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The Mad Summer superyacht started sea trials in the Baltic Sea a few weeks ago in August 2008. Mad Summer is a 79m yacht built by Lürssen. It will be delivered to its owners late this year, and it will also be available for charter. Charter prices are not known as of today.

Lürssen is going to deliver a total of 5 superyachts in 2008. Inter alia: Martha Ann (70m), Bounty Hunter (60m), Bermuda (77m) and, of course, Mad Summer (79m). Lürssen is also planning to deliver a 150m yacht this year.

The Starfire luxury charter yacht, which is currently owned by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, has been put up for sale. The 178-ft. yacht, which was originally built by Benetti in 1998, has undergone two refits in 2002 and 2004. Today, the high-end motor yacht has an extravagant Art Deco interior with a bar, dining room, 6 cabins and bathrooms with a jacuzzi bath tub.

The Starfire yacht chartered for $196,000 to $250,000 per week. Now it can be yours forever: Yacht broker Northrop & Johnson is selling it for $37.5 million.

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BMW Group’s DesignWorks will be launching its new Zeydon Z60 luxury sailing yacht at the Geneva Boat Show this week. The boat, which has been designed with Belgian boat maker Zeydon, is an elegant sailing yacht that shall not only have a sporty design inspired by some of BMW’s vehicles but also offer a minimalist luxurious interior amongst a bunch of other high-end features.

The Zeydon Z60 is a 60-ft. offshore yacht that combines the effectiveness of sports cruisers with some of the comfort of bigger luxury yachts.

BMW and Zeydon plan to build up to 10 Z60 yachts per year. Production is set to begin this fall.

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has lost a staggering $20 billion due to the tumbling stock market in Russia. That leaves him with a “meager” net worth of $3 billion. All in all, Russian oligarchs have lost a total of more than $230 billion in six months!

Therefore, Abramovich might decide to sell his soon-to-be completed $355 million Eclipse megayacht if the stock market doesn’t recover in the foreseeable future. The impressive yacht is 555 ft. in length and it has been designed to be the largest yacht in the world - it will be 25 feet longer than Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid’s 530-ft. Platinum. Rumor even has it that the Eclipse will be equipped with a missile defense system!

Abramovich’s new superyacht is still being built at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, where OceanYachts.info happens to be located. So, if we’re lucky, we might be able to get more details for you soon.

James Packer, who is the son of the late billionaire Kerry Packer and the third-richest man in Australia, had to wait some time until his new $50 million yacht had been completed. But the waiting was worth it, as it seems.

The yacht is a 50-meter Mangusta 165, which is the largest open yacht in the world. Its name is Z Ellerston. It was built by the shipyard of Gerard Rodriguez. Only two Mangusta 165 yachts have been built so far.

As written earlier, the superyacht market is booming with many people in Russia and in Asian countries getting very rich, and new Asian yacht companies entering the market. I’m sure we’ll be seeing lots of other beautiful yachts in the near future!

There are many boats out there on the market, with something for everyone. If you are new to boating, selecting the right boat can be hard. There are boats for every purpose on the water, all you have to do is find the one for you.

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Schöpfer Yachts has unveiled a new design concept for super-yachts that looks really impressive:

The concept called “Oculus” is the first design that newly-founded Schöpfer Yachts has made public. The 250-foot vessel was designed by company founder E. Kevin Schöpfer. It was designed to accommodate 12 guests at a speed higher than 25 knots.

Buying a used sailboat can go one of two ways - it can either be a great bargain or it can turn out to be an enormous money pit. Of course, everyone wants to find that great bargain they can brag about to all their sailing friends. This article will help you understand the important things you need to consider when purchasing a used sailboat. If you are new to sailing and wouldn’t know a well crafted boat from an inflatable dinghy, consider bringing an experienced professional to help you inspect the boat. It will be worth the investment, and you’ll probably get an education in the process.

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The Kingdom 5KR is a 281 foot superyacht (that’s about 86 meters). It was built by ship builder Benetti in 1980 and cost a reported $100 million to complete.

Today it is owned by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, a member of the Saudi Royal Family. Previous owners were billionaires Adnan Khashoggi, the Sultan of Brunei and Donald Trump. Khashoggi sold the yacht to the Sultan of Brunei in 1988, who later resold it to real estate tycoon Donald Trump. Trump again sold the superyacht to its current owner. By the way, the yacht’s original name was Nabila, but it was renamed by its different owners.

The Kingdom 5KR ranked among the very largest yachts of the world at the time it was originally built in 1980. It was also used in the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again.

The interior is superb, of course, including a disco, cinema, several suites and a heliport. It requires a crew of about 50 people.

POWER & MOTORYACHT, the #1 enthusiast marine category publication, unveiled its 23rd annual list of the world’s 100 largest megayachts, a.k.a. “The POWER & MOTORYACHT 100.” A megayacht is defined as a privately owned yacht at least 80 feet long; there are nearly 4,000 yachts in this booming category today. Not only has the number of yachts in the category grown, but their size has increased as well in the 23 years since the list was first compiled. In 1985, the largest yacht on the POWER & MOTORYACHT 100 measured 123′. Today, the smallest of the 100 measures 206′.

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