Like Tom Cruise in Top Gun, the “need for speed” was a high priority for the owners of a custom 101-foot motoryacht being built at Burger Boat Company. But other priorities included world-class fit and finish, seaworthiness, and state-of-the-art technology, plus finding a yard with a reputation for service and reliability. These factors, along with an immediate rapport with CEO and
I can so easily gush about the cabinetry and carpentry coming out of Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, but truthfully no amount of gush suffices. While some of the photographs here reveal the razor-tight joints, panel perfection, and carved and inlaid highlights that grace the company’s projects, you have to tour a fleet of Lyman-Morse builds to realize the astonishing variety of styles and construction
I can so easily gush about the cabinetry and carpentry coming out of Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, but truthfully no amount of gush suffices. While some of the photographs here reveal the razor-tight joints, panel perfection, and carved and inlaid highlights that grace the company’s projects, you have to tour a fleet of Lyman-Morse builds to realize the astonishing variety of styles and construction
Grand Banks 41 Heritage EUThe 2005 retirement of the venerable 42 Heritage left a major void in the Grand Banks model line. The classic 42 was a tough act to follow, but with the introduction of the 41 Heritage EU, Grand Banks has outdone itself. Though she’s the shortest in the Heritage lineup, she’s long on features, including
Marquis Yachts 40 SCThere’s no denying the popularity of express cruisers. But in a way, they are fair-weather friends. When conditions get nasty, everyone has to huddle under the hardtop or, worse, retire to a cave-like saloon on the lower deck. It’s really only when the weather is nice that it’s fun to be out on the open, airy
Viking 60 ConvertibleNever content to rest on its laurels, Viking Yachts is true to the company mantra: Build a better boat every day. Nowhere is this commitment more evident than in its latest offering, the all-new 60 Convertible. Arguably the best yet from the New Jersey builder, she boasts an advanced hull form, dramatic new
If you’ve ever seen anything like this before, you’ve probably been doing something you shouldn’t: either snooping round a couple of select UK shipyards or attracting the attention of British special forces.But this one isn’t secret. It’s the first motoryacht built using “very slender vessel” (hence her VSV designation) wave-piercing principles and a patented hull shape drawn by naval
If you’ve ever seen anything like this before, you’ve probably been doing something you shouldn’t: either snooping round a couple of select UK shipyards or attracting the attention of British special forces.But this one isn’t secret. It’s the first motoryacht built using “very slender vessel” (hence her VSV designation) wave-piercing principles and a patented hull shape drawn by naval
If you’ve ever seen anything like this before, you’ve probably been doing something you shouldn’t: either snooping round a couple of select UK shipyards or attracting the attention of British special forces.But this one isn’t secret. It’s the first motoryacht built using “very slender vessel” (hence her VSV designation) wave-piercing principles and a patented hull shape drawn by naval
It all started 15 years ago when Australian-born yacht-design wizard Jon Bannenberg challenged Gunnar Vikingur to build a special tender, a veritable waterborne limousine for Coral Island. Although Vikingur’s small operation in Perth, Australia, was partnering with Oceanfast at the time, he made room for the project, and what resulted was the first
Horizon 95 Raised Pilothouse M/YDon’t be misled by the sleek, swept-back lines of her sporty profile; the Horizon 95 delivers interior space on a grand scale wrapped in a lithe, well-proportioned exterior. Foregoing the utility of full walkaround side decks, this yacht’s owners opted for a wide-body saloon that extends full beam
Illustration: Bruce AldersonMoonen 97 MotoryachtBuilding just three or four yachts each year, Moonen Shipyards exemplifies the best of the Dutch yacht-building ethic. It’s one of a diminishing number of builders producing fully custom yachts under 100 feet, and it’s worth noting that managing
Illustration: Bruce AldersonOcean 58 Super SportWhen introducing the 57 Super Sport five years ago, the big news at Ocean Yachts was her innovative hull configuration. In the pursuit of better efficiency and course tracking and a gentler ride in rough seas, naval architect David Martin configured
Cheoy Lee 78 Sport MotoryachtSometimes less is more, especially if doing less means doing it better. A case in point is the layout of Cheoy Lee’s 78 Sport Motoryacht. Rather than maximizing the number of guest staterooms, the savvy builder opted for just three. But each one is so generously proportioned that it’s like every
Mount Desert Island, Maine, lies Downeast—about 100 miles northeast of Portland as the seagull flies. A century ago, most islanders made their living from the sea: fishing, lobstering, skippering yachts for “rusticators” (summer visitors), maybe a little bit of all three. In the winter the watermen built boats to use themselves or to sell. Today the descendants of those rugged old-timers
