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Eco Boats: WHY hybrid yacht offers a sustainable and luxurious outing

Anupam — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:39:57 +0000

Eco Factor: Hybrid yacht generates solar energy to assist its electric engine. French luxury brand Hermès and Monaco-based yacht maker Wally have teamed together to create a new company WHY (Wally-Hermès Yachts) and the team is designing a...

Solar Gem eco-superyacht concept is green luxury for the waters

Harshpaul — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:40:49 +0000

The Solar Gem eco-superyacht concept is a 68.9 meter long yacht that totally hearts the environment. Designer Dennis Ingemansson’s concept is a yacht built mainly from aluminum because the said element is light, and lends itself to recycling...

Porsche design starts building the 135-foot catamaran megayacht

Harshpaul — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:00:18 +0000

Porsche Design Group and Royal Falcon Fleet have moved forward towards building the RFF135, a 135-foot catamaran megayacht. The megayacht has been styled by Porsche, giving it a unique and interesting look, and it is the looks for which they...

7Cs is a 125m superyacht inspired by cars

Harshpaul — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:29:54 +0000

No matter how luxurious a car is, it is most likely to fall short in front of this superyacht, and that’s entirely because you can’t really build a 125 meter car and still use it as a car. Yachts however, have all the space they need, and...

The Diamond of the seas is full of tech riches

Harshpaul — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:54:30 +0000

The Diamond luxury liner designed by R&R Associates is an elegant and glamorous mega yacht with a design inspired by the shape of diamonds. This 459 ft yacht has 40 suites, and frills like a water stream flowing from bow to stern and...

Soliloquy Super Yacht is a luxurious extension to the green mantra

Harshpaul — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:20:47 +0000

Most of the green yachts we see are hybrids that rely on clean energy sources for backup or as auxiliary sources, the giant 190-ft Soliloquy on its part, is much cleaner. The super yacht from Callender Designs uses a combination of solar, wind...

Eco Boats: Diesel/electric hybrid yacht fuses luxury with sustainability

Anupam — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:58:14 +0000

Eco Factor: Fuel efficient yacht uses solar energy when docked. Designed by Luis Villalobos Jr, the Sylvia Nancy Yacht can make your weekend water trips interesting, luxurious and above all, green. The 76m yacht is designed to run on...

Solar Gem superyacht is both luxurious and eco-friendly

Naveen — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:50:33 +0000

Remember the solar powered Dubai Sea Limousine designed and developed by Dennis Ingemansson? Raising the bar further, Dennis Ingemansson has designed the Solar Gem superyacht that shows the trend toward the eco-friendly yachts of the future....

Schöpfer Yachts shows Infintas, their second luxury yacht design

Naveen — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:39:33 +0000

Here comes the second design launch from Schöpfer Yachts, the firm that earlier impressed all of us with its Oculus 250-foot superyacht. Dubbed Infintas, the new yacht is as appealing as the flagship design. The new 300-foot (91.5m)...

Solar X yacht gets Formula 1 engines to do its bidding

Harshpaul — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:30:12 +0000

Swiss company Code X has a very appealing yacht in their lineup with the Solar X. The 47-foot 7-inch yacht draws power from twin Ilmor Formula 1 engines, each delivering 710hp, enough to take the yacht to 80 knots. For upping the eco credentials...