The 39-metre Feadship Go has taken up residence on the French Rivera for the month of September. One of the flagships of the Feadship charter fleet for the past year, the yacht has just been given a brand-new interior and Feadship is now making her available for sale. Feadship and Northrop & Johnson have teamed up to jointly promote Go during the September show month. Go will be in the Monaco Yacht Show from 19 to 22 September, where she is sure to draw the crowds to berth E15. Prior to that, Go will be at anchor in the bay of Cannes during the Cannes Boat Show from 11 to 16 September (Vieux Port & Port Pierre Canto). She is available for viewing by appointment…

The first kick-off of the highly anticipated boat show season, the Festival de la Plaisance in Cannes, France will host NISI in presenting an exciting new model line up.Creating a distinct impression while pioneering a new genre of yachting, NISI infuses casual opulence with legendary styling and advanced naval architecture by the Setzer Design Group."Connoisseurs hold a special place in their hearts for a simple yacht that connects them to their passions" says Christos Livadas, Chairman and Founder of NISI Yachts. "For them, NISI revives their feelings of effortless escape and casual elegance on the open-water. NISI is beautiful, elegant and simply one of a kind."NISI collection ranges from 17 to 26 meters in length, with custom builds available from 30 to 45 meters.Visit NISI…

WHYKO CONFIRMS ITS SUCCESS IN THE YACHTING BROKERAGE MARKET AND CELEBRATES THE FIRST YEAR OF ACTIVITY WITH THE OPENING OF THREE OFFICES AND OVER 15 TOP YACHTS SALES.La Spezia, September 6, 2012. After only one year of its establishment WHYKO, entrepreneurial yachting brokerage company in the area of Top Yachts, announces its first important results and formalizes the opening of offices in La Spezia, Miami and Istanbul.WHYKO is positioned in a highly competitive international market, making the excel in service and professionalism essential in order to be able to differentiate themselves from competitors. The founders, Marco Fiorani and Nico Laude, counted over twenty years experience in the Yacht Industry, especially in global markets: this allowed them to carefully analyze the market demand and create a…

The Ferretti Group brand inaugurates the new nautical year in great style: next to the two novelties, there will be Pershing 74’ and Pershing 92’ September 2012 – Pershing, brand of the Ferretti Group, among the leading international manufacturers of high performance open motor yachts, ranging from 15 to 35 metres, will once again this year animate the catwalks of the Festival de La Plaisance di Cannes with the unmistakable style of its boats. From 11th to 16th September all eyes will be for the novelties exhibited by the brand of the Marche Region, which has chosen the Cote d'Azur for the international premiere of its latest jewels: Pershing 108’ New Edition and the new Pershing 82’, designed, like the rest of the fleet, by…

This 120m Superyacht Expose is a new project from ICON Yachts in collaboration with Impossible Productions Ink LLC. Icon Yachts teamed up with Impossible Productions Ink to design a unique exterior styling. The exterior is influenced by modern supercars, in particular the crease lines etched into the superstructure and hull shapes elongate the vessel and give it a level of refinement and crispness unique to this project. According to Jen Wartena, Managing Director of Icon Yachts, “there is an increased demand for these type of Superyachts. Previously the demand for yachts was predominantly focused on the 60m yachts. Lately, we have received an increased requests for Super Yachts of 100m and up. Our shipyard and our team of experienced people are perfectly equipped to meet…

Since the Superyacht Events team announced the first four panelists at this year’s Global Superyacht Forum (GSF), another 15 industry visionaries have followed their lead and signed up to this illuminating three day conference held from 12 to 14 November, Amsterdam.Opening the event on the first keynote, New Strategic Thinking, will be a quartet of experts primarily from the wealth management field. Sean Ewing MBA, specialising in private equity, hedge fund management and family office, will be joined by Iñaki Arbulu, owner of Grupo Arbulu; Giovanni Battista Vacchi, founder and managing director of GBV & Partners; and Florent Battistella, director of ‘made-to-measure’ shipyard, Chantier Naval Couach.On the second day President of the International Superyacht Society (ISS) Ken Hickling will present the session, Superyacht Industry Business…

The 27.43 metre Sports Fisher Satu was successfully launched this week in Auckland New Zealand From the design board of Ullberg Yacht Design, Satu is finished to a Superyacht standard and powered by twin 2,400hp MTU diesels giving a top speed of 33knots. The hull structure was built by VMYNZ prior to being moved to Yachting Developments boatyard for final fit out and completion. Once sea trials are completed in New Zealand, Satu will be exhibited by Satu Marine at this years Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show.

Barcelona, Spain – September 5, 2012 – Austal, leading global shipbuilder and defense prime contractor, and Marina Barcelona 92 (MB’92), the largest shipyard in the Mediterranean specializing in the refit and repair of superyachts, have signed a strategic partnership agreement to offer leading support services to the superyacht and high speed vessel markets.MB’92 and Austal believe the partnership will unlock significant value for both industries.As part of this agreement, Austal will provide naval architecture, engineering, aluminium fabrication, welding, pipe work and consultancy at MB’92.Henk Dreijer, Commercial Director of MB’92 comments: “This partnership is an important step for MB’92 and forms part of the expansion plan of the shipyard. Austal has extensive naval architecture experience and is a leading builder of aluminum vessels for the private,…

Lürssen have launched superyacht Quattroelle, previously known as project Bellissimo. Nuvolari & Lenard, the yacht's designers, have given Quattroelle very harmonious proportions and with a length of 85 metres she boasts extraordinary volumes, whilst still maintaining sleek and very elegant lines. She features a fresh contemporary interior. Her building was supervised by Moran Yacht & Ship and she is built to LY2.  Once delivered, Quattroelle will be in the top 100 largest yachts in the world. Lürssen Yachts +49 421 6604 166 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.lurssen.com

The Strato concept was born of the belief that the most rewarding yachting experiences provide uninterrupted interaction with the sea. Strato features breath-taking views from every space on board, a bespoke tender large enough to take you almost anywhere and the decks to make everything easily accessible. This unique vision of an "open" displacement yacht has been created by Monaco based Dobroserdov Design and is now under development by Feadship in Holland, and will be Feadship's first ever "Open" design yacht. Addressed to a new generation of yacht owners, this 51 metre hybrid superyacht cruiser satisfies the requirements of modern yachting for a new exterior aesthetic combined with a truly eco and family-friendly on-board existence. Vast experience building, selling and chartering some of the most…