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Innovation & Design

Vision Accomplished

The owner of the 246-foot (75-meter) Admiral Kenshō drove the shape of his custom project, challenging the team to break with convention on many levels, and the result is a striking example of what a custom yacht can and should be.

Super-Size Supersailer: Dream Symphony

When completed, Dream Symphony is expected to be the largest private sailing yacht in the world. In 2006, an innovative 289-foot (88-meter) Perini Navi sailing

A Submersible Superyacht?

For more than a century, naval architects have demonstrated the viability of sustaining human life beneath the ocean surface. Ex-submarine navigator/futurist Harley O’Neill of SuperyachtME

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

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: Picchio Boat

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: Kingship’s Green Voyager

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: Benetti Challenge Produces 27 Innovative Projects from 16 Designers

Benetti Yachts asked nearly 20 international design firms, including established designers and a few new to the industry, to develop superyacht projects in the 50- to 90-plus-meter range and explore the idea of the yacht of the future. The Benetti Design Innovation Challenge yielded 27 creative and beautifully articulated projects from 16 designers and their staffs.

Vision Accomplished

The owner of the 246-foot (75-meter) Admiral Kenshō drove the shape of his custom project, challenging the team to break with convention on many levels, and the result is a striking example of what a custom yacht can and should be.

A Submersible Superyacht?

For more than a century, naval architects have demonstrated the viability of sustaining human life beneath the ocean surface. Ex-submarine navigator/futurist Harley O’Neill of SuperyachtME

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

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: Picchio Boat

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: Kingship’s Green Voyager

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: Benetti Challenge Produces 27 Innovative Projects from 16 Designers

Benetti Yachts asked nearly 20 international design firms, including established designers and a few new to the industry, to develop superyacht projects in the 50- to 90-plus-meter range and explore the idea of the yacht of the future. The Benetti Design Innovation Challenge yielded 27 creative and beautifully articulated projects from 16 designers and their staffs.

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