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Artefect is not just a superyacht, it’s a diesel-electric hybrid that’s actually a platform for innovation and a shining example of what superyacht builds today are capable of. What’s more, it houses a sculptural yacht interior that is an ode to simplicity and future-proofing foresight. “She is the owner’s first…
While hotels, airports and everyday normality shut down in 2020, explorer yachts came into their own. Built for autonomous world-cruising in the deepest of remote corners, they epitomise what we’re all craving these days – a private, personalised sanctuary away from civilisation where we can explore and isolate in equal…
Some yachts are bought to look pretty on the Med. Others are born to sail the Caribbean trade winds. And then there’s Ragnar; half yacht, half commercial vessel. A beautiful mongrel designed for exploration and built to last. In her former life, she was a 68-metre icebreaking support vessel named…
The future of yachting is electric. Not hybrid propulsion or batteries that support yacht households, but all-singing, all-dancing, fully electric. You didn’t hear it from us though. This is the opinion of Jochen Rudat, former director of Tesla Central Europe and newest member of Silent Yachts’ advisory board. He spent…
Why pay to spend your holiday trapped on an overcrowded floating mall when there’s a way to have an affordable superyacht experience. Three years ago, the Ritz Carlton announced it had begun building a fleet of ships that would bridge the gap between 20-guest-superyachts and 650-person-cruiseliners. Not only would these…
Just another personal watercraft (PWC)? Certainly not. Taiga’s Orca’s suspended “floating” seat design betrays how this one has no engine and instead relies on electric power for a quiet yet powerful ride. Taiga’s Orca isn’t cheap – at 24,000 USD (for the carbon vesion) – but it’s the world’s…
Conceived to be a seafaring family home (read palace) on which the owner could spend nine months a year with ‘just’ close family and 38 crew, every inch of the 111-metre Lürssen-built Tis has been painstakingly crafted to fulfil his mandate for a boat that is light, fresh and open,…
Technology and design converge in Sanlorenzo’s 52-metre Seven Sins, a flagship vessel for the brand. It’s also the gateway to a bright future for the visionary team behind Officina Italiana Design Contrary to her name, Seven Sins is a floating symbol of design virtue. From her glass-bottomed pool to her…
Every September the luxury world casts an eye around the new nautical offerings tied up along the quays at Port Hercules in Monaco. But it’s not just the world’s largest collection of superyachts (for sale or charter) that makes the Monaco Yacht Show so special, it’s the fact that the…
Do you love the sea but are bored of cruising the Mediterranean? Do you crave adventure but don’t have the means to fork out for a custom-made explorer? Then this one’s for you 1. Founded by 54-year-old Jasper Smith, a digital gaming entrepreneur, Arksen launched in January at Boot Düsseldorf…
