Yachts and megayachts tired of the typical Caribbean scene are heading south, to Grenada. The southernmost of the Windward Islands, Grenada is anything but overrun with crowds, and its people are warm and friendly.

The search continues for the missing fishing trawler off the Dorset coast

May 9 marked the launch of the third Ferretti Custom Line 124. The 124 is the largest megayacht made by Ferretti Custom Line. The other megayacht models offered are the 97, 100, and 112 Next, all being semi-displacement designs, plus the Navetta 26 Crescendo and Navetta 33 Crescendo, these being displacement designs.

PHOTO: Claus Schäfe/TheYachtPhoto.com Today, the fifth-largest megayacht in the world launched at Lürssen . She’s Topaz, and she’s taking yacht spotters and the industry alike by storm.

Forget “Congratulations!” In Holland, at least where Oceanco is concerned, the way to celebrate a megayacht launch is with a raw herring and some local suds. That’s how the shipyard personnel and the crew of Nirvana, a.k.a

While other designers are researching hybrid technology for more fuel-efficient megayacht designs, Rene van der Velden is confident economy-minded owners can remain that way with traditional diesel power. That’s one of the features of the 110-foot cruiser concept seen here. In fact, the Rene van der Velden 110 Cruiser includes a variety of basic systems and machinery, eschewing the trend to go high-tech.

Pendennis welcomed one superb superyacht, Mirabella V, in for a refit while it was getting ready to say goodbye to another, Heavenly Daze. When Pendennis announced in March that its Pendennis Plus division was to refit Mirabella V, being renamed M5 , our website lit up like a Christmas tree.

Patrick Knowles of Patrick Knowles Designs has been a top name in megayacht interiors for more than two decades. The list of megayacht builders he’s worked with are equally notable: Trinity Yachts, Burger Boat Company, Palmer Johnson, ISA, Feadship, and more. In mid-2011, Patrick Knowles Designs was tapped for the interior of a 197-foot (60-meter) motoryacht that a small family planned to use for extended personal cruising

Benetti marked two significant firsts on Friday. That was the day the first Benetti Classic Supreme 132 hit the water, and the megayacht was the first model built in its new Lucca Dockyard facility.

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