Fairline Boats Ltd is a British luxury motor yacht builder, currently owned Better Capital. The company has been started in 1963 by Jack Newington. They claim to have built over thirteen thousand of boats until now. At the moment they build two types, Targa (considered "fast" yachts) and Squadron (considered "large"). Dealer and broker prices are between one hundred fifty USD up to three and a half million USD. They build eight models in Targa range: Targa 38, Targa 38 OPEN, Targa 38 SHADOW-S, … [Read more...]
Lagoon Catamarans (Motor)
Lagoon was founded in 1984 as a subsidiary of Jeanneau Technologies Avancées, Jeanneau's "racing department". JTA gained a reputation for producing single and multihulled offshore racing boats (Pierre 1er, the Fleury Michon series, etc.) that won an unequalled string of victories. Lagoon has also been involved in more unusual projects such as building trimarans for the film Waterworld. Lagoon is now part of CNB, a division of the Beneteau Group, the world leader in pleasure sailing craft … [Read more...]
Riva, another Ferretti
The Riva boatyard was established in 1842 on Lake Iseo, in Sarnico - Italy. Riva rapidly gained great respect and recognition; the boatyard flourished also thanks to the far-sightedness of Ernesto Riva, who had succeeded his father Pietro and introduced internal combustion engines on Riva boats. Between the 1920s and the 1930s Riva, through its racing yachts, collected a large number of records and victories in national and international competitions. In 1989, one year after the English Group … [Read more...]
Bavaria Motor Yachts
I have presented a few years back, the Bavaria Sailing Yachts. Now, it's time for their motor yachts section. All the pics are from their site, Bavaria Yachtbau: Motorboats The Giebelstadt shipyard, in Germany builds these motor yachts types: the SPORT 29, SPORT 32, SPORT 35, SPORT 35 HT, SPORT 39, SPORT 39 HT, SPORT 44, SPORT 44 HT, SPORT 35 HT Highline, SPORT 39 Highline, SPORT 39 HT Highline, SPORT 44 HT Highline, VIRTESS 420 Fly, VIRTESS 420 Coupé. SPORT 29 Length overall/incl. … [Read more...]
Pershing Yachts
Pershing is a representative fiberglass motor yacht brand made in Italy, with an experience of almost 30 years. The models are powerful, stylish and speedy (up to 50 knots). The founders of what will become "Pershing Yachts", are Tilli Antonelli, Fausto Filippetti, and Giuliano Onori. They signed together in 1981, year when also Cantiere Navale dell'Adriatico was founded and their first boat has been launched. In 1985, they met yacht designer Fulvio De Simoni, and so, Pershing was born (the … [Read more...]