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Superyachts and Planes; landing on water, stowed at sea

03/2009 – Danish Yacht and LISA Airplanes announced during last Monaco Yacht Show their collaboration, in the first of their plans to develop new projects and provide additional benefits and initiatives to superyacht owners and captains. Danish Yacht, a modern superyacht shipyard located in Skagen in Denmark, and LISA Airplanes are exploring the market of […]

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  • X-Yachts Xc 42 : tested the hard way

    03/2009 – After her first tests in hard conditions, the Xc 42 shows to be stable and consistent with the philosophy of the new “Cruising” range of X-Yachts. This range aims at enabling the shipyards’ fans to sail more quietly. The new hull, larger and deeper, appears to be safer though the sail capabilities of […]

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  • A Predator is on the loose… (part 2 o3)

    02/2009 – Interior aesthetics Lavish and spectacular, the finished interior shows no visual signs of the enormous efforts made to keep the pounds off. Predator’s GA was developed by De Voogt while the styling and decorative brief was given to the Bannenberg design studio in London. Additional touches were made to the owner’s stateroom towards […]

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  • A Predator is on the loose… (part 1 of 3)

    02/2009 – The 72.80-meter (238’ 10”) Predator will go down in the annals of yachting history as the first Feadship with an axe-bow. Built by Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw in Aalsmeer (NL), this awesome motoryacht also broke several other records at the time of her launch in 2008. Despite being among the quietest Feadships ever […]

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  • The European sailing yachts of the Year

    The 2008/2009 European Sailing Yachts of the Year awards took place at the  Boot Düsseldorf show on saturday january the 17th. The jury, made of journalists from 11 European magazines, evaluated, measured and tested twenty different units.The results are somewhat interesting. The small Bénéteau Océanis 31 wins the “Cruiser” category, the “Performance Cruiser” being won […]

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  • A Predator is on the loose… (part 3 of 3)

    03/2009 – The bridge deck A low-key comfortable atmosphere is also very apparent in the bridge deck lounge, which has several distinctive areas that add up to a collective whole of relaxed entertainment. A second focal point is the bar, out of which pops a large television supported by tower speakers either side. All this […]

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  • Sly Yachts: a green sailing yacht awarded

    02/2009 – The first Next Sly Contest has been won by 3 italian engineers, Davide Tagliapietra, Massimo De Luca and Alberto Pozzo, with their Green Cruiser 50 project. This project was unanimously acknowledged by the jury as the winner among 14 competitors, gaining the well-deserved 5.000 € prize. In spite of the high planning level […]

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  • InRizzardi expands range to meet demand

    With a view to meeting with market trends toward larger boats based on individualized designs, Gruppo InRizzardi seeks to expand its range to meet with demanding client wants. The company looks to new horizons as it aims at securing avant guarde constructions of a major appeal to a continually evolving market. At their Gaeta facilities […]

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