Superyacht Innovations

Paracas Yachts eliminates fuel dependency with alternative energy solution

Paracas Yachts eliminates fuel dependency with alternative energy solution

21 March 2011

A new alternative energy solution has come from where it is least expected – a luxury mega yacht company. Paracas Yachts has patented hydro-electric regeneration technology that utilizes the sails of a large vessel to actively generate very large quantities of electrical power. The physics behind this technology is simple. As the mega yacht is [...]

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Sauter Carbon Offset Design presents the Champion of Green Power

Sauter Carbon Offset Design presents the Champion of Green Power

18 March 2011

Faster and far greener than any Megayacht in her class, a Carbon Neutral Emax Megayacht that maximizes ecology, energy, efficiency and  economy to achieve a 50 to 100% reduction in fuel consumption and GHG emissions. The Ark Angel features the only compound engines other than the Curtiss Wright Cyclone to ever go into production, the [...]

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Mochi Craft Long Range 23 winner of the UIM Environmental Award

Mochi Craft Long Range 23 winner of the UIM Environmental Award

4 February 2011

The UIM rewarded the research and development carried out by the AYT – Ferretti Group for the successful production of the long range navigation Mochi Craft motor yacht. Mochi Craft Long Range23 is a first-class example of environmental friendly motor yacht with focus on reduction of consumption, emissions and noise. Scrupulous fluid dynamics studies were carried out [...]

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TÛRANOR PlanetSolar Continues World Tour With New Itinerary

TÛRANOR PlanetSolar Continues World Tour With New Itinerary

27 January 2011

First circumnavigation of the world by the largest solar-powered boat with new itinerary – Successful completion of the first legs – World tour continues with a crew of four After successfully passing through the Panama Channel from East to West, MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar will continue her world tour on the Pacific Ocean. TÛRANOR PlanetSolar and the boat’s crew [...]

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Sauter Carbon Offset Design Presents the Atlantic Sea Hawk, a High-performance Zero Carbon Yacht

Sauter Carbon Offset Design Presents the Atlantic Sea Hawk, a High-performance Zero Carbon Yacht

20 January 2011

Sauter Carbon Offset Design and Atlantic Motor Yachts present the Atlantic Sea Hawk, a Hi-performance Zero Carbon 18 meter Cabin Cruiser with a top speed of 50 knots. Designer Richard Sauter commented “Her state of the art Solar Hybrid technology addresses the issue of Global warming pollution by achieving a 50 to 100% reduction in [...]

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Paramarine Software Used by Leading UK Luxury Super Yacht Designers

Paramarine Software Used by Leading UK Luxury Super Yacht Designers

4 January 2011

Paramarine, developed by QinetiQ GRC, a leading advanced marine design software tool, has been deployed by Bernard Olesinski Ltd. to manage the increasingly complex stability analysis that is required on larger vessels. Since it was founded by Bernard Olesinski in 1972, the company has designed over 25,000 boats. It is well known in the industry [...]

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Sauter Carbon Offset Design Presents the Ocean Empire Life Support Superyacht

Sauter Carbon Offset Design Presents the Ocean Empire Life Support Superyacht

2 January 2011

Sauter Carbon Offset Design presents the Ocean Empire life support Superyacht, the worlds first totally self sufficient Zero Carbon Life Support Vessel (LSV) The Ocean Empire LSV (life support vessel) is a 44m Solar Hybrid Superyacht with 2 Hydroponic farms and fishing facilities to harvest the sea. Her solar powered propulsion systems and all the [...]

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Gray Design Unveils Strand Craft 166 Superyacht with Supercar Tender

Gray Design Unveils Strand Craft 166 Superyacht with Supercar Tender

23 December 2010

The Strand Craft 166 is an uncompromising superyacht that is as outrageous as it is daring. Designed entirely around an automotive theme, this yacht is ideal for owners who are addicted to that new leather smell. Her low stance, enormous length and curled haunches give this vessel a dynamic aesthetic that is guaranteed to turn [...]

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Diana Yacht Design Unveils the Diana 190 Super Yacht

Diana Yacht Design Unveils the Diana 190 Super Yacht

15 December 2010

Diana Yacht Design, a holland based specialist in yacht design, naval architecture and engineering, presents the Diana 190 (pronounced as Dee-one-ninety) glamorous and impressive spacious 57m motor yacht . With a steel hull and aluminum superstructure, high well-flared bow that shelters decks, and large glass windows, she is a true ocean-going yacht. Her designers chose [...]

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Christopher Seymour Presents a New Design Project with the 122m Superyacht Alpine

Christopher Seymour Presents a New Design Project with the 122m Superyacht Alpine

12 December 2010

Christopher Seymour, having only just opened his new design studio, has started off big with a Luxury Yacht Design called Alpine, measuring 122m (122.55m/408ft). She will be able to travel to the hot and tropical conditions of the Caribbean, or to the cold and isolated climate of the Arctic regions. She was designed to be [...]

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John Dodelande Introduces Ral Sky Blu by Frauscher

John Dodelande Introduces Ral Sky Blu by Frauscher

1 December 2010

Second limited edition boat-sculpture of this unique and unusual range A true creator of concepts, and with the double experience of entrepreneurship & marketing, combined with a real passion for contemporary art, the 21 years old John Dodelande introduce the second boat of the limited editon line of yachts called RAL. Together with Xavier Veilhan, [...]

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Ghost Yachts present the G180 Hybrid superyacht

Ghost Yachts present the G180 Hybrid superyacht

15 November 2010

Nearly a year after the presentation of Ghost Yachts’ Ghost G180, the team of Ghost Yachts and the Italian design studio Gloss Design joined forces with Imtech Marine & Offshore on the development of the Ghost G180H, the first full hybrid superyacht. The G180H is the company’s next step towards more sustainable, innovative and efficient [...]

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