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World's largest yacht: Eclipse - 560 ft / 170 m

Yachts & Boats: Brokers, Builders & Charters

"My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols." - J. Paul Getty.

"Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it." - David Lee Roth.

"Yachts are the closest a commoner can get to sovereignty." - Charles Simonyi.

A yacht is a high end recreational boat. It designates two rather different classes of watercraft, sailing and power boats. Yachts are different from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose. It was not until the rise of the steamboat and other types of powerboat that sailing vessels in general came to be perceived as luxury items. However, since the level of luxury on larger yachts has seen an increasing trend, the use of the word yacht to mean any sailing vessel has been diminishing and is more and more limited to racing yachts or cruising yachts.

Yacht lengths generally range from 20 feet (6 m) up to hundreds of feet. Luxury crafts smaller than 40 feet are more commonly called "cabin cruisers" or simply "cruisers." A mega yacht generally refers to any yacht (sail or power) above 100 ft (34 m) and a super yacht generally refers to any yacht over 200 ft (70 m).

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AIS - live ship maps and vessel traffic and position tracking based on AIS data.

AMERICAN YACHT INSTITUTE - specialize in training future professional staff.

BARD DESIGN GROUP - yacht and residential interiors.

BOAT INTERNATIONAL - the top online destination for luxury superyacht buyers and sellers - find your perfect mega yacht today.

CATAMARAN - Wikipedia.

CIGARETTE RACING TEAM

DESIGNBOOM - industrial design today.

FREEDOM SHIP INTERNATIONAL - "City at Sea".

HAUTE YACHTS - the best of luxury on the water.

HOVERCRAFT - Wikipedia.

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974 | SOLAS

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION | IMO - safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans.

INTERNATIONAL YACHTSMAN MAGAZINE - passions and pastimes of the world's yachting elite.

LIST OF MOTOR YACHTS BY LENGTH - Wikipedia.

LIVE SHIP MAPS - vessel traffic and position tracking based on AIS data.

LIVE YACHTING - "A live yachting community." Info about luxury yachts and superyacht news.

LLOYD'S LIST - the leading maritime & transport news portal.

LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPS (1764-2003)

MANHATTAN SAILING CLUB - annual fees from US$1,340.

MONACO EYE - large selection of photos of the world's luxury yachts.

MONACO YACHTS - home news.

MOTOR BOAT & YACHTING - launched in 1904, Motor Boat & Yachting is Europe's premier motor cruising magazine.

NAUTICA ONLINE MAGAZINE

NAUTICAL MILE - conversion calculator (nm to km).

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE - a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between competing eights each spring on the Thames in London.

POWER & MOTORYACHT MAGAZINE - boat test, megayachts, boats for sale, reviews.

RÉMI TESSIER - yacht and residential interiors.

RITCHIE NAVIGATION - provider of boat compasses.

ROLLS-ROYCE - a global business providing integrated power systems for use on land, at sea and in the air.

SHOW BOATS INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE - North America's premier luxury yacht publication.

SUPERYACHT.COM - luxury yachting & lifestyle.

SUPERYACHT TIMES - all about yachts: completed yachts, yachts for sale, for charter, under construction, refits and conversions, yacht concepts.

SUPERYACHTPHOTO.COM - is the stock library for superyacht photos.

THE HUMDINGA - an amphibious, open-air SUV capable of travelling 100 mph on land and 40 mph on water.

YACHT LINX - boat shows, sailing races.

YACHTING WORLD - tacht racing, sailing news, events and blogs.

Boat & Yacht Shows

IBI | INTERNATIONAL BOAT INDUSTRY - boat show calendar.

