Posted in Automobile, Designer, Technology, Yacht on 14 November 2009
Owning a dreamboat is like a pre-requisite to luxury. If you own one, you gotta be rich! Mix that with something unique and outlandish, and you can be sure of being a huge hit with the creme de la creme. Let us introduce you to Concept Speed Boat Vivace26 that has been designed by a whole bunch of creative people like Garret Miller, Heather Witkop, David Robinson, Matt Wysenski & Julian Romero.
The water speedster in question is a two seater but packed with the most amazing of futuristic technology and specs. There is the Audi Rio Lemans Prototype that helps the V12 TDI diesel engine to produce 650 horsepower. A very slick machine, this one has a fully convertible top, joystick steering, OLED display screens as well as several hull stabilizers.
Posted in Luxury, Outdoor, Travel, Yacht on 10 November 2009
Oceanco is a well known Dutch yachtbuilder and it has recently added another feaher to its superyacht cap. The new vessel in question has a very technical name, read Y708, and is already being touted as one of the most advanced version in the size 283 ft category. This one is still in production and will be ready only by 2012 and will come with a huge price tag of $150 million.
Referred to as a floating palace, this beauty has been designed by Russian Igor Lobanov. The target audience is definitely the oligarch set for who else can afford this mammoth luxury. Among the various amenities, the Y708 yacht features a library, sushi bar and cigar bar that are spread across it four decks along with many others.
Posted in Sports, Travel, Yacht on 3 November 2009
Cigarette will usher in its 40th anniversary celebrations at the Lauderdale International Boat Show in a rather inimitable style. It will showcase the entire Cigarette powerboat range, a visual treat for powerboat fans.
The Cigarette 50’ Marauder will be its showstopper. This star of a powerboat has triple Mercury Racing engines, from the 850SCi to the thundering 1200’s, and can speed so swift you gape in awe. Visitors at the show can also get to see the iconic 38’ Top Gun. Top Gun is a typical old world kind of design in the Cigarette powerboat range, although the brand has embraced modernity and technology with ease. The model is easy to drive and has low maintenance, and is known for its superb handling characteristics.
Other Cigarette models are great too. The display’s new designs will be spectacular cockpits.
The Cigarette range display for this 40 year old brand established by the late Don Aronow at North Miami Beach, is evidently all about bringing to fore its commitment to quality, be it in the construction, power, rigging, upholstery and paint work of powerboats.
Posted in Automobile, Luxury, Outdoor, Travel, Yacht on 31 October 2009
Brand Mastercraft is all set to embark on its first voyage in the big boat business. Now these are rather tricky waters, but that does not deter the maker of the MasterCraft 300. It is quite sure of its creation that extends along 30 feet with a 40 inch twin inboard boat. We are told that the company is hoping to reset the expectations of the buyer of how a day tripper should actually be.
The MasterCraft is a recreational vessel that sets new benchmark in luxury and technology. Its cockpit has an electric equipment that is standard for a big boat but if you like you can always opt for the Raymarine E80 that has a monitor with maps, radar and a 3-D terrain view of the ocean floor.
Posted in Crystals, Luxury, Luxury Brands, Swarovski, Travel, Yacht on 20 October 2009
Luxury cruises are gaining a rather consistent popularity in the European seas. And when that just started, the MSC Splendid made a rather bold, loud and extravagant foray into the world of sea travel. The most grand-daddiest moment of all was the presence of actress Sophia Loren at its sail from Barcelona in July 2009 that spoke quite a lot about it being a special boat.
Now quite some time has passed since the sail of this opulent, luxury liner, but the truth is that the world still hasn’t heard much about its little feats. Its maker claims that the MS Splendida is perhaps the most gorgeous cruise ship in the world. The passegners experience the special European-Italian feel in the plush interiors. There are five swimming pools, 12 whirlpool baths, 18 bars and several lounges with a discotheque with some crazy music.
Posted in Automobile, Luxury, Yacht on 9 October 2009
The Alfra Vico’s Marine 52 motor yacht is a masterpiece designed by Barrett Prelogar and Franco Marino Cagina. And this dreamboat has set out to meet the needs and tastes of the most discering buyers. The Marino 52 brings to you all the comforts and luxuries expected of a life on board full time. Conceptualised as ‘motion art’, this little creation boasts of the highest quality materials in its construction to promise quality and beauty all through life.
We are quite impressed by the fact that the makers of Marino 52 have left no stone unturned to make this yacht as maginificent as its name. There are cleats, a projectile anchor, convertible lounge sofas as well as a computer-controlled helm station. And then, it is big enough to have 15 to 18 people enjoy the seas comfortably.
Posted in Eco-friendly, Luxury, Yacht on 1 October 2009
A handbags and silk scarves major ventures into something really unlikely – luxury yachts! Hermes, the French company has tied up with Monaco-based ship-builder Wally to create ‘WHY 58×38,’ a yacht costing not less than £90 million to make.
The firms displayed a real size model of the 125 sq ft wide vessel in Ancona, Italy, recently.
Its width is two thirds its length of 190 ft. So it looks like a yacht chipped off on its latter half.
Posted in Luxury Brands, Outdoor, Yacht on 24 September 2009
Here is yet another yacht for you to drool over. The famous Monaco-based yacht maker Wally has joined hand with lucury brand Hermes to create a very fine dream boat by the name of WHY Wally-Hermes Yacht. A rare of exclusivity defines this splendid design. The most latest of all revolutionary technologies have been used to make wthis 38-meter wide yacht that takes the WallyIsland concept a step further. The dramatic sillhouette is spectacular.
Interestingly, the triangular hull has been shaped so that it doesnt have a superstructure and none seems to be complaining. The interiors reveal a water resistant buffalo leather lining across the three decks as well as a 25-meter interior swimming pool alongside a 36-meter artificial beach.
Posted in Celebrity Shopping, Luxury, News, Worlds Most Expensive, Yacht on 23 September 2009
Rich man Roman Abramovich is doing quite a bit with his little toy that is already being celebrated as the largest and most expensive privately owned yacht in the world. Well, we did talk about the new 557-ft Eclipse in this space some time back and here is some more. The dreamboat has been lent a military-grade missile defese system complete with armor plating and bullet-proof windows.
Apparently, this wasn’t all for its owner because the Russian ogliarch has just decided to further upgrade the yacht with a high-tech anti-photo shield meant to keep the paparazzi at bay. Boy, oh boy! This unique system works on infrared lasers that detect any digi cam lens nearby and block it.
Posted in Automobile, Concept, Designer, Diamond, Luxury, Outdoor, Travel, Yacht on 4 September 2009
It’s a new trend among yacht makers to steer awar from conventional designs that have become just a little over common. Porsche Design Group is one of them for being amng the first one to create a dreamboat that looks like a spacecraft. This little feat was achieved in collaboration with the Singapore-based megayacht builders Royal Falcon Fleet.
The ’spaced’ out new superyacht has been dubbed RFF135 and it comes equipped with nothing but sheer luxury. There is a helipad, suken pool on the deck, a Jacuzzi and what not. You just have to think of the exotic luxury requirements and you will find them all here. And all of this has been done very tastefully so!
