulls on the market. The interior and exterior project design work of the SWCAT90 was carried out by Nauta Design while the Berret- Racoupeau naval architecture study handled the architecture. The studio is well known internationally for having designed some of the most performing multi hulls currently sailing. During the press conference held at the Boot , Sales director Andrea Micheli explained the reasons for choosing this new project. “We began by examining what a yachtsman expects of their yacht and…

In broad terms Cantieri Navali Codecasa are synonym for a range of yachts which mirror what is marine tradition to the extent that they have named a line of their yachts Vintage yachts which comprises timeless interior designs and looks which are far from and unaffected by latest stylistic trends. This in no way means the shipyard has little capacity to innovate but only that in the course of some decades it has only wanted to continue being faithful to its company policy which is continuing to find growing numbers of sympathisers. The latest concept unveiled by the shipyard’s Managing Director is a clear example of what has just been underscored. In fact Fulvio Codecasa really wanted to change parameters for a yacht possessing unprecedented lines and to offer new…

All of the latest requests from owners everywhere express a desire for sober classic essential timeless lines which go well beyond short lived fashionable trends. The two models feature very different sizes and gross tonnes with the first one below 200 gross tonnes while the second is well over 340 even though they look practically identical. Even if they form part of a stylistic exercise they’re practically ready to go into production with the idea of creating a new range which will evolve in a foreseeable future with the arrival of new units. The collection has momentarily taken its name from a small island by the same name the designer can see when looking outside his house in Tuscany overlooking the Tyrrhenian sea. “ The island of Montecristo forms part…

“Here Comes the Sun” was delivered in 2017. Prior to being officially presented this M/Y yacht explored the North and South American coasts, calling into 20 ports between Alaska and Brazil. By the time Here Comes the Sun reached the 2018 Monaco Yacht Show event which preceded the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, the yacht had already accumulated 42,000 sea miles to underscore its ocean crossing capacities. Initialled by Tim Heywood who designed the entire Amels 242 Limited Editions platform to which this new 43 metres belongs and Flagship of this Dutch yard, this superyacht sports six decks with 2,827 GT. The interior layout comprises 9 suites for a total of 18 berths for visiting guests and 12 when chartered and accommodation for 26 crew. The styling of the interior decor…

In the course of last September’s Cannes Yachting Festival and next to the Grande S10 and the 78 of the Fly collection and the Atlantis 45, Avigliana Azimut Yachts ship yard presented to everyone’s surprise the S8 as well. We’re talking about a sport fly deck in other words a typically proportioned yacht from the cruiser coupé line but featuring a small upper deck which is virtually all comprised into the superstructure. Just as for the latest proposals, for this model as well Azimut turned to Alberto Mancini designer who successfully maintained the presence of the existing continuity there is with the styling of other models he designed. Here as well we can see some of Mancini’s peculiar traits whose past in the automotive industry’s car design field stands out…

The 27’Tender is a natural evolution of the preceding one; the 24’ built by French IconCraft. Italian designer Marino Alfani contributed with design work and naval achitect Guilhèm André-Heriaud designed the water lines. The 27’Tender built in weight saving aluminium alloy stands out for its minimalist design with an LOA of just 7.32 metres, It has place enough for a jet ski. “We’re talking about a highly recognisable boat thanks to an attractive modern design with a cockpit which is decidedly larger than the ones found on larger models (10 square metres), a garage for jet skis or other water craft of the same nature. The T 27’ is equipped with engines which can deliver a top speed of 24 knots” explained Marino Alfani. As for the choice of a…

Back in the seventies Mauro Pellegrini’s group was the main supplier and installer of Hi-Fi plants in homes and in professional studios in notable radio stations and private television channels with a considerable number of clients. In 1974 the Videoworks division kicks off to a good start by installing audio/video plants into yachts for CRN and Perini Navi but also the first plants which were not part of the company’s core business which began to spread and be quoted on the stock exchange in 1998 . That is when Technical Director Maurizio Minossi was taken on and Videoworks from supplier and installer became system integrator expanding to cover the whole of Europe’s exclusive yachting segment as well as ‘architectural’ and ‘business’ clients with two logistically important offices in London and…

At the time of its launch Blohm & Voss’s Lady Moura was the ninth largest model in the world and detained the record for being the most costly. With a Gross tonnage of 6,359 tonnes and a technologic ocean crossing air about it which elevated the standards of yachting to an unprecedented level which today is still difficult to beat. There’s no detail anywhere which has been overlooked. As for the project design work it is still avant garde in several of her aspects comprising several elements that might have contributed and inspired the new generation of superyachts like for example an expandable beach club, a gym, helipad, and theatre which can double as a disco equipped with a DJ’s console, a surgery and a covered swimming pool – but…

