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'Long Island' 78 Power Cat Signed By JFA
A new project has been signed by French builder JFA. It is from their 'Long Island' series... which essentially are sailing catamarans. This one is a power cat and is just under 80-feet long. As a catamaran the twin hulls will give the sub-100-foot yacht plenty of room from the main deck up. The beam is around 36-feet (11.17-meters). Marc Lombard is onboard once again on the exterior design. On the interior, Franck Darnet penned the light and airy interior that focuses on light and contrasting dark timbers...
Hinckley Unveiled Sport Boats
Hinckley Yachts last month unveiled a new Sport Boats design, the Sport Boat and Sport Boat Center Cabin. "As we celebrate our 90th anniversary this year, we reflect on a heritage that has risen to the pinnacle of yachting refinement. With the introduction of the Hinckley Sport Boats today, we are bringing that refinement to performance boats", said Pete Saladino, Chief Marketing Officer at Hinckley...
50 Open By Kadey Krogen
In the midst of towering, insanely voluminous and lengthy superyachts there is still a place for intimate 'go-anywhere' cruising trawlers. Kadey Krogen is one of those builders of these types of yachts and their latest addition to their lineup and first in the Open series is the Krogen 50 Open. If you were in attendance at the Miami International Boat Show in mid-February, Kadey Krogen debuted the model there. Onboard the yacht is spacious for a 50-footer and owners can choose from two layouts below decks...
Pride Mega Yachts Launch 88.5M "Illusion Plus"
The long-awaited "Illusion Plus" superyacht from Pride Mega Yachts has finally seen the light of day. After being in build for a while, the 88.5-meter superyacht has been rolled out from her build facilities at the Yantai Yard in China. She is now the largest superyacht [by volume] built in China at 3,603 GT but at 88.5-meters in length she comes in just behind the "Nero" which measures 90-meters. She was built by Corsair Yachts at the Yantai Raffles yard back in 2007...
Nor-tech 550/560 Center Console
The Nor-Tech 550 (Outboard) and 560 (Inboard) Center Consoles (CC) are at the top of the line for Nor-Tech Boats. If you like their 450 Sports CC, the 550/560CC is all that and more plus over ten extra feet of space onboard. Those lavishly plump center consoles offer an abundant cockpit area with expansive sun pads on the aft deck, stepping down to a generous-sized swim platform...
HCB Center Console Yachts Offering New Models Soon
HCB Center Console Yachts is the company you might have known before as Hydra Sports Custom. Yes they renamed/rebranded and besides that, they are refreshing many of the models in their offering and also introducing a new flagship. The current flagship is the 53 Sueños but the company is eyeing a much larger 65-footer Estrella for 2019...
Last Fairline Squadron Leaves Shed For Launching
As UK yard Fairline Yachts sets its sights on building larger boats and changing facilities to facilitate that process, the yard announced today that they recently launched their latest and last Squadron 78. The yacht left the build shed to be prepared for launching. The Squadron 78 has been quite popular for this British yard and if you can remember, the model was brought into the market around 2002 and since then 115 were produced...
Riva Launches First 110 Dolce Vita
Italian luxury yacht manufacturer Riva has launched the first unit in their 110 Dolce Vita model. The yacht splashed down recently (March 22) and marks a long-awaited milestone for the company. The 110 Dolce Vita is currently one of the largest -launched- yachts in their offering. Of course they have carded a 50-meter in their new Superyacht range. The GRP-made luxury yacht is a flybridge variant and stretches 34-meters in length...
125XP Motor Yacht By Ocea Unveiled
Ocea 125XP, The Explorer...that's the latest design coming from French yard Ocea Yachts. Better known for their commuter styled yachts, this company is expanding further and further and looking to capture some attention in the explorer market. The yard is working closely with Joubert-Nivelt Design and Borella Art Design to bring this yacht to life...
Mag Bay Working On New Models For 2019
It appears that Mag Bay Yachts are busy working behind the scenes on some new designs. At the end of last year, the new Mag Bay 42 Express was introduced. The company suggested that the 42 Express is expected to launch in 2019, but didn't state a specific time frame. There is also a sportfisher option with tuna tower as well as a hard top according to the configurations list...