ABU DHABI YACHT SHOW | ADYS - set to be one of the world's most exclusive and luxurious Super Yachting events. The event will provide an excellent networking opportunity for some of the world's highest net worth individuals.
CANNES BOAT AND YACHT SHOW - Europe’s leading in-water exhibition.
CHINA (SHANGHAI) INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW | CIBS - regarded as the largest comprehensive boat show in Asia.
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW | DIBS - the most important and established event of its kind in the Middle East region and Indian subcontinent.
EMIRATES BOAT SHOW INTERNATIONAL | EBSI
GENOA INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW
MIAMI YACHT & BROKERAGE SHOW - a multi-million dollar presentation of yachts including the world's most extraordinary and uniquely designed yachts and superyachts from the world's foremost custom boat builders.
MONACO YACHT SHOW | MYS - brings together professionals from the international luxury yachting sector; ship-builders and designers, equipment suppliers, brokers and service providers.
MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL BOAT & YACHT SHOW | MIBS - Russia’s best known exhibition for the boat and yacht industry. Features a wide range of products from the smallest accessory to world-class super yachts.
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW

Yachts & Boats

100 WORLD'S LARGEST YACHTS 2010 - listing offers a wealth of information.
BOAT INTERNATIONAL - the top online destination for luxury superyacht buyers and sellers - find your perfect mega yacht today.
LIST OF LARGE SAILING YACHTS - Wikipedia.
LIST OF MOTOR YACHTS BY LENGTH - Wikipedia.
LUXURY YACHT - Wikipedia.
MEGA YACHT - Glossary.
WORLD'S 100 LARGEST YACHTS 2009
YACHT - Wikipedia.
YACHTING - Wikipedia.

A - Philippe Starck designed mega yacht. 390 ft / 119 m / US$400 mio. (owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko).
AL SAID - 508.5 ft / 155 m (owned by the Sultan of Oman).
ALYSIA - 280 ft / 85 m / US$116 mio. (one of the world’s most impressive charteryachts along with her sistership Annaliesse).
ANNALIESE - 280 ft / 85 m / US$103 mio. (one of the world’s most impressive charteryachts along with her sistership Alysia).
BANNENBERG - award winning yacht design.
CHRISTINA O - 325 ft / 99 m (Onassis would be proud of his totally rebuilt superyacht now for charter.
DUBAI - 525 ft / 160 m / US$350 mio. (owned by the Emir of Dubai).
ECLIPSE - world's biggest yacht: 557 ft / 170 m / £300 mio. (owned by Roman Abramovich).
ECSTASEA - 282 ft / 86 m / US$129 mio. (owned by Roman Abramovich).
GO-FAST BOAT - designed for powerboat racing.
GREENLINE 33 HYBRID - European Powerboat of the Year 2010.
KINGDOM 5KR - 281 ft / 85.65 m / US$100 mio. (owned by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal).
LADY MOIRA - 354 ft / 105.8 m / US$210 mio. (owned by Nasser al-Rashid).
MADIZ - 182 ft / 55 m / €7,800,000.
MAGNUM 80 - designed by Pininfarina, this new Magnum model is the fastest high performance luxury yacht in its class in the world.
MALTESE FALCON - 289 ft / 88 m / US$120 mio. World's most advanced high tech sailing yacht. Owned by Elena Ambrosiadou.
MANGUSTA 165 - 165 ft / 50 m / €29,500,000.
NERO - inspired by the the "Corsair" yachts owned by the late J.P. Morgan & J.P. Morgan Jr.: 295 ft /90 m classic motor yacht / US$105 mio. Built at YANTAI RAFFLES SHIPYARD. Charters through Burgess Yachts at a weekly base rate of about US$431,000.
OCEAN EMERALD - Norman Foster designed superyacht. 135 ft / 41 m.
OCTUPUS - 414 ft / 126 m / US$200 mio. (owned by Paul Allen).
PELORUS - 377 ft / 115 m / US$160 mio. (owned by Roman Abramovich).
PHILIPPE STARCK MOTOR YACHT A
PROTEUS - first full-size WAM-V (Wave Adoptive Modular Vessel).
RFF 135 - by Porsche Design is crafted for the new generation yacht owner.
RISING SUN - 453 ft / 138 m / US$200 (owned jointly by Larry Ellison & David Geffen).
RIVA 86' DOMINO
SILVER - 241 ft / 73 m (available for charter for between $200,000 and $500,000 per week plus expenses).
SOLILOQUY - Callender Design.
SUNSEEKER PREDATOR 108 SPECIAL EDITION - Caterham Cars and Sunseeker International, have formed a unique alliance to create the ultimate expression of the millionaire lifestyle. Capable of storing and launching a Caterham Seven sportscar at the stern. Costs from around £7.1 million, plus a road-going Caterham Seven which starts from £12,995.
SYCARA IV - 151 ft / 46 m. Styled after the classic yachts of the 1920’s' Golden Age of yachting.
TATOOSH - 301 ft / 92 m / US$200 mio. (owned by Paul Allen).
UTOPIA - luxury residential ocean liner: US$1.1 billion. Due to be delivered by Samsung Heavy Industries by 2013.
WALLY 118 POWER YACHT - sells for US$24.83 mio.
WHY - is it a yacht or an island? "This is WHY" by WHY | Wally-Hermès Yachts.
WORLD'S BIGGEST SAILBOAT: SEDOV
XSR48 - a supercar on water.

