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, […]