One of the challenges of owning a yacht can be finding a place to berth her. The Sensation yacht for sale through Edmiston comes with its own spot on the French Riviera. The Sensation package includes the 1999 Mangusta 80 -foot Sensation as well as a desirable berth in Camille Rayon in the town of Golfe Juan and a 2005 Sunriva sports boat. Sensation has light interiors with cream leather sofas, plush carpeting and rare woods. The yacht went through a refitting and upgrading in 2007 and can sleep 7 guests and 3 crew. On deck there is a large cushioned sunbathing area aft of the cockpit and forward on the bow. There is also a dining and lounging area on deck and the entire cockpit area is air conditioned with a retractable cover for shade and privacy. The package is listed at 2,950,000 euros and a week's charter starts at 37,000 euros.
The latest yacht from Wally is the 64-foot WallyPower 64. The yacht sits at the smaller end of the company's yacht range. The WallyPower 64 offers wider decks than most boats of a similar size. It can be ordered with engines that can do 43 knots or ones that can hit 50 knots. You won't get too far though, the range is just 300 nautical miles.
It is available with several options for the interior with tow or three-cabin layouts. Each cabin has an ensuite shower room. There is a large social area with a dining table than can seat eight and a lounge with a coffee table and an expansive sunbathing area. Wally plans to build six of these new boats each year with the first two scheduled to be delivered by the end of June.
Pininfarina Extra, the product and interior design arm of Italian design house Pininfarina has worked with powerboat manufacturer, Challenger Powerboats to create the PF 36 Limited Edition Powerboat. The boat has a sleek racy look and has a A Duo-Delta Conic hull design that merges two hulls into one for optimal stability, handling and speed. It has twin Mercury EU662sci and 662HP engines and can hit a top speed of 90-95 MPH. The small cabin includes Cantalupi LED RGB adjustable indirect lighting controlled by touch screen, a flat screenTV, DVD and iPod ready sound system, a bar complete with sink/refrigerator and Dock Side air-conditioning all finished with Pininfarina styled upholstery and Pininfarina-styled Bolster seats in the cockpit. The boat also has electrically controlled Spoilers.
Are gas prices for another declining market? BYM News reveals the report from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) that says registrations for new powerboats fell 3 percent in the third quarter of 2007 and 7 percent year-to-date through September. A total of 352,418 new powerboats were registered in the U.S. for the rolling 12-month period through the third quarter of the year. The Providence Journal reports that Thom Dammrich, president and CEO of the NMMA, speaking on National Public Radio Monday said that boat sales nationwide may have fallen more than 10 percent last year. The areas of the marine market that grew included ski/wakeboard boats and personal watercraft and the no-gas-required kayaks and canoes. The NMMA has found that more and more people are getting interested in boating, which could bode well for the industry once economic tensions ease.
Another tale of Russian spending for your consumption today. The picture above is from the launch of Areti I, a new 127-foot yacht from Burger. This yacht is the first of two identical tri-deck yachts being built for the same man, a young Russian businessman who has business in two different parts of the world and wants a yacht in both places. His solution was the Areti I and the Areti II, one yacht for the U.S., Bahamas and the Caribbean and one yacht for the Mediterranean, Adriatic and Aegean seas. The interiors are designed with recessed paneled Makoré and fluted column details throughout completing a color scheme of cream, rust and brown. Both yachts have a main deck level master suite and four large guest staterooms below decks. Areti II will launch later this fall.
A luxury yacht that you can't get seasick on? That's the promise of the Ferretti 630. The Times Online reports on the yacht which uses a stabilizer system called Anti Rolling Gyro (ARG) to stop side-to-side motion. Here's how it works: there is a 154lb steel and aluminum gyroscope in the bottom of the hull with an electric motor, when the sea gets rough and the boat get tilty, the gyroscope spins against the lean and helps keep the boat on an even keel. The stabilizer not only has the benefit of keeping your guests from getting nauseous, it also can help objects stay put rather than pitching and rolling with the boat. The three-cabin yacht has other lovely details like a massage lounge in the owner's cabin and a padded sun lounge on the flybridge. The Ferretti 630 sells for around l £1.57 million and is currently on display at the Southampton boat show.
True North is a new 137-foot Newcastle Expedition yacht. The yacht is ready to cruise anywhere in the world and has two 3412 Caterpillars that burns 40 gallons per hour at 10 knots. The mahogany interior has five staterooms including a private master suite with a lounge yon the upper deck with a 270 degree view along with a private sun deck. There is also sun deck with a hot tub and a grill. Additional toys include a 32' diesel Novurania tender, three Yamaha Waverunners and a 18' Hobie Cat. The yacht is located in Fort Lauderdale and is listed at $19.95 million.
