April in Poland is quite cool in comparison to the sunny shores that the yacht Extra Time is about to start visiting. Gdansk-based Conrad Shipyard feted the yacht the third weekend of this month. For the celebration, which was her christening, Conrad Shipyard invited 250 people, including craftspeople and media. Since the superyacht already officially […] The post Extra Time Christening Warms Chilly Day: Sunday Superyacht Video appeared first on Megayacht News ..read more

Several superyacht builders already have facilities in Tuzla, Turkey, which is near Istanbul. A longstanding shipyard previously focused on military craft is expanding its operations into the sailing market. The new yachting division has its own name, too: Mishi Yachts. Plus, it has two proposals to pique the interest of customers. Mishi Yachts is operating […] The post Mishi Yachts Is Newest Sailing Superyacht Builder in Turkey appeared first on Megayacht News ..read more

 The sixth Martinique series superyacht from Moonen Yachts is officially christened. The owners of the yacht Moonshine flew from their yacht’s soon-to-be home in sunny San Diego to do the honors last week. At 119 feet (36.3 meters) and a volume of 345 gross tons, the steel-hulled project resulted from the owners wanting a few […] The post Yacht Moonshine Setting Sights on San Diego appeared first on Megayacht News ..read more

Megayachts in the 130-foot (nearly 40-meter) range are overwhelmingly semi-custom. That statistic alone makes the yacht Project EVO stand out. This custom commission further stands out, though, for being the longest and largest-volume yacht so far for Van der Valk Shipyard. The owners have enjoyed several years cruising aboard multiple high-performance yachts. They felt the […] The post Yacht Project EVO Makes History for Van der Valk Shipyard appeared first on Megayacht News ..read more

The next time the public sees the Benetti FB615 project, she’ll be preparing for her christening and be weeks from hand over. The shipyard has just transferred her from its construction shed to the outfitting shed at its Livorno, Italy facilities. FB615 is hull number 15 in the Benetti B.Now 50M series. The steel and […] The post Benetti FB615 Outfitting Begins, 1 Year Before Delivery appeared first on Megayacht News ..read more

With her owner looking on, the yacht Barbara Anne lowered into the water in Italy on April 23. She’s a few short weeks away from treating guests to staterooms adorned with colors made famous by the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini. Barbara Anne is hull number six in the DOM 133 series. In fact, hull […] The post Yacht Barbara Anne Brings Famed Sports Car Colors to Cruising Culture appeared first on Megayacht News ..read more

Coinciding with its 140th anniversary, Royal Huisman is constructing a record-setting performance sloop. The code-named yacht Noir is set to have the tallest sloop rig the world has yet to see. In fact, it will beat the current record holder by several feet. At nearly 266 feet (81 meters), the yacht Noir will have a […] The post Yacht Noir, Royal Huisman Project, to Be World’s Tallest Sloop appeared first on Megayacht News ..read more

To say that Bob Book likes yachting is like saying Neil deGrasse Tyson likes astronomy. Book doesn’t just “like” it, he loves it. He and his wife acquired their first boat shortly after their honeymoon about 50 years ago. They haven’t looked back since, with dozens of yachts and megayachts all christened Book Ends. In […] The post Bob Book: Newest Yacht Book Ends Is “the Best of Both Worlds” appeared first on Megayacht News ..read more

The owner of an FD75 delivered from Horizon Yachts in 2021 is looking forward to replicating that project’s crowd-pleasing cruising success. It takes the form of a newly launched Horizon FD108, bearing the same name as the FD75, the yacht Ocean Lily. Due to her size, the new Ocean Lily can host even larger groups […] The post Yacht Ocean Lily to Host Grand Gatherings appeared first on Megayacht News ..read more

“Exactly like an SUV in the automotive world, the SUY offers the opportunity to experience the vessel with no limits,” says Aldo Manna, Antonini Navi’s partner and sales director. He came up with the concept for the SUY, a.k.a. Sport Utility Yacht, with designer Fulvio De Simoni. Essentially, the superyacht series allows “the owner and […] The post Antonini Navi SUY 135, First Superyacht in Yard’s Sport Utility Yacht Series appeared first on Megayacht News ..read more