Photo by Forest JohnsonAffinity 90The Affinity 90 should definitely turn heads when she pulls into port. Part yacht, part sportfisherman, she’s not only fast and comfortable, she reportedly eats waves too. At 90 feet overall with a beam of 23 feet, she offers plenty of room to move around in. At
Sparkman & Stephens’ Bruce Johnson tells an illustrative story. Recently, a prospective customer stopped by to chat about building a new boat. According to Johnson, the guy wasn’t in the least dissatisfied with the relatively new megayacht he currently owns—he loves her and uses her a lot. And he wasn’t looking to downsize to a smaller, less-expensive vessel either—the guy’s one of the honchos of
Sandwiched between Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia sits the Republic of Turkey, a country which has endured centuries of political and economic turmoil. And yet this Texas-size constitutional republic is currently in the throes of a financial renaissance (albeit one strained by a high national deficit and significant foreign debts). Between 2005 and 2007 Turkey’s GDP increased by some
No matter how high-tech a megayacht’s systems are, and no matter how cleanly laid out the wheelhouse’s displays are, what people tend to remember the most when they step off a megayacht is the interior decor.The CNC router not only makes clean, precise cuts, it also determines the most efficient way to lay out components, on a board,
Sandwiched between Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia sits the Republic of Turkey, a country which has endured centuries of political and economic turmoil. And yet this Texas-size constitutional republic is currently in the throes of a financial renaissance (albeit one strained by a high national deficit and significant foreign debts). Between 2005 and 2007 Turkey’s GDP increased by some
No matter how high-tech a megayacht’s systems are, and no matter how cleanly laid out the wheelhouse’s displays are, what people tend to remember the most when they step off a megayacht is the interior decor.The CNC router not only makes clean, precise cuts, it also determines the most efficient way to lay out components, on a board,
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
With the Dietz Model 1001 Powerboat Handling Trainer, inexperienced boaters can try their hand at docking before actually hitting the high seas.Henry G. Dietz, the inventor of the Dietz Model 1001 Powerboat Handling Trainer, has a story he likes to tell: An airline pilot
At the Sparkman & Stephens offices in midtown Manhattan, Bruce Johnson, executive vice president and chief designer, greeted me with a firm handshake and led me past the drawing tables to the conference room where Greg Matzat, chief naval architect and newly named president of the design firm, was waiting. I opened with my thesis question for my story, “As a firm who predominately designs
Photo by Forest JohnsonAffinity 90The Affinity 90 should definitely turn heads when she pulls into port. Part yacht, part sportfisherman, she’s not only fast and comfortable, she reportedly eats waves too. At 90 feet overall with a beam of 23 feet, she offers plenty of room to move around in. At
Sparkman & Stephens’ Bruce Johnson tells an illustrative story. Recently, a prospective customer stopped by to chat about building a new boat. According to Johnson, the guy wasn’t in the least dissatisfied with the relatively new megayacht he currently owns—he loves her and uses her a lot. And he wasn’t looking to downsize to a smaller, less-expensive vessel either—the guy’s one of the honchos of
Sandwiched between Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia sits the Republic of Turkey, a country which has endured centuries of political and economic turmoil. And yet this Texas-size constitutional republic is currently in the throes of a financial renaissance (albeit one strained by a high national deficit and significant foreign debts). Between 2005 and 2007 Turkey’s GDP increased by some
No matter how high-tech a megayacht’s systems are, and no matter how cleanly laid out the wheelhouse’s displays are, what people tend to remember the most when they step off a megayacht is the interior decor.The CNC router not only makes clean, precise cuts, it also determines the most efficient way to lay out components, on a board,
Sandwiched between Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia sits the Republic of Turkey, a country which has endured centuries of political and economic turmoil. And yet this Texas-size constitutional republic is currently in the throes of a financial renaissance (albeit one strained by a high national deficit and significant foreign debts). Between 2005 and 2007 Turkey’s GDP increased by some
No matter how high-tech a megayacht’s systems are, and no matter how cleanly laid out the wheelhouse’s displays are, what people tend to remember the most when they step off a megayacht is the interior decor.The CNC router not only makes clean, precise cuts, it also determines the most efficient way to lay out components, on a board,
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
Given how the megayacht business is still strong despite weakness in some of the world’s economies, it’s no wonder that there’s an increasing number of shipyards vying for contracts. Some of the players are long-established, while others are taking their first steps into yacht construction.That’s one of the reasons why every August we publish the Megayacht Builder Directory, a compendium
With the Dietz Model 1001 Powerboat Handling Trainer, inexperienced boaters can try their hand at docking before actually hitting the high seas.Henry G. Dietz, the inventor of the Dietz Model 1001 Powerboat Handling Trainer, has a story he likes to tell: An airline pilot
At the Sparkman & Stephens offices in midtown Manhattan, Bruce Johnson, executive vice president and chief designer, greeted me with a firm handshake and led me past the drawing tables to the conference room where Greg Matzat, chief naval architect and newly named president of the design firm, was waiting. I opened with my thesis question for my story, “As a firm who predominately designs
