In his own words, the Florentine designer describes the specific requests and thought processes and that went into developing the design of the steel and aluminium explorer yacht. “The European client already has a 36m motoryacht and wanted to go bigger while staying under 45
It was a lovely calm day out on Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy. Conditions were just perfect for aeronautical engineer Enrico Forlanini’s test run for the latest model of his hydrofoil, a long motor hull on the underside of which he had affixed a ladder
In 2012, Benetti launched the Design Innovation Project, a creative contest of sorts in which 16 of the world’s leading yacht designers participated. The resulting design concepts were officially unveiled on the opening day of the Monaco Yacht Show in what felt like love-in for
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.
Having started life as Chipola, the tugboat now known as Ursus later become known as YTM 466, A.J. Harper, Martom and Wildflower in the course of a long and honourable career. And now at last she is being converted to a luxury ship. “Yes, a
Aquamarine is the first and rather stunning example of Heesen’s new Aluminium 5000 Class. She’s a fast cruiser with a brand-new tank-tested hull by Van Oossanen and a keel optimised by raising and streamlining the transom and incorporating propeller tunnels into the hull. Her imposing
“I haven’t been without a pencil in my pocket since I was a boy”. The son of an advertising graphics designer who took him to exhibitions of all shapes and sizes, Francesco Paszkowski, who was born in Milan but is Florentine by adoption, drew anything to grabbed his
This afternoon the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team, challenger and Challenger of Record for the 36th America’s Cup, scheduled to take place in Auckland, New Zealand in 2021 – at the presence of the Mayor of Palermo, Leoluca Orlando – was presented at the Circolo
Previously known as Project 790, the 80m from Nobkiskrug finally got a name when she was unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show. Artefact, as she has been called, has exteriors by Gregory Marshall and interiors by Reymond Langton Design. She will also be one of
“Metis” has been delivered to its owner in Livorno. She is a 63-meter long custom yacht with a very elaborated interior design. The exteriors are the result of the collaboration between Benetti and Giorgio M. Cassetta who, through a painstaking design, sought to maximise the
