Founded in 1989, Barracuda Yacht Design now presents a project developed with a yard it has been working with for quite some time, JFA Yachts. The Madrid-based Iñigo Toledo-headed studio has penned an elegant 125’ sloop that also combines practicality and efficiency as well as
“Looking at superyacht designs, I realised that some of the most important ones were big on power, big on mass but short on grace. That’s why I took my inspiration from the horse’s speed, power and endless grace.” Marco Casali explains the concept behind the
Available on newsstands in 36 countries and downloadable to both Apple and Android devices, the second issue of Top Yacht Design magazine has arrived! Today’s designers are called upon to approach their work in a way that takes into account highly specific formal and aesthetic
The first unit of the brand new model AB 145 was launched in the Port of Marina di Carrara. The majestic AB 145 enhances the AB YACHTS range: with its 44 meters, she is the largest of all models built so far within the sporty
Penned by Umberto Felci, the ICE 80 Racer – Cruiser is an all-round sloop that matches performance with comfort, and completes Ice Yachts’ eight-model range. Its hull is the result of advanced CFD honing and guarantees the ICE 80 Racer-Cruiser stability of form, superb sea-keeping
This is RossiNavi’s first time to join forces with Fulvio De Simoni on a project. The resulting Longitude 47 has an all-aluminium hull and superstructure, and thanks to its planing hull, it can also very happily hit a maximum speed of 21 knots. An owner’s
Tilli Antonelli, founder and president of Wider, and yacht designer Fulvio De Simoni presented this project to the world at the 2011 Monaco Yacht Show. Today, Wider Yachts’ Wider 150 is finally nearing its launch time. An exciting evolution of the Wider 42 and the
A very large six-metre scale model was used for tank-testing this new yacht because as English designer Ed Dubois explains: “The bigger the model, the more accurate the results. You can scale anything down except for the viscosity of the water.” The result is Beast,
The third yacht in the Vitruvius® series, the 70-metre Grace E, has interiors by Remi Tessier and exteriors and construction by the Perinni Navi Group, Vitruvius Ltd and Philippe Briand. Like her Picchiotti sisters, Exuma 50m and Galileo G. 55m, Grace E. has highly unusual
The opportunity to live in close contact with nature actually on the water but with all the modern communications links is what Christian Grande offers with his Floating Villas, a concept that goes beyond the purely residential. The award-winning designer has dubbed this project Abifloat,