New V8 Twin Sport Yacht Announced By Toyota
Yet another vehicle manufacturer throws its hat in the ring to make one-off sport type yachts. Toyota/Lexus is one of the latest subjects in this race and they have announced that they are a V8 Twin Sport Yacht that they are serious about getting built. Initially, the model will be around 12.7-meters or just about 42-feet but they suggest that it will eventually scale up to a 65-footer. This concept was actually around from the 2017 Miami Yacht Show but just as a concept even with Toyota still not having huge interest to build it but there is a revival and a definite push to build it now...
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As responsible members of the internet community, we feel obliged to help our members protect their interests and personal information. Many of you may have heard the news that an extremely popular app – Facebook – has been secretly collecting private and personal information through users mobile phones. Facebook has been collecting call logs and text logs from some user phones, then selling that information to 3rd parties who “target” both you and your contacts.
Elon Musk has deleted the Facebook pages for Tesla and SpaceX. Following in his footsteps, we have deleted the Facebook pages for YachtForums and JetForums. We hope others follow suit...
Second JFA 'Long Island' 85 Sailing CAT Nears Delivery
French sail yacht builder JFA recently published photos of their second unit in the 'Long Island' 85 sailing CAT series under sail and testing. The yacht is nearing completion and should be soon handed over. The yacht was constructed using aluminium for the hulls and composite materials for the superstructure. The catamaran sloop has Naval Architecture by Marc Lombard and interior design by Franck Darnet...
'Retro' Fjord 42 Open Delivered To Owner
Fjord UK is delighted to have delivered a 'Retro'-looking Fjord 42 Open to her owner. If you were at the 2018 Boot Dusseldorf Show you would have seen this same yacht on display there. After the show, Fjord said that they expected to deliver this boat a few weeks after. It has an interesting colour combination which is a bit different from what they usually do, paint wise. The rare combination of Camel Beige hull and the white gloss T-Top made for a unique looking Fjord. In the T-top as an optional accessory is an automatic sunshade that deploys from the back to shade the seating area from the sun...
Midnight Express 60' 'Pied-A-Mer' Center Console
The newest addition to the Midnight Express family is the 60-foot 'Pied-A-Mer' Center Console. The company is calling the new model a Center Console game changer. This is goliath in terms of this segment of the market with a sizable 15-foot beam to complement its 60-foot LOA. The 60-foot Pied-A-Mer is nearly twice as large as their last model with that name, the 34 Pied-A-Mer...
106.7-meter "Black Pearl" Delivered By OceAnco
The world's largest dyna-rigged sailing yacht, "Black Pearl" has finally been delivered. Since leaving the Netherlands last week, she has arrived in Gibraltar making her first Mediterranean stop. This yacht has been around for a long time since - being launched without being delivered - leaving many to speculate about the circumstances...
Second 110 Century Launches At Astondoa
The second 110-footer from Astondoa has taken to the water. This is another unit from Astondoa's 110 Century line. With a design penned by Cristiano Gatto both inside and out, the yacht showcases sleek and edgy lines. Performance wise you will find this Astondoa will top out at 24-knots thanks to her pair of MTU 16V 2000 M84s. A range of about 600 nautical miles can be made at a fast cruising speed of 20-knots or so...
Ferretti Group's CustomLine 106
The Ferretti Group unveiled a couple new models at this year's Miami Yacht Show and one of them was the new CustomLine 106. This is one of the latest additions to the brand's planing line. This planing yacht is anticipated to hit the water later this year as the yard is presently working on the first hull. The design style, as you could guess is by Italian designer Francesco Paszkowski...
Alia Yachts Project 'Nozomi' Sold; Nearing Completion
Alia Yachts in Turkey has a 30.50-meter luxury yacht under construction that will soon be completed. In fact, this yacht was recently sold and her new owner is now working out the final details concerning the finishing touches that will make their personal stamp on the build evident. This yacht has has a long but brief history at the same time. Construction actually began in 2014 but the yacht languished to find an owner apparently. Now a new owner has taken on the project and just has a couple of months work left on the yacht to see her to completion...
Rossi Navi Rolls Out 63-meter "Utopia IV"
The world is now in a state of perfect nature and ideal in situation for Italian builder Rossi Navi with the impending launch of their 63-meter superyacht "Utopia IV". This yacht was under construction as Project 'Vector' and being finished for an American customer. The design of this sleek fast-displacement vessel is by Team4Design headed by Enrico Gobbi. The interior is also fashioned by Team4Design while the Naval Architecture is by Arrabito Naval Architects...
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