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Glass Yacht - a yacht from the future

Glass Yacht - a yacht from the future
Nominated for Young Designer of the Year by Boat International Media Lujac Desautel's design, GLASS is built upon a SWATH (“Small Water-plane Area Twin Hull) platform specifically requested by a world renown composer and his family. GLASS is the re-examination of the traditional yacht typology which is typically defined by its longitudinal linearity, creating much longer and sleek sculptural forms. An homage to the skyscraper and a reflective canvas to the sea; GLASS is organized vertically by...
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Vripack launches 16 meters of elegance and luxury

Vripack launches 16 meters of elegance and luxury
Designed by Vripack, Bellagio is a 16-meter, full aluminum elegant tender. Built and launched under the label ‘Built by Mulder’ at Mulder Shipyard. Vripack’s philosophy behind Bellagio was for her to perform as an ultimate day-cruiser or tender to a superyacht and with that, offer the highest level of luxury, ride comfort and coziness. Pim Dijksman from the Vripack design studio said, “We selected the main elements of Bellagio very carefully. The boat has a tremendously long foreship and a small and low sporty wheelhouse with an elegantly sloping stern. When sketching this design we found inspiration in the early sports cars that were developed in...
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East Coast Sailing Week under threat

East Coast Sailing Week under threat
The East Coast Sailing Week at the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club in Blyth bay taking place from the 16th to the 19th of July could be in danger of cancellation due to an insufficient number of entrants.The event consists of race courses for sporty classes and slower, more relaxed courses for cruising class vessels. The event is also open to all keelboats for handicap classes fast and medium.However the event does not have enough entrants at this time to take place at all. The chairman of the ECSW, Tony Blenkinsop, said: 'Without your participation we don't have an event - we need your support.'Blenkinsop said the event also needs RIB drivers and time...
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