Vicem Yachts Deliver 97 Cruiser

Earlier this month Vicem Yachts in Turkey announced the sale and delivery of  the new Vicem 97 Cruiser (30m) to its new US owner. She arrived in Florida at the end of March 2014 after her sale the month previous.

The Vicem 97 Cruiser is a megayacht that's entirely hand crafted using modern systems and a composite finish. She has now become the flagship of the Vicem Vintage Line along with the Vicem 107 Cruiser, that was delivered in the 2013. Her interiors are designed to ensure that the on board living for the owner and guests is luxurious and comfortable even during long crusies.

She has beautiful classic lines that would be right at home on a quiet dock in Florida or a secluded bay in the Bahamas. Her design was inspired by the grand tradition of Gold Coast pleasure yachts, and based on the elegant style and design of Vicem's other range, the classic 52-77ft range.

Some of her main features include:

• Flybridge: fully equipped helm station with two double helm seats, hydraulic dining table for 15, large grill, wet bar, sun deck and Jacuzzi 
• Aft cockpit and foredeck: large dining area with circular staircase leading up to the flybridge; day head; sunbathing and built-in seating; wide, covered side decks
• Main deck: oversized salon with built in seating, wet bar, full-length galley, elevated dining room (seating for 8), and wheelhouse
• Master stateroom: full beam stateroom with private stairway, dressing table, built in couch, his/hers bathrooms with Jacuzzi tub
• Guest accommodations: two VIP cabins with king beds, one twin guest cabin, All en-suite bathrooms in all staterooms featuring granite counter tops
• Crew quarters: located aft lower deck have a separate entrance for increased privacy, four bunk beds, galley, dining area and private head

She will have a maximum speed of 18kts and a range of 2,000nm at 10kts. Her owner will certainly enjoy her cruising around the Florida keys.

85m Solandge At MYS 2014

This year's Monaco Yacht Show Lurssen will present their 85m (279ft) Solandge one of their newest megayacht's launch to date. She was delivered in October 2013 and is a family megayacht built for the pleasure of yachting. She also has the right characteristics for what it takes to become an iconic  and busy megayacht on the charter market. Solandge is engineered for self sufficiency during extended voyages on the high seas and well equipped for whatever mother nature may through at her.

The exterior designer Espen Oeino has given her exceptionally generous spaces despite her dimensions (length: 85.1m, beam: 13.8m). Her dark blue hull will give her a strong appearance docked at any of the world top marines and will defiantly turn heads, just what you need for today's charter market. Interior designer Aileen Rodriguez has created a luxurious atmosphere with classical and contemporary styling.

Viewings at this years Monaco Yacht Show will be by appointment only.

Northern Marine's New Launch Goes Wrong!

Northern Marine's newest launch the 85ft pocket explorer project name "Blood Baron" has had an eventful launch. As she got her first taste of water north of Seattle on Sunday 18th May, her side started to tilt and she ended up capsizing. Luckily all people on board escaped unharmed.

She has an extended superstructure that brings the pilot house aft to create a large panoramic sky lounge. She features a spacious interior similar to that of larger megayacht, with plenty of space for guests and owner to entertain and relax. She can accommodate 8 guests in a full beam master stateroom on the main deck, a VIP stateroom with a king walk around, 2 queen guest staterooms and crew cabin on the lower deck. The scenic sky lounge on the bridge deck includes a bar and home entertainment center, with sliding doors that open aft to the alfresco dining area. The main deck features a country style kitchen and dining area and a spacious saloon aft.

The news video of her dramatic launch can be seen below

 

Cantiere Delle Marche Launch "Gra Nil"

In Ancona on the 16th of May 2014 the Italian shipyard Cantiere delle Marche launched "Gra Nil", the new 26m (86ft) expedition yacht in steel and aluminium built by Cantiere delle Marche and designed by Sergio Cutolo of Hydro Tec.

