Browse any website listing superyachts for sale, and you’ll notice that a significant proportion of them have a “GT” of 499 or thereabouts. And that number’s seen as a good thing. So, what’s the significance of this vital statistic, and is it actually a standout feature? What GT Is Gran Turismo? No. Gross tonnage. But, […]
I can say from experience that nothing combines relentless pace, intense pressure, stimulation overload, and the ultra-glamorous, circus-like-atmosphere quite like Formula 1. But I’m only just talking about attending Formula 1 races in Monaco and other glamorous oceanfront locations. Not actually competing in them. In fact, even after talking to a few Formula 1 drivers […]
For 27-year-old Dubai mogul Abbas Sajwani, his 348-foot pleasure vessel isn’t just a floating trophy—complete with a gold elevator—it’s a palatial office from which he runs his empire. It’s two days before the Monaco Grand Prix in early June, and Abbas Sajwani emerges from a golden elevator onto the main deck of his 348-foot superyacht, […]
An exclusive group of Ferrari race car collectors and Riva yacht owners had gathered at the Monaco Yacht Club recently when Ferretti Group CEO Alberto Galassi said, “Love is more powerful than reason.” Now, that’s not what most CEOs would say in private, let alone in public. But, Alberto Galassi is simply not like most […]
One of the many perks that comes with writing about yachts is getting to share my love of the sea with some of the most successful people in the world. And I get to do that simply because most of the hyper-successful entertainers, athletes, and captains of industry I’ve interviewed love to take breaks from […]
Do you want to know just how opulent the never-seen-before-in-the-media interior of the 344-foot-long sailing superyacht Black Pearl really is? Well, you should ask my brother. He’ll be the first to admit that he does not follow superyachts the way I do. And, frankly, he’d never really heard of the Black Pearl except when speaking about Johnny Depp and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. But…as […]
Newsflash. This is not a new question. In fact, as anyone who tracks luxury travel, luxury products, luxury real estate, and of course, private jets and superyachts will tell you, there are countless companies working hard to provide that one special thing that all of the world’s wealthiest want. So you’d think that chartering a […]
Turquoise Yachts new, 285-foot-long flagship that was just launched in Istanbul marks a significant milestone for the shipbuilder that’s been in building steel and aluminum yachts since the 1970’s. Not only is the newly launched Vento the largest yacht the yard has ever built. It’s also the largest yacht ever built in Turkey and marks […]
Prestigious Dutch shipyard Oceanco has completed its newest superyacht: the 364-foot (111-meter) motor yacht DreAMBoat, previously known as Project Y726. Commissioned in 2022, the vessel marks Oceanco’s fastest build of this magnitude, and one of its largest ever by volume at 4,550 gross tons. The yacht is the “second yacht of the same name built by Oceanco for […]
When I saw a flying car, an odd-looking 6-wheeled minivan and video footage of a catamaran on Lexus’s stage, it was obvious that there’d been a seismic shift in the brand’s product lineup. At the Japan Mobility Show last month, Lexus announced it was pursuing something unheard of up until now—360-degree mobility across land, sea […]