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…
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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…
Baglietto is one of the yachting industry’s most storied brands, with a history that dates back to 1840 when Pietro Baglietto started building small fishing boats in the backyard of his house. After a few years, Pietro switched to larger pleasure vessels and by 1888, he had built a small…
“It’s important for owners to be aware that Lürssen is willing and able to take on any project.” Lürssen doesn’t do catalogues, not does it have price lists or showrooms. Set up as a bespoke yacht builder, creating unique boats for individual clients, the only way to truly ‘get it’,…
A hypercar for the sea, it's their fastest boat yet.…
Heesen’s 50-metre Home takes innovation and fuel economy to a whole new level. She is the first fast all-aluminium displacement build that can also be labelled as a hybrid. In fact, Home is the sixth incarnation of Heesen Yachts Fast Displacement Hull Form, but unlike her predecessors, which were built…
Lürssen’s 73-metre Coral Ocean, designed by the late-great Jon Bannenberg, was a closely held secret for 22 years. But after last year’s refit, this striking masterpiece is now available for charter. Considered the maestro of yacht design, Jon Bannenberg would often wow new clients by sketching loose, flamboyant designs for…