Superyachts

Spring launch for Gozzo 38 Cabin

Spring launch for Gozzo 38 Cabin

Boutique boatbuilder Apreamare is planning a spring launch for the new 11.45m cabin version of its Gozzo 38 superyacht brand, to be dubbed the Gozzo 38 Cabin. The layout is aimed at owners looking for a greater degree of “interior habitability” and protection from the elements, with a special emphasis on sailings in Northern European, […]

Student talent thrives in SYUK Young Designer contest

Student talent thrives in SYUK Young Designer contest

Oliver Rommelrath, a student at Staffordshire University, scooped the first-place prize in this year’s Superyacht UK (SYUK) Young Designer competition, hosted at the Southampton International Boat Show. The contest saw the entrants given 14 hours (spread over a day and a half) to produce a superyacht profile illustration, a general arrangement (GA) drawing and detailed […]

Nacht®: a new form of post-industrial superyacht design

Nacht®: a new form of post-industrial superyacht design

Mario Biferali, PhD naval architect & yacht designer, Genoa University As technology constantly evolves and offers increasingly daring solutions that solve design problems linked to size, it should not come as a surprise that we are now seeing ever-larger “out of scale” private vessels occupying entire bays and ports which alter the perception of the […]

Drydocks World expands offering with superyacht services

Drydocks World expands offering with superyacht services

UAE-based Drydocks World, part of the DP World Group, has played a key role in Dubai’s growth story, becoming a hub for the maritime industry in the Middle East. With 340 completed projects a year on average and a record of handling 42 refurbishment projects simultaneously, the yard has garnered numerous awards and accolades during […]

Wally unveils new compact class

Wally unveils new compact class

Monaco-based luxury yacht brand Wally has unveiled the first renderings of its wallywhy150 class, a 24m/150gt model. The newcomer has been described as a ‘little sister’ to the group’s 27m/200gt wallywhy200, launched in September 2021. The wallywhy150 was developed by Wally-Ferretti Group Engineering, with Studio A. Vallicelli & C producing its interior design. Luca Bassani, […]

Approaching ‘Zion’

Approaching ‘Zion’

Over the past 75 years on Ship & Boat International, we’ve profiled more than a few innovative and off-the-wall yacht concepts, ranging from superyachts based on the aircraft from TV show Thunderbirds to floating tennis courts (see the March/April 2022 issue, page 54, for an example of the latter). However, a yacht design based literally […]

Coin flip

Coin flip

Love it or loathe it, cryptocurrency is making steady inroads into the superyacht and megayacht segments. Since the beginning of the year, there’s been a notable increase in the number of brokers, and now boatbuilders, willing to take crypto payments for services and new orders.   As one example, brokerage SuperYachtsMonaco recently represented the buyer of […]