Robert Webber, Classic Yacht Portrait Painter
Aphrodite. Sequoia
Aphrodite. Sequoia
Aphrodite. Sequoia
PHOTO: Rick Tomlinson The 180-foot (55-meter) Marie may be a follow-up to Adèle, the famed sailing yacht built by Vitters Shipyard to a design (naval architecture and interior) by Hoek Design , but she asserts a personality all her own. In 20 knots of breeze, she’s said to be capable of 17-plus-knot speeds. And a small, working canon on deck alerts competitors on the superyacht racing circuit that she means business.
Horizon Polaris is a history-making launch, besides the fact that she’s the largest megayacht to date from Horizon , at 148 feet (hence her model name, EP148). For one, she’s the first EP148 and its new flagship
These days, it’s not enough to “just” have watertoys aboard. Take a peek inside the tender garages of some megayachts, and you’ll see tenders color coordinated to match the mothership.
Work has begun on the largest Sunseeker to date, the 155 Yacht
PHOTO: Andreas Jens/TheYachtPhoto.com Fresh from a refit lasting a few months, the Lürssen -built Apoise is now longer and looking even more appealing for charter. The megayacht also bears a new name, Titania. The refit, which took place at Lürssen as well, saw at least 13 feet (four meters) added to her original 220-foot (67-meter) length.
With nearly 3,000 designs having been built since 1929, Sparkman & Stephens is one of the most highly respected naval-architecture and marine-engineering firms in the world. And, even with a wide variety of motoryachts, military craft, and commercial craft to its name, Sparkman & Stephens is often celebrated for its sailing yachts
Sunreef Yachts is three months away from launching the first of its Sunreef 82 Double Deck megayacht catamarans. The Poland-based builder is presently working on the flying bridge of the 82 DD, as it refers to her, having completed the hull (above) and wet deck, plus the bulkheads.
Sunreef Yachts is three months away from launching the first of its Sunreef 82 Double Deck megayacht catamarans. The Poland-based builder is presently working on the flying bridge of the 82 DD, as it refers to her, having completed the hull (above) and wet deck, plus the bulkheads