Amels’s 62.5 metre, the 206 from the Limited Editions line hit the water on February 18th.This is the shipyard’s first launching of the year which is counting on delivering a further five yachts to its owners in the course of the coming months. Designer Tim Heywood delivered high impact chromatic exteriors with a grey hull which contrasts with white superstructure.The curved bow water line resembling a sabre joins with the stern platform. Instead the interiors are drawn up by Laura Sessa. This Amels 206 sports a hefty 1,161 gross tonnes and among its special features there’s also a large area up on the sun deck in which to relax next to a Jacuzzi tub and a Teppanyaki grill. “It’s a wonderfully built milestone to see her outside,” Captain Fraser Gow…

Rossinavi’s LEL 50 metre motor yacht hit the water after two years on January 31st .This is the first model resulting from the agreement between Rossinavi and Luca Dini Design & Architecture Studio. LEL is built in aluminium alloy with harmonic design work that well blends into the sporty shapes typical of Italian styling which also require plenty of interior volumes. “The owner’s main request was to emphasize the open spaces to make the most of the open air and water, and I believe I achieved the objective because LEL is like an actual terrace overlooking the sea, un pied dans l’eau, where nature meets technology”, said Luca Dini. Consequently the yacht offers loads of exterior spaces in which to relax without losing contact with the surroundings. Starting with the…

Dominator Yachts has recently announced the beginning of construction work on a new flag ship ordered by a German owner during a party held to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary. It’s a 42 metre M/Y, an Ilumen Superyacht. This three decker superyacht will be named Peppermint and is the result of modern technology’s software programmes. FEM analyses were widely exploited for this 42 metre so as to develop an advanced structural layout capable of guaranteeing wanted parameters in terms of sturdiness and on board safety thanks also to an extensive use of vacuum bagged technology and carbon fibre deployed in the same way on Dominator Yachts’ preceding 28 metre. The hull shape was obtained by scrupulous hydro-dynamic studied by using a combination of mathematic algorithms and CFD simulations so as…

One of Sunseeker’s latest 2020 models is the Sunseeker 100 Yacht, the new flag ship of the British shipyard’s Yacht fleet comprises a flying bridge while maintaining high performance levels. This yacht is almost 30 metres long with an A, EC rating which falls within the 24 metre long limit featuring an awesome design normally found on considerably larger superyacht models. In addition to the design, which recalls the yard’s latest styling seen in every line, what is most astonishing is the quality of the decor below decks and in the distribution of the spaces. Furthermore what’s still more impressive is the owner’s full beam master suite situated in the bow area which is featured in all of the Sunseeker superyacht range. The shipyard’s entry level to this category is…

Sanlorenzo has recently presented project design work of the Sanlorenzo 44Alloy a 44.5 metre aluminium alloy built displacement model which should be officially presented at the 2020 Cannes Yachting Festival. It is a natural evolution from the preceding 40Alloy which became highly popular for the gull-wing design of its doors situated on the bridge and the outward opening terraces outside the owner’s quarters. The 44Alloy, sports a series of innovative solutions which enhance liveability. The owner’s suite which has been conceived as a private apartment measuring 145 square metres reveals one of this yacht’s main features by Zuccon International Project studio which comprise three separate levels for the owner suite, an unprecedented indoor and outdoor solution for a yacht of this size. Loads of open spaces too are dedicated to…

Luca Vallebona graduated in architecture at Genoa’s university and followed up with a specialisation at the Milan polytechnic. He has collaborated with some of the most celebrated international architects’ studios. This experience allowed him to pursue his newly found direction made up of innovative project design work in which we can see a mingling of traditions pertaining to the world of architecture and yacht designing. For his first independent project, Serenity built by Mondomarine, Luca Vallebona won at the world’s Superyachts Award in 2016. This yacht was soon followed up with other project design work, like Pentagramma and TLV2 presented in collaboration with Tankoa shipyards from which 61 metre Gravity derived sporting some of the asymmetrical designs of the interiors. The reasoning for this choice in the designer’s mind was…

Italian shipyard Tankoa Yachts unveiled the 50 metre “Bintador” to the keen audience - the second unit of the S501 series which had first witnessed the debut of “Vertige”. The series that is already busy building two further units, derives from the shipyard with Francesco Paszkowski’s collaboration who handled contemporary exteriors and dynamic looking silhouette. But “Bintador” features a diverse set of characteristics which make it stand out from “Vertige”. These translate into a touch-and-go helipad, hybrid engines, which translate into coupling a pair of MTU 895 KW diesels with as many electric 300 KW engines fuelled by two 250 KW variable speed generator sets. The technology exploited in this way allows this 50 metre to cruise in as many as four diverse modes: traditional mode, hybrid mode, DEM and…

