Stella Maris Rocks Yet Another Final

The 72m (236ft) Stella Maris continues her strong season for awards and has become yet another finalist, in the ISS (International Superyacht Society) design awards 2013. Last month at the Monaco Yacht Show she was awarded the prestigious RINA Green Plus Platinum Certificate which is awarded to megayachts that reduce the environmental footprint well beyond the minimum levels required by current international regulations.

"We are very proud of this award," said Cristiana Longarini, director of VSY, during the awards ceremony held at the Hotel Hermitage in Monte-Carlo in occasion of the "The Superyachts" book launch party "as it acknowledges the course the shipyard have taken from early construction and helps support a new pathway that sees us engaged not only in the development and application of technologies with reduced environmental impact but also in structured programs of integrated sustainability."

Stella Maris was one of the "not to be missed" yachts of this year's Monaco Yacht Show. She is designed by Espen Oeino in collaboration with Laurent Giles Naval Architects and Michela Reverberi was responsible for the interior design. She is VSY's flagship and measures in at 72m and 2,114 gross tonnes.

Palladium 314ft by Blohm & Voss

This magnificent and modern MegaYacht was launched in September 2010 by the shipyard Blohm & Voss. Its project name was Orca but when it was launched the name was relieved as Palladium. Michael Leach Design were responsible for the modern and radical lines on this yacht to produce a state of the art vessel that you can see below.

Palladium can accomidate up to 16 guests including the owners in 6 guests cabins, the owners cabin and this yacht also has a nanny cabin. This gives an insight into the owner either having a young family or likes to travel with the whole family old and young.
She is powered by two MTU engines and can reach a top speed of 19kts with a cruising speed of 14kts. The owners worked closely with the project management team in creating this yacht.
The most noticeable feature of this yacht is the large vertical glass pannels on each side shows the hard work and innovative designing that went into this project.

Be sure to look out for more innovative modern and stylish designs to come out of the Michael Leach Design studio. Palladium flies the Cayman Islands flag and is currently in a marina just 40km south of Barcelona, Spain in a town called Vilanova la Geltru. To find the Yacht search for it on the yacht tracking page.