Like Tom Cruise in Top Gun, the “need for speed” was a high priority for the owners of a custom 101-foot motoryacht being built at Burger Boat Company. But other priorities included world-class fit and finish, seaworthiness, and state-of-the-art technology, plus finding a yard with a reputation for service and reliability. These factors, along with an immediate rapport with CEO and
I can so easily gush about the cabinetry and carpentry coming out of Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, but truthfully no amount of gush suffices. While some of the photographs here reveal the razor-tight joints, panel perfection, and carved and inlaid highlights that grace the company’s projects, you have to tour a fleet of Lyman-Morse builds to realize the astonishing variety of styles and construction
I can so easily gush about the cabinetry and carpentry coming out of Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, but truthfully no amount of gush suffices. While some of the photographs here reveal the razor-tight joints, panel perfection, and carved and inlaid highlights that grace the company’s projects, you have to tour a fleet of Lyman-Morse builds to realize the astonishing variety of styles and construction
Grand Banks 41 Heritage EUThe 2005 retirement of the venerable 42 Heritage left a major void in the Grand Banks model line. The classic 42 was a tough act to follow, but with the introduction of the 41 Heritage EU, Grand Banks has outdone itself. Though she’s the shortest in the Heritage lineup, she’s long on features, including
Marquis Yachts 40 SCThere’s no denying the popularity of express cruisers. But in a way, they are fair-weather friends. When conditions get nasty, everyone has to huddle under the hardtop or, worse, retire to a cave-like saloon on the lower deck. It’s really only when the weather is nice that it’s fun to be out on the open, airy
Viking 60 ConvertibleNever content to rest on its laurels, Viking Yachts is true to the company mantra: Build a better boat every day. Nowhere is this commitment more evident than in its latest offering, the all-new 60 Convertible. Arguably the best yet from the New Jersey builder, she boasts an advanced hull form, dramatic new
If you’ve ever seen anything like this before, you’ve probably been doing something you shouldn’t: either snooping round a couple of select UK shipyards or attracting the attention of British special forces.But this one isn’t secret. It’s the first motoryacht built using “very slender vessel” (hence her VSV designation) wave-piercing principles and a patented hull shape drawn by naval
If you’ve ever seen anything like this before, you’ve probably been doing something you shouldn’t: either snooping round a couple of select UK shipyards or attracting the attention of British special forces.But this one isn’t secret. It’s the first motoryacht built using “very slender vessel” (hence her VSV designation) wave-piercing principles and a patented hull shape drawn by naval
If you’ve ever seen anything like this before, you’ve probably been doing something you shouldn’t: either snooping round a couple of select UK shipyards or attracting the attention of British special forces.But this one isn’t secret. It’s the first motoryacht built using “very slender vessel” (hence her VSV designation) wave-piercing principles and a patented hull shape drawn by naval
It all started 15 years ago when Australian-born yacht-design wizard Jon Bannenberg challenged Gunnar Vikingur to build a special tender, a veritable waterborne limousine for Coral Island. Although Vikingur’s small operation in Perth, Australia, was partnering with Oceanfast at the time, he made room for the project, and what resulted was the first
Horizon 95 Raised Pilothouse M/YDon’t be misled by the sleek, swept-back lines of her sporty profile; the Horizon 95 delivers interior space on a grand scale wrapped in a lithe, well-proportioned exterior. Foregoing the utility of full walkaround side decks, this yacht’s owners opted for a wide-body saloon that extends full beam
Illustration: Bruce AldersonMoonen 97 MotoryachtBuilding just three or four yachts each year, Moonen Shipyards exemplifies the best of the Dutch yacht-building ethic. It’s one of a diminishing number of builders producing fully custom yachts under 100 feet, and it’s worth noting that managing
Illustration: Bruce AldersonOcean 58 Super SportWhen introducing the 57 Super Sport five years ago, the big news at Ocean Yachts was her innovative hull configuration. In the pursuit of better efficiency and course tracking and a gentler ride in rough seas, naval architect David Martin configured
Cheoy Lee 78 Sport MotoryachtSometimes less is more, especially if doing less means doing it better. A case in point is the layout of Cheoy Lee’s 78 Sport Motoryacht. Rather than maximizing the number of guest staterooms, the savvy builder opted for just three. But each one is so generously proportioned that it’s like every
Mount Desert Island, Maine, lies Downeast—about 100 miles northeast of Portland as the seagull flies. A century ago, most islanders made their living from the sea: fishing, lobstering, skippering yachts for “rusticators” (summer visitors), maybe a little bit of all three. In the winter the watermen built boats to use themselves or to sell. Today the descendants of those rugged old-timers
