Owners Lounge

SPECIAL REPORT: U.S. builders are turning out semi-custom and fully custom yachts from coast to coast.

Owner JR Ridinger approached his first new build with caution. But with a little nudge from his wife, Loren, Utopia IV has lived up to her name.

Are two boats too many, or not nearly enough?

Anchor-VR lets owners and designers develop yacht concepts together, even if they are physically apart.

Fincantieri Yachts announced a collaboration with Van Geest Design in conceiving its new 106-meter concept Mirage.

Designer Pascale Reymond discusses the inspirations behind Abeking & Rasmussen's 323-foot flagship, Aviva.

Behind the conceptualization of Maharani, the latest collaboration between Vripack and The New Yachts Company.

An aficionado of speed takes the slow road with his Custom Line Navetta 33.

U.S. Superyacht Association Applauds Long Overdue Change Brought on With Bipartisan Support

A year after delivery, the 177-foot Baltic Pink Gin, the biggest carbon fiber sloop in the world, is living up to her owner's expectations.

The Principality of Monaco hosted a panel discussion about art, sculpture and yachting in Midtown Manhattan.

Novelty, nuisance or the next big thing?

Adventures in circumnavigating the globe on a record-setting Nordhavn 76

The Palm Beach 45 gives an owner new confidence in offshore cruising.

Palm Beach Motor Yacht owners experience island hopping at its finest.

Rosetti Superyachts aims to adapt remote-control technology for use on private yachts.

Move over, aerospace and automotive designers. Yachtbuilders are leading the way on carbon-fiber innovation.

An exclusive sit-down interview with industry veteran and IGY Marinas’ Vice President of Marketing and Sales Bert Fowles

“The guy I was dating was talking about marriage and kids,” she says, “so I got on the first boat I could and sailed away across the Atlantic.”

Designer Evan K. Marshall dishes all on cutting-edge design.

New legislation on deferred importation would let U.S. citizens buy foreign-flagged brokerage yachts in U.S. waters.

Entrepreneur JR Ridinger reflects on his new floating indulgence from Rossinavi.

The 7 weirdest requests made of yacht designers—and yes, it was a real pony