She is the fifth launch in their Darwin Class by the shipyard since 2011. By August 2014 Cantiere delle Marche will have delivered the first two explorer yachts of the new line "CdM Nauta Air", thats designed by Mario Pedol and Massimo Gino of Nauta Yacht Design. The Nauta Air 86 and Nauta Air 90 will be officially presented during the up coming Boat Shows in 2014.

Vasco Buonpensiere sales director comments: "This is a very important year for CdM. This is the fifth delivery from the beginning and comes after two signed contracts, so this is a wonderful way to celebrate CdM success and dynamism".

Ennio Cecchini CEO, adds: "I personally experienced this long and exciting process that has brought us this success: I think the winning formula has been the full involvement of the client since the beginning, and I would like to thank him from all of us. It will be a very special Darwin Class indeed and we are all looking forward to seeing it cruising the Oceans!".

Gra Nil totally matches the Darwin Classes technical features, designed and engineered by Hydro Tec/Sergio Cutolo: the extra thick steel plates, the treatment systems for bilge, black and grey water used also on commercial ships, two independent rudders. The client had the opportunity to customise both the tecnical specifications and Gra Nil's interior design during the contract's negotiation. Architect Pierluigi Floris created stylish and refined spaces that can host all of the client's family collection of contemporary art

All the lower deck is very bright thanks to the portholes which have been doubled up compared to the ones of the standard Darwin Class 86. The sky lounge on the upper deck is a wide space dedicated to the entertainment, with stereo systems, rollaway tv and other features for the guests entertainment.

We will bring you an update on the two new Nauta Air 86 and Nauta Air 90 as soon as we hear from the shipyard.

Expedition Yacht "Kahu" Sold

Freedom Marine has just sold the beautiful and rugged 37m (122ft) expedition yacht "Kahu".

Kahu is an Ex-New Zealand Navy "Moa" class vessel. She was transformed in 2012 into a world expedition yacht by Fitzroy Yachts of New Zealand. She has a steel hull with a new aluminum superstructure and new interior as seen in the video below. Her design allows for her owners to cruise and explore the world's oceans in comfort and style. Since her transformation in 2012 she has explored the south pacific, Hawaii and the pacific northwest. She has been in bays and coves seen by only a handful of people! She is now cruising with her new family where they will enjoy her for many years to come exploring the world.

Kahu was asking $2,900,000 USD.

90m Nero Sold

The magnificent 90m (295ft) "NERO" has been sold by Burgess as central agents in collaboration with bluewater who represented the buyer. Her asking price was €39,950,000 and her sale represents the largest brokerage megayacht to be sold so far this year, showing an increasing confidence in today's market.

She was built by Corsair yachts within the Chinese Yantai Ruffles shipyard and launched in 2007. She was inspired by the elegant Corsair series of yachts owned by the financier J.P. Morgan in the early twentieth century. Her classic steam yacht exterior lines were designed by Neil Taylor who was also responsible for her interior styling.

She can accommodate 12 guests in one master cabin, two VIP cabins and two double cabins. The master suite is a duplex apartment with full beam living areas on the main deck. Some of her onboard features include a gym, jacuzzi, a 5 meter pool on the foredeck and a large 18ft side hatch that,s used as a beach club. Who knows what changes will be made and new features added with her new owner.

Heesen Christen "My Sky"

Heesen announced the christening of YN 16551 that's now known as "My Sky". She is a 51m (167ft) full displacement long range megayacht of 600GT with a range of 5,400nm at 10kts. Her bold but sleek exterior is from the design board of Frank Laupman of Omega Architects. Her flush mounted tinted windows were thermo bonded to the superstructure create a continuous wall of glass that gives this vessel a very distinctive sleek look.

World renowned architect Erick van Egeraat designed the ultra-contemporary, sharp and sophisticated interior. There is a strong contrast between dark and light throughout the yacht and a luxurious atmosphere is created; combining crisp white leather with dark high-gloss Makassar wood.

