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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…
When launched in 2015, Savannah was a yacht of firsts. Now four years on, Feadship’s groundbreaking hybrid 83.5m continues to not only stand the test of time but lead from the front. The Dutch shipyard Feadship is renowned for its full-custom deliveries, but it surpassed even its own high standards…
Designed to remove the clutter from their mother vessels, support vessels are inherantly utilitarian. Yet Damen’s Power Play is defying the status quo as an extraordinary global explorer in her own right. Far from being a yacht owner’s opulent extra, support vessels serve a very real purpose these days. The…
Emily Penn is a remarkably tireless activist who founded eXXpedition in 2011 and is now a leader in inspiring individuals to make their communities take action on stopping plastic pollution. Like a deadly assassin, stealth and foreboding, the issue of ocean plastic has gradually crept up on us. Tonnes of…
Stretching a lengthy 74.5 metres and comprising 2,065 gross tonnes of steel and aluminium, superyacht Elandess appeared more than comfortable alongside the myriad vessels anchored at Port Hercules at the latest Monaco Yacht Show. Far from meek in the mild waters, she is the owner’s third yacht, and second built…
