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EDITOR’S NOTE Just Do It! A friend of mine died recently. I know that’s probably not the introduction you were expecting to the best issue of FRANK we’ve ever produced. But now that the pain has subsided a bit, I’m again reminded of just how important it is to simply say YES to life. And the cool thing is, saying YES to life is exactly what this issue is all about. Gaelin Rosenwaks says an emphatic YES to life in her photo essay Swimming With Sperm Whales, page 64, that celebrates her work free diving with the massive mammals in the crystal blue water off Dominica. Chris Bishop and Josh Allison keep it rowdy in their state-of-the-art custom motorcycle and hot rod shop in Danbury, Connecticut. And as you’ll see in Easy Rider, page 36, they love bringing people together as much as they love building, restoring, and showing off their full custom bikes and cars. Superyacht designers Dickie Bannenberg and Simon Rowell bring an infectious joie d’vivre (and serious superyacht design chops) to a new line of superyachts they’re developing with Alex G. Clarke of Denison Superyachts in Above and Beyond, page 54. Sportscar speed freaks push the limits of what’s possible and clock speeds of over 250 miles per hour on Idaho’s State Road 75 in No Speed Limit, page 80.

People are now booking vacations that are literally out of this world in Rocket Man, page 140. And I love how Sarah Nadler describes the shipyard tour of Italy a large group of Denison brokers took last spring in The Italian Art of Shipbuilding, page 122, because it captures the collective joy the Denison team brings to learning about the yachts they sell. I’ve said many times how grateful I am to be able to share all these fun, exciting, informative, and life-affirming stories. And I sincerely hope you enjoy this issue and that it inspires you to get out and live. In fact, in the wake of my friend’s death, I’d also like to make some simple suggestions. Buy the boat. Take the trip. Tell the people in your life how much you love them. Just do it. You’ll be so glad you did!

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CHRIS

White

RACHEL

Ingram RACHEL has been covering the global luxury industry for over a decade. Based in London, she has held senior editorial positions at publications across the luxury space and enjoys writing about the innovations and personalities driving the yachting industry.

CHRIS is usually found on the coast or in the mountains and writing about luxury hotels, art, architecture, and adventure sports for magazines including: Forbes Travel Guide, DestinAsian, Sailing World, Cape Cod Art, Sail, and Ski.

GAELIN

Rosenwaks GAELIN is a marine scientist, explorer, photographer, filmmaker and author of “Sperm Whales: The Gentle Goliaths of the Oceans” (Rizzoli, 2022). Her aptitude for science and storytelling brought her on a journey that spans from appearing as an expert and host on many TV networks to being on the cover of Outside Magazine.

c on t ribu t o rs

SARAH

Nadler

J. MICHAEL

Welton

J. MICHAEL writes about architecture, art, and design for national and international publications. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Dwell, Metropolis, and Architectural Digest. The former architecture critic for the News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, he’s also the author of Drawing from Practice: Architecture and the Meaning of Freehand. He also edits and publishes an online design magazine at architectsandartisans.com.

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KEVIN

Koenig KEVIN is a journalist from Greenwich, Connecticut. He is a 14-year veteran of marine publications, and his work appears regularly in The New York Times and Esquire magazine. He likes to drive fast boats, but when he isn’t behind the wheel, he is happy to be found grilling or training Brazilian jiu jitsu.

SARAH is a writer and editor with a specialty in the travel and leisure sectors. Her true passion is content creation; she loves telling a story through her words. A self-proclaimed “bookworm”, her love of the English language and the art of the written word has led to a fulfilling career in writing. As the in-house marketing content writer at Denison Yachting, Sarah is responsible for the written content that the company publishes.

KIM

Frank KIM is a writer and editor crafting long-form stories with some of the world’s top photographers highlighting conservation, exploration, and adventure across the globe. Recent publications include co-writing and editing Amaze by SeaLegacy founder Cristina Mittermeier and Born to Ice by National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen, as well as ghostwriting.

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A BAND OF BROTHERS

Kit Denison celebrates 80 years and 100+ yachts

ya c ht st yl e

featu r es

BLUE SKY DESIGN

EASY RIDER Custom car and motorcycle heaven is in… Danbury, Connecticut?

SHIPS ON A SHIP

STATE OF THE ART

BLOCKCHAIN ON THE DOCKS Bitcashier makes it easier for yacht owners to do (and pay for) what they love

ABOVE AND BEYOND Denison Superyachts partners with Bannenberg & Rowell and Turquoise Yachts

UP, UP, AND AWAY Denison Yachting Partners with Magellan Jets

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ELECTRIC BOATS TAKE FLIGHT These three electric boat brands are shining a bright light on the future of foiling powerboats

100 WINNING CATCH The Sport Fishing Championship is bringing big prizes and big-time tournament fishing to the masses

Uncovering the secret weapon behind every superyacht designer

NO SPEED LIMIT Sun Valley Tour de Force keeps the west wild

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SWIMMING WITH SPERM WHALES Coming eye-to-eye with sperm whales in their native environment will take your breath away

The craziest concepts pushing the limits of yacht design

DENISON PROFILE

Boatbuilding brotherhood runs deep in the Denison family

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HALO OVER OIL NUT BAY A hilltop home in the British Virgin Islands overlooks both the Atlantic and the Caribbean

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j o u r n ey s 120 THE CALL OF THE WILD A voyage to Antarctica will change you forever

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THE ITALIAN ART OF SHIPBUILDING The Denison sales team tours 15 shipyards in Italy

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ROCKET MAN How space tourism became the next big trend in luxury travel

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PHUKET PLEASURES Stress melts away at The Slate Hotel on the shores of the Andaman Sea

