Superyacht

In Florence, Italy, the full line-up of sumptuous winners of the World Superyacht Awards were revealed on 16th May 2016 (see list below). Hosted by Boat International Media, and now in their 11th year, the awards celebrate the most outstanding and innovative superyachts from around the world. Power, speed, technology, usability, cutting edge design and comfort were the criteria that the influential panel of 23 judges were exploring when selecting the finalists. In the event, 47 of t...

No need to feel guilty gliding into the world’s smartest marinas in this luxury trimaran – it’s the latest super-green superyacht from Pi Super Yachts! Pi Super Yachts has revealed its latest luxury eco trimaran project – the Dragonship 30 – which is expected to achieve speeds of up to 16 knots with near zero carbon emissions.  Noise levels from this extraordinary yacht will also be impressively low, even when under power.   The UK yacht-building f...

Oceanco the Dutch shipbuilder and Van Geest Design have revealed a scale model and concept details for the Moonstone project. This 90m superyacht will feature a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, as well as a never-seen-before lighting system that can give the yacht a unique shimmering hull at night. Revealed at Dubai International Boat Show 2016 this March, details emerged that the Moonstone will have space to accommodate guests over several generous cabins, including four double suit...

Dutch yacht and naval architecture group Mulder Design unveiled an inspirational project at the recent Monaco Yacht Show - a 115m concept superyacht, which takes yacht design to dizzyingly new heights of cool. It also solves a problem few of us have ever lost sleep over – where to stow the helicopter once you’ve arrived at sea? The team at Mulder wanted to create an elegant yacht with a powerful and dynamic profile, and as these conceptual images show this has been achieved in sp...

A new range of expedition yachts - from 65 to 100 metres – are being built by Dutch yard Damen. The Damen SeaXplorer range aims to combine luxury with commercial ship capabilities, with details revealed at a press conference during the Monaco Yacht Show (September 2015). Three different designs were shown, with Damen (parent company of the superyacht builder AMEL) explaining how the super-strengthened luxury vessels would enable life-changing trips to the remotest and coldest corners o...

This striking and powerful superyacht - the Princess 35M - made its global debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival earlier this month (September 2015). Plymouth-based Princess Yachts is a company famed for outstanding yacht design and craftsmanship. Here they share a behind-the-scenes video exploring the planning and making of this impressive superyacht. The 35M is one of three exciting new models to be unveiled to the world this month with the new Princess S65 and V58 Open making their g...