News and Launches

Perini Navi recently celebrated the delivery of Clan VIII and tender yard Naumatec has launched the stylish Freccia 1200.

The European shows included several new builds and projects including a Fast Displacement design from Benetti and two new builds from Southern Wind Shipyard.

Three shipyards, three big pieces of news. Lurssen and Abeking & Rasmussen launch two impressive new yachts and CRN celebrates a huge milestone with their 50th anniversary.

More than one shipyard is getting ready for the busy summer season. Nautor's Swan recently launched three new yachts, Amels announced a new build, and Monte Carlo is preparing for their new flagship's debut in Cannes.

Whether she's in the water already or still to come, here's a look at what's new from Amels, Baglietto, Dykstra Naval Architects and Damen Shipyards as well as Weaver Boatworks.

Check in with Icon and their new project by Ivan Erdevicki, visit the ISA yard to see the launch of their 41-meter Aziza, and swing by Sunreef to see their latest power catamaran design.

The May-June issue of Yachts International includes a very special article. Contributing writers Frances and Michael Howorth take us inside yards such as Feadship, Burger, Royal Huisman, Moonen and more for an inside look at their in-house workshops and studios.

Spring is here and yards all over the world are unveiling new launches and new projects. Follow us as we check in with Amels, Benetti, Codecasa, Cantiere delle Marche, and Heesen.

A long-time client of Trinity Yachts has ordered a new custom 193-foot (59-meter) tri-deck aluminum superyacht, which will be built at Trinity’s New Orleans facility.

Ocean Alexander, with the launch of its OA 120, opens a new chapter in its 34-year history. The alluring new flagship was developed over a period of five years—from the first conversation with designer Evan K. Marshall—and debuts at the 2012 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October.

Nordlund Boat Company currently has three motoryacht projects underway at its shipyard in Tacoma, Wash. Earmarked for delivery to American clients, all three have naval architecture by Ed Monk and engineering by Tim Nolan.

Fabrizio Di Carne, CEO of Wave Boats LLC and FDC-Designs, spent two years developing the design and engineering for the new Wave F55. The result is an innovative 18-foot tender that is also a sporty driver’s boat.

NISI announces the new 56-foot (17-meter) 1700 Sport Cruiser, a “resized, reimagined and redefined” version of the builder’s award-winning NISI 2400 series motoryacht, which was designed in collaboration with the Setzer Yacht Architects.

In 2011, we walked around the Vitruvius 73’s huge metal structure at Perini Navi’s Yildiz yard in Turkey. A year later, a trip to La Spezia gave us an opportunity to see all the progress that had been made on a yacht is shaping up to be an exceptional new entry in the superyacht world.

Fort Lauderdale became a little quiet as far as big yachts are concerned this summer, so we got on the road and called on a few American shipyards. One of them was Trinity Yachts, which we found busy with new yachts deliveries plus significant commercial and military work.

There appears to be a general trend for sailing yacht builders to break out of a small circle of sailing fans to appeal with yachts that offer creatures comfort and are easier to handle. Without breaking with tradition, the new Nautor’s Swan 105 seems to embrace this trend.

As he began laying out his tools and gauges in preparation for a recent trial run of the just-launched Ocean Alexander 120 tri-deck, a technician observed, “In terms of its systems alone, it’s a lot more like a 50-meter yacht.”

Measuring less than 24 meters (79 feet) in length, the Merlin 80 is the first composite yacht designed by the Turkish shipyard of the same name specifically intended to not require a professional crew.