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November/December 2011

Designers showcase: Ready, set, get inspired

We pay homage to the explorers, sturdy displacement yachts that can take yacht owners long distances, but surely will keep them looking stylish anywhere they drop anchor. Plus three designers tell us how they added a wow factor to important areas of a yacht.

No smoking allowed: The Basics of Exhaust

Interview Marquip by Maria Roberta Morso Mention “green yachting” and people usually think of fuel consumption statistics and hybrid propulsion. It is rare for people

Mahogany splendor

With a modest output of mahogany boats, each built by hand and customized down to the smallest detail, the Hacker Boat Company has established itself

The case for wood

In the past we have examined the advantages of using aluminum (Yachts International, June 2010) and composites (Yachts International, February 2010) in yacht construction. We

Indonesia: Birds of paradise don’t dance in the rain

To all those who bemoan today’s world—adventure all gone, everything already discovered—I’d say: Let them take a voyage through Indonesia. According to CIA records, the area includes 17,508 islands. During the second year of circumnavigation, Whale Song’s three-month stay just whetted the appetite for more.

Italy’s staying power

It is not easy to cover the yachting industry in Italy. Even after the first financial crisis cut a swath through the country and thinned

Pure Beauty

Ice classed and exuding elegance—Galileo G, the newest yacht in the Picchiotti-Vitruvius series—cruises near La Spezia in July. We enthusiastically accepted an invitation to hop

Art afloat

Snowbird’s high standard of construction and seaworthiness are well known to anyone familiar with Dutch shipyard Hakvoort, but her interior décor is among the most

Designers showcase: Ready, set, get inspired

We pay homage to the explorers, sturdy displacement yachts that can take yacht owners long distances, but surely will keep them looking stylish anywhere they drop anchor. Plus three designers tell us how they added a wow factor to important areas of a yacht.

Mahogany splendor

With a modest output of mahogany boats, each built by hand and customized down to the smallest detail, the Hacker Boat Company has established itself

The case for wood

In the past we have examined the advantages of using aluminum (Yachts International, June 2010) and composites (Yachts International, February 2010) in yacht construction. We

Indonesia: Birds of paradise don’t dance in the rain

To all those who bemoan today’s world—adventure all gone, everything already discovered—I’d say: Let them take a voyage through Indonesia. According to CIA records, the area includes 17,508 islands. During the second year of circumnavigation, Whale Song’s three-month stay just whetted the appetite for more.

Italy’s staying power

It is not easy to cover the yachting industry in Italy. Even after the first financial crisis cut a swath through the country and thinned

Pure Beauty

Ice classed and exuding elegance—Galileo G, the newest yacht in the Picchiotti-Vitruvius series—cruises near La Spezia in July. We enthusiastically accepted an invitation to hop

Art afloat

Snowbird’s high standard of construction and seaworthiness are well known to anyone familiar with Dutch shipyard Hakvoort, but her interior décor is among the most

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