Diane M. Byrne

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Megayacht Emerald Isle Up for Auction
Posted on August 8th 2010 - Diane Byrne
In two weeks, the 126-foot Emerald Isle, which has had one owner since delivery from Christensen Shipyards in 1992, will be auctioned to the highest ...

Frans Heesen Building Another Boat
Posted on August 5th 2010 - Diane Byrne
Shortly after Frans Heesen, founder of Heesen Yachts, and his wife took delivery of My Petra last year, he revealed they were already thinking about ...

Florida Senate Candidate Took Yacht to Cuba
Posted on August 5th 2010 - Diane Byrne
Jeff Greene, a Florida-based businessman campaigning for the Democratic nomination for Senate, is in hot water for taking his megayacht to Cuba and telling conflicting ...

SLIDESHOW: Oceanco’s Natita Debuts for Charter
Posted on August 4th 2010 - Diane Byrne
In 2005, Oceanco delivered Dilbar, a yacht that remained in private hands and was not permitted for much publicity. As a result, the accommodations aboard ...

Superyacht Yanneke Too: Adventure in Indonesia
Posted on August 3rd 2010 - Diane Byrne
“You won’t want to miss this, guys—it’s your welcome to the ‘Island of the Gods.’” That’s what Capt. Charles Dwyer called out to his crew on ...

Adam Voorhees, World Superyacht Award Winner
Posted on August 2nd 2010 - Diane Byrne
If you don’t succeed the first time, persevere. That’s the lesson we all can learn from Adam Voorhees, a California-based post-graduate who just won the Young ...

Alexandre Rodriguez Released on Bail
Posted on August 1st 2010 - Diane Byrne
Alexandre Rodriguez, who recently resigned from the Rodriguez Group, was released on €1.5 million (about $1.96 million) bail last Thursday. You may recall that the former ...

Introducing Wider Yachts
Posted on July 29th 2010 - Diane Byrne
Consider it an ultimate dayboat or tricked-out tender for your megayacht. Either way, there’s never been anything like the Wider 42. And outside of Wally, ...

Megayacht News Onboard: Hargrave’s Victoriano
Posted on July 28th 2010 - Diane Byrne
PHOTOS: SUKI FINNERTY It’s one thing to enjoy repeat business from a client. It’s another to have a client who builds four yachts with your company. Such ...

New Rybovich Marina May Be Put to Ballot
Posted on July 27th 2010 - Diane Byrne
Public uproar over the proposed Rybovich marina in Riviera Beach, Florida may lead to a formal ballot question in November. That is, if residents who ...