Experienced owners who enjoy cruising as much as their young family does are weeks away from taking delivery of Sea Owl, the 203’5” (62-meter) megayacht which launched late last week at Feadship’s Royal Van Lent yard for her first series of sea trials. Sea Owl has the same color pattern outside as the owners’ previous... [Continue Reading]

Heesen Yachts is known for its range of series-built megayachts that are mostly customized inside, not fully custom yachts where the first lines drawn are based on the owner’s imagination. But sometimes breaking with tradition makes sense to a shipyard, which explains the commissioning of Crazy Me, a 164-footer (50-meter) that just hit the water... [Continue Reading]

Long before the word superyacht found its way into the nautical parlance, Burger Boat Company, founded in 1863, was building quality vessels. Through the years, the American shipyard has built a wide variety of custom yachts and megayachts, from contemporary tridecks to the authentic replica of a fantail cruiser in the persona of Sycara IV,..

By the end of June, the owners of the newest Hargrave, Second Love, should have their 101-foot ride in their hands. A raised-pilothouse model similar in style to previous Hargrave 101s like King Baby and Victoriano, Second Love arrived stateside last week after a little over a month’s voyage from the shipyard in Taiwan. Soft...

Mid-May saw the launch of the Moonen 100 Explorer launch for a repeat client, a megayacht blending elements of expedition yachts with more traditional ones. If the profile photo of the yacht above seems like it’s missing something, it’s because the Moonen 100 Explorer did not yet have her navigation mast attached when she emerged... [Continue Reading]

When the Pershing 82 premiered at last autumn’s Fort Lauderdale boat show, some show-goers may have wondered why the Italian builder decided to have her replace the Pershing 80 in its lineup. Could two similar-size yachts be really that different?

PHOTOS: Giuliano Sargentini, courtesy of Perini Navi Here’s a look at the all-aluminum Seahawk, measuring 197 feet (60 meters), and her mast-stepping process, which took place at Perini Navi this month. The ketch, known as hull number C. 2193, is part of a new series.

A federal bankruptcy court judge has appointed a trustee to run Yacht Path International, the yacht-transport company that filed for involuntary bankruptcy protection in March. In bankruptcy cases, a trustee is an independent party that assumes day-to-day control over a company—in this case, taking control from Yacht Path International’s owner.

Last Friday saw British Columbia-based Richmond Yachts launch its latest megayacht, a 150-footer (45.72-meter) christened Richmond Lady. If you’re familiar with Richmond Yachts, the megayacht’s name may sound familiar

When new management took over the former Broward Marine megayacht facility in Florida and reopened it as Broward Shipyard in 2010, the team had big plans. Three years later, some of those plans are coming to fruition, while other opportunities have led to the construction of two new megayachts. During a visit to the yard...