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Wally has issued a progress update as work nears completion on its two new sailing boats, the Wallywind110 and the Wallyrocket51, which will be delivered during summer. Wally says the Wallyrocket51 is set to outperform even the TP52, with the Italian brand aiming to build the world’s fastest race boat on corrected time, thanks to […]
A sentient superyacht that delivers lectures on reducing environmental impact? The idea sounds far-fetched, if not a little rich. But Rossinavi is riding the AI wave with the launch of M/Y Seawolf X, a 43-metre hybrid-electric catamaran with an innovative AI management system designed to help the yacht and its crew reduce emissions. For Seawolf […]
One of the world’s most iconic racing superyachts, Shamrock V, has returned to the water after a historic multi-year restoration. The 1930 America’s Cup challenger Shamrock V, known as ‘The Queen of the J Class’, was relaunched on Monday (20 May 2024) at Saxon Wharf, Southampton, UK, after the most comprehensive restoration and rebuild of […]
Officials in Thailand are investigating the cause of a fire that levelled a luxury yacht moored in Chalong Bay, Phuket, on Monday (20 May 2024). No injuries were reported in the blaze, which destroyed the 34.2-metre sailing yacht Obsession II. Phuket marine office director Natchapong Pranit told the Bangkok Post that firefighters had initially tried […]
Princess Yachts is due to start consulting with its workforce and representatives shortly about redundancies, with up to 90 employees at risk of losing their jobs. The company is said to be looking to create a ‘leaner and more agile organisation’ with the employees affected all being office-based support or management. This comes as, like […]
Sanlorenzo has launched the first unit of the 50Steel. This is being touted as the world’s first superyacht to be delivered with a green methanol reformer fuel cell system, capable of powering the onboard hotel systems with zero emissions. Over seven hundred guests watched as it was launched. The switching on of the methanol system […]
Ferretti Group officially opened its Riva shipyard in La Spezia in a ceremony attended by Chairman Tan Xuguang and CEO Alberto Galassi on Friday (17 May). Also in attendance were local authorities and a delegation from Weichai, the Ferretti Group’s longstanding shareholder. The refurbishment covered both the production and management sections of the shipyard in […]
The Italian Sea Group (TISG) has sold the first Admiral Quaranta motor yacht after the unveiling of the new series a few months ago. The project, developed in collaboration between the Monaco-based studio The A Group and The Italian Sea Group Centro Stile, marks the debut of the 40-metre superyacht range within the Admiral fleet. […]
ISA Yachts has presented its new Viper line. It says that this line takes in the shipyard’s twenty years plus of experience in the production of GRP sports boats. The Viper line will include three models of 100, 120 and 140 feet, all made of composite with carbon reinforcements. While ISA is responsible for the […]
Archipelago Yachts has launched its newest vessel, the Archipelago 80. Now the largest leisure vessel in the boatbuilder’s lineup, the 24-metre 80 was built upon a Chartwell Marine hull form utilised extensively in the offshore wind industry. The boat is described as a ‘go-anywhere, do-anything’ vessel, and can be owner-operated. The 80 is equipped with […]
Has Mark Zuckerberg purchased a new Feadship? It appears he has, according to online sleuths. For years, the boating world has speculated that Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook and Meta, was purchasing a superyacht. Rumours go as far back as 2018, when (unfounded) reports stated the billionaire had quietly bought a 350-foot exploration yacht for […]