Yacht & Boat Builders

LIST OF SAILBOAT DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS - Wikipedia.

AB YACHTS
ABEKING & RASMUSSEN
ALLOY YACHTS
AMELS - "The ART of yacht building."
APREAMARE - since 1849.
AZIMUT YACHTS - world's no. 1 supplier of yachts.
BAVARIA - "What A Yacht."
BENETEAU
BARD DESIGN GROUP - yacht and residential interiors.
BENETTI YACHTS
BERTRAM
BLOHM + VOSS SHIPYARDS
BRABUS YACHTING
BURGER BOAT COMPANY - founded in 1863, designs and builds custom motor yachts ranging in size from 75' (23m) - 200' (60m).
CAMUZZI
CAMPER & NICHOLSONS INTERNATIONAL
CANTIERI NAVALI BAGLIETTO
CANTIERI PARISI
CALLENDER DESIGN
CASSENS-WERFT
CBI NAVI
CRANCHI - "Technological Supremacy". Boatbuilders since 1870.
CRN
CUSTOM LINE
DAHM INTERNATIONAL
DANISH YACHT
DELTA MARINE
DEVONPORT - "The world's finest super yachts."
DIANO
DUFOUR YACHTS
EDMISTON & COMPANY
ESPEN ØINO INTERNATIONAL - leading naval architect.
EVERGREEN SHIPYARD
FAIRLINE
FEADSHIP
FERRETTI GROUP - world's no. 2 supplier of yachts.
FERRETTI YACHTS
FIPA GROUP - world's no. 6 supplier of yachts.
GERMAN FRERS
HALLBERG-RASSY
HANSEATIC MARINE - chief naval architect and designer: Espen Øino.
HDW | HOWALDTSWERKE - DEUTSCHE WERFT GmbH
HELLENIC SHIPYARDS
HORIZON YACHTS
INRIZZARDI - world's no. 4 supplier of yachts.
INTERMARE
ITALCRAFT
ITAMA
JON BANNENBERG - famous yacht designer.
KAISERWERFT
LAZZARA YACHTS
LAZZARA YACHTS: LSX NINETY TWO
LIST OF LUXURY YACHT BUILDERS
LÜRSSEN - premier builder of superyachts.
MAGNUM MARINE
MAIORA
MAREX
MARINE ADVANCED RESEARCH, INC. - builder of first full-size WAM-V (Wave Adoptive Modular Vessel): Proteus.
MASTERCRAFT BOATS
MITSUBISHI | SHIP & OCEAN
MOCHI CRAFT
NAUTOR'S SWAN - the Rolls-Royce of sailing boats.
NEORION YACHTS
NEUE JADEWERFT
NOBISKRUG
NUOVI CANTIERI APUANIA
OCEANCO - "Yachts for Yachtsmen."
OCEANFAST
PALMER JOHNSON
PEENE-WERFT
PERINI NAVI
PERSHING
PETERS SCHIFFBAU
PLATINUM YACHTS - custom-build and semi-custom build Mega Yacht specialist.
POSILLIPO
PRINCESS YACHTS
RIZZARDI
RIVA
RODRIGUEZ CANTIERI NAVALI - "The Italian HighTech Shipbuilders since 1887."
RODRIGUEZ GROUP - world's no. 5 supplier of yachts.
ROYAL FALCON FLEET - "Our aim is to take the world of luxury yachting to dizzying new heights with the introduction of a series of never-before-seen mega-yachts."
ROYAL HUISMAN - "The Spirit of Individuality."
ROYAL VAN LENT SHIPYARD
SANLORENZO
SANTA YACHTS
SCHICHAU SEEBECK SHIPYARD
SCHÖPFER YACHTS
SEA RAY
SEALINE
SEAWAY
SESSA MARINE
SETZER YACHT ARCHITECTS
SHADOW MARINE - builders of mega-yacht.support vessels.
STX EUROPE - international shipbuilding group.
SUNREEF YACHTS - luxury yachts, power boats, catamarans designer builder and charter agency.
SUNSEEKER - world's no. 3 supplier of yachts.
SV DESIGN | SYLVAIN VIAU - a vision of naval design.
THYSSENKRUPP MARINE SYSTEMS
TRINITY YACHTS
UNIESSE MARINE
WALLY
WELLCRAFT BOATS
WHY | WALLY-HERMÈS YACHTS
WINDY
X-YACHTS - builder of the new 65 ft. X-65 "mini super yacht".
XSMG - XS MARINE GROUP - home to the world's first superboat, the XSR48.
YACHT PLUS - fractional yacht ownership made easy with an exclusive yacht ownership programme.
YANTAI RAFFLES SHIPYARD