“Race”, is the name the owner chose. This jewel is the latest from the Riva boat yard which was founded by Carlo Riva. Today’s 50 metre is built in steel and aluminium at Riva’s Superyachts Division in Ancona which the yard’s in house engineering team drew up with input from Ferretti Group and Officina Italiana Design which has an exclusive design contract applicable to all Riva yachts. The owner contributed during the initial phases and requested custom built decor to the interior layout according to his personal tastes and chose free standing furniture for the exteriors. The exterior design work by Mauro Micheli and Sergio Beretta offers timeless classic styling so as to avoid falling for what is currently labelled as trendy one moment, and is gone the very next.…

Classic yachts seem to have much of their superstructure aft towards the stern, however today they’ve been shifted towards the bows whether they’re large ones or small ones. Why? Is it just another passing trend? The three Fs come into play here, in fact the FFF acronym translates into form follows function which is also one of the most queried and more discussed widely used slogans in modern architecture. Coined by Louis Sullivan who taught Frank Lloyd Wright much of what he knew in the essay entitled The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered in 1896. Should some of us consider it as a dogma you have to live with, others criticise it extensively since its function mightn’t be unique insofar as it does not precede but generates itself during and…

Three years ago in 2017 Otam 85 GTS, had not been conceived yet but in the course of the Cannes Yachting Festival, “We were presenting the Otam 80ht which attracted much interest for its hi- performance capacities, efficiency and for the second full beam master suite placed amidships“, explained Matteo Belardinelli, Sales & Communication Manager. “Several clients expressed considerable interest for a diverse and open or semi open version of the yacht which got us started with preliminary R&D work”. This research and development area led by Gianfranco Zanoni, CEO at Otam but also production and sea trials’ director and winner of several events in offshore events as well as a university degree in mechanical engineering invited Umberto Tagliavini and his Marine Design & Services to collaborate in finding adequate…

Seastema, a Fincantieri Group company which has recently realized a new lightweight console to offer more natural light to the helm controls station, hence the name Light Bridge. Thanks to new interfacing capacities, the company has recently realized a plant which foresees the separation of cables and of computers which are normally placed a into a separate cabinet away from touch-screen display/ monitors. This means that shipyards can choose whether or not to opt for smaller helm controls stations and therefore leave the extra space accrued toward more liveable areas, or to take advantage of a smaller console resulting into a more comfortable and bright area. Light bridge requires less cabling which translates into less complex installations and maintenance, so in a nutshell plug ’n play consoles which are easy…

Last February Dutch shipyard Heesen launched two 50 metre yachts. The first off the chocks was project Electra, the second hybrid yacht from the 5000 FDHF aluminium class and successor to Home with which Heesen obtained important nominations due to the innovative hybrid diesel-electric engines coupled to a Fast Displacement hull. Frank Laupman from Omega Architects designed the exteriors of Project Electra to offer guests a choice of four diverse cruising modes: Hybrid, Economic, Cruising and Boost modes.The first one with two 127 kW electric engines propel the yacht to a top speed of nine yachts with noise levels not exceeding 46 dB. Using the second mode Project Electra can cruise at 12 knots thanks to thermal power alone with generator sets switched off and a fuel consumption of only…

Sea Eagle II left Royal Huisman shipyards in Volenhove towards the end of last January to reach the ones near Amsterdam to be finally rigged with Rondal Panamax carbon fibre spars. Sea Eagle II is the end result of teamwork involving Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley. She’s an 81 metre schooner rigged sailing superyacht with accommodation for a maximum of eleven visiting guests and 14 crew.This aluminium alloy schooner was built for an owner who had commissioned a 43 metre Sea Eagle also launched by Royal Huisman in 2015.This sailing yacht is the largest aluminium alloy built one in the world. For further information: www.royalhuisman.com…

NOT ONLY YACHTS FOR TANKOA – Tankoa Yachts has recently announced the sale of a new S501, the third from this aluminium series designed by Francesco Paszowski. Building (on spec) is now 75% finished. Giuseppe Mazza Sales Manager at Tankoa explained:“This sale confirms the success of both the dynamic design of Paszkowski’s studio work and the efficiency of our technical platform. The decision to start building on spec was based on Vertige’s extraordinary success in the chartering field and on the almost immediate sale of her hybrid-powered sistership Bintador”sold with the assistance of Fernando Nicholson from Camper & Nicholsons. This superyacht’s silhouette stands out for its black hull and metallic grey and black superstructure while the interiors will be initialled by Casadio Miami. Prior to announce the sale of the…