Once a year, the best sailing yachts and motor boats of the year are chosen. You can't win an Oscar in this industry with a pleasing exterior, the models have to prove themselves in extensive tests by the trade press. Germany is represented by two magazines on the international jury. In the group of sailing boats it is the magazine "Yacht", in the group of motor boats it is the magazine "Boote". After the pandemic, the award ceremony finally took...
Of Bernd Dorries, Cape TownFrom afar she sees north looks more like a small aircraft carrier, with two landing pads for helicopters and a roof where the exhaust pipes have a certain resemblance to anti-aircraft missiles. Military systems are on the Layout plan of the superyacht Although not to be found, you can see there the quickest way to get from the jacuzzi to the squash court. Squash used to be more popular as a sport, and it's a similar...
A ship captain was sentenced on Friday to a three-year suspended prison sentence by the Marseille maritime court for negligence which led to the death of a British sailor. He was also fined 5,000 euros and permanently banned from sailing.“I will never sleep peacefully again”On May 25, 2019, in the bay of Cannes, the owner of the Vision, a 23.98 meter yacht, would have asked this captain to show the performance of his ship to "impress his friends by putting...
Exclusive Status: 10/20/2022 00:06 a.m The BKA is looking for oligarchs' fortunes and comes across super yachts whose ownership is apparently being veiled. Now the FBI is also interested in a German shipyard and its ships. By Catharina Felke, Florian Flade and Benedikt Strunz, NDR/WDR The Lürssen shipyard in Bremen has an excellent reputation among the super-rich worldwide. On the Weser ships of the luxury class are built, mega yachts, some more than 150 meters long, which leave almost nothing...
In the classic sense, a sailing yacht is a ship that is primarily powered by wind power. However, the wind is not always quite enough for the colossuses in this photo series. The first place is actually not a sailor This is particularly evident in first place. The sailing yacht "A" of the Russian oligarch Andrei Melnichenko leads the ranking with 143 meters, but cheats a little. Because although the "A" offers a considerable area for wind power with 4500...
Because of Russia sanctions "Half of the customers were oligarchs" - German mega yacht shipyards fear for orders The yacht "Scheherazade" in the Tuscan port of Marina di Carrara. Its owner is said to be Vladimir Putin. © FEDERICO SCOPPA / AFP by Tim Jonas Morgenstern 17.08.2022, 17:55 3 min reading time There are many Russian oligarchs who buy expensive mega yachts out of prestige. Many of them have one thing in common: they come from German shipyards. But the...
Since the beginning of the war, Western governments have imposed tough sanctions on Russia, its politicians and oligarchic families. For the billionaires, this often means luxury goods that are within reach of the authorities are frozen or even confiscated - and gradually sold. This applies to gigantic villas in popular coastal towns, expensive sports cars, bulging accounts and yachts that didn't make it out of certain waters in time. Lawsuits by the oligarchs have so far been unsuccessful Real showpiece...
Ukraine war Discovered, fueled, fled: Roman Abramowitsch has two of his ships sail halfway around the world The "garcon" (IMO 9587051) is a so-called support ship. The 20-million-dollar ship is like a floating toy drawer and carries all sorts of stuff behind Roman Abramovich's larger ships, such as helicopters, jet skis or smaller excursion boats. © imagebroker / Imago Images 07/25/2022, 19:52 3 min reading time At the beginning of April, the government of Antigua identified two ships as belonging...
Long, longer, "Azzam": With a length of 180 meters, the ship, which is owned by Abu Dhabi's ruling family, is the largest private motor yacht in the world. Not only does she have the luxury in common with many of the other yachts, but also the builder: five of the ten largest yachts in the world come from the Lürssen shipyard in Bremen. In addition to the construction of naval ships, the traditional shipyard specializes in the manufacture of luxury...
Lürssen ship delivered One refueling costs 500,000 US dollars: Scheich takes delivery of the 600 million dollar yacht "Blue". His gem is one of the longest in the world: the mega yacht "Blue" (IMO 9862231) by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan measures 160 meters. In the ranking according to gross register tons, the "Blue" even secured a place on the podium of the "most voluminous yachts" in the world. 07/10/2022, 13:51 3 min reading time The Weser has lost...