Yacht & Boat Brokers & Charters

BOAT INTERNATIONAL - the top online destination for luxury superyacht buyers and sellers - find your perfect mega yacht today.
LIST OF WORLD'S YACHT BROKERAGE FIRMS
YACHT WORLD - world's largest selection of brokerage boats for sale.

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ALYSIA - 280 ft / 85 m / US$116 mio. (one of the world’s most impressive charteryachts along with her sistership Annaliesse).
ANNALIESE - 280 ft / 85 m / US$103 mio. (one of the world’s most impressive charteryachts along with her sistership Alysia).
BARRACUDA YACHT CHARTER
BOATWORLD - luxury yachts for sale, motor boats, sailing and super yachts.
BURGER BOAT COMPANY - founded in 1863. Super luxury yachts. Yacht agent & broker.
BURGESS YACHTS
CHARTERWORLD.COM
CHRISTINA O - 325 ft / 99 m (Onassis would be proud of his totally rebuilt superyacht now for charter.
DAHM INTERNATIONAL
DE VALK
DRAGON BLAZE
DUBAI YACHT COMPANY - the sole distributor for Bavaria sailing yachts in the United Arab Emirates.
DUPONT REGISTRY - a buyer's gallery of fine boats.
EDMISTON & COMPANY - yacht sales, yacht charter, yacht management or new construction of yachts.
EUROPA LUXURY
FRASER YACHTS
HORIZON YACHT CHARTERS
JAMES LIST - buy, sell & charter powerboats. Motor boats.
JAMES LIST - buy, sell & charter sailboats.
JAMES LIST - buy, sell & charter yachts, megayachts.
LENGERS YACHTS
LUXURY YACHT CHARTER AND CREWED YACHTS
NAUTOR'S SWAN CHARTERS
NAVIS YACHT CHARTER
NAVIS YACHT CHARTER - megayacht: Annaliesse - Delma.
NAVIS YACHT CHARTER - megayacht: Alysia.
NERO - inspired by the the "Corsair" yachts owned by the late J.P. Morgan & J.P. Morgan Jr.: 295 ft /90 m classic motor yacht / US$105 mio. Built at YANTAI RAFFLES SHIPYARD. Charters through Burgess Yachts at a weekly base rate of about $431,000.
NORTHROP AND JOHNSON YACHTS
OVERMARINE
PETER INSULL YACHT MARKETING
SUNREEF YACHTS CHARTER
SUPERYACHT TIMES - completed yachts, yachts for sale, yachts for charter, and more.
THE LIGHTHOUSE BROKERS
THT | TITAN, HYDE & TORRANCE - leading full-service international yacht brokerage.
YACHTING PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL | YIP - "Sharing Your Passion for Yachting."
YACHTING-GREECE.COM