Boat International US Edition February 2022

A picture is stuck in my head of a husky hull and superstructure rising against the blue sky and the extraordinary landscape of Chile’s Atacama Desert. It was a project in progress at Marco Yachts circa 2007 to 2008, best I can recall. I wanted to go there to check it out but never made it. Working with big-name designers, Marco started building superyachts alongside the tuna purse seiners that were its core business in Iquique in the early 2000s. It’s in this small resort town in northern Chile – as unlikely a setting for a superyacht builder as they come – that our cover girl was born. Marco eventually closed its Iquique yard and stopped building superyachts. It’s not the only one. Yacht-building in the Americas has been in…

Clare Mahon Clare has been exploring the superyachting world – from the grittiest shipyards to the glitziest regattas – ever since she arrived in Tuscany from the US. For this issue, she takes a close look at the Mangusta 104 REV (page 86). Where are you right new – and where would you rather be? I’m in a lovely spot at my desk in Lucca, Tuscany. But if I could, I’d be in St Moritz, high in the Swiss Alps, greeting people with the local salutation, “Allegra!” Best thing about the Mangusta 104 REV? For me, one of the best things about it is that it’s a husband-and-wife collaboration: Igor Lobanov and artist Yulia Bas. His exterior, her interior – the family that plays together stays together. Let’s hope it’s the same for the couple…

MOTOR MOUTH Heesen’s toothsome Galactica hits the water – and is set to become the Dutch yard’s superlative new flagship Now named Galactica and sporting a custom-bulb painted with ferocious teeth, the 262ft all-aluminum Project Cosmos has been floated in anticipation of sea trials and an April delivery. Heesen’s CEO Arthur Brouwer hailed the yacht, which supersedes 230ft Galactica Super Nova as Heesen’s flagship, as the “pinnacle” of Heesen’s “achievements to date.” And that is no understatement: at 1,700GT and with an expected top speed of 30 knots, she is set to become the biggest and fastest all-aluminum yacht yet built. Her construction required engineering Heesen dubbed a “backbone” to stiffen the structure. Her exterior design is by Winch Design and her interior is by Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design. heesenyachts.com…

Monaco may be more associated with the horsepower of Formula One than with pedal power, but in 2009 cycling’s most iconic race came to town. The principality hosted the Grand Depart of the Tour de France on July 4, with a nine-mile individual time trial that included a section of the Circuit de Monaco and a challenging four-mile climb from Cap-d’Ail to Beausoleil. Team Saxo Bank’s rider Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland took the honors and was therefore able to cycle out of Monaco wearing the yellow jersey the next day as the overall tour leader (pictured). The second stage saw cyclists ride 113 miles from the shoreline of Monaco to Brignoles. Cancellara – who was nicknamed Spartacus – managed to keep the yellow jersey until the seventh stage, where he was…

The coming of Kenshō Italian shipyard Admiral celebrated the launch of its new flagship, 246ft Kenshō, which was developed in close collaboration with Azure Yacht Design and Naval Architecture and project manager Technical Marine UK. With a diesel-electric and pod propulsion system and unconventional design inside and out, Kenshō will be a standout on the charter market next year, offered by Y.CO. The yacht’s interior by Jouin Manku reaches for new heights – literally, with a ceiling height a few inches short of 9ft, and figuratively (“Kenshō” signifies enlightenment). “The yacht integrates the best ideas of both residential and yacht design to create a new quality of living at sea,” the owner said at her launch. Stay tuned for more on this newcomer to the superyacht fleet, with delivery expected before…

C €44.8 MILLION The 177ft Baglietto has been listed for sale by Camper & Nicholsons. Delivered in 2021 she was commissioned as a fully custom project and has an interior by Hot Lab. EVA 4.EVA €23.9 MILLION The 141ft Mangusta Oceano 43 has been listed for sale with IYC. Delivered in 2019, she was designed by Alberto Mancini and has proved a successful charter yacht. AZTECA €3.25 MILLION The 153ft Feadship has been listed for sale at Edmiston & Company. Built to a radical design in 1983, she had a 5ft stern extension in 1997 and was last refitted in 2021. LAURENTIA €49.9 MILLION The 180ft Heesen has been listed for sale at Denison Yachting. Built in 2017, she was designed by Radyca and was a finalist at the 2018 World Superyacht Awards. ASEAN LADY €30.5 MILLION The 289ft…