Balk Shipyard has started the comprehensive rebuild of the 36.40m explorer yacht Lars. Named after the Disney ice bear character, motor yacht Lars will take her owners on expeditions to the North Pole region starting with a maiden voyage from Spitsbergen to Nova Zembla in the spring of 2012. The project involves raising the superstructure and a wide range of other exterior and interior work. ... read full story
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Pershing 92′ Motor Yacht Wins the Hurun Best of the Best 2011 Awards, China
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Hurun Report, an important Chinese finance and lifestyle magazine, has awarded the Pershing 92’, the latest design of the Pershing fleet, a Ferretti Group brand among the world’s leading manufacturers of high performance open motor yachts from 15 to 35 metres, as one of the “Best of the Best 2011 Awards”. Since 2005 it has awarded prizes for excellence and the most representative international brands based on an annual survey involving more than 400 Chinese millionaires. ... read full story
Mochi Craft Long Range 23 Motor yacht Winner of the UIM Environmental Award.
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Mochi Craft Long Range 23 motor yacht, the most innovative large pleasure boat with hybrid propulsion, is the winner of the second edition of the UIM Environmental Award 2011, awarded by the Union Internationale Motonautique, world governing body for all powerboating activities, based in the Principality of Monaco. ... read full story
Cheoy Lee launches motor yacht 4915 – Flagship of the Bravo Series
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The Cheoy Lee shipyard in Doumen, China have launched the latest motor yacht in their Bravo Series, hull number 4915. Cheoy Lee Hull number 4915 is a Bravo 95 series that has been customised with an extra fishing cockpit which has extended her overall length to 31.39 metres making her the new flagship of the Bravo Series fleet. ... read full story
NISI 2400 motor yacht by NISI Yachts premieres at the Miami Show
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Making her American Debut at this year’s Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach, NISI 2400 motor yacht measuring 78ft, is the first model by NISI Yachts of this new semi-custom series, which embraces superior lifestyle experiences. ... read full story
Heesen Yachts Sign Contracts for 50m and 51m Motor Yachts.
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Heesen Yachts proudly announce the signing of two contracts for custom motor yachts. The sale of the first of these, YN 16551, a 51-metre, full-displacement vessel was completed in December 2010 to create an enviable total of 7 vessels sold during that year. The first sale of 2011 – Motor yacht YN 15850, a 50-metre, all-aluminium semi-displacement vessel – was completed in January 2011. ... read full story
Perini Navi Sailing Yacht SY 40 hull C 2180 turned
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The latest Perini Navi sailing yacht SY 40 metre fast cruising cutter, C. 2180, hull was turned upright at the Perini Istanbul - Yildiz facility in Turkey. Designed by Perini Navi in collaboration with Ron Holland, this yacht is the first of the new Perini Navi fast cruising series that combines the typical characteristics of quality and comfort of a Perini Navi yachts, together with high performance in all wind conditions. ... read full story
Boot Dusseldorf 2011 a Success
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A huge festival of international yachting and watersports has just been celebrated in Düsseldorf. The 250,500 visitors from over 60 countries, 10,300 more than in the previous year, were an assurance of satisfied exhibitors and an upbeat mood in the exhibition halls at boot Düsseldorf 2011, which ended on Sunday, 30 January. For nine whole days in 17 exhibition halls, 1,571 exhibitors from 61 countries premiered boats and exhibited new watersports gear, boat equipment and accessories at the world’s biggest yacht and watersports show. ... read full story
37m Motor Yacht Project Maxima by Tecnomar
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Italy’s Tecnomar are to build a new 37m (121'5") motor yacht called Project 'Maxima' that will take 20 months to build after a sales contract is signed. The new build Project ‘Maxima’ motor yacht by Tecnomar is expected to accommodate up to ten guests in five staterooms with various layout options available. Project Maxima is to be built to RINA class and is also expected to be MCA compliant. ... read full story