Yachts International

I’m a longtime fan of old-time music. I cycle through Appalachian, Irish, Civil War and anything else that tells a story that captures a moment in simpler times. Recently, I recharged my collection of sea chanteys, which generally chronicle the lonel

From the first time businessman Arthur M. Blank saw his boat, with its Espen Øino exterior still in pink fairing compound in the outfitting facility at Oceanco, he knew it would be just right for him. “He was drawn to the combination of Espen’s timel

Arthur M. Blank believes in balancing downtime with his busy work schedule. DreAMBoat allows him to do just that. In many respects, Arthur M. Blank personifies the American dream. He rose up from a modest background in Queens, New York, and co-create

A dark gray boat with four Seven Marine 627 outboards was backed into a corner slip at a boat show. I stopped, did a double take and crept around the center console, looking for a brand name on the fully enclosed helm. Then, I noticed a number of oth

In terms of influence, superyacht styling has come to have a disproportionate effect on the world of production yachts. We have all seen the new generation of jewel-like runabouts, particularly from European builders. Those boats may be small, but th

There’s something about a scale model that brings out the child in grown men, especially men old enough to remember simpler times when every boy went through a model-making phase. As a 9-year-old, my own bedroom was festooned with Airfix models of wa

The owner of Vanadis may have requested a high-tech propulsion system, but he wanted it wrapped in a classic exterior profile and low-key interior design. Guido de Groot, known for his pure and harmonious style that often has a traditional thread run

The past two America’s Cup regattas were sailed in frighteningly fast, wing-sailed foiling catamarans. The 2013 edition in San Francisco saw the dawn and dusk of the AC72, while the 2017 event in Bermuda featured a scaled-down version called the AC50

Within any range of yachts, there is invariably one model whose size and aesthetics capture the essence of the series better than any other. This impression is likely based on the golden ratio principle, which in yacht design looks for balance and pr

Custom yachts usually begin as the germ of an idea in their owners’ minds, but they can take years to come to fruition. Such was the case with the 101-foot (31-meter) CCN Vanadis. The original concept was floated back in 2005 when a client approached

Amos Nachoum is an internationally acclaimed wildlife and underwater photographer. During his 40-year career, he has explored the outposts of the world and captured award-winning images of leopard seals, killer whales and great white sharks. Nachoum

Scientists long ago figured out that we carry DNA from both our parents. Frank Laupman, founder and director of Omega Architects in the Netherlands, feels that his success is very much the product of both his mother and his father. “My mother was an