We meet in his studio in a Milan. He asks the first question and it is directed at us. “I am very curious to know why you wanted to interview me of all people for a yacht design magazine…” he says. Iacchetti is a man
The legendary Philippe Briand has just presented the ultra-green SY300, a 90-metre ketch-rigged megasailer that, unlike many of her ilk, is a real thoroughbred that uses only wind-power to get around. In fact, she has two underwater turbines that help her generate her own power.
Rosetti Superyachts has unveiled Project Orca, where the harmony between curved and straight lines, nature and technology, gives shape to a unique 65- metre Explorer Yacht with strong Supply Vessel characteristics. Innovation has always been inspired by nature and how we adapt to it, especially the
At the Monaco Yacht Show 2019, TEAM Italia presented the first technical solutions stemming from the collaboration of TEAM Italia and Rolls Royce with its products and solution brand MTU. The agreement signed during the last Cannes Yachting Festival formalises a collaboration that developed over
Turquoise by name and by nature. At 77 metres, Go is the new flagship of the Turquoise yard but also sports a spectacular turquoise livery that is both a reference to the colours of the Caribbean and a bow to the yard that built her
The 62-metre CRN M/Y 138 hull is a composition of flowing, sporty lines in the signature style of Frank Laupman, head of Dutch design studio Omega Architects who is charged for the exteriors. One of the things that makes this megayacht unique is the inimitable
While the city of Dubai trumpets its prestige by building taller and more extreme skyscrapers each year, a chicer, less conventional kind of beauty is to be found on the white sandy shores of Jumeira Bay. There the Bulgari Resort Dubai has ushered in a
Get set for the mighty Grand Banks 85, the largest yacht Grand Banks has built to date. Building on the recently released GB60, the GB85 offers the option of a flybridge or a climate controlled sky-lounge. Due for completion by winter 2020, hull #1 has already
Twenty-five years on from its foundation, Officina Italiana Design is creating a slew of new design details for the legendary Riva yachts it has been penning since 1994. In fact, the studio’s latest creation, the Riva 48’ Dolceriva, which world-premiered at the last Cannes Yachting
An owner on his first sailing yacht and a yard that, after veering into the motoryacht world, now returns to sailing. Founded in 1987 and managed by MD Technologies since 2016, Maxi Dolphin’s last sailing build was the 100’ Finot-Conq-designed Nomade IV after a long
