Cecile Gauert

This Year’s Boating Scene: It’s Looking up!

January 31, 2013

At the US winter shows, the boating industry puts its best foot forward. Between Miami and Palm Beach, the region hosts no fewer than five major boat shows. The Yacht & Brokerage Show on Miami Beach and the Miami International Boat Show, and related Strictly Sail, run February 14 to 18. These three shows mark the debut of dozens of new models and showcase hundreds of craft, from small center consoles to megayachts.

Making Waves: 2012 Antigua Charter Yacht Show

January 29, 2013

Three marinas near Antigua’s English and Falmouth Harbors welcomed 95 charter yachts for the annual Antigua Charter Yacht Show in December. Motor and sailing yachts from 58 to 229 feet competed for about 300 industry professionals’ attention.

Making Waves: A+R’s Big Secret

January 29, 2013

Sam Sorgiovanni has designed this 272-foot (83-meter) yacht. While Abeking + Rasmussen is mum about the project, Burgess has let it out that this beauty will launch in May.

How Venus Came To Be: An Interview with Designer Philippe Starck

January 29, 2013

A boat lover from a young age, this superstar and prolific designer usually lives on a boat or near the water where he can easily hop onto one of seven craft of all persuasions that he owns. Surprisingly, though the ocean is central to his life, he has only designed a handful of boats and yachts to date.

Making Waves: Nauta Air 88

January 29, 2013

We recently brought you an inside look at Cantiere delle Marche’s (CdM) Darwin 86. Aside from that series, the Italian shipyard, represented in the United States by Worth Avenue Yachts has worked with noted design firm Nauta Yachts.

Making Waves: Benetti Tease

January 29, 2013

Benetti had a busy 2012. One of the numerous projects under way at its various shipyards is this 207-foot (63-meter) custom yacht in Livorno.

Making Waves: Picchio Boat

January 29, 2013

This 71-foot catamaran by designer Christian Grande may well be the yacht world’s response to the slow-food movement. It celebrates going slow and making time to enjoy nature and family. Nothing will escape guests on board this boat. Even the floor is put to good use to showcase the elements.

Making Waves: Ferretti 960

January 29, 2013

Hull No. 1 of Ferretti Yachts’ exciting new flagship—the Ferretti 960—launches later this year. With design by Studio Zuccon International Project and Ferretti’s engineering department, Ferretti’s largest planing yacht to date sports aggressive lines, bright interiors, a full-beam ondeck master stateroom and four lower-deck guest cabins.

Making Waves: Kingship’s Green Voyager

January 29, 2013

The 144-foot (44-meter) Green Voyager is a high-stakes project. Launched with fanfare at the 2010 Monaco Yacht Show, it attracted lots of attention with its fresh styling by Axis Yacht Design and ambitious environmental goals. It was the first project of this size to try and achieve the RINA Green Star Plus designation.

Making Waves: Heesen/Paszkowski Concept

January 29, 2013

Apparently, it is possible to be pretty big (in this case about 188 feet 4 inches long by 33 feet 10 inches wide) and stay sleek. This aluminum yacht (an advanced and ready-to-build concept) was born on the computer screen of designer Francesco Paszkowski who, of late, has collaborated with the Dutch builder on a couple of interior designs.