Antibes is a megayacht haven and a hub of the crew industry. Close to Monaco and St Tropez, the city attracts a lot of megayacht traffic.
Not surprisingly, the city’s limited dock space is very competitive. And sometimes that competition makes more news than others.
Though the 34th annual America’s Cup may still be two years away, planning has already begun. A partnership with charter agency Fraser Yachts will change the face of the race.
Marathon. A megayacht. Maybe you could sit here to watch the America’s Cup. (C) Marc Paris
Over the course of the last year, I have met and spoken with a number of crew members and captains. After years in the industry, these crewmembers have amassed quite a few interesting stories about owners, guests, and each other.
But key to them keeping their jobs is that they have to keep their mouth shut.
This past weekend, I went home to Wisconsin. And it was fantastic—There was grilling and beer and boats.
On Sunday, I spent some time in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. It’s been a few years since I’ve visited, but I used to spend weeks there in the summer with my cousin and my grandpa. And not much has changed.
Today I drove to Newport to see a yacht for an October issue story. (I don’t want to think about October yet! I’ve barely begun to enjoy the summer.)
Last week, I wrote about my father’s yacht spotting shutterbug ways and asked which boats you’d seen recently. Almost immediately after hitting “Post” my inbox pinged with a note from Capt. Bill Pike. He’d spotted a couple while working hard on Italy’s Amalfi coast reporting on the Maestro 82 for an upcoming issue.
My father is a boating man. He owns a 26-foot Sea Ray Sundancer that he keeps in Savannah, Georgia. Being where he is on the
A dramatic reenactment.*
The Venice art biennale is in full swing right now. Since 1895, the festival has brought together artists of every discipline …as well as those who can afford to purchase their art.
Word on the docks is that Tiger Woods is looking to unload his 155-foot Christensen named, ironically, Privacy. The Palm Beach Post has reported that the golfer is searching out a broker for the deal after his ex-wife Elin decided that the reported $2 million dollars of upkeep per year was not worth the price tag and turned ownership of the yacht down.
The Netherlands-based Heesen launched another innovative yacht hot on the tails of Air and Satori. The 55-meter (180-foot) Quinta Essentia is the largest launch by the yard to date.
It seems every week I am getting another announcement of a Heesen launch or contract signed. It’s great news.
This past week they launched the 50-meter (164-foot) Satori, which is the enlightenment that is the first step to Nirvana in the Zen Buddhist tradition. At just under 500 gross tons, she has a top speed of 24 knots (27.6 mph), which will make it easy to marina-hop.
The Super Bowl’s crowd favorite commercial seems to be the VW Darth Vader commercial. An adorable commercial no doubt, but not the one that got me to sit up and go, “Did you see that?! That was A!” (What can I say? I like my job.)
At this point, I had been strangely quiet as I was at a Steelers-centric party as my good friend suggested it would be wise of me to keep my Packers cheering to a minimum.
This weekend, the New York Times published a story about the state of the megayacht industry. The gist of the story is that it is very hard to sell a megayacht these days, which isn’t that surprising.
Part of the joy of moving to a new area is that it opens up new places to discover.
I grew up in Wisconsin, so if you want a great burger in Door County, give me a shout. (But I’ll give you a hint.) Now I have the entire Eastern Seaboard to explore. I’ve been fortunate to see the Eastern Shore of Virginia and the Lowcountry, but I haven’t been to much of the area a bit closer to New York City.
This week the internet nearly exploded with talk of Larry Page’s purchase of the 59-meter (193-foot) Senses (seen here in Helsinki), a beautiful yacht with
Antibes is a megayacht haven and a hub of the crew industry. Close to Monaco and St Tropez, the city attracts a lot of megayacht traffic.
Not surprisingly, the city’s limited dock space is very competitive. And sometimes that competition makes more news than others.
Though the 34th annual America’s Cup may still be two years away, planning has already begun. A partnership with charter agency Fraser Yachts will change the face of the race.
Marathon. A megayacht. Maybe you could sit here to watch the America’s Cup. (C) Marc Paris
Over the course of the last year, I have met and spoken with a number of crew members and captains. After years in the industry, these crewmembers have amassed quite a few interesting stories about owners, guests, and each other.
But key to them keeping their jobs is that they have to keep their mouth shut.
This past weekend, I went home to Wisconsin. And it was fantastic—There was grilling and beer and boats.
On Sunday, I spent some time in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. It’s been a few years since I’ve visited, but I used to spend weeks there in the summer with my cousin and my grandpa. And not much has changed.
Today I drove to Newport to see a yacht for an October issue story. (I don’t want to think about October yet! I’ve barely begun to enjoy the summer.)
Last week, I wrote about my father’s yacht spotting shutterbug ways and asked which boats you’d seen recently. Almost immediately after hitting “Post” my inbox pinged with a note from Capt. Bill Pike. He’d spotted a couple while working hard on Italy’s Amalfi coast reporting on the Maestro 82 for an upcoming issue.
My father is a boating man. He owns a 26-foot Sea Ray Sundancer that he keeps in Savannah, Georgia. Being where he is on the
A dramatic reenactment.*
The Venice art biennale is in full swing right now. Since 1895, the festival has brought together artists of every discipline …as well as those who can afford to purchase their art.
Word on the docks is that Tiger Woods is looking to unload his 155-foot Christensen named, ironically, Privacy. The Palm Beach Post has reported that the golfer is searching out a broker for the deal after his ex-wife Elin decided that the reported $2 million dollars of upkeep per year was not worth the price tag and turned ownership of the yacht down.
The Netherlands-based Heesen launched another innovative yacht hot on the tails of Air and Satori. The 55-meter (180-foot) Quinta Essentia is the largest launch by the yard to date.
It seems every week I am getting another announcement of a Heesen launch or contract signed. It’s great news.
This past week they launched the 50-meter (164-foot) Satori, which is the enlightenment that is the first step to Nirvana in the Zen Buddhist tradition. At just under 500 gross tons, she has a top speed of 24 knots (27.6 mph), which will make it easy to marina-hop.
The Super Bowl’s crowd favorite commercial seems to be the VW Darth Vader commercial. An adorable commercial no doubt, but not the one that got me to sit up and go, “Did you see that?! That was A!” (What can I say? I like my job.)
At this point, I had been strangely quiet as I was at a Steelers-centric party as my good friend suggested it would be wise of me to keep my Packers cheering to a minimum.
This weekend, the New York Times published a story about the state of the megayacht industry. The gist of the story is that it is very hard to sell a megayacht these days, which isn’t that surprising.
Part of the joy of moving to a new area is that it opens up new places to discover.
I grew up in Wisconsin, so if you want a great burger in Door County, give me a shout. (But I’ll give you a hint.) Now I have the entire Eastern Seaboard to explore. I’ve been fortunate to see the Eastern Shore of Virginia and the Lowcountry, but I haven’t been to much of the area a bit closer to New York City.
This week the internet nearly exploded with talk of Larry Page’s purchase of the 59-meter (193-foot) Senses (seen here in Helsinki), a beautiful yacht with
