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Brother Brands Bond

Luxury titans Dior and Rimowa join hands for an exclusive capsule collection for travel at sea, in the air or on the road.

CL Yachts' Generation X

Hans Lo explains why Cheoy Lee launched CL Yachts and how the new brand is hoping to “shake things up” by working with first-time yacht designer Jozeph Forakis for its upcoming CLB88 and crossover-style CLX96.

Sanlorenzo's Asia Appeal

Simpson Marine has sold a second Sanlorenzo 44Alloy to Asia, one of five global sales of the aluminium model that will debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival before the Italian builder premieres the 62Steel at the Monaco Yacht Show

ILIAD Catamarans Strong Performance

ILIAD catamarans has made a stunning impression on Asia- Pacific’s yachting scene with nine of the long-range performance power catamarans sold since the brand’s 2019 launch.

Ocean Club 42 Transformed

Sunseeker has completely redesigned the stern on its Ocean Club 42, creating two options including a ‘double-deck’ ocean club expected to be popular in Asia.

Busuanga Cup's Record Start

Overseas yachts will be invited to next year’s Busuanga Cup, which made a strong debut this year as it combined the Nasugbu to Busuanga Race with a new island race.

Pan-Asia Appeal

Multiple owners in Asia have ordered the inviting Lagoon Sixty 7, which offers three to six cabins and joins the flagship Seventy 8 in a new-look range of large motor yachts from the world’s biggest catamaran builder.

Vloggers Learn Sailing In Subic Bay

Before the restrictions on boating in Subic Bay due to Covid-19, the Europa Sailing School invited two ‘vloggers’ for an introductory course to see if sailing really can be deemed affordable and accessible.

New Fountaine Pajot 59 Debut By Multihull Solutions

While the Covid-19 crisis temporarily closed the doors at Multihull Solutions’ Sales Centres throughout Asia-Pacific, the company continues to operate remotely, with its team kept busy handling strong enquiries on new boats across its range.

POWER SURGE

Power catamarans are increasing in popularity as well as size, with Asia showing a growing appetite for multihull motor yachts from production and semi-custom builders.

Golden Era For Galeon

Greg Tuszynski, Managing Director of Poland’s Galeon Yachts, says the innovation-driven builder has enjoyed a “golden four years” and is aiming to follow its success in the US by growing its presence across the globe.

Lady Azul Leads Exciting New Life

Lady Azul is enjoying a fresh lease of life as one of Southeast Asia’s most fun and adventurous charter yachts, as the 129ft Heesen explores exciting new destinations and provides memorable experiences above and below the water.

Australia Opens Up

New legislation offers great opportunities for visiting superyachts to charter in Australia, benefit from top-class refit work and join the America’s Cup party.

Asia's Super Yards

Yacht Style flags up a selection of leading Asian builders including four of the top 16 on the Global Order Book for superyachts, pioneering powercat producers in China and Thailand, a luxury phinisi shipyard in Indonesia and the UAE’s leading facilities.

Fairline Flagship Holds Global Appeal

Now represented by Simpson Marine in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, British builder Fairline has announced that sales of its new Squadron 68 are already into double figures and spanning the globe, starting with orders from the USA, Asia and Europe.

Burgess Builds Asia Dream Team

As Burgess celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2020, its Asia team is marking its first five years in operation, during which time it has completed 12 superyacht transactions and developed a healthy charter business to position itself as the regional leader.

An Owner Who Isn't Afraid To Stand Out From The Crowd

Making her debut at the recent Ft Lauderdale Boat Show in Florida, Lürssen's latest 95m Madsummer was known as Project Fiji in earlier Yacht Style features about the yard, and her owner indeed soon plans voyaging into Asia-Pacific waters. In early 2020, an 87m build called Project Hawaii was launched.

Factors That Spur Superyacht Sales

A surprising statistic, when we compiled this year’s annual Top 100 Superyachts of Asia-Pacific, is that 20 vessels are built by Amels or its parent Damen.

Bali's Pioneering Powercat

The Bali 4.3 MY is the brand’s first powercat and an exciting addition to this growing sector, with the 42ft motor yacht offering large living spaces, impressive fuel economy and the option of two, three or four cabins.

ACCELERATED EVOLUTION

Sunseeker’s Predator 60 Evo is moving the British yacht builder in a fresh, new direction.

New Age the of the Explorer

The concept of explorer yachts is nothing new; sturdy, ocean-going private vessels have been around since the ’60s, granting their owners access to isolated hideouts around the globe. However, the last few years have seen a spike in the number of explorer yachts launched, in build and in concept. We take a look at this more adventurous side of yachting and what it says about the shifting focus of luxury travellers.

Flying High

Sea Eagle is a powerful 43m (142ft) sloop beautifully designed and engineered to meet her Taiwanese owner’s plans to cruise the world and participate in the occasional superyacht regatta along the way.

Princess Perfect

The all-new Princess 75 Motor Yacht is a trendsetter that will influence future models. The world-wide launch for this star of the Princess lineup was at the London Boat Show earlier this year, and her first in-water display was in Asia at the Singapore Yacht Show in April.

Coral Reefs face perfect Storm and may be extinct by Mid-Century

Colourful coral reefs in Asia, the Pacific and beyond are under threat from a perfect storm of natural and man-made forces, and could largely disappear in the decades ahead.