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World Superyacht Award Nominee: 196′ “Excellence V” January 28, 2013

Luxury superyacht Excellence V was designed by Raymond Langton Designs and launched by German Abeking Rasmussen in 2012. This yacht boasts a stunning dark blue hull with elegant lines measuring 60m (196,9ft). Excellence V is the largest 60m superyacht by volume at 1632 gross tons. She can accommodate up to 12 charter guests in 7 deluxe cabins and is available for charter in the Western Mediterranean and the Caribbean. This yacht has a contemporary naturally earthy toned interior with vibrant accents of color subtly added through fine art... Read More

The 102′ Cerri high performance luxury yacht

At 102', this yacht is a real head-turner with her gray hull and aggressive, sleek exterior lines. The Cerri 102, built by the Rodriguez Group, is an exciting example of the relatively new idea of a flying sport yacht. These yachts combine the looks and performance of express style sport yachts but also have a small flybridge helm which combines the best of both worlds for yachtsmen who enjoy high performance crafts. Sunseeker yachts were one of the first to adapt the flying sport hull to their larger Predator models which... Read More

OceanCo unveils their new 348′ Solar Sailing Yacht January 25, 2013

OceanCo is building a 348' (106m) sailing yacht with solar power capabilities that is expected to be launched in 2015. The design is from Nuvolari Lenard which will be in a steel hull with a beam of at least 15 meters. The length of the vessel, dubbed Project Solar, will be greater than the playing area of an American football field when completed. In addition to sporting battery-saving solar panels, the superyacht will also employ a rigid sail system called a Dyna Rig. If you think back to... Read More

The 289′ sailing yacht Maltese Falcon and her DynaRig

Launched in 2006, the 289' sailing yacht Maltese Falcon is a real head turner with her sleek profile, and automated sailing rigs. Thanks to her DynaRig sailing set up, the yacht is easily controlled and has been seen to sail off her anchor and away from berths within harbors. The yacht's sophisticated computer detects parameters such as wind speed automatically and displays key data. An operator must always activate the controls, yet it is possible for a single person to pilot the yacht. Damon Roberts of Insensys, Ltd. was... Read More

Take off in this 68′ Hatteras Yacht

"Christina VII" is a rare factory-built 68' cockpit motoryacht. She has a large galley-up, roomy saloon and a huge custom enclosed aft deck, these areas take full advantage of the 18'2" beam. The entire interior was basically gutted and completely rebuilt in the mid 2000's. It is a teak interior and was designed and rebuilt without regards to cost by DJ Kennedy & Company of Grosse Pointe, Michigan and the result is absolutely stunning. Over this past winter season all of Christina VII's exterior teak was striped and built back... Read More

SOLD: pre-owned 68′ Hargrave yacht January 24, 2013

Following the sale of the 101' Hargrave yacht King Baby, word has come that we have just closed the sale of the 68' Hargrave yacht To Life. As with all Hargrave yachts, this vessel was custom built and has an classy interior that was designed for comfort and luxury. This like-new yacht features a spacious aft deck with a custom table and four teak chairs with weather resistant vinyl cushions. She has also been equipped with a custom aft sunshade providing a cool and comfortable environment for outside dining... Read More

New yacht build opportunity: a 101′ IAG Yacht

We are pleased to announce a new build opportunity on a 101' IAG Classic Sports yacht that is asking $5.5M. As children growing up, identical twin brothers Michael and Bernard Chang, the CEO and President of IAG Yachts, had a passion for boats. Feeding this passion, they would often build boats out of bits of wood and other materials found laying around…Well this passion has continued with them and now their dream has gotten bigger, much bigger than they could have ever imagined and IAG is proudly... Read More

Bahamas Boating Experiences: Swim with the Pigs

One of the best parts of the Florida yachting scene is the proximity of the Bahamas. Depending on what boat you have, it is possible to escape to this idyllic in just over in hour at the closest island, Bimini which is just over 50 miles from Miami. Continue east  and you'll travel south of Nassau and eventually you will hit a chain of islands called Exuma. The Exuma cays are a chain of 365 cays that is a part of the Bahamas' archipelago that is famous among divers,... Read More