Moonen Shipyards have assigned a new Superyacht project Moonen 133 to Rene Van Der Velden Yacht. The long range cruiser Moonen 133 is the largest super yacht Moonen Shipyards has ever endeavoured to create for a private client. The luxury motor yacht will feature a wide range of amenities and toys, which are likely to be more than most of its counterparts and even the larger yachts. ... read full story
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What is the latest news in the world of yacht design? What yacht designers are driving the latest and greatest superyacht projects?
This part of the site showcases news and information relating to new luxury yacht designs and design concepts as created and sent in by the large yacht designer community. Yacht design is the sometimes unheralded heart of the luxury yacht industry as this is where a large custom yacht begins her journey from conception to eventual launch and navigation.
CharterWorld keeps informed of the latest ideas, designs and technology in yachting as a pointer to where the yachting industry is heading. Some of the yacht designs in this section are general ideas or concepts that may never be built and become launched yachts whilst others have been commissioned and are currently in build or navigation.
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The 70m New Diamond Superyacht Design Project
June 19, 2010
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The New Diamond Superyacht Project is a series of four motor yachts sizes ranging in size from 70 to 85 - 105 - 120 meters in length. Yacht design "New Diamond 70" is the latest new studio work by AVADESIGN Yachts Projects Prato, as led by designer Andrea Vasto. The New Diamond Project 70 m superyacht was realized by the designer, James Edmund van der Merwe who has followed the development of graphic concepts and assisted by the architect and designer Andrea Cardinal Fabio Vasta, members of the study AVADESIGN. ... read full story
Pendennis Yachts UK Hosts Yacht Designer Ron Holland Presentation
June 17, 2010
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Ron Holland’s career began after he designed the ¼ tonner Eygthene, which won its first race the 1973 ¼ ton Cup. This success led to a commission to design a One-ton class yacht for Irish businessman Hugh Coveney, enabling Ron set up as an independent designer in Kinsale, Co. Cork, where he has been based ever since. ... read full story
New Generation 138′ Vripack Explorer Yacht
June 17, 2010
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The Vripack luxury expedition yacht has a full beam Master cabin, with man height panoramic windows, and bathroom are located on the main deck, whilst 8 guests are accommodated in four cabins on the upper deck. As the Owner, Vripack and the builder, Cizgi Shipyard, are not are not shy to push boundaries, this explorer yacht’s construction combines three different materials, being a steel hull, an aluminium superstructure and a composite wheelhouse and navigation mast. ... read full story
Ruea Yachts 60m Motor Yacht BY BMT Nigel Gee & Design Unlimited At Monaco Yacht Show 2010
June 17, 2010
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Plans for the first yacht to be developed and built by Ruea Yachts, the new Thailand-based superyacht venture, will be on display at the 2010 Monaco Yacht Show. With naval architecture by BMT Nigel Gee and exterior styling plus interior design by Design Unlimited, full details of the luxury 60m motoryacht will be on show at the Design Unlimited stand on ‘Designers’ Row’. ... read full story
Alloy Yachts launch Sailing yacht Imagine II
June 17, 2010
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On Tuesday the 15th of June, Alloy Yachts christened the 44.2m sailing yacht Imagine. This is the second Dubois designed Imagine Alloy Yachts has created, having built the first Imagine back in 1993. The team of Dubois Naval Architects and Alloy Yachts, working with the owner has created a high performance, superyacht with the technical sailing attributes of a much smaller racing machine. ... read full story
92-metre superyacht concept Sahodara by Jorge Jabor Pinheiro
June 16, 2010
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Jorge Jabor Pinheiro has designed a 92m superyacht concept called Sahodara with a rotating owner’s deck. The concept incorporates the existing design format seen in land architecture such as a rotating restaurant like the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington, built for the 1962 World's Fair. ... read full story
The U-010 Underwater Luxury Yacht Design Concept.
June 16, 2010
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The luxurious U-010 Underwater Yacht concept is an extraordinary vessel able to operate like a Superyacht and a submarine to explore the width and the depths of the ocean in style. With an overall length of 220 feet (67 meters), the U-010 vessel was designed for deep sea exploration combined with comfort and luxury. The yacht can travel on the surface as well as underwater by cleverly passing from diesel to electric propulsion. ... read full story
The ShowBoats Superyacht Design Awards 2010 – The Finalists
June 15, 2010
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After 200 nominations for the ShowBoats Design Awards 2010, including the year’s most notable examples of superyacht design and craftsmanship, the finalists are revealed. All qualifying superyachts were delivered during 2009 and have a length overall in excess of 30 metres. ... read full story
Yacht Orca (now called yacht Palladuim) a 96m Blohm & Voss superyacht
June 15, 2010
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Luxury yacht Palladuim's almost sensual superstructure is very easy on the eye, but also it looks immediately different in setting itself apart from the other superyachts built to date. True, the styling reflects the mighty orca whale - and what a form in nature to mirror - but there are further structural as well as design differences because it is created from an advanced building system comprising a blend of steel, alloy and composites, as completed with innovative strengthened dark glazing. ... read full story
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