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 Project Mars
Project Mars is described by Fincantieri Yachts
as both “martial and futuristic”. And you can
see what they mean: the plumb bow and silver
grey hull add a military seriousness to
proceedings. But then not many warships
have such a startlingly curvaceous
superstructure. With 90 metres length to play
with and a 15 metre beam, designers H2 have
a vast amount of deck space to fill.
 Ghost G180
It’s not often that a young company launches
a megayacht concept that looks ripe for
building the minute you see it but Ghost
Yachts' new G180 ticks all the boxes. Perhaps
that’s because the fledgling Dutch business
has teamed up with some of the biggest
names in the business to combine cuttingedge
Italian design with top-quality Dutch
engineering and build. The result is a fast,
efficient contemporary yacht that immediately
distinguishes itself from its more sober rivals.
 Project Orca
The incredible 96-metre Project Orca – one
of the most eagerly anticipated launches of
recent years – has hit the water at the Blohm+
Voss yard in Northern Germany. The startling
exterior lines, featuring a dramatic and unique
cascade of windows through the decks, and a
series of breathtaking curves, is the work of
Michael Leach Design, who also designed the
interior. “It has been a very exciting build
process as so many boundaries have been
broken,” says Michael Leach.
 Heesen 50M Sky
While some yards have slowed production to a
trickle, Heesen still seems to be popping out
big yachts with astonishing regularity. Its
latest launch is the 50-metre yacht SKY.
Unlike some of Heesen’s faster semi-planing
craft, SKY is a full-displacement yacht with an
impressive range of 6,000nm at ten knots and
a maximum speed of a modest 14½ knots.
Heesen’s own naval architects designed the
seakindly round-bilge steel hull with zerospeed
stabilisers, although the owner did
bring in Frank Laupman from Omega
Architects to assist with the exterior styling.
 Blohm + Voss 120m
Blohm + Voss describe their latest explorer
yacht concept as the “ultimate SUV” for the
sea. We can see where they’re coming from,
but not even the glitziest Range Rover gets
close to matching the capability and luxury of
this remarkable yacht. Her vast 124-metre hull
can straddle oceans as swiftly and safely as a
cruise liner, thanks to a top speed of 18 knots
and a range of over 5,000nm from her triple
diesel-electric pod-drives. But even this pales
into comparison next to the wonders
concealed in her toy cupboard. Why settle for
one helicopter when this yacht can
accommodate three?
 Palmer Johnson 210
Palmer Johnson’s Sports Yacht series has been
one of the success stories of recent years, with
two 170s due to launch this year. Now the yard
has taken the line even further with the 210, a
63-metre beast that promises a top speed of
30 knots from twin MTUs. The exterior lines
are pleasingly similar, with the signature
round portholes and knife-like bow.
 Hurricane Run
Feadship’s latest launch is the very definition
of a thoroughbred yacht; not only was she
built by the highly acclaimed De Vries
shipyard, but she is also named after one of
her experienced owner’s most successful
racehorses – Hurricane Run won the Prix de
l’Arc de Triomphe in 2005.
 Wallyship 26M
We don’t normally feature yachts under 30
metres but we’re making an exception for the
Wallyship 26M. That’s partly because it marks
a significant departure from Wally’s usual
performance craft to a more laid-back explorer
style of displacement motor yacht. More to the
point, the company’s founder Luca Bassani is
so confident of its success that Wally are
already working on a larger 36-metre sistership.
It’s not hard to see why he’s so enthusiastic
about the project; unlike some of Wally’s wilder concepts, this has real-world appeal to owners
looking for a more fuel-efficient but no less
luxurious way of getting afloat.
 Sanlorenzo 44 Steel
Sanlorenzo can do no wrong at the moment:
first they wowed us with their fast, futuristic
Alloy 40 now they are wooing us with their
larger, more traditional 44 Steel. As the
name suggests, this is a steel-hulled fulldisplacement
craft designed for luxurious
laid-back cruising rather than rapid dashes.
That said, a top speed of 17 knots isn’t too
shabby even if the real focus is a cruising
range of 4,000nm at 12 knots, ably assisted
by stabilisers to keep things on an even keel
under way and at anchor.
 CRN 125
CRN, the megayacht arm of the revitalised
Ferretti Group, has come out fighting with
this exciting new concept for a 58-metre displacement yacht. Styled inside and out by
Studio Zuccon International, it features an
unusual floodable garage-cum-beach-club,
which allows the tender to be driven directly
into the heart of the yacht itself.
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