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The Streets of Monaco

Think you've seen it all when it goes to mega-yachts? Not even close. Not when it comes to The Streets of Monaco.

As you can see from the photo above, this super-yacht design borrows more from conventional architecture than naval architecture. It's modeled after a section of downtown Monte Carlo, complete with buildings formed into the superstructure and a go-kart track inspired by the city's iconic grand prix street circuit.

There's also staterooms enough for 16 guests, crew's quarters for 70, a movie theater, helipad, submarine dock, waterfalls and much, much more. All packed into a 155-meter twin-hull design that's about half the size of an aircraft carrier or cruise ship. This way, instead of sailing to Monaco, you can take the glamorous city with you wherever you go.

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Sunreef Unveils 131-foot Power Catamaran Megayacht

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Buyers as well as designers of motor yachts of any size face a difficult decision: make the boat too wide and it will suffer from poor performance on the water. Make it too narrow, on the other hand, and it won't have much room inside. Perhaps the ultimate solution is the catamaran.

With two hulls, a catamaran can slice through the water while straddling a wider beam to provide the best of both worlds. Sunreef is emerging as one of the most tempting builders of twin-hull power megayachts of this nature. We brought you news earlier this year of their 70-meter design, and now they've followed up with a slightly more modest 40-meter model.

Still measuring an enormous 131 feet length overall (LOA), the 40-meter Sunreef Power boasts expansive accommodations across three decks. The lowest is split between the two hulls, one containing the crew's quarters and galley, the other a pair of VIP staterooms. Two more staterooms can be found on the main deck, with the owner's suite on the upper deck. There's also a gym with deployable terrace, a pool and tender garages fore and aft.

Generous propulsion options promise a quick pace, with twin 1,920-horsepower engines driving up to 20 knots, the addition of water jets up to 32 knots and gas turbines up to 41.

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Strand Craft Expands its Ambitions with new 166-ft Megayacht

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Earlier this year we brought you plans for the Strand Craft 122, and followed that with particulars of its availability. Now the shipyard has returned with an even bigger, more impressive design.

Measuring 166 feat instead of the 122-foot original, the new Strand express megayacht is every bit as stealthy. Its smooth lines conceal a number of deployable extensions that transform its svelte shape into a haven on water. Like other express yachts, the Strand Craft features a hidden garage at the stern, but instead of housing jet skis or tender craft, the 166 like its smaller sibling houses a bespoke supercar.

Inside there are five staterooms – each 52-inch flat-screen televisions controlled via iPad – a hidden Jacuzzi tub in the bow and much more. See for yourself in the video after the jump and the images in the gallery below.

Gallery: Strand Craft 166

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Porsche Design's 135-Foot Catamaran Megayacht for Royal Falcon Fleet

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Unlike its automotive counterpart which keeps making its cars bigger and bigger, Porsche Design tends to keep things small. The product design division of the German automaker turns its talents on everything from mobile phones and watches to clothing and luggage. But this time they're thinking a bit bigger. A lot bigger, actually.

We brought you initial information about the company's impending collaboration with Singapore's Royal Falcon Fleet ship yard last year when it was still in the embryonic stage. But design work has now been completed and construction has started on the impressive 135-foot catamaran megayacht. The twin-hull design gives the RFF135 a wide beam and unrivaled stability without displacing as much water as a conventional design, while providing a massive 472 square meters of interior floorspace and 208 square meters of deck space, more than enough to accommodate 10 guests and 10 crew. Twin MTU V16 turbodiesel engines each produce an unfathomable 4600 horsepower, enough to keep the vessel at a theoretical 35-knot top speed and making it the most powerful vehicle of any kind Porsche has ever designed. Feast your eyes on the gallery of images below for all the angles.

Gallery: Royal Falcon Fleet RFF135 Catamaran by Porsche Design