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fr a n k ly s pea ki ng

A Band of

BROTHERS { Boatbuilding Brotherhood runs deep in the Denison family

In the fall of 1973 when this picture was taken, I was attending Broward Community College after dropping out of Rollins College two years earlier. I was 20 years old and along with attending BCC, had started a photography business specializing in, you guessed it—yacht photography. My brother Kit, (father of Bob Denison), was 10 years older and had just come down from New York City with his wife Ann and their three-yearold son, Christopher to work at Broward Marine. They were temporarily housed in our family home inside the boatyard property at the NW corner of

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the yard on New River. I think I was living either in a mobile home park that a captain friend owned or at another friend’s house at this particular time frame. Peering through this piece of scrap metal (pictured right) at this point of our lives we were two brothers who clearly were at other ends of the success spectrum. Kit grew up, as I did, literally, inside the Broward Marine facility on SW 20th Street—now officially Denison Way. My other older brother, Skip, grew up there as well. While all of us are currently involved in the boat business, back then,

all of us, for a period of time, worked alongside our mother and father at Broward Marine in various capacities. As brothers, our playground was the shipyard. Later on, during high school, we also worked there. For young boys, it was a magical place. Especially if you liked boats... and we all did! Our closest neighbors were captains and crew. At Thanksgiving and Christmas there were always “strays” that were onboard boats that Mom always set a place for at our table. We drove our go-carts around the entire yard, when the yard had closed for the day and, at night, entertained the Jungle Queen when it drove by the house on its nightly trips down the south fork of the new river.

I played the trumpet while Skipper jumped on the trampoline. Kit left for college when I was 8 and really didn’t come back to live here until just about the time this photo was taken. I really can’t say we spent a lot of time together growing up however he was decidedly the “big brother” that I looked up to as most “little brothers” do. Kit and Skip were both far more athletic than me. Kit played high school basketball and Skip lettered in almost any sport he was involved in. Kit, on top of this was far more academically gifted, at least compared to me, as I was more concerned with playing in our garage band, Colored Rain, than attending an Ivy League

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school. Kit graduated at the top of his class at Pine Crest and went on to graduate from the Wharton school at the University of Pennsylvania. A career at the radio division of ABC in New York followed along with meeting his wife Ann. They married and started a family. Their first son Christopher was born in New York. Our father had an unwritten understanding that his “boys” need not apply to work at the company business right out of college. Kit’s time in NYC was about 5-6 years when he decided to bring his family down and start work at the yard. Skip worked at a large restaurant Michigan based

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restaurant chain where he was managing their largest store when he decided to come back to Florida to run the repair side of the yard a few years later. After graduating, I stayed up in Michigan where 10 years earlier, Broward had built a second plant on our family property in Saugatuck. I went into the real estate business right after college and, five years later, decided that I would like to be part of the business. I joined the business on my 30th birthday in 1983 and started out lofting boats in the Michigan yard. Lofting, before computers was the process that drew the full-sized shape of the hull onto

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I think it was the courage and tenacity of Bob Denison to connect us all within his company.

plywood patterns which were used to cut out the aluminum frames. By the end of that summer, Labor Day, I was told by my father to get down to the Florida yard. He and Kit had parted company. As time went on, and for various reasons, both Skip and I, left the company after working there for about 10 years. Skip in the mid-eighties and myself, on my birthday, 10 years from the day I started. All of this created a huge vacuum between all of us. Mother, Father and most decidedly, brothers. Kit went on to start his own company Denison Marine and almost immediately started selling boats. At Broward I was extremely “green” and looked on in awe as he developed jet driven, high speed yachts and sold them to an entirely new breed of yachtsman who were looking for speed. His new plant in Dania was state of the art and quickly filled with his new age designs and production techniques. Not so much for myself. The only two boats I sold that first year were to customers from California who I think never knew that Kit had left. Kit had the charisma and intelligence that brought him huge allegiance from his workforce and customers alike. My brother was a seriously tough act to follow. While there’s no longer a Broward Marine or a Denison Marine, what has evolved and healed,

for the most part, is the relationship between us as brothers. I think it was the courage and tenacity of Bob Denison to connect us all within his company. It could have been a disastrous decision to bring in those family ties that certainly were far from perfect. But he did it anyway. I recall the day that Kit and I decided to go forward with a co-listing on a large, 50-meter, jetboat for my client and friend. It was a decision on my part, to bring alongside the most knowledgeable person I knew who understood the complexities of this kind of boat and I knew it was my brother Kit. While we never sold the boat. What we did do, in large part, was to bring together a rift that had for far too long, set us apart. It felt good. As we celebrate Kit’s big 80th birthday, I still am in awe of both of my brothers and how they continue to be productive selling and marketing boats. I am also aware of how much both of them have contributed to our family’s legacy in the boat business. When our dad was interviewed in his mid-80’s, the interviewer of a boating publication asked him... “Frank...don’t you think about retiring at some point.” Dad answered him... “I’m too old to retire.”

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Celebrating 80 Years and 100+ Yachts

Kit Denison grew up around boats in Saugatuck, Michigan and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. From the very start, he was fascinated by the boating industry and apprenticed in many boatbuilding trades, including: lofting, laminating, planking, welding, design, mechanical, and electrical. You name it, he did it. However, after graduating from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in 1965, he started his career in—radio! He spent five years at ABC Radio, first as Research Director and then as National Sales Director, in New York.

