Photo courtesy of Custom LineKind Of CoolCustom Line turns out a sleek 100-footer that hits all the right notes.With its Roman theater, 15th-century castle, and 800-year-old cathedral high on the hill, Trieste, Italy, would probably find its way onto most modern travelers’ itineraries even if the
I have just finished day two of a whirlwind Italian shipyard tour. The week was kicked off by the launch of the Pershing 108 on Monday. (The previous night, the launch was celebrated by an approximately 42-course dinner.)
But Monday was serious boating business. The day began at the Pershing shipyard, where Hull No 2 of the 108 (and of course other boats that were not the star of the event) was under construction.
My notebook was almost full. Cannes does that. Not being in films, I hardly ever visit the town except at boat-show time, in September. In the last few years, the show has gotten bigger, more international, and more important than ever. Boatyards from all over Europe are increasingly seeing it as the crucial launch platform for new models. For a photojournalist like me, that means bouts of
Photo courtesy of Custom LineKind Of CoolCustom Line turns out a sleek 100-footer that hits all the right notes.With its Roman theater, 15th-century castle, and 800-year-old cathedral high on the hill, Trieste, Italy, would probably find its way onto most modern travelers’ itineraries even if the
I have just finished day two of a whirlwind Italian shipyard tour. The week was kicked off by the launch of the Pershing 108 on Monday. (The previous night, the launch was celebrated by an approximately 42-course dinner.)
But Monday was serious boating business. The day began at the Pershing shipyard, where Hull No 2 of the 108 (and of course other boats that were not the star of the event) was under construction.
My notebook was almost full. Cannes does that. Not being in films, I hardly ever visit the town except at boat-show time, in September. In the last few years, the show has gotten bigger, more international, and more important than ever. Boatyards from all over Europe are increasingly seeing it as the crucial launch platform for new models. For a photojournalist like me, that means bouts of
