The 2019 Monaco Yacht Show started on September 25th and will end Sunday, on September 29. This is one of my two favorite shows of the year. What you have to know about the king of all boat shows or the queen of all yacht festivals is that here are exposed only superyachts, not merely boats or other toys. This post will be about the awards. There are four awards for four superyachts, but now, in 2019, one of them took two awards. The winners are as follows: For the Rina Award, S/Y Attila, … [Read more...]
Superyacht Marie, a Racing and Cruising Adventure
Superyacht Marie is a 55 meters luxury sailing yacht, custom built to the highest standards. Traditional craftsmanship has married with modern technology, resulting in a powerful, fast, and comfortable cruiser. She offers an elegant owner’s suite and has another three guest extensive cabins. The interior is open and airy, adorned with nautical paintings, antiques, a classic piano, and cannons. Superyacht Marie also offers performance being a past winner of the Superyacht Cup when it was … [Read more...]
The Yacht Seven from Perini Navi Is a 60 Meters Sailing Beauty
The Perini Navi 60m Yacht Seven is an aluminum ketch, the 3rd in the 60m series. Designed and built by Perini Navi, with the input of naval architects Ron Holland and Dante Benini, S/Y Seven is a summit of Italian design and craftsmanship. It is owned by Ennio Doris, who ordered it from Perini Navi just to accommodate his seven grandchildren's families on it. If you read this blog, you remember that the Italian billionaire Mr. Doris, the founder of Mediolanum Banking Group, owns Principessa Vai … [Read more...]
Astonishing Sailing Boats at Monaco Yacht Show – Part Two
Sailing boats are most of the time more elegant than the others. The elegance of sailing is only comparable with flying. The last Monaco Yacht Show offered the visitors the opportunity to admire some of the most beautiful sailing yachts available right now. Therefore, I continue with their presentation despite the period passed from the show. My wish is to consider them as individual entities, related less to the show than to the category I have put them in. Other 3 Astonishing Sailing … [Read more...]
Monaco Yacht Show 2016 – A Few Astonishing Sailing Boats – Part One
Monaco Yacht Show 2016 started on September 28 and ended on October 1st. It was as astonishing as ever, and I don't want to present it again as I usually do with other yacht shows, because this was one of the most glamorous yachts reunion this year so far. Nineteen beautiful sailing yachts have been admired by the lucky visitors. The tickets were €150 per person per day, or a four days ticket with €400 per person. Brokerage Firms and Brands presenting the sailing yachts at the Monaco Yacht … [Read more...]