My Sky accommodates 12 guests in five cabins. The spacious full beam master suite is located on the main deck forward and has a large bathroom including a full natural stone clad steam shower and a spacious walk-in closet. The four guest cabins are located on the lower deck.

The main saloon aft, with its large circular dining, lounge and bar area with a 6m2 LED screen, connects to the main deck aft, which organizes built-in settees and seats around two low coffee tables. The upper deck lounge, with its 270 degrees view and circular seating area, opens onto the aft terrace, accommodating a large dining table ideal for al fresco dining, even under way. Finally, the Sundeck's large Jacuzzi, surrounded by sun-pads to aft, is perfect for total relaxation.

The touch and go helicopter pad at the bridge also turns into a large sun terrace providing secluded lounging even when the boat is docked stern into the marinas.

She is due for delivery to her new owners in November 2014 after intensive sea trials in the North Sea.

World Superyacht Award Winners

A great evening was had by all especially Feadship who took away three Neptune trophies including superyacht of the year for the 99m "Madame Gu". In the light of this terrific accomplishment we should not forget the other winners of their categories listed below especially the high commendable Voyagers Award, which credits superyacht owners who have undertaken a passage of an unusual or exploratory nature.

Motor Yachts

• Displacement of 2,000GT and above - 99m, Madame Gu, Feadship
• Displacement of 1,300GT to 1,999GT - 62m, Sea Owl, Feadship
• Displacement of 500GT to 1,299GT - 60m, Event, Amels
• Displacement below 500GT - 39m, CaryAli, Alloy Yachts
• Semi-Displacement two decks - 37m, Finish Line, Trinity Yachts
• Semi-Displacement three decks 30m to 44.99m  - 40m, Cacos V, Admiral Tecnomar
• Semi-Displacement three decks 45m and above - 65m, Galactica Star, Heesen Yachts
• Motor yacht of the year - 99m, Madame Gu, Feadship

Sailing Yachts

•  Sailing yacht 40m and above - 46m, Ganesha, Vitters Shipyard
• Sailing yacht 30m to 39.99m - 33m, Inukshuk, Baltic Yachts
• Advanced design and construction - 33m, Inoui, Vitters Shipyard
• Sailing yacht of the year - 33m, Inukshuk, Baltic Yachts

Voyagers Award

• Joint winner - 50m, Exuma, Picchiotti/Perini Navi

Exuma is a 50m motor yacht built by Picchiotti/Perini Navi to a design by Philippe Briand of Vitruvius Yachts. At the design stage, Exuma was specifically customised for cruising the more remote areas of the Pacific and her entry, written personally by the owner, catalogues an example of this: An adventurous voyage, made between 2012 and 2013, that started in New Caledonia and Vanuatu and progressed through the Solomon Islands to Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Palau, and Sabah ending in the Philippines. Not only was the account well written and beautifully illustrated, it also displayed an enviable depth of knowledge of, and interaction with the various populations encountered throughout the itinerary. The judges considered it to be an excellent example of a cruise that deserved recognition.

• Joint winner - 37m, Zeepaard, JFA Yachts

Zeepaard was built by JFA Yachts in France in 2003 and is a 37m expedition yacht designed for adventurous voyages. Her circumnavigation between 2009 and 2013, starting and finishing in the Mediterranean, certainly qualified as such, covering a total of 50,000nm and 39 countries. While the totality of the voyage was too long a duration to qualify for the Voyager's Award, the judges extracted a portion which fell within the two year limit specified within the rules. Even so, this was an epic cruise. As the judges were to see from a small sample of the 40,000 or so images, it was clear that the owner, along with his family and friends, encountered incredible experiences everywhere they went, even in the rather more adventurous "pirate zones", for which they were well prepared. This was a notable voyage of exactly the type for which expedition yachts were designed, and the judges considered it most worthy of a Neptune.