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But his true passion always beckoned him back to boat building. So, he left ABC Radio in 1971 for Broward Marine and built his first Broward, a wooden 46-foot sportfish, in 1972. In 1974, he was also responsible for helping Broward transition to building aluminum boats. Kit pioneered plasma-arc cutting of aluminum for yachts, and was the first to build a yacht with Kamewa water jet drives when he founded Denison Marine in 1983. He launched and delivered the largest motor yacht ever built in the in the United States in 1986 (it was 43 meters

long). He also built the aptly-named Thunderball, which is still the fastest twin diesel engine motor yacht over 35 meters long that was built in the US. Building on his legacy of introducing new designs, Kit is still an integral part of Denison Yachting, serving as a superyacht broker since 1994. Besides his technical experience, Kit has also been extremely involved in his local community, including holding titles on numerous boards over the years, such as the Nova Oceanographic Research Advisory Board, City of Fort Lauderdale Economic Development Advisory Board, and the Fort Lauderdale Mayor's Prayer Breakfast Committee, where he served as Chairman. With an avid professional and personal resume, Kit, together with his wife Ann, somehow managed to also have a fulfilling home life. They have four sons and ten grandchildren who continue Kit's legacy and carry on the Denison name.

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PICTURED: Aeolus is a vision of the future from Oceanco.

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Blue Sky

DESIGN

The coolest concepts pushing the limits of yacht design

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yac ht s t y le PICTURED: Aeolus.

EACH CONCEPT

is more outrageous than the next.

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As the yachting industry continues to innovate, its designers are conceptualizing increasingly extreme designs that test the boundaries of possibility. With each concept more outrageous than the next, we’ve scoured the seas to highlight six of the most jaw-dropping designs making ripples in yachting today.

AEOLUS

A concept from Oceanco that’s making waves across the industry is Aeolus. Named after the Greek god of the wind, the 430-foot superyacht stands out with her “sculpted” design and innovative “green” technology. From the exterior, she is sleek and dynamic, with elegant curves that are reflected throughout her

contemporary interior, penned by British studio Njord by Bergman Design House, which kitted her out mostly in eco-friendly biomaterials. In the engine room, Aeolus continues to dazzle with efficient, sustainability-driven NXT technology. If there ever was a sign of things to come at the Dutch shipyard, this is it.

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DOUBLE LUCK

Oceanco is known for crafting innovative sailing yachts such as Black Pearl, which remains one of the most iconic builds of all time. Now, the Dutch yard is hoping to repeat history with its newest concept, Double Luck. Penned in collaboration with Barcelona-based studio Lobanov Design, the 88-meter (289-foot) sailing yacht gives a nod to the “lucky” number eight in Chinese numerology. It features a distinctive profile inspired by classic British car design and

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two giant masts operated by a sailing system that can be handled by one crew member. Other highlights include a two-deck “zen” garden, a large aft deck pool, and folding balconies. STARDOM

Greek designer Theodoros Fotiadis is not shy of a wild concept. His latest, Stardom, builds on modern trends and makes the beach club the star of the show. The 330-foot-long superyacht

yacht st yle PICTURED: Double Luck.

THE 88-METER (289-FOOT) SAILING YACHT GIVES A NOD

to the "lucky" number eight in Chinese numerology.

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yac ht s t y le PICTURED: Stardom and Poetry.

has been designed with a giant beam of 130 feet, making the full-beam, two-tier beach club one of the most expansive ever seen. Set across two decks at the stern, it comprises a glass-bottom pool which follows over a lower lounge, an open sunbathing area and swim platform, and dual folddown wings to expand the space further. Stardom also houses a huge owner’s deck with a private gym and spa, two generous VIP suites, and myriad facilities to entertain families of all ages, from a kids’ play area to an open-air cinema and a disco.

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POETRY

Another concept that puts its beach club front and center is Poetry by Dutch studio Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design. The 424-foot superyacht’s main aft deck feels like it’s neverending—an expansive spa and lounge lead into a relaxation area with a seawater infinity pool, which descends into a bar and sunbathing space, and finally a swim and tender platform. From some angles, you could be forgiven for thinking you’re looking at a high-end, modern villa, which is exactly what designer Sander Sinot was trying to achieve with this “home on the water”. The contemporary façade is reflected inside, where you can find a private owner’s deck and an openplan layout with each space flooded with light.

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Slice pushes the concept further, turning the inside out with a giant skylight that “slices” through the center of the yacht, flooding light into every deck.

SLICE

Light is the leading theme of Slice, one of the most innovative concepts released by Feadship in recent months. While the first generation of yachts were relatively enclosed, shielding owners from the outside works, modern yachts tend to favor large windows to maximize natural light—and views. Slice pushes the concept

further, turning the inside out with a giant skylight that “slices” through the center of the yacht, flooding light into every deck. It’s a work of engineering genius and could be a revolutionary solution to getting natural light into the heart of yachts—an ongoing struggle for designers as they get larger and larger.

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yac ht s t y le PICTURED: Amplitude.

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Stand-out features include a curved beach club, futuristic interiors, and massive inflatable sails.

AMPLITUDE

When designing a new build, the first question owners are asked is: do they want a motor yacht or a sailing yacht? With benefits to each, Anthony Glasson of Hong Kong-based studio M51 Concepts gives owners the option to blend both with his 311-foot concept design Amplitude. She’s designed with the sleek aesthetic of a superyacht

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and yet can be transformed into a motor sailor thanks to two inflatable wing sails. Other standout features include a curved beach club on the aft and futuristic interiors, which feature sci-fiinspired design touches, an immersive cinema room, and skylights.

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EASY Rider

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Custom car and motorcycle heaven is in… Danbury, Connecticut?

I liked Chris Bishop when we first met in a VIP area on the inside of turn 6 at the Miami Formula 1. Sure, he was into high performance cars. And I learned he’d been quite successful in business. But what really impressed me about Chris was the aura of humility, gratitude, love for his family (he was at the race with his two teenage boys), and joy of bringing people together that I felt as we got to know each other. So, when he invited me to see his latest venture, North American Motor Car in Danbury, Connecticut that includes: a full-custom hotrod and restoration shop, ultra-rare car and motorcycle sales, AND...a cool bar/ lounge/event space featuring music memorabilia that includes the black leather boots Elvis wore during his iconic 1968 TV special and lots of other historic items, I said yes immediately. And that’s where he introduced me to Josh Allison, the master builder and fabricator who heads up one of the coolest, largest and best equipped custom auto and motorcycle shops I’ve ever seen. “I worked with Chris on the Easy Rider build,” Allison says about the full-custom replica of the

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yac ht s t y le PICTURED: North American Motor Car founder Chris Bishop; just of few of their custom builds (far right).

