At 12:02 GMT on the 8th November 2020, 34 competitors of the Vendée Globe race, will sail non-stop, unassisted, single handed around the world via three capes and three oceans in an effort to complete […]
With the handover due later this summer, a Russian banking billionaire owner of La Datcha was on hand at and excited about the launching of his new 77 metre ice class, polar compatible, expedition yacht. […]
The shipyard is in Taiwan but when it comes to designers, the new Johnson 115 superyacht is an all British affair. The family owned Johnson Yachts builds luxury superyachts. Established in 1987, they have built […]
Launched in the early part of 2019, Vida, a 55-metre superyacht from the Dutch shipyard Heesen has now been delivered to her owners in time for the start of the summer cruising season in the […]
Yachts come in all sorts of classes and sizes and they do not have to be big to be beautiful. Yachting should never be thought of as an elitist pastime and is much more than […]
The yacht charter company, The Moorings, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its inauguration this year. Established in 1969, the company began with just six yachts. It has now expanded and covers over 20 destinations […]
For over fifteen years, the SeaDream Yacht Club has operated two yacht-like passenger ships, that offer 7 to 15-day voyages. SeaDream I and SeaDream II each 108 metres were built in 1984. They were formerly […]
Belgium takes a bow with the new DOMANI The Belgian yacht builder Domani Yachts introduced their S30 sailing boat at the Düsseldorf Boat Show in January 2018. Their first ever sailboat immediately became a hit […]
Imagine discovering uninhabited islands and waking up in quiet anchorages to the sound of waves gently slapping against a wooden hull. Now you can do just that enjoying a yachting vacation sailing on board a traditionally […]
Rescued twice from the scrapheap, Frances and Michael Howorth chart the fall and rise of one of the world’s best-known superyachts in the international charter market. Self-made shipping millionaire, Aristotle Onassis rose from rags to […]
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