In 2001, Platinum Yachts acquired the enormous unfinished carcass and 250 containers full of spare parts and worked four years on finishing this giant. The Andrew Winch-styled Dubai, features a 10,000 sq.-m painted surface finished in Awlgrip Snow White, and stylistic enhancements in stainless steel around portholes and large windows.
Eclipse took the crown as the reigning queen of private yachts in 2010 and, so far, has not been unseated. Rather stylish for her estimated 13,000 gross tons and 72-foot (22-meter beam), Eclipse owes her styling to UK-based designer Terence Disdale who also worked on Pelorus, once the flagship of Roman Abramovich’s fleet.
Chemistry between designer and client is vital for a successful outcome. Michael Leach and Mark Smith, partners at Hampshire-based Michael Leach Design (MLD), clearly had a dynamic interaction with the owner of the 312-foot Palladium. Leach and Smith, who studied industrial/transportation design a year apart at the same college, complement each other perfectly and found common ground with the owner.
Find this in the Making Waves section of our digital edition. German superyacht builder Blohm + Voss, builder of iconic yachts—many figuring on the Top
In 2001, Platinum Yachts acquired the enormous unfinished carcass and 250 containers full of spare parts and worked four years on finishing this giant. The Andrew Winch-styled Dubai, features a 10,000 sq.-m painted surface finished in Awlgrip Snow White, and stylistic enhancements in stainless steel around portholes and large windows.
Eclipse took the crown as the reigning queen of private yachts in 2010 and, so far, has not been unseated. Rather stylish for her estimated 13,000 gross tons and 72-foot (22-meter beam), Eclipse owes her styling to UK-based designer Terence Disdale who also worked on Pelorus, once the flagship of Roman Abramovich’s fleet.
Chemistry between designer and client is vital for a successful outcome. Michael Leach and Mark Smith, partners at Hampshire-based Michael Leach Design (MLD), clearly had a dynamic interaction with the owner of the 312-foot Palladium. Leach and Smith, who studied industrial/transportation design a year apart at the same college, complement each other perfectly and found common ground with the owner.
Find this in the Making Waves section of our digital edition. German superyacht builder Blohm + Voss, builder of iconic yachts—many figuring on the Top
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