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American Metal is dedicated to building, customizing, and restoring rare cars and motorcycles.

yacht st yle PICTURED: American Metal's master builder Josh Allison (far left); the onsite bar at North American Motor Car (left).

star-spangled bike Peter Fonda rode in the movie that I saw in the showroom. “And we just clicked. We both wanted to do something that had never been done before. One thing led to another. We’ve already built some amazing cars and bike for people and we’re just getting started.” But the custom/hot rod/motorcycle shop— American Metal (a division of North American Motor Car)—that’s dedicated to building, customizing, and restoring rare cars and motorcycles is only part of the state-of-the-art facility that also has space for close to 300 collector cars which

are displayed on racks in a climate-controlled showroom. There’s also a full upholstery shop and comprehensive detailing operation too. Oh yeah, they’ve also launched American Metal Whiskey that’s available in bars, restaurants and liquor stores in Connecticut now, and will be available in more places in the future. And I heard a rumor that they’re even thinking of building a track so they can run the one-of-a-kind cars and motorcycles they build as hard as they are designed to be run. Cool, right? If you’re into custom cars and motorcycles, take my advice and make a pilgrimage to North American Motor Car and American Metal in leafy Danbury, Connecticut. It’ll blow your mind.

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PICTURED: Sevenstar Yacht Transport ships take the worry and wear and tear out of yacht delivery.

It may be a cliché to say the journey is just as important as the destination. But, if you just bought a new Beneteau, Excess Catamaran, LEKKER Boat, Nuamarine, Van der Valk, or Dufour Yacht from Denison Yachts, you can rest easy knowing that the journey your new yacht will make from the shipyard to your home dock will be stress-free thanks to Denison yacht transport partner Sevenstar Yacht Transport. Here in the states, Sevenstar also offers regular trips from the East Coast to the West Coast and back. This allows yacht owners a seamless way to explore different coasts and regions without the hassle of sailing the entire distance themselves.

Sevenstar's reach actually extends way beyond the United States. With monthly Transatlantic trips in between Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean, Sevenstar makes it super easy for yacht owners to explore the world's most captivating destinations. In fact, Sevenstar arranges lift-on and lift-off transport of around 2,000 yachts annually. And Sevenstar can offers some of the best and lowest insurance premiums in the market due to its stellar track record. For more info: sevenstar-yacht-transport.com.

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yac ht s t y le PICTURED: Phoenix 2 by Winch Design (right); Elandless by Harrison Eidsgaard (far right).

“You will never know of DKT, unless you know it,” says Guglielmo Carrozzo, head of marketing at DKT Artworks, a studio you’ve likely never heard of but whose work you’ll almost certainly have seen. The company is one of the secret weapons that world-leading yacht designers and shipyards use to elevate their designs and bring their ideas to life. DKT specializes in bespoke decorative finishes and artworks, employing 30 full-time multi-skilled artisans in its London studio—their expertise ranges from gilding and sculpturing to fine finishing and glasswork decoration. With roots in high-end hospitality and residential design, DKT broke into yachting 25 years ago—it’s first project was a 52-meter Feadship in collaboration with Winch Design. The studio has since gone on to work on nearly 100 yachts, including some of the world’s largest builds: Dilbar, Here Comes the Sun, Madame Gu,

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Al Lusail, Serene, Kismet, Kibo, and A+ (formerly Topaz), among others. “You name it and we’ve done something on board,” Carrozzo says. Many of DKT’s artworks have become as iconic as the yacht they decorate. Take Phoenix 2, an Art Deco haven built by Lürssen with interiors by Winch Design. DKT artisans crafted several stand-out decorative pieces for the yacht, including the gold jazz players that perform for guests in the dining room, the Dean-Cornwell inspired staircase mural, and the Empire State Building-inspired artworks on one of the landings. The studio is also behind myriad awardwinning features such as the bird and floral scene that circles the staircase onboard Lürssen yacht Ahpo and a famed floor-to-ceiling finish onboard Heesen yacht Irisha. “The finish has been referred to over and over as a reference,” Carrozzo says. “But DKT goes beyond exceptionally nice finishes—

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DKT specializes in bespoke decorative finishes and artworks.

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yacht st yle PICTURED: Kismet by Reymond Langton Design.

OUR WORK IS FOR WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING SPECTACULAR

that will blow your mind. our work is for when you want something spectacular that will blow your mind.” Designers can choose how they work with DKT. They can go to the studio with a fully formed idea for its artisans to execute or they can involve them from the beginning in the initial concept. “We are also here to advise on the critical points in delivering an artwork, such as IMO or weight restriction, humidity, light exposure or joints,” Carrozzo says. “All of these things make us more than a supplier, but a collaborator and a partner with a designer or the shipyard’s in-house design team.” DKT isn’t the only place to go for bespoke superyacht art and fine finishes. Many designers choose to commission artists independently or through

galleries. Contemporary artists such as Monaco-based artist Daria Usova, who uses a patented technique of collage named “Pieces Art”, have crafted myriad pieces for superyachts, as have sculptors like Takashi Murakami, Dale Chihuly, and Joseph Klibansky, who we previously interviewed in FRANK Magazine. When it comes to bespoke crystal sculptures, which are popular on board, many designers turn to the Czech Republic to engage with the masters of Bohemian crystal, including Jaroslav Prošek and Vlastimil Beranek, a thirdgeneration glassmaker and creator of the world’s largest art sculpture made from a single piece of glass. Both artists are represented by Czech company Crystal Caviar,

which has supplied sculptures for superyachts including Talisman C, Kaos, White Rabbit Golf, and Kismet.

