The 188-foot Excellence III owned by Herb Chambers of Old Lyme, Conn. The weekly charter rate for the yacht is $385,000. IT is said that owning a boat is like throwing money into the sea. For many owners of $20 million or $30 million yachts, economizing may not be top of mind. But some owners […]

No fewer than 125 years ago an industrious german engineer named Friedrich Lurssen built the first powerboats with legends like Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, the inventers of the first gas-combustion engine. the Lurssen family”s now in their fourth generation of engineers-slash-shipbuilders are still dedicated to firmly keeping the business in familiar hands.   The […]

Motor Yacht KISMET (Project FALCON) (223′ Lurssen) will be delivered in Winter 2006. This magnificent vessel features an exterior designed by renowned naval architect Espen Oeino, and award-winning interior designer Raymond Langton. Her 7 plush staterooms provide guests with the ultimate in comfort and luxury, with the Master Stateroom featuring a balcony on both port […]

FLIGHT OF FANCY A project that nearly foundered as her owners pursued quality and technical perfection, the aptly named Phoenix is a soaring achievement. Metaphorically speaking, most custom yachts are a balancing act – the process of modulating owners’ dreams with the realities of physics, finances or technology. The 200-foot Lurssen motor yacht Phoenix is […]

Lurssen”s Chateau, at 210″, the largest of six current projects THE HEART OF THE DEAL YIM STAFF REPORT WITH SEVERAL BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF MEGAYACHTS PRESENTLY AT SEA OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND BUYERS LINING UP TO PLACE ORDERS AT SHIPYARDS AROUND THE WORLD, TWO SOMEWHAT STARTLING FACTS EMERGE: TOO MANY WOULD-BE BUYERS LACK THE EXPERT […]

Like her mythical namesake, Phoenix embodies a determination to rise above the ordinary. Everyone was sad at the end, me included,” admits Capt. Nick Ruiz. In fact, he confesses, he even shed a few tears. While it might sound like he’s referring to the latest theatrical drama or three-hanky movie, he’s actually referring to the […]

The latest project to leave the Bremen yard had very specific design criteria, the result of the client owning and chartering a wide range of yachts to find out exactly what he wanted. Looking at this project, he has achieved his goal. Motor yachts for decades have missed the point when it comes to exterior […]

BUILT BY LURSSEN YARD, THIS IMMACULATLY FINISHED 192 FT YACHT HAS FIVE DECKS, EACH OUTFITTET IN A DIFFERERNT STYLE BY AMERICAN DESIGNER GLADE JOHNSON. DESIGNED TO UNDERTAKE LONG VOYAGES,WITH A RANGE OF 8,500 MILES AT 13 KNOTS, CAPRI IS EQUIPPED TO LIVE ON BOARD FOR SEVERAL MOUNTHS AT A TIME WITHOUT PUTTING INTO PORT… WORDS BY FRANCOIS […]

A project that nearly foundered as her owners pursued quality and technical perfection, the aptly named Phoenix is a soaring achievement. Metaphorically speaking, most custom yachts are a balancing act – the process of modulating owners” dreams with the realities of physics, finances or technology. The 200-foot Lurssen motor yacht Phoenix is literally a technological […]

Sense and Splendor Capri does more than evoke the famed Italian isle—she shows how intelligence and elegance can coexist. While most master baths aboard megayachts are visions of marble or onyx (or both), the one aboard Capri is truly astonishing. In this enormous room—larger than the VIP stateroom aboard many custom yachts—you’d be hard-pressed to […]

Lürssen Capri  The 192-footer defines avant-garde classicism. Capri, christened after the Italian island and the Capri Palace Hotel & Spa, where the owners finalized the boat’s details, is an elegant, sweeping, five-deck motor yacht that captures the essence of its owners’ contradictory vision: a contemporary vessel with traditional overtones. Modern amenities include a recording studio, […]