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Winner, America’s Cup, 1974

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SPECIAL EDITION

Pedigree & ProwessPERINI NAVI’S SAIL SYSTEMS

Lady MH I G H S P E E D M E E T S

I N V I G O R AT I N G S T Y L E

KamaxithaMORE THAN THE SUM OF HER PARTS

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Sense of Distinction“I THINK THERE’S BEEN A REAL TAKE-OFF AGAIN,” PALMER JOHNSON’S MAURICIO WEISZBERGER SAID FOLLOWING THE 23RD MYS. HE BELIEVES ONE of the main trends in evidence this year has been an interest in distinctive yachts offering something different in their design.

At MYS I certainly felt the change in mood: “a tentative degree of optimism, with murmurings of a nascent recovery,” as the show’s Managing Director Gaelle Tallarida described it. And as for distinction, in this issue of SYI we cover Palmer Johnson’s 65.5m sport yacht Lady M – the largest vessel ever built by the American yacht builder. You can read our full report on this impressive yacht starting on pg 34.

At MYS, the flurry of activity indicated renewed interest in clever, distinctive solutions – one example is the flat, thin and light antennas developed by Kymeta in collaboration with e3 systems. The new design allows for new levels of efficient form factors compared to traditional mechanically-steered dish-style antennas.

This issue of SYI covers Masts, Rigging, Deck Equipment & Composites – which is of course a chance to enjoy the epitome of majestic sailing yachts. Speaking of which, we at last have the opportunity to take you on board the 55m ketch Kamaxitha, delivered by Royal Huisman in early 2012. From beautiful island hideaways in the West Indies, photographer Cory Silken guides us through the elegant Dykstra Naval Architects design and stunning Rhoades Young interior.

The superyacht industry season continues in November with the METS 2013 edition. We’ll be glad to welcome you to our stand in the SuperYacht Pavilion – stand number 09.707. At the stand you can find out more about our Publishing & Promotions Service. Did you know our creative team develops customised print, online and film materials for clients like you?

If you share the sense that the market has turned a corner and you’d like to share your distinctive story with the superyacht industry, I’d like to hear more.

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MARCO GEELS | CCO

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YACHT REPORT

12 Kamaxitha – Much More Than the Sum of Its Parts

34 Lady M – High Speed Meets Invigorating Style

MASTS, RIGGING, DECK

EQUIPMENT & COMPOSITES

24 Perini Navi’s Sail Systems – Pedigree & Prowess

49 4 Editor’s Picks – Sail Rigs & Composite Structures

EVENTS

20 METS 2013 – Superyacht Pavilion,

Worldwide Superyacht Industry Platform

56 Golf for Charity – Maritime Networking Event

ART & LIFESTYLE

33 Riva for Maserati – Just Like in the Movies

55 Porto Montenegro – Tangible Reality

SPECIAL FEATURE

42 Asian Builds – Matching Northern European Quality

REGULARS

1 Editor’s Note

4 News in Brief

58 Outfitters Pages

61 Yellow & Finch Pages

64 Word on the Sea

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The Perini Navi pedigree continues with the 60m ketch Seahawk, one of two collaborations between Perini Navi naval architects and designer Ron Holland delivered this year. Seahawk represents an important innovation in project lines and onboard technology uniting speed and performance with luxury and abundant space. Designed by Christian Liaigre, the interiors possess a refined and modern ambience with strong marine accents. Read more starting on pg 24. (Photo courtesy of Perini Navi)

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There have been a lot of firsts for me these last

few months, from joining the editorial team at Yellow

& Finch Publishers to visiting some of the most

memorable launchings of the season. Another first for

me was the press trip we were invited to last September

in Boom, Belgium, where we went to Shipyard

Vennekens, which has been

a family business since 1952.

Stefan Vennekens grew up at

this family company and plays an

active role in the management

and design on the shipyard,

continuing the family tradition. He

decided to broaden his design

horizons by providing design

services to other shipyards and

design offices. That is when

Emocean Yacht Design was

established. Stefan and his business partner Berkeley

March have a mutual love not only for the engineering

side, but also for the creative and artistic side of yacht

design. They are particular specialised in the field of

3D in yacht and ship design in CATIA from Dassault

Systèmes for surface design, reverse engineering,

modeling, rendering and animation. When we continued

our tour through the shipyard we came across a fully

stripped 25.9m Feadship named Sea Harmony (1964).

There was nothing left but a bare hull, superstructure

and a pair of engines. She is ready for a big refit just like

her sister Sultana (1969), who was

cruising under the Lloyd’s Register.

She recently had a unique renovation

project done by Koninklijke De Vries

Scheepsbouw in Holland. Let’s say

that old and new continued to meet,

but like Emily Dickinson quoted in her

poem: “We turn not older with years,

but newer every day.”

I hope to meet you soon.

Anoeshka Maaskant – Junior Editor

anoeshka@ynfpublishers.com

There was nothing left but a bare hull, superstructure and a pair of engines.

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SYI’s Anoeshka Maaskant in front of the 1964 Feadship

S ome t h i n g O l d & S ome t h i n g N ew

The stripped

Feadship in CATIA

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