When designers are commissioning pieces, they factor in a yacht’s primary use. If it’s frequently chartered, artworks may be more generic and pleasing to a broader audience, while private-use yachts tend to be bolder. “If it’s for private use, you’ll have lots of symbolism and elements that remind owners of their family or favorite places on Earth,” Carrozzo says. “On Kismet, there are lots of references to the areas and places close to the owners; and on Sea Owl, which is a family yacht, we created

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yac ht s t y le PICTURED: Arkadia by Bannenberg & Rowell (right); Sea Owl by Winch Design (far right).

a Harry Potter-style piece in the library and awesome sliding panels with a pirate ship battle scene in the kids’ room.” As the superyacht industry continues to evolve, so does the work of artisans. “In the last 25 years, interior design onboard the yacht has changed, so we must always push our creative boundaries. Also, regulations change, so we need to comply with new rules and restrictions while delivering the artworks or finishes the client wants.” He reveals that currently, there is an evolution in terms of both materials and use of space. “The new generation want to experience the sea and see outside, so there are more windows. As a result, there is an opportunity for us to work more with decorating glass methods like verre églomisé and gilding,” Carrozzo says. On the other hand, standalone artworks are always a great option. For example, on Ultra G, a

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super-contemporary Heesen yacht, DKT crafted a striking whale tail sculpture to make a link between the art and the ocean, leaving the rest of the clean space clear. While bespoke art by studios like DKT is an effective way to showcase the unique personality and tastes of a yacht’s owner, there’s also nothing wrong with hanging an artwork by a favored contemporary or classic artist. “There are different ways to go about it,” Carrozzo says. “You can buy a Picasso because you love Picasso, which is obviously fine, or you can say ‘this is my room and I want something bespoke that’s created just for me’. DKT is at the opposite end of the spectrum to an art gallery. In a gallery, you find the piece and try to fit the room around it; we go the other way round.”

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Digital currency transactions offer a whole new way for yacht owners, charterers, and philanthropists to do (and pay for) what they love. In the specialized world of superyachts, innovative companies like Bitcashier are working to leverage blockchain technology to bring the greater transparency and enhanced security of digital currencies to a wide range of transactions. And there are good reasons why Bitcashier is working to bring this technology to the superyacht industry. First off, it offers owners a secure and convenient cryptocurrency payment platform to track and monitor their yacht-related expenses, seamlessly settle bills, and maintain a comprehensive financial. Meanwhile, instead of needing cumbersome wire transfers or lengthy payment processes, charterers can explore and select their preferred vessels directly through the platform, and then pay with a few secure clicks. And as digital currencies gain broader acceptance, Bitcashier is also leading the charge in enabling crypto donations to philanthropic endeavors. The future is now. Watch this space.

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Denison Superyachts partners with Bannenberg & Rowell and Turquoise Yachts on an innovative new-build project

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There are many reasons why I said YES when Denison superyacht expert Alex G. Clarke asked if I’d like to join him on a video shoot with Dickie Bannenberg and Simon Rowell at their London design firm. First off—I love Alex Clarke! Turns out, our lives have followed similar paths, we share the same wonder and gratitude at having jobs that allow us to play with boats, his cousin has been a close friend of my wife's since the third grade, and he’s just a righteous dude. But, in addition to that, I kind of feel the same way about Bannenberg & Rowell—the British design duo he’s working with on some very exciting projects. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to

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call British subjects “righteous dudes.” But they are quite righteous, as well as being supremely talented yacht designers. Spending a day with Dickie, Simon, Alex, and the rest of the B&R design team, as well as Alex’s inspired video team, was both fun and informative because we talked about more than just boats. Dickie shed some light on what it was like growing up and working with his famous father, Jon Bannenberg, the pioneering designer

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...THEY ARE QUITE RIGHTEOUS, AS WELL AS BEING supremely

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who's credited with inventing the entire field of superyacht-specific design. Simon talked about his influences and inspirations. Of course, Dickie and company talked about boats, too. "Partnerships and collaborations can be ten a penny," he says with a smile. "But we’re genuinely excited about the dynamism of the Denison—B&R hook-up on this project. There’s a lot of energy and different thinking buzzing backwards and forwards across the Atlantic

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and it is being channeled by Alex Clarke into this new build project were working on with Turquoise Yachts." As you can see in these preliminary drawings, their new designs—the Above 60-meter and the Beyond 80-meter—are striking. And their innovative partnership with Turquoise Yachts will allow a pioneering owner an expedited delivery schedule. Stay tuned for more.

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Denison Yachting Partners with Magellan Jets

When it comes to yacht charters, the best ones are often in the most remote locations. And since nothing helps yacht charter guests and owners fly to yachts in remote locations in comfort and luxury better than private aviation, Denison is pleased to announce its partnership with Magellan Jets. With decades of experience and a track record that boasts the highest level of safety, Magellan Jets private jet solutions are uniquely suited to serve the essential needs of Denison Yachting’s most active, adventurous, and affluent clients. “This partnership goes beyond the journey itself,” says Jennifer Welker Peacock, Manager of Brand Partnerships at Denison. “It’s about continuing to help create memorable, firstclass experiences for our clients in tandem with a company that strives to do the same for theirs.” Of course, Denison Yachting Founder and President Bob Denison agrees. “Teaming up with Magellan Jets just made sense,” he says. “At Denison,

we’ve always prided ourselves on delivering unparalleled yachting experiences. Magellan mirrors that commitment in the aviation world. Together, we’re crafting a seamless blend of luxury, both on water and in the air. It’s the next chapter in our journey, and it feels right.” “We’re thrilled to unveil our new partnership alongside Denison Yachting,” Joshua Hebert, CEO and founder of Magellan Jets said. “Working hand in hand with Bob Denison, we’ve discovered a shared commitment to excellence and a steadfast dedication to our fundamental values. Denison’s sterling reputation and deeply ingrained core principles harmonize seamlessly with our own. This synergy ensures that our clients are in for an unparalleled voyage, where every moment becomes a treasured memory. Together, with Bob Denison’s leadership, we’re committed to delivering a bespoke and unforgettable journey, enriching the moments spent with loved ones to the fullest.”