I love the sleek silver and dark exterior of this 2005 Riva yacht. It looks like the type of yacht a fabulous villain in a movie might use in an oceangoing getaway. The rather dark exterior of this 68-foot yacht contrasts with a light and contemporary interior. The yacht has a deck saloon that can be enclosed and air-conditioned or left open to catch the breezes. The pictures are of a sistership but the Sante is for sale for 2.1 million euros.
Bradley is the newest catamaran launched by H2X Yachts and Ships. Bradley is an 85-foot yacht which has room for 14 people in five double cabins including a master cabin, with en-suite bathroom and private panoramic terrace. The yacht has a light interior using ceruse oak for the wall partitions and wenge wood for the floor area. The paint work is done in deep blue and silver gray and she has teak decks. The yacht also has a double spa and a well-shaded lounging area. She cruises at 10 knots on two Hamilton hydro-jets powered by twin MAN engines and has a range of more than 1000 nautical miles. A hydraulic lift facilitates the launching of her tender and jet skis. The yacht will be on display at the Festival International de la Plaisance de Cannes 2007 as well as the Monaco Yacht Show. After the jump, Bradley's elegant interior.
The sleek little tender shown above is from the German Austrian boatmaker Frauscher and features technology from digital specialists mii AG so that you never have to be far from your electronics, even when you are just heading from your yacht to shore. The 23-foot boat has a computer with a 15-inch monitor, keyboard and bluetooth mouse. It can hit speeds of up to 55 miles per hour and has luxury finishes. The Lido sells for $126,000 which is higher than similar boats of its size.
Princess K, a 110-foot Magellan yacht from Kingship was launched on April 12, 2007. The yacht has a steel hull and aluminum superstructure. She has two 3406E DITA Caterpillar engines and can hit a speed of 14 knots with a range of 5,000 nautical miles. The interior was designed by Luiz Debasto and Naval Architecture and, judging by a couple shots on Top Speed, seems very spacious and posh. She has a master bedroom on the main deck and four guest cabins. The yacht will be delivered in June and shown in the Fort Lauderdale boat show in October.
This traditional cruising yacht is Float, a Mulder 73 Wheelhouse built by the Netherlands-based company for a Swiss owner. The yacht has an all-aluminum construction and twin Caterpillar C12 engines so that the boat can hit a top speed of 24 knots. The exterior features a champagne hull finished with metallic paint and and underwater lighting aft. A transom door hides a tender. The interior of the yacht is done in white-washed teak and wengé wood and there is an iPod docking station with a Denon sound system in each cabin.
The new Pershing 72' yacht recently was presented to the press before making its debut at the major boat shows. The 72-foot yacht is design for cruising enjoyment at the level where you may have a crew member or two and an intimate gathering of friends or family. The yacht has a sleek design with a hard top that is a sunroof and slides open in both the saloon and the cockpit. There is a glass partition between the cockpit and the salon to create one large indoor/outdoor environment. The cockpit includes the sundeck with a large sofa and a foldout table. There is a full beam master cabin with a king size bed and a bathroom with a shower. There is also a guest cabin with twin single beds and a third stowaway berth and a VIP cabin with one large bed and an en-suite bathroom. The crew area has a small living room and a cabin with two beds. The garage has an area that can be lowered into the water and can store both a tender and a jet ski. The yacht uses two 1823hp engines and can hit a top speed of 45 knots. After the jump, interior shots of this pleasingly modern vessel.
Another entry into the booming fractional yacht market is First Choice Yachting, a new division of First Choice Marine, the company that owns The Moorings and NauticBlue. First Choice is a fractional motor yacht outfit that divides each yacht into 10 units of 10% and offering owners the opportunity to purchase one or multiple units in the program. Each unit gives the owner four weeks of cruising time aboard the yacht every year, complete with a qualified crew that includes a professional captain and gourmet chef. The first yacht in the program is the Squadron 74 by Fairline which has four double guest cabins, crew quarters aft, home theater system, fly bridge bar, satellite phone, and water toys. The yacht will be based in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Shares start at $430,000.
YachtPlus, a London-based fractional luxury yacht service is setting themselves apart from the rest of the fractional yacht market by offering one of the most unique looking luxury yachts I have ever seen. The YachtPlus Signature Series boats are 131 foot powerboats being created by Foster and Partners. YachtPlus will offer the first two yachts as the start of their fractional-owned fleet. They are planning to have eight owners per yacht. There is an agreement that includes an option for eight more of these yachts to be made.
The modern-looking yachts are to be made in aluminum alloy with a composite superstructure and are being built at RCN's luxury yacht division near La Spezia in Italy. The yachts have four decks and with four guest cabins and a full beam owner's cabin. There is a submersible beach deck and the large glassed-in saloon area offers 180-degree views. Helium Report did an email interview with the CEO of YachtPlus and found that that a one-eighth share (12.5% of the whole) is priced at 1.5 million euros, with each yacht selling for a total of 12 million euros. The first yacht should be ready in 2008.
