Boat International

5 days ago | boatinternational.com | Stewart Campbell

Every month, superyacht owners reveal where they are in the world and share their future plans. This month, BOAT checks in with Tom Schröder as he cruises the island-dotted coast of Finland on board 44.3-metre Lt. Pete Maverick Mitchell, fresh from the Red Sea and heading for the high Arctic. Owner: Tom SchrÖderYacht: Lt. Pete Maverick MitchellLength: 44.33mYear: 2024Location: Finland Read More/Top Gun: On board CdM's first Flexplorer 146 with a self-service theme What’s Finland like to cruise?

1 week ago | boatinternational.com | Holly Margerrison

Athens-based studio IPYD, founded by designer Ira Petromanolaki, has revealed its latest superyacht concept named AETHER, designed for Oceanco's Simply Custom range. First presented at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in 2023, the 80-metre model is part of the Dutch builder’s initiative to offer bespoke design flexibility on a standardised technical platform by Lateral Naval Architects.

1 week ago | boatinternational.com | Tom McGhie

Abeking & Rasmussen's 52.1-metre motor yacht Vera, listed for sale with Parsifal Yachting, has received a further price reduction of €1,200,000. This reduction comes just four months after a previous price drop of €2,000,000 was announced. Delivered in 1999, Vera was constructed in steel and aluminium by the North European yard to a design from legendary designer Espen Øino.

2 weeks ago | boatinternational.com | Cecile Gauert

A near-death experience inspired fisherman Chris Goldblatt to channel trauma into action by founding the NGO Fish Reef Project to help restore decimated kelp forests along the US Pacific coast. He went on to invent innovative new marine-life sanctuaries known as Sea Caves and launched the world’s first marine-friendly bank to help fund his mission. Cecile Gauert finds out more... Did you ever think a fuel barge under tow could sink your boat?

2 weeks ago | boatinternational.com | Georgia Boscawen

EYOS has partnered with the newly refitted 57-metre Feadship, Solace, to launch a unique narrative-driven charter concept. Named the "Solace Odyssey", the offering will take place over three years, where Solace will undertake continuous eastward circumnavigation, visiting destinations including the Maldives and the Northwest Passage. Under the new concept, clients can book single trips or sequential “chapters” over the course of the circumnavigation that follow a personalised storyline.