editorial

A look at an Emerging Foreship Geometry
Among the most dramatic looking new yacht concepts to rise from the drawing boards of leading designers are those, steadily growing in number, that feature a vertical prow, possibly even angled sternward from waterline to sheer, and hullsides ever-so-gently broadening from a knifelike leading edge through uniformly svelte contours, then curving to a raked transom, tracing a profile that appears to merge with the water.
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A legendary name in yacht design lives on
Few designers to date can equal the kind of range and lasting impact Australian-born Jon Bannenberg has had on the look and feel of today’s superyachts. Browsing through the list of the world’s 100 largest yachts, it is obvious his legacy remains alive and well. Rising Sun, Limitless, Carinthia VI and Coral Island, are among those that acquired their memorable looks in the Chelsea studio that was home to his design firm for a quarter of a century.
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Build Bigger ; Find New Markets
Horizon Yachts Premier 130+, about to be delivered to her Florida owners, opens up a new era for leading-edge Taiwan builders. An overview of Taiwan’s largest builder located at the epicenter of the Taiwan yacht building industry reveals a careful but determined strategy for expansion.
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Hakvoort 125’ Perle Bleue
Perle Bleue is one of the nicest superyachts we have seen in recent years. Experienced American owners Peggy and Stanley Bey, noted English exterior stylist and interior designer Donald Starkey, and picturesque Monnickendam-based Dutch yard Hakvoort have, between them, created a real gem.
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