Feadship Steal The Show in Amsterdam

Feadship stole the show at last nights World Superyacht Awards in Amsterdam as they were presented with no less than three of the sought after Neptune trophies. The stunning 99m (325ft) Feadship "Madame GU" won the award for best Displacement Motor Yacht of 2,000GT and above, while the recently launched 62m (203ft) "Sea Owl" took home the Neptune for best Displacement Motor Yacht of 1,300GT to 1,999GT. If that wasn't enough for Feadship, Madame GU was presented with the top prize: "Superyacht of the Year 2014".

This years World Superyacht Awards was even more special than usual for Feadship and the other leading Dutch yards, as this was the first time that the annual ceremony was held in the Netherlands.

"It was a privilege to work with such a groundbreaking owner on Madame GU and to enjoy a delightful cooperation with Andrew Winch," comments Feadship director Henk de Vries. "The client pushed us to our limits by demanding the most complicated interior ever on the largest Feadship ever. Onboard Madame GU we created things that resemble the Palace of Versailles, except the technology we applied and the finesse and craftsmanship were unavailable at the time that chateau was created."

The equally sophisticated Feadship Sea Owl was built for experienced owners who are exceptionally private. Her distinctive jade mist green and oyster white exterior contains an interior (also designed by Andrew Winch) with an extraordinarily detailed selection of hand carved pieces, sculptures, petrified wood items and marbles. One of her main features is a sensational stairwell carving of the tree of life: That decends from the canopy on the sun deck to the roots in the floor of the guest suites in the lower deck, the tree takes up the entire wall.

"Sea Owl is the most refined boat built by the industry to date," says Feadship director Dick van Lent. "From the interior to the exterior, from the tenders to the onboard systems, from the wood carvings to the murals, she is a truly extraordinary bespoke achievement. It was a magical adventure to work with the owners of Sea Owl on a family oriented superyacht that captures the essence of the highly individual Feadship building experience."

World Superyacht Awards 2014

It's the morning of the eve of the 2014 World Superyacht Awards which will bring some of the worlds greatest designers, shipyards and owners to the beautiful setting of the Dutch renaissance church in Westerkerk, Netherlands.

The diverse range of categories includes the finest displacement motor yachts, semi-displacement motor yachts and sailing yachts delivered in 2013, as well as refit and rebuilt yachts and owners that have undertaken an extraordinary voyage within the preceding two years. The winning superyachts and their owners will receive the prestigious Neptune trophy, a symbol excellence in superyacht build and design.

The judging panel of twenty experienced superyacht owners, were "quick to acknowledge that every finalist is a magnificent vessel in its own right, and that merely being singled out as a worthy yacht for them to consider is an accolade for its owner, designers and builder" according to Roger Lean-Vercoe, Chairman of the Judges.

Guests at the event will be visiting some of the worlds leading shipyards: Amels, Feadship, Heesen Yachts, Holland Jachtbouw and Royal Huisman, where each yard will provide tours of their impressive facilities in the run up to the main event.

This will be an exciting weekend for guests and all involved, one to remember. Megayacht Global will bring you the winners as they come in over the weekend.

Perini Navi Sell 3rd 60m

Perini Navi this week announced the sale of the 3rd superyacht in their 60m (197ft) series. She will be a ketch as seen in the above image and have the project hull number C.2232. The contract was recently signed with the collaboration of Fraser Yachts.

Her interior, for the first time, will see the collaboration between Perini Navi and the Italian Architect Michela Reverberi whose elegant design style will complete the innovative interior design. Following on from the recently delivered "Seahawk" and the soon to be launched sloop "Perseus 3", C. 2232 has a sleek hull and superstructure in aluminum with a gross tonnage of under 500 GT and displacement of approx 570 tonnes. At her racing debut in the recent St. Barths Bucket, Seahawk’s performance amply exceeded her predicted performances, much to the joy of her new owners.

C.2232 is created by Perini Navi Design Team whose naval architecture is enhanced by the collaboration with Ron Holland and her two Panamax aluminum masts, which will be dressed with carbon fiber rigging, booms and spreaders. She will have a performance oriented centerboard keel which will give her accessibility to shallow waters.

Her delivery is scheduled for 2016.