Palmer Johnson Closes UK Operations
Posted on August 11th 2010 - Diane Byrne
In a sign of the times, more than 100 craftspeople that Palmer Johnson hired for its UK-based yacht-building operations have been laid off.
Both the Daily ...
First Monte Fino 100 RPH Delivered
Posted on August 10th 2010 - Diane Byrne
The Kha Shing shipyard in Taiwan has been producing the Monte Fino line since the 1980s, with U.S. distribution beginning in the mid-1990s. The line ...
The Launch of Cakewalk, America’s Largest Yacht
Posted on August 10th 2010 - Diane Byrne
Traffic stops for a variety of reasons any given day of the week along I-95, one of the busiest U.S. highways. Imagine, then, the traffic-halting ...
Perini Navi Sells Fourth 45-Meter Sloop
Posted on August 9th 2010 - Diane Byrne
Late summer 2011 should see the delivery of C. 2114, the fourth in Perini Navi’s 45-meter (148-foot) series. The steel-hulled sloop will look similar to ...
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 ...