Boat International US Edition

I remember seeing the designs for BOLD a few years ago and being taken aback by her almost brutalist styling. Up close and personal, she’s much softer than she seems, but still packs all the passage-making punch promised by those no-nonsense lines. I

Moonrise has emerged from the shed where she has been in build for the past 18 months or so. Hull 1008 arrived at Feadship’s Makkum facility in August 2018. Her launch confirmed a length of 327ft 11in. Due to her hull shape and plumb bow, there is ve

No question, there are some owners whose first yacht measures 230ft. But the classic yachting “career” looks more like this: an owner starts small and “grows up” with their boats, gaining a few feet every few years until they reach the superyacht seg

Wider CEO Marcello Maggi has committed to take the Italian superyacht builder all electric within five years. The company is well positioned for it, having already delivered two innovative hybrid yachts and now with the resources to push boundaries s

In the past, America’s Cup testing could in many ways be described as groundhog day: endless periods of monotony where you spend hours developing a two percent advantage in boat speed. An amount that is so small that it is really difficult for the co

Standing at the helm of the F//LINE 33, wind rushing through my hair, I get the nod, that subtle signal that means “go ahead, open up and let her rip.” I push the throttle and we take off like a rocket over the flat calm water off Cannes in the South

Kelly Wearstler is the queen of California interior design, thanks to her distinctive maximalist style and A-list celebrity client list. Her signature is to meld seemingly dissonant strands, creating one-of-a-kind schemes that are brought to life thr

THIS MONTH: THE SILK SCARF Plain or printed, bright or beige – silk scarves are this season’s most ubiquitous accessory. Giorgio Armani’s models wore theirs with pinstripe suits; the Givenchy boys with open coats and bare chests. At Hermès they wer

As we slipped downintothe Nantucket Boat Basin last summer, my thoughts were preoccupied by the July 4 party we were due to host on board in a few days. Did the marina allow grills on the dock? Was there enough seating on the flybridge? Would our fri

For as long as there has been the sea and boats, intrepid parents have taken their children away from the confines of land and journeyed together over the horizon – but perhaps never more so than today. Our society is becoming more mobile, with work

Victoria started sailing with her parents when she was just two years old. “They had to tie me to the cockpit table so I wouldn’t accidentally go overboard during rough weather.” So, as she points out, she really had no choice in the matter, but sinc

Alex grew up spending entire summers on board his family’s boat in the Mediterranean – or more precisely, a succession of boats that grew, alongside him and his sisters. Each year they would pick a corner of the Med and explore it in depth – and Alex

Look back at some of the greatest yachts in history, and you’ll notice that their menus hardly changed for decades. On April 13, 1912, for example, hours before RMS Titanic struck the iceberg that led to its tragic sinking, guests in first class wou

All crew members are essential for a flawless charter, but perhaps we notice the chef ’s efforts the most. Who can forget a delicious dinner served in a beautiful bay at the end of a perfect day? It’s also hard to write off a true culinary disaster,

One day my captain approached me and said that it wasn’t working out with the new steward. “She’s so lazy,” he said. I asked him to give me an example of her sloth. “She can’t be bothered to move the vacuum cleaner,” he explained. “She just gets the