A yacht is a sail or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, but a yacht—as opposed to a boat—is likely to be at least 33 feet (10 m) in length, have a cabin with amenities that accommodate overnight use, and have been judged to have good aesthetic qualities.
A J-Class yacht is a single-masted racing yacht built to the specifications of Nathanael Herreshoff's Universal Rule. The J-Class are considered the peak racers of the era when the Universal Rule determined eligibility in the America's Cup.
Christina O is a private motor yacht that once belonged to billionaire Greek shipowner Aristotle Onassis. At 99.13 metres long, she was the 45th largest yacht in the world as of 2018.
A superyacht or megayacht is a large and luxurious pleasure vessel. There are no official or agreed upon definitions for such yachts, but these terms are regularly used to describe professionally crewed motor or sailing yachts, ranging from 40 metres (130 ft) to more than 180 metres (590 ft) in length, and sometimes include yachts as small as 24 metres (79 ft).
The Damen Group is a Dutch defence, shipbuilding, and engineering conglomerate company based in Gorinchem, South Holland, the Netherlands.
Dancing Hare is a superyacht built by Amels in 1986.
Enigma is a sailing yacht that was built at Toulon, France by DCAN in 1976. She is 246 feet long and can cruise at 11 knots under sail with the right weather. Like many yachts, she has undergone a number of refits and a major one was in 2000 in Germany. As a sailing yacht, she can handle 12 guests supported by a crew of 16 sailors. Enigma is a schooner with four masts. Phocea was originally built for speed, and she cross the Atlantic in 8 days and achieved speeds of 30 knots under sail. The yacht has also been converted more for luxury and used on the charter market.
Lulworth is a racing yacht that was built in Southampton in 1920.
Royal Huisman is a Dutch shipyard that specialises in the building and repair of sailing yachts.
Motor Yacht A is a superyacht designed by Philippe Starck and engineered by naval architect Martin Francis. It was built by the Blohm + Voss shipyard at the HDW deepwater facility in Kiel. It was ordered in November 2004, and delivered in 2008 at a rumoured cost of US$300 million. With a length of 119 metres (390 ft) and displacing almost 6,000 tonnes, it is one of the largest motor yachts in the world. It is owned by Russian self-made entrepreneur and industrialist Andrey Melnichenko.
Andrew Rogers is a British journalist and author based in Amsterdam. He is the editor of a number of trade publications, a regular contributor to several more, and has authored or edited a number of books about yachts.
Nero is one of the world's largest luxury motor yachts, measuring 90.1 metres (296 ft) in length. The design was inspired by J.P. Morgan's Corsair yachts. She was commissioned by Neil Taylor and built in China at Yantai Raffles Shipyard by Corsair Yachts in 2007 with architecture by IMT Marine Consultants. She features a master duplex suite with ensuite bath and shower rooms, a private sundeck and swimming pool. Guest accommodation includes two 'VIP' suites and two cabins.
Jonathan Quinn Barnett is a super yacht designer from Seattle, Washington. He apprenticed with Ron Holland and Jon Bannenberg for nearly seven years beginning in 1987, and founded Jonathan Quinn Barnett Ltd. in 1995.
La Sultana is a yacht that has been refitted from a Soviet era ferry. She was launched in 1962, under the name Aji-Petri and was the fifth in a series of 12 ships that were originally built for the Russian fleet. Her purpose was to transport freight and passengers between the ports of Odessa, Yalta, Sebastopol and Istanbul between the Azov and Black seas. During the Cold War, the ship was believed to be used as a Soviet spy vessel. During the refitting process several spying instruments were discovered, including a radioactivity detector and thick aluminum insulation across the entire boat.
The 60.35 m (198.0 ft) superyacht ROCK.IT was launched at the Feadship yard in Aalsmeer. The Dutch design company, Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design, designed both the interior and exterior of ROCK.IT. Owner Jimmy John Liautaud was involved in almost every aspect of the yacht's creation.
The 83 m (272 ft) superyacht Here Comes The Sun was launched by Amels Holland B.V. at their yard in Vlissingen. The yacht’s exterior is the design work of Tim Heywood who is also behind the entire Amels Limited Editions range. Winch Design was selected by the owner to create the custom interior of Here Comes the Sun that flows across five decks.
Lalibela was a 42 metres (138 ft) yacht which was destroyed by fire, while docked in Port Camille Rayon, Golfe Juan, on October 13, 2018.
