Atlantic Yacht And Ship Archive Category: Yachting News

This has been a bustling year for yacht sales and things are booming at Atlantic Yacht & Ship. Aside from some of the larger boats that are selling, such as the famed 130' Westport Yachts and ever popular Sunseeker Yachts, the boat sales market place is beginning to strengthen as well. Over the past three years we have seen a lot of bank-owned boats diluting the marketplace with distressed prices bringing down boat values. However, bank inventory is beginning to dry up and along with that, boat... Read More

There are countless different yachts cruising the seas around the world and each one seems to manage to be different. After years of selling yachts, I still can have two identical yachts at the docks behind my office, next to one another, and the light switches aren't in the same place! Alongside the complexity of the yachts, that we enjoy so much, is the attention to detail and the best way to "keep our ducks in a line" is to have our own brand of yachting terminology.... Read More

With the recent sale of the 101' Hargrave yacht "King Baby," and with all the attention that Hargrave yachts have been receiving at our displays in boat shows, it is a matter of time until the other Hargrave Yachts that we have for sale have found their next owners as well. Here are a selection of Hargrave yachts that we currently have available: Freedom R is a 108' Hargrave raised-pilothouse motor-yacht with a more traditional yacht profile and an interior that is uniquely different in style, arrangement and... Read More

230' long and with six decks, this Lurssen yacht is a real head-turner, especially now that she is tied up at the Annapolis Yacht Club. This yacht has achieved impressive interior room and layouts thanks to her 42' beam. She features seven staterooms for 12 guests. The master suite is equally stunning as it is split level on the main deck. There is a great glass elevator that services all the decks, a large gym to keep you in swimsuit condition, and an oversize swim spa on the sports... Read More

Tiara Yachts, a division of S2 Yachts, Inc., has a rich boat-building heritage that extends over four decades. Tiara takes great pride in providing their customers with yachts of sublime quality for years of enjoyment and a high resale value. Tiara Yachts is headquartered in Holland, Michigan. Products include Open, Sovran, Coronet and Convertible models with inboard power from 29 to 58 feet. In 1977, S2 Yachts purchased a second facility in Fort Pierce, FL and added Pursuit Boats to their lineup. Pursuit boats range from 22 to... Read More

At just over 590 feet, the yacht known as "Project Azzam" has been launched and is now the largest privately owned yacht in the world. She beats out the current title holder, "Eclipse," by an amazing 54'. Engineer Mubarak Saad al Ahbabi personally assembled a world-class team and lead them in all areas of development of this sophisticated project. It was under his leadership that Azzam was developed from her original concept to her final requirements in general layout, performance, size and exterior style. The ideas started... Read More

Princess Yachts was founded as Marin Projects when it launched it's first boat in Plymouth (a town in the Southern United Kingdom) in 1965. They then progressed to launch their first flybridge motoryacht, which was to be built with high performance inboard diesel engines, in 1974. This first Princess Yacht model was a 37' V-hull. By 1975 the line continued to grow when Princess launched their first aft cabin model, the Princess 41. This was also the year that Princess built their first boat with Volvo inboard... Read More

The second 140' Benetti Crystal was launched yesterday in Italy. So far this project has been identified only as hull number BY002, however we now know that she has been christened "Luna." Her sister ship, "Johanna," sea trialed last January to very pleasing results reaching speeds of 16 knots in excellent weather conditions a safe distance outside of the port of Viareggio. This series of yachts boasts a ergonomic and functional layout at the helm stations, that was custom developed by Benetti, to accommodate a "new-age" integrated... Read More

"Trinity Yachts is pleased to announce that long-time Trinity clients have embarked on their next Trinity, a 193' (59m) tri-deck custom built aluminum superyacht with a generous 33.5' (10.2m) beam. The yacht will be built in Trinity's New Orleans, Louisiana shipyard by the same experts that have built this repeat owner's previous yachts. Trinity's entire staff and shipyard tradesmen are looking forward to starting this new project and appreciate the expertise the owner's experienced team brings to the project. The new yacht will have a total of six... Read More

A luxury yacht firm has announced the construction of its largest ever craft at the Dubai International Boat Show, which opened on Tuesday. UAE-based Gulf Craft said that the Majesty 155 will be the most ambitious undertaking in its 31-year history and is expected to be completed in 2015. Gulf Craft did not provide specific details on the size or features of the new superyacht, but its immediate predecessor the Majesty 135 is more than 40m in length and comes equipped with a bar, saloon area and its own... Read More