CAPRI I – My favorite yacht in Greece, because of the warm Wengi wood paneling, the onyx bathrooms, the three sitting rooms and design, plus creativity of the crew, the 192′ Lurssen motor yacht CAPRI I has a delightful Greek crew of 15, headed by Takos Tsakos,who welcomed us aboard in May of 2019 with… Read more »
I inspected the 164′ Benetti motor yacht AIR in Barcelona in May, 2019. Her delightful Australian stewardess Bree showed me around. Formerly name QM of London, the yacht has new Spanish owners. Leading me into the main saloon, Bree, dressed in new crew uniform, a blue dress, hair in a ponytail, said cheerfully, “AIR just… Read more »
The new owners of this exquisite,137′ Baglietto motor yacht, CLICIA, for charter in the South of France, refitted the yacht in 2016 and decided to give CLICIA a new, brighter, younger, “funner” look by decorating the aft deck with Chico cushions. A present from the owner’s Brazilian wife’s friends, along with the gorgeous abstract art,… Read more »
Based in the South of France for cruises to Corsica and Sardinia, the 131 ft, UK-built, Princess motor yacht, IMPERIALPRINCESS BEATRICE, gets her name from the shipyard that built her in 2012 and has many unique features. Operated by eight crew, including her French captain, who dabbles in cooking – Asian and American cuisine –… Read more »
This A++++,134 ft, ISA Italy motor yacht, built in 2013, has a Spanish flag and Spanish captain Jose Louis Plaza, who is assisted by six additional crew. Antonio, the bosun, tall, bald, gentle showed me around. “A bosun does maneuvers,” Antonio told me. “I do the bow lines; I help inside too.” Based in Mallorca,… Read more »
An expedition yacht with low fuel consumption, this A++++, large-volume, 138 ft, Italian-built, San Lorenzo motor yacht, built in 2015, has unusual long “lip” aft, before the superstructure amidship builds on top of it. Why? Why do they do that? Designers are taking expedition vessels to whole new levels. MOKA is a large 138′ yacht… Read more »
Do you drive a Hummer? If so, you’d probably like this 119′ Tansu expedition yacht, built in Turkey in 2011. Unique like a Hummer, she requires a different kind of aesthetic, but the longer I stayed onboard, the more the yacht grew on me. I see her now as the perfect yacht for transporting a… Read more »
Based in Ibiza, where the yacht has a permanent berth at Marina Botafocin that’s included in the price, FIVE STARS is a 92′ speed boat. That is enormous! They call these single deck boats ‘open boats,’ – open sport boats, because they go extremely fast – 22 to 30 knots! Consuming around 850 litres of… Read more »
While being greeted by a welcoming committee of largely Romanian crew aboard this beautiful, 196′ Benetti, we were handed cold towels for our brow and fresh lemonade to drink before chief stewardess Lonela led us into the gracious saloon with silver objects d’art, sea fans and black marble floors… Three large couches surround a centrally… Read more »
The South African, British, New Zealand, and Australian crew of 13 aboard this 155′ motor yacht enjoy exploring the pristine anchorages and bays of the Mediterranean. Having explored Turkey, Greece and Croatia last year, they are now basing in Italy and France for Summer 2020, an area Captain Cameron Smith knows well, having operated the… Read more »