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Megayacht Repair Business is Still Sailing
While many companies have been hit drastically during the recession, shipbuilding is lucky to currently be experiencing a boom. The West Palm Beach repair yard, Rybovich, increased capacity about 50 percent this past year in order to better service the influx of megayachts that resulted from the recent shipbuilding boom. Owners of luxury yachts have [...] read more |
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Beyond the Superyacht
The summer season has been chock full of competition among the international elite to win the superyacht superlative for the world’s largest luxury yacht. Earlier this year, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich beat out Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum’s with his 557-foot ship, the Eclipse. The Emir of Dubai gave up first place in the race [...] read more |
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Onboard Rupert Murdoch’s Luxury Sailing Yacht
For anyone who has ever dreamed of living a lifestyle of the rich and famous like Rupert Murdoch, a new opportunity to do so has materialized. For a mere $310,000 per week, luxury sailing enthusiasts can take to the open seas in the same fashion as the media mogul. His 183-foot sailboat is available for [...] read more |
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The Lamborghini of the Sea
Speed is the theme for this summer’s aqua toys. We reported earlier about the ICAP Leopard sailing yacht breaking the transatlantic speed record, and now, with 41 Super Leggera, captains can zoom up to 100 m.p.h. across the oceans blue. The 41-foot powerboat from Outerlimits Powerboats in Rhode Island, has been compared to a Lamborghini [...] read more |
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New Transatlantic Speed Record Set with Sailing Yacht
And you thought it was going to be a slow and boring summer. Thanks to the naval architects at Farr Yacht Design, who constructed the ICAP Leopard racing yacht, speed enthusiasts were privy to the ultimate thrill with the news that the transatlantic speed record was broken earlier this month. The original record, set by [...] read more |
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Pearl 60
When Dorothy clicked her heels three times and said there’s no place like home, she probably envisioned the Pearl 60. This beauty takes your breath away as twin 775hp Volvo engines swiftly glide its sleek body on the water. The vessel has all of the desired swanky perks including a sunroof system, Garmin touch screen [...] read more |
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Pershing 108 Yacht
Straight out of a superhero movie, this beast on the water looks like it has some Flash-like speed. And those batman wing windows are the epitome of posh. Just imagine if the sundeck retracted, convertible style–that would be a sight to drool over. Although it would negate the use of the sun deck’s steering console, [...] read more |
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Kim Jong II’s Yachts Impounded
Being dictator is not all it’s cracked up to be when a man is not able to buy a decent pair of luxury yachts. All that money from the country’s fear-stricken citizens, and North Korea’s Kim Jong II can’t even enjoy the open sea air aboard his vessel of choice. And he probably [...] read more |
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Mangusta 165
The 165-foot superyacht is like a bullet in water. Streamlined and quick with a top speed of 33 knots, and an interior nicer than many million dollar homes, one need not set foot on land for weeks, months even. The Overmarine Mangusta 165 is the largest open yacht in the world, and is conveniently for [...] read more |
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The New Alexander V
One can marvel at the two-toned white and beige luxury megayacht for hours before getting a glimpse of what the ship actually has to offer. Sleek and sexy from a nose front view, the behind captures the elegant and elongated duel staircases cascading from the bridge, Manolo heel friendly. Italian owned International Shipyard Ancona (ISA) [...] read more |
Ohhhh Baracuda
By Monique Stringfellow
Perini Navi created one of the meanest crafts on the water today.
From the Romans to the Renaissance, Italian art and craftsmanship have always set the standard, seemingly regardless of industry. No surprise then that one of the hottest commodities afloat today comes from renowned Italian shipbuilder Perini Navi. Based in Tuscany, the Perini Navi shipyards [...]
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The Admiral of Interiors
By Christina Bohnstengel
Photography by Stephen Cridland
Carol Williamson is the designer of choice for megayacht shipyards.
It is every designer’s supreme dream—to work with an open budget, playing with the world’s rarest materials and layering with the finest fabrics for high-end projects in the elite world of luxury brands. Carol Williamson has crafted such a career for herself after [...]
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