As of today, 9th January 2012, we are delighted and proud to announce that SuperYachtTimes.com has been online for five years to the day, and to celebrate this milestone we have completely redesigned the website. We often get asked why, and how we started SuperYachtTimes.com, so now might be a good time to tell you this story. Read More
One of our regular readers, and a close personal friend of ours, has asked us to announce that he is selling a unique collection of books. He has on offer volume one through nineteen of The Superyachts, the most sought after superyacht books. The collection is in excellent condition, and can only be bought as a whole. Read More
Fabrice Vial, owner of Chantier Naval Couach, was shot in the back last week. The 43-year old Mr. Vial was murdered in the early hours of Friday August 12th. At the time of the shooting Mr. Vial was on board of the Couach-built Team VIP, which was anchored in the bay of Porto Vecchio, Corsica. The fatal shot is unofficially reported to have been fired from another boat. Read More
At SYT, we don't tend to blow our own trumpet that much, we let our statistics, quality publication, and personal relationships do the talking, however an article recently published on a competing website, claiming to be the world’s leading superyacht and lifestyle website, has forced me to openly respond and set the record straight. Read More
SuperYachtTimes.com is the leading website covering the superyacht business, focusing on the design, building and brokerage of superyachts. We have a young, yet highly specialised international team, working from offices in Amsterdam and Antibes. Our team is currently offering a five to six month internship in Amsterdam. Read More
The combination of perfect weather, a great stand location, interesting guests and clients, coupled with launching the company’s new brand, meant the Antibes Yacht Show was yet another success for the growing SuperYachtCompany.com team. Read More
The SYT team together with QuanVision have developed a movie on the benefits of advertising online for the superyacht industry. Over the last couple of years marketing budgets have been reduced to a minimum and this has not only led to less spending on advertising, but clients also desire more exposure for less money. Read More
Founders Merijn de Waard and Maarten Janssen have announced that the parent company of their leading online publication SuperYachtTimes.com has been renamed to SuperYacht Company. Additionally they are also pleased to announce that the company has moved to a larger office on the exclusive Keizersgracht. Read More
Born in Sydney Australia with a Greek background, Rosie McCall is now a final year student of a European Studies degree at The Hague University. Delighted to be undertaking an internship with SYT, she hopes to make a contribution to the business, namely though her knowledge obtained form her majors: international business, marketing, and strategic management. Read More
As of today SuperYachtTimes.com (SYT) has launched a new social media campaign. Over the last few weeks we have added new functionalities to follow SuperYachtTimes.com through our new RSS feed and our new Twitter Account. In addition there is now also a direct to link our Facebook page, where we will upload the most interesting SYT features, as well as exclusive video and photo material. Read More
This week the SYT was updated with 20 completed superyachts, 3 new orders and superyachts under construction, and 7 superyacht concepts. One of the most interesting new superyachts is Alfa XII. Built by ISA Yachts in 2005, she is a 40 metre fast planing yacht and available for charters in the East and West Mediterranean. Read More
This week the SYT was updated with 8 completed superyachts, 2 new orders and superyachts under construction, and 3 superyacht concepts. An interesting Superyacht concept that grasped my attention a few weeks ago, is Summit Marine's One-One-One, designed by Massimo Gregori Grgic and his Yankee Delta Studio team in Italy. Read More
This week SYT was updated with 8 completed superyachts, 2 new orders and superyachts under construction, and 1 superyacht concept. Amongst the completed superyachts, I have added Situations, a beautiful 1988 100' Broward Motoryacht. She features a brand new 2006 interior, custom crafted by IK yacht design in Fort Lauderdale. Read More
This week the site was updated with 25 completed superyachts, 5 new orders and superyachts under construction, and 3 Superyacht concepts. Amongst the Superyacht Concepts, we have included the Icon design proposal by Avadesign. The studio created an original design for a linear and sleek superyacht. Read More
Last week the SYT was updated with 11 completed superyachts, 5 new orders and superyachts under construction, and 6 Superyacht concepts. Amongst the Superyacht Concepts, we have included the Ice Class series of superyachts by Palmer Johnson, the 82m PJ World Superyacht. The 82m is to be built at PJ's newly acquired Norwegian shipyard. Read More
We have updated SYT this week with 17 completed superyachts. One of my personal favourites is the 36m Gitana, the only classic Perini on the market today. She was actually designed by Fabio Perini himself for his own personal use which means the yacht is packed with the very best in design and materials. Read More
This week we have added 16 completed superyachts and 5 superyachts under construction. The most interesting superyacht we have added this week is the 31.5 metre Black Pearl. She is currently under construction in New Zealand, under the management of Diverse Projects, and due for delivery in 2010. Read More
Last week the SYT team visited the Dubai Boat Show, which left little time to publish a list of new yachts online. Therefor this is week, the list is extra long. We have updated SYT with 25 completed superyachts, 38 new orders and superyachts under construction, and 4 Superyacht concepts. amongst the Superyacht Concepts, we have included the Majesty 121. Read More
This week we have updated SYT with 10 completed superyachts, 17 new orders and superyachts under construction, and three Superyacht concepts, including the Felini 44m. Felini, a new superyacht brand based in Monaco, commissioned the Italian design studio Hot Lab for the design of their new 44 metre superyacht. Read More
This week we have updated SYT with 11 completed superyachts, 19 new orders and superyachts under construction. Added to our list of completed yachts is Caprice, a 37.5m Oceanco motoryacht built in 1994. She sleeps 8 guests in 4 staterooms. A beautifully designed yacht by Gerhard Gilgenast design and an exquisite interior by Donald Starkey. Read More
This week we have updated SYT with 17 completed superyachts, 24 new orders and superyachts under construction, and 5 new superyacht concepts. Added to our concept database is the Codecasa 42 Vintage. This new yacht has taken inspiration from the main features of vessels that have made yachting history. Read More
This week we have updated SYT with 14 completed superyachts, 1 new superyacht concepts, and 10 new orders and superyachts under construction. Added to our concept database is the Rodriquez Collezione 40 series. With a 39.90m full-displacement aluminum hull, she is a sleek and elegant design. Read More
We came across a very interesting new superyacht recently. She is called Ocean Boulevard and approximately 40 metres. She is based in the South of The Netherlands and believed to have been built by Shipyard De Donge, who specialise in the construction of dredgers, in 2006 or 2007. The following photos were taken by Wim Kosten in November 2008. Read More
53 completed superyachts, 31 superyachts on order and 5 superyacht concepts. We have added a few interesting conversions from Dubai; the 96m Cosmos, the 88m Dabawi and the 45m Dubai Magic. Dubai Magic was completed a few years ago, while work on both Cosmos and Dabawi still continues, although Dabawi nears completion. Read More
After a successfully innovative and ecologically friendly approach with their Arcadia 85', which was launched in 2010 and executed as a beautifully crafted yacht with understated styling, Italian-based Arcadia Yachts are kicking it up a few notches with their latest project. The brand new 35 metres Arcadia 115', baptised M'Ocean. Read More
