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YachtWorld.com was established in March 1995. In 2000, it became part of boats.com, Inc. and in September 2004, Boats.com, Inc was purchased by Trader Publishing Company, a joint business venture of Landmark Media Enterprises and Cox Enterprises.
Sunseeker International is a British luxury performance motor yacht brand. Originally named Poole Power Boats, the company was founded by brothers Robert and John Braithwaite in 1969. The company changed its name to Sunseeker International in 1985 and has since become a global icon.
Fairline Yachts's range includes the following models: Squadron – first launched in 1990 with the Squadron 62, a large yacht range. From 42 feet (13 metres) to 78 ft (24 m) Targa – first launched in 1985, a series of sports style boats. From 38 ft (12 m) to 62 ft (19 m), the range is topped by the Gran Turismo models, first launched in 2003
In 2012 the Oyster 625 was named the Luxury Cruiser of the Year at the boot Düsseldorf, [22] while the Oyster 100-01 was given the Judge's Commendation for yachts under 40 m at the World Superyacht Awards in Istanbul. [23] In 2016, the Oyster 675 was voted Sailing Today’s Best Luxury Cruiser, [24] with the Oyster 565 the same award in 2017. [25]
These boats are also known as "megayachts", "gigayachts" and even "terayachts", usually depending on length. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has been generally accepted by naval architects and industry executives that superyachts range from 37 m (≈120 ft) to 60 m (≈200 ft), while those over 60 m are known as megayachts and boats over 90 m (≈300 ft) have ...
Aviva is a 98-metre (322 ft) length motor yacht. She is the fourth yacht named Aviva built for Bahamas -based British businessman Joe Lewis , and replaces the 68m Aviva (III) . Like her predecessor, Aviva was designed by Reymond Langton , and built by Lemwerder -based German builder Abeking & Rasmussen .
Ketch A "woodie" trawler-style cruising yacht by Grand Banks. A cruising yacht is a sailing or motor yacht that is suitable for long-distance travel and offers enough amenities to live aboard the boat, yet is small enough to not require a professional crew. A yacht that would require a professional crew enters the category of superyacht.
In January 2018, Princess Yachts announced they were partnering with BAR Technologies to create a new yacht, the Princess R Class, [15] to be launched later in 2018(3). BAR Technologies, founded by Ben Ainslie , is a team of naval architects and engineers formed to use the skills and experience built up by the British yacht racing team, Land ...