Riva is best known for its Aquariva yacht which is derived from its successful and iconic Rivarama motor-yacht. The Aquariva is an open flybridge motor-yacht which is powered by two Yanmar 370 hp engines which seats up to eight people. The motor-yacht is thirty three feet long and nine feet wide. Each Aquariva is hand […]
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Another of Louis Vuitton’s accessories made to commemorate this years Louis Vuitton Cup happening in Valencia at the moment is this buoy key holder. The link to the Louis Vuitton Cup is rather obvious but like the key holder is actually useful for professional and amateur skipper’s alike. The buoy which is the same design […]
The annual Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has ended and the winning yacht is Wild Oats XI, the same as last year. The Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is an annual yacht race dating back to 1945 which starts on Boxing day in Sydney and usually ends two to three days later in […]
At the fifth annual Riva Trophy in Porto Cervo, Sardinia Riva unveiled their latest yacht the Riva Vertigo 63. The yacht is 20 meters long, the hull is made of fiber glass and it has three cabins. It is powered by two diesel MAN engines each capable of outputting 1360 hp. Although this boat can […]
The WallyTender is three meters longer than its little brother, the WallyDinghy. It also features alot more than the WallyDinghy such as a roof and cabin. Performance wise the WallyTender is alot better mainly due to it larger engines(this is the petrol version as the diesel version performs about the same as the WallyDinghy). The […]
Wally Yachts are truly beautiful not not always practical for coming ashore. Usually a dinghy is used which is a dull small boat, Wally as with all things revolutionized the dinghy with the WallyDinghy. The WallyDinghy is a 33 foot (10 meter) dinghy which is powered by two Mercruiser 2.8l 200 Hp engines which can […]
This mega yacht was designed by Wally of Monaco and is still in the early stages of design. The cruising speed of this mega yacht is 17 knots, and is steadily kept also in rough seas thanks to the unique hull design. The advanced anti-rolling system VT Naiad Marine Stabilization at Anchor combined with the […]
Marshall Tito’s 384″ Yacht, Galeb To Be Auctioned Off
Published May 8th, 2006 in Yachting. 1 CommentThis former Yugoslavian presidential yacht, Galeb whose name means “seagull” in Croatian, which belongs to John Paul Papanicolaou, the same Greek yachtsman who owns the yacht Christina O. The 384 foot yacht belonged to Marshall Tito from 1948 till his death in 1980. The yacht became the property of the Montenegrin government following the nation’s […]
The new 70.2 WallyPower Open is the version of the WallyPower 70.2 whose suite interior layout is open planned. The glass structure is open so as a result, the deck is a large open space. This resembles a loft on the water which features three different social areas. The first one is completely under the […]