Abeking & Rasmussen Yachts

A&R launched a new 74m project today. Does anybody know more about this one?
Also the 74 "Ilona" was launched after an extensive refit which saw some changes to the bow giving her a sleek appearance as well as lengthening the stern with a new bathing platform.

I haven’t seen pics yet but assume it is the Harrison Eidsgaard design. There was a rendering out there before her launch.

She actually has got sub surface windows like those on "Savannah".

Yep, those are some massive windows...

Details of her layout have been released: main deck owners cabin with observation lounge above and 8m by 2.25m pool on the sun deck.

Interestingly, that layout is very similar to that of Phoenix 2.

One of the closest videos I have seen of M/Y "Secret".

It appears that Abeking & Rasmussen have a new website up...

https://www.abeking.com/en/news-press/

€120m Euro. Hopefully we will see some more soon.

Photos of Secret’s interior have now been shared and she’s for charter asking €840k.

http://www.yatco.com/vessel/info/25...king-rasmussen-for-sale-saint-kitts-and-nevis

Something that you don't see everyday is the interesting mix of Art Deco and contemporary. Obviously this owner likes it but certainly NOT a neutral palette for the next owner to work with.

Yep that is what you call a custom interior! I like how you put it, contemporary and Art Deco melding... and I see what you mean. In fact a couple of the spaces remind me of what was done on "Phoenix2".. and you know that has some big Art Deco influence.

On the same page with you. Phoenix's art deco interior was the first thing that came to mind until you see the modern contemporary Carl Springer chairs amongst other contemporary furnishings in a few places. The overheads and intricate relief details had to be incredibly expensive and difficult to produce. No matter what my personal tastes are my hats off to the craftsman who built and installed this interior. Phoenix, Now Avante has retained all of the original interior as launched and its stood the test of time new owner wise.

That is definitely quite different than what I would have expected based on her supposed predecessor a 60m Feadship now called Samadhi.

There are elements that I like of it but it’s not for everyone. Apostrophe is my favorite of the Art Deco interiors.

I’m curious if anyone has any photos or videos of the launch of the limo render she carries. It looks like it has to be launched via the stern but looking at the newly released photos, I don’t see any types of cranes within the stern to launch the 9.9m tender.

Here's a photo of the stern ramp w/ tender but I don't know if its the Limo tender. I thought she has a shell door for a side garage? Sorry! Wrong boat pic!!

The place of my childhood. This shipyard has experienced its fair share of ups and downs over the past 25 to 30 years—so much so that it seems to have changed hands more times than I can count on both hands.

Later in my career as a newbuild broker for commercial vessels, we attempted to support the yard by placing orders for larger car/truck ferries. However, after leaving Germany and charting my current course, I lost track of its developments - until the controversial former owner of M/Y GLOBAL took over FSG and Nobiskrug. The past three years must have been incredibly tough for their staff, with delayed salary payments, a lack of new contracts, and even the German government becoming cautious about awarding federal shipbuilding orders.

Now, with the news that Lürssen is taking over Nobiskrug - which makes perfect sense -it also appears that a new owner is emerging for Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). According to the German press, the Heinrich Rönner Group is likely to be the next owner. This is promising news, given the group’s strong foothold in the maritime industry, controlling companies that are actively involved in yacht building, whether as builders or subcontractors. Names like Lloyd Werft, Stahlbau Nord, and Bredo Drydocks—all based in Bremerhaven—are under the Umbrella of the Rönner Group.

I wish them all the best for the future. Perhaps it’s time for me to keep a closer eye on their next steps. Who knows? Maybe FSG will get another opportunity in hull fabrication, much like when Abeking & Rasmussen outsourced AVIVA’s construction to them back in the day.