While she’s classified as a research vessel, Pegaso is still a luxury megayacht through and through. The 241’5” (73.6-meter) yacht was commissioned by an experienced Mexican yachtsman who wanted to explore the far corners of the globe.
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.
This 180’5” (55-meter) megayacht design was commissioned jointly by Hakvoort Shipyard and Moran Yacht & Ship She’s based on a fast-displacement hull design, a concept increasing in application in the yachting industry. As a reminder, a fast-displacement hull form is somewhat of a hybrid between a traditional displacement hull and a semi-displacement one. To that point, it’s fuel efficient at both slower cruising speeds and higher ones, rather than just one or the other.
Sofia, the largest superyacht in Moonen’s history, is still on pace for completion by the end of the year.
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.
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
What’s your lucky number? For the owners of the latest Sanlorenzo 40 Alloy, it seems to be 111, since that’s the name they’ve given their new megayacht. 111 is the seventh Sanlorenzo 40 Alloy, built entirely in aluminum (hence “Alloy” in the megayacht’s model name).
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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