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Swimming with

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Diving next to a sperm whale is both humbling and exhilarating. Humbling to know that my ability to hold my breath for four minutes pales in comparison to her 45 minutes and exhilarating to look into the eye of an ocean animal with the largest brain on the planet. One can only begin to imagine what they are thinking about.

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Coming eye-to-eye with Sperm Whales in their native environment will take your breath away.

I was two years old the first time I looked into the eye of a sperm whale. He was nicknamed Physty, short for Physeter macrocephalus. He had fallen ill and was stranded on a beach on Long Island, close to where I was living at the time. While Physty was in captivity, veterinarians figured out that he had pneumonia and fed him antibiotic-laced squid to help him get well. Nine days later, Physty was strong enough to be released back into the wild to roam the ocean.

Fast forward roughly four decades. After working on ocean projects around the world, I began to wonder where Physty would be today and decided it was time to travel to Dominica to reconnect with the whales that captured my heart as a toddler. It’s a privilege to spend days in the water with them, to photograph and film them, getting a glimpse into their world.

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I made this image during a 25-minute mind-melding encounter. The playful female pirouetted, opened her mouth, and “clicked” on me. It was an incredible encounter with this highly intelligent animal. It felt like I was having a conversation with her without speaking a word.

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In one of my favorite encounters, I found myself locked in a gaze with a pregnant female for over 25 minutes. She seemed to welcome me into her world, clicking on me, sizing me up, and never letting me out of her sight. At one point, she went entirely vertical, closed her eyes, and took a nap right next to me. She then opened her eyes, did a gentle twirl, and began swimming slowly again.

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A mother and baby sperm whale swim side by side in the waters of Dominica. It is absolutely incredible to witness the bond between the whales and how they work together to take care of their young and each other.

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After gently slipping into the water, not knowing what I would find, I came upon three sleeping whales. Sperm whales are unique in that they sleep vertically.

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Keeping up with the whales while trying to make a beautiful image is not an easy job. My camera system weighs about 35 pounds; fortunately it is neutrally buoyant in the water, but it still has a lot of drag while swimming.

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One third of the body of the sperm whale is their enormous head, which houses their brain, the largest of any animal on earth, and their sound-making and -receiving organ. They use sound to communicate with one another and use sonar to learn about their environment and find prey in the dark depths where they hunt.

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I spent 45 minutes “babysitting” this playful baby whale while his mother hunted. As I entered the water, I saw the mother and baby whale together, but the mother dove and the baby turned towards our boat, came over, and played with us while his mom hunted. The babies are unable to dive to the depths of the adults. While usually the mom would leave the baby with an older sibling, cousin, or another adult, she decided we would suffice as babysitters! The whale was playful and reminded me of a puppy.

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I came upon this aggregation of whales late in the afternoon one day. We saw a few whales on the surface socializing, but what we encountered was so much more. As I slowly swam towards the few whales on the surface, below them at various depths were sleeping whales at various depths! There were at least ten whales, and it was nearly impossible to capture in a photograph. On the surface, there were two adults taking care of a handful of playful babies, while the other adults slept below.

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Four whales, three adults and one baby, swim together on the surface. I was hoping to get a glimpse of the baby, which was tucked under the mother. As the four whales passed, what I saw was a bucket list moment—the newborn whale was nursing!

Editor's note: This is only a small taste of the photos featured in Gaelin Rosenwaks’ hardcover coffee table book—SPERM WHALES: The Gentle Goliaths of the Oceans. Visit www.rizzoliusa.com to buy your copy!

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NO SPEED LIMIT Sun Valley Tour de Force Keeps the West Wild

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Phantom Hill. The words evoke images of iconic places in the American West: Tombstone, Deadwood, or Diablo Canyon—each with notorious reputations for danger and stories to tell about violence, scenic beauty, and the pioneer spirit. You can almost hear the screams of the departed or the wailing of ghosts when you say their names. Except here, on Phantom Hill, 13 miles north of Ketchum, Idaho on State Road 75, where one day each year the silence is broken by screams of another sort: the jet-engine whine of a Bugatti Chiron at top speed, roaring past the sagebrush at 253 miles per hour; the authoritative yet subtle roar of the new McLaren 750S as it joins the “200 mph club” during its North American dynamic debut; or the satisfying thrum of a vintage Porsche 911 Carrera, re-imagined by Singer Vehicle Design for an extra one million dollars over the cost of the vehicle. To fans of great cars, and for the freedom to drive them as intended, Phantom Hill is synonymous with the names of other legendary places in automotive history: Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, and Road America. But, while these are great tracks, “must drives” to the racing cognoscenti, Phantom Hill is something altogether different. It is the site of a unique event on a public road where, once each year, an unlikely partnership of governments, business, and charity come

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together to bend the rules, lift the speed limit, and allow drivers to test the limits of their nerves and skill against the limits of their cars. In short: it is an unparalleled opportunity to drive as fast as one can possibly go on a road that is normally home to only wildlife, scenery, and silence. Not for you, the driver, but to help others.

“It’s not a race!” Dave Stone, cofounder of the Sun Valley Tour de Force, is quick to point out. “It’s a rally, for charity.” To be perfectly accurate, the Sun Valley Tour de Force is a no-speed-limit event on an open road through the wilderness, where drivers of precision or simply gorgeous automobiles can wind out their engines and spin the needles on their tachometers to their red lines, surrounded by snow-topped craggy peaks. At the end of its stunning 3.2-mile course, after drivers’ speeds are captured by global positioning trackers and a laser gun, the drivers gather in a friendly not-forcompetition as their highest speeds are posted on a score board. A palpable buzz fills the air, as the drivers compare themselves, their cars, and their speeds. Who will be the fastest of the day? Who can be the fastest in a Porsche? In a McLaren? In a 1981 VW Caddy pickup or the “Mutt Cuts” van

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fe a t u re PICTURED: All sorts of sports car lovers come to Sun Valley to see just how fast they can go.

from the movie Dumb and Dumber? (In a what? Yes, this is still a charity event in a ski town, high up in the Rocky Mountains.) In Idaho, at 6,500-foot elevation, July mornings begin with crisp, pure mountain air before spiking to an unrelenting blazing high desert heat. At 7:30 a.m., steam from breath and coffee rises in white wisps as volunteers set up the staging area and drivers’ tent. For those that have read the instructions in the drivers’ packet, they are comfortable in their down puffies, hats, and gloves. The organizers quietly take note of those that are freezing, because their shivering means they are unprepared. Their runs could be shifted to the hot afternoon, when the sun beats down and crosswinds descend from the mountains, stealing speed in the high-altitude heat.

The sun peers over the foothills to the east, rising in time to illuminate the incoming winding line of traffic. This is not your ordinary Saturday. Far from the typical chugging of trucks pulling campers, RVs, and a host of recreational vehicles headed to play in the woods, this vehicle snake is low and throaty, windshields and candy-colored polyurethane glistening as the rising sun times the

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debut. One by one, the cars—Porsches, McLarens, an Audi R8 Spyder, Corvette, Ford and Ferraris, and the outlier: that 1981 VW Caddy pickup—take their place in the paddock below a granite-strewn mountain and above a wild river. Tension is high as the first heat begins in less than an hour; while this is not a race, there are times to strive toward, personal bests to achieve, and in some cases, friendly family rivalries. Alex Hainer (as in Alexandra), age 25, is no stranger to speed. As a young girl, Alex developed a love of racing and the handling capability of highperformance cars from her father, former downhill ski racer turned professional race car driver, Anders Hainer. The Sun Valley Tour de Force has been a family affair for the Hainers for the past few years. Anders, Alex, and Julie Hainer (mom, wife, and total badass), will all be driving two runs, switching between a 2020 McLaren 720S Spider and a 2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S. As the sun climbs, layers are shed, the first heat cars are positioned. Alex takes her place behind the driver’s seat of the McLaren, flashes a smile, and secures her helmet before being led four miles up the highway to the start. An

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hour later, she is climbing out of the butterfly wing doors, helmet off, her face widening into a grin as she sees her time: 218.87 mph. Alex must sweat it out over the next several hours as drivers in heat after heat rack up their times, challenging her own. As Anders pulls into the driver’s area post run, he is greeted enthusiastically by both his wife and daughter. “You were fast! But you couldn’t beat Alex!” At 217.0 mph, Anders was just shy and this seemed

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to please him. Joining them in the “Over 200 mph Club” that day was Julie Hainer at 211.94 mph and Beshi Miraj, a female computer programmer who helped create the innovative GPS speed trackers used this year, driving a 2020 Audi R8 Spyder that clocked at 203.05 mph. A banner year for female drivers, this was the first time a woman topped the leader board. The “force” behind the Sun Valley Tour de Force is a dynamic duo, Co-Directors

Maya Blix and Whitney Werth Slade. Inspired by both a love of cars and a desire to raise funds for local charities, the two, along with their board, have built this event from a locally based fun run into an international destination weekend, named by Barron’s as “one of the best driving events in the world”. The fastest speed on record, so far, is a Bugatti Chiron at 253.01 mph. Of course, it’s not all about speed. Leading up to the full

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throttle day is an organized run over a scenic mountain pass, sponsor events, technical inspection and test drives, a curated car show, and a live auction celebration dinner. Car enthusiasts have ample opportunity to geek out on a range of vehicles— from vintage Porsches, Shelby Cobra, and other restored barn finds displayed on the Friday night car show—at the public car show, which draws 10,000 visitors to this small town of only 3,800 year-round residents. For those who love customizing an icon, the show-stoppers are the air-cooled Porsches “reimagined” by Singer. These next-level, bespoke 911s feature meticulous handcrafted details, from vintage-style dashboards to hand-stitched Italian leather throughout, combined with drivability one can only dream about. These cars are the penultimate in form meets function.

Phantom Hill, an area previously unknown to those outside of Ketchum except for the presence of a small wolf pack, has become famous for howling of a different sort: that of the engines of Porsches, McLarens, Fords, and Chevys stretched to their limits. And by the time the sun goes down on Saturday evening, the Sun Valley Tour de Force community will raise an unprecedented one million dollars for charity. Through the comradery- and adrenaline-filled weekend event, it’s clear that a shared love of cars and their inner workings—an automotive celebration of creativity, engineering, and mechanics—can be channeled into a powerful force for good. Meanwhile, a few miles north of town, the wilderness falls silent again. Until next year.

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ELECTRIC BOATS Take Flight These three electric boat brands are shining a bright light on the future of foiling powerboats

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At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the air crackled in one of Europe’s most glamorous cities as stars like Johnny Depp, The Weeknd, and Scarlett Johansson roamed the streets and massive mega yachts in town for the show twinkled in the harbor. And yet nothing and no one in Cannes drew more attention than a 43-foot boat docked all the way out at the end of the pier in Port de Cannes. The boat was The Icon by Tyde and BMW (yes that BMW), a veritable spaceship on the water, hydrofoiling and fully electric. Without hyperbole, the world has never seen anything quite like it. But, as you’ll see, that’s not the only electric powered foiling boat design that’s attempting to do with boats what Elon Musk did with cars—total electrification.

THE ICON BY TYDE AND BMW

Taking inspiration from the Rolls-Royce Grand Tourer, she was designed for a passenger to take in the surrounding landscape while someone else drives. “When we started thinking about how we wanted this boat to be, we thought about it from the inside out,” says Christoph Ballin, Tyde’s founder. “So we thought of the view, and we asked ourselves ‘What do people want to see from their boat?’ and the answer was ‘Everything.’” The design implications of this answer were rather revolutionary. The Icon is fully encased in glass, without so much as a side deck. It looks something like a very modern

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Scandinavian living room, albeit one that not only floats on water, but floats above it. Powered by twin 100-kW Torqeedo engines (Ballin also founded Torqeedo) the boat lifts up out of the water at 18 knots and props itself up on foils. The results are magical, not the least of which because of the rousing score from Hans Zimmer that plays automatically as the hull extracts itself from the sea. The foils reduce drag immensely, resulting in 80-percent less energy usage than a similarly sized monohull, according to Ballin. Another place where the foils make an

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incredible difference is in the boat’s wake, which barely exists. The whole thing moves through the water leaving barely a ripple. Currently range is 50 nautical miles at a 20-knot cruise speed. There is obviously room for improvement here, but Ballin says he envisions the range expanding to 150 nautical miles within the next five years thanks to advancements in technology. As for the Icon’s place in the world, she isn’t simply an anomaly. The builder has received lots of interest in this boat from luxury resorts and similar entities, who envision

her as a luxury ferry for guests. (That fully encased salon keeps everyone’s hair exactly in place on the way to dinner, after all.) But in the very near future Tyde plans to launch further iterations of this vessel with more dayboat friendly features like a head and shower. The Icon is the kind of boat that pushes the envelope and makes heads snap to attention. And though she may look like a prototype, Ballin assures us she is ready for a production run. Which means very soon you’ll have a chance to own your very own star of the show.

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THE ICON IS THE KIND OF BOAT THAT PUSHES THE ENVELOPE AND

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From the highly eco-conscious and tech-forward culture in Sweden comes Stockholm’s Candela, an electric-boat company that has made an aggressive push into the market over the past few years. The builder offers a line of five different vessels including a C-8 DC, C-8 CC, P-8 Voyager, P-8 Shuttle, and a P-12 Shuttle. Candela was founded in 2014 by Gustav Hasselskog, with the goal of building an electric boat that was both fast and had decent range. Using heady design tools like dynamic modeling, control theory, machine learning, and more, he was able to put together a full-scale prototype by the end of 2016. That boat was able to travel for 50 nautical miles at a speed of 22 knots. The prototype went into production in 2019 and helped to launch Candela toward the front of the pack when it came to foiling electric boats. A major motivator these days for the yard is to build a better battery. The company has partnered with electric-car company Polestar to source battery packs with high energy density and stringent safety standards. The two companies are also using blockchain technology to trace risk minerals from material sources all the way

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to the launch of the boat, as they believe that transparency is key when convincing the world to switch to electric boats. Candela also puts a lot of focus on reducing noise, vibrations, and, most importantly, emissions. Its boats travel in near silence, with minimal impact on the environment. It’s the kind of effective and non-intrusive design you’d expect from a country that is basically synonymous with that sort of thing.

NAVIER N30

When a cutting-edge Silicon Valley tech firm teams up with a heritage boatbuilder in Maine, the results are sure to be interesting. And the result in this case of that unlikely marriage is the Navier N30. This all-electric hydrofoiling boat built with LymanMorse furthers Navier’s end goal of increasing the efficiency of small powerboats by 90 percent while also ensuring zero emissions. Lofty goals, but goals the builder fully believes are attainable.

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“What has me—and all of us at Lyman-Morse —excited about the partnership with Navier is that we are developing something that is cutting edge and certain to be the future of yachting in this type of market,” said president and owner of LymanMorse, Drew Lyman. “To build a carbon fiber, foiling, all-electric boat fits well with what we do at Lyman-Morse, plus it’s a boatbuilder’s dream project. We [Lyman-Morse] built a reputation for beautifully crafted boats, and we are extremely proud of our ability to implement advanced systems and technology. This is exactly what the Navier project embodies!”

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Navier also teamed up with America’s Cup engineer and world-renowned foiling expert Paul Bieker to take the reins on the boat’s naval architecture and mechanical design. Notably, the 30-footer comes equipped with assisted autopilot, and soon will have the ability to be fully selfdriving, giving her a low barrier of entry for the novice boater. With a pedigree that touches all the bases when it comes to avant-garde and quality boatbuilding, the Navier N30 looks like an exceptionally viable prospect to help guide the world of foiling, electric boats forcefully into the future.

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As yachtsmen and perhaps fishermen, it’s easy to forget just how good we have it. We can sit in the cockpit of a multi-milliondollar vessel, trolling some exotic locale, and it can become almost commonplace. But the spectacle of the thing—say fishing a 70-foot Carolina custom in the Gulf of Mexico, and hooking into a massive billfish—is a dream come true that’s basically made for TV. And that’s exactly what Mark Neifeld of the Sport Fishing Championship realized early on. “People tune into our shows and they get brought into the back of a multi-million-dollar sportfish with blue waters off Puerto Rico or off Nantucket and it’s incredible for them,” says Neifeld, who is the new league’s CEO and

Commissioner. “The SFC brings people into the sport of fishing because the entertainment value is so high. People love to see destination locations and being provided access to a huge pelagic fighting right off the back of the boat.” Neifeld helped found the SFC in 2021. Today, the league is the largest holder of saltwater tourneys in the world, offering live coverage on CBS Sