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Ireland’s Safehaven Marine builds search and rescue craft, patrol boats and pilot boats designed to operate in “all weather” – up to and including Force 10 storms with waves up to 23 ft (7 m) high. The firm backs this up with some spectacular testing.C… Continue reading Watch: Twin-hull hydrofoiling catamaran smashes big-wave storm tests
For four years now, orcas have been ramming and sinking luxury yachts in European waters, and scientists have struggled to work out just why these smart, social animals had learnt this destructive new trick. But it’s not due to some anticapitalist ‘eat… Continue reading Orcas are still smashing up boats – and we’ve finally worked out why
German upstart yacht builder Mayla looks to launch a new breed of boat that marries the all-out performance of a speedboat with the luxury of a yacht. Its newly debuted 44-foot (13.5-m) GT looks like the tip of a harpoon ready to split air and water mo… Continue reading Piercing carbon speed yacht tops 110 mph without skimping on luxury
Following the reveal of an eye-catching foiling e-yacht at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in May, boat builder Tyde has announced its second collaboration with BMW Designworks in the shape of “the largest hydrofoil luxury yacht for private individuals.”… Continue reading Tyde and BMW collaborate for the “largest foiling motor yacht on Earth”
When you’re out on the sea, the more ocean-top views, the better. That appears to be the thinking behind the all-new “This Is It” yacht from Tecnomar. The boatbuilder that has previously found itself interspersing glass and Lamborghini-inspired bodywor… Continue reading This Is It: Catamaran makes waves as astounding glasshouse of the sea
Forget about merely living off-grid, the future is all about living offshore … full-time. At least that’s the vision Florida-based yachting startup Sovereign Ships is looking to make reality. More than a mere electric catamaran, its oceangoing Sphinx… Continue reading Sovereign Ships solar-electric yacht takes off-grid living out to sea
Methanol has found some footing as an alternative fuel for commercial shipping, but it remains largely sidelined in other transportation sectors, including leisure watercraft. British design firm Chartwell Marine is looking to plot a new leisurely cour… Continue reading Zero.63 long-range explorer catamaran brings methanol to yachting
Austrian boat-builder Silent Yachts is already known for its line of solar-powered catamarans. Now, the company has announced its Silent 120 Explorer superyacht, which includes spaces for an eVTOL and a personal submarine.Continue ReadingCategory: Mari… Continue reading Silent 120 Explorer yacht will accommodate a personal sub and an eVTOL
While luxury travel firm Orient Express is best known for its train excursions, it’s now branching out into cruises … in a big way. The company has just unveiled what will reportedly be the world’s largest sailing ship, the Orient Express Silenseas.Con… Continue reading Orient Express to offer luxury cruises on “world’s largest sailing ship”
Silent Yachts offers some of the most impressive electric innovations on water, particularly its solarized battery-powered catamarans that glide with kite assistance and dock in floating villas. Realizing that buyers spending seven figures on an all-el… Continue reading Silent carbon fiber electric mini-tender jets from land to yacht