Jill has enjoyed an extensive career in yachting journalism and in the marine industry. She was previously the Founding Editor of Boat International USA and Editor-in-Chief of ShowBoats International. She is a partner in and Editorial Director of Concepts Publishing Inc. and has co-authored more than 20 coffee table books; including Turquoise Reflections (Turquoise Yachts); Built by Oceanco; S/Y Marie; The Bucket Book, 25 Years of Megayacht Racing; Classic Sailing Yachts, and Outrageous Yachts. She has been on the Board of the International Superyacht Society since 2011 and has served on the Honorary Board of the Award Committee for International Seakeepers Society. Jill lives in land locked Vermont, but does manage to get to the water often.
Featuring a towering an astonishing 351ft ( 107m) air-draft rig, Apex 850, the 279-foot single-masted sailing yacht is a new collaboration between Royal Huisman and Malcolm McKeon Yacht Design.
Here is a glimpse of the latest and the largest Bilgin built 262-foot (80-meter ) motoryacht, Tatiana.
Project Pollux is Heesen’s second in the newly restyled 180-foot (55-meter) Steel class that features a new layout to emphasize her vast interior volume of approximately 760GT.
Planet Nine, the 243-foot (75-meter) explorer motoryacht of the Admiral fleet, is the protagonist of TENET, the new sci-fi action movie of Christopher Nolan with John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh
Patrick Knowles Designs take us on a trip through the making of a fantastical staircase.
Monaco-based Imperial announced plans for the largest superyacht ever to be built in the Netherlands.
Yacht designer, Gian Paolo Nari, working in cooperation with Kobus Naval Design (KND) & Brythonic Yachts (BYL) has developed a 148-foot (45 -meter) tri-deck motoryacht called Lovesong.
Shortly after the sale of 246-foot (75 meter) NB 69, Turquoise Yachts announced the sale of 174-foot (53 meter) Tala, which is well underway at Kocaeli shipyard
Turquoise Yachts’ 246-foot ( 75-meter) motoryacht, Project NB69 designed by A.Vallicelli & C. Yacht Design is well under way at its Pendik facility.
Patrick Knowles Designs (PKD), Michael Rybovich & Sons (MR&S), and the owner’s captain Jody Whitworth— along with teams from Metrica (Germany), Poseidon Marine Electronics and Ward’s Marine Power Management System —have brought in a spectrum of experience to this sportfishing project.
The Cannes Yachting Festival has been canceled.
Luiz and Cristina DeBasto apply innovative thinking to small and large yachts alike.
Luxurious and built for the thrill of the chase, Burger’s new 63-foot concept features dedicated fishing cockpit and flybridge.
Blue II (formerly known as Project Lombok)—the André Hoek - designed 184-foot (56-meter) explorer motoryacht took off on her maiden voyage.
The latest in Heesen’s 180-foot /55-meter Steel class, Solemates is the first to feature an all-new layout to accentuate her interior volume of approximately 760GT.
All Hands Alliance: A Grassroots Ocean Trash Clean-Up
The 131-foot (40-meter) M/Y Panam is the last Baglietto of the premiere series to hit the water since the end of June.
Yachts International, Media Partner of the International Seakeeper’s Society, shares a podcast that delves into the lives of some of the most illustrious members of the organization over the years
First time photos of Archipelago, the Darwin 102, built by Cantiere delle Marche have just been released.
The Maiora 30 Walkaround Infinity is the open version of the previous model.
Gruppo FIPA launched a new model of its AB YACHTS line—AB 80, the second of the five vessels scheduled to be launched for the 2020 season.
LEL with its sporty exterior lines and contemporary interior, designed inside and out by Luca Dini Design & Architecture, represents a first time collaboration between Italian shipyard Rossinavi and the Florence-based studio.
Quantum Marine Stabilizers has installed and commissioned the 1 Dyna-Foil System on the MY FREEDOM, a 230ft ( 70m) Benetti refit.
The launching took place on July 18, 2020 at 11.30 am, at the Codecasa production facility in the Darsena of Viareggio, with a private ceremony.
Baglietto’s motoryacht Run Away hit the water last week in Avenza and then moved to the Baglietto shipyard for the final fitting stages.
Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal recently took delivery of Great White, his new the 80 Sunreef Power.
Lynx Yachts recently presented a new 95-foot (29-meter) crossover yacht Orion— conceived in collaboration with a new design studio — Dragoni Design Lab.
Automobili Lamborghini and The Italian Sea Group recently premiered of ‘Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63’, the Tecnomar fleet’s new motoryacht in reference to Lamborghini’s 1963 foundation.
ISA Yachts, a brand of Palumbo Superyachts, began hull and superstructure construction on a new 226-foot (80-meter) ISA Continental.
Sea Eagle II, designed by Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley, features an impressive plumb bow and modern Panamax rig by Rondal.
Quantum Marine Stabilizers has finalized the contract on a new XT™ stabilizer system for the largest recreational motoryacht ever built in Canada, the 164-foot (50m)– Danzante Bay at Crescent Custom Yachts.
The new CDM EXP 42 Explorer is a collaboration with designer Francesco Paszkowski as part of a new semi-custom range from the yard.
Last week Roe Shadow the second YXT 24 EVOLUTION by LYNX YACHTS, was handed over in the Netherlands to her experienced and passionate owner.
Over recent weeks, Informa Markets has been in constant discussions with stakeholders and partners within the international Super Yacht Industry to better understand the challenges facing yacht owners, shipyards, brokers and other key participants in the face of the disruption due to COVID-19.
International yacht and ship builder INACE (Indústria Naval do CearáS.A.) in Fortaleza, Brazil, has launched Inace Superyachts
Benetti delivered the latest in their “gigayacht’ line of yachts—the 351-foot (107-meter) long FB277 M/Y LANA.
The Bering 145 (footer) is a full-custom 45-meter superyacht designed by Bering Yachts’ in-house team of naval architects and engineers. It has a full displacement steel hull of 514 metric tons.
“Blanche” is a new 230-foot (70-meter) concept motoryacht developed by Fincantieri Yachts in partnership with the Italian Gabriele Teruzzi’s design studio.
Jill Bobrow, Editor-at-Large of Yachts International, talks with Marianne Hendriks, the newly appointed Managing Director of Moonen Yachts
Earlier this year, Sea Eagle II, designed by Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley, was transferred from the shipyard’s headquarters in Vollenhove and launched in Amsterdam.
Florentia, an 800GT full-displacement Rossinavi-built motoryacht with steel hull and aluminum superstructure, is a custom project with exterior design by Rome-based architecture firm Studio Vafiadis.
Taiwanese yacht builder, Johnson Yachts, celebrated its 30-year anniversary last year and while 2020 has not panned out the way anyone expected, the shipyard does not intend for its 31st year to be delayed by the Coronavirus.
Dutch builder Van der Valk has received a new order to build a fully custom 112-foot/ 34-metrer motoryacht. The yard has brought together a team of four leading players from the Dutch superyacht sector for the design, naval architecture and technical construction aspects.
