Nick Jeffery

The clean exterior styling of the new 42-knot, hardtop cruiser from CNM in Italy provides for an exciting charter boat on the Costa Smeralda this summer, reports Nick Jeffery The new Continental 80 is a fast 42-knot, waterjet-propelled, hardtop cruiser designed for contemporary living, combining classic looks with fashionable features and a feeling of understated elegance. CNM is a new company, however it has employed some of the most experienced designers and production staff in the business who have worked with names such as Perini Navi, Wally and Baia and they have pooled their ideas to push forward of more complacent and reactive builders, both in engineering and style. A floating floor system of aluminium frames on rubber mounts eliminates low frequency vibrations so noise levels are extremely low. Ergonomic details such as those found at the console, inspired by... (more)

Branding Candy

Knowing who to trust when planning a yachting vacation is vital. Dynamic brands driven by dedicated leaders tend to surpass their promises. When Candy & Candy teamed up with Edmiston to produce and market the 45m / 147ft Candyscape the results for charter guests quickly proved sweet. Change is in the air in the world of large yacht vacations. A couple of decades ago you accepted that you were chartering somebody’s private boat and would put up with a few unappealing nautical idiosynchrasies, feeling privileged to be aboard at all. In the last decade, the business of connect... (more)

Superyachts in Moscow

More and more European superyachting companies are realising the potential market in Russia and investing in a Russian presence. This is my first visit to Moscow and will certainly not be the last, the dynamism, culture and entrepreneurialism of the friendly people here making it an attractive destination – and then there are those beautiful girls everywhere you look... While MIBS is still mainly devoted to smaller yachts there are some top quality superyacht builders at the show including Benetti from Italy, Vitters and Royal Huisman from The Netherlands and joint Russia... (more)

Redman Whiteley Dixon Designs AMNESIA IV

Yacht Charters Blog Redman Whiteley Dixon (RWD) - the top English superyacht design team - reveals the exciting profile and interior sketches of AMNESIA IV. Midway through construction, the 65-metre is scheduled to launch late 2010 and has certainly extended the boundaries of her Italian builders. Toby Ecuyer, RWD's Creative Director, says "The design brief was - in brief - precisely the same as for AMNESIA III: ‘to design a modern, practical, clean charter yacht which maintains the spirit of the previous AMNESIA, but also to push the exterior envelope, including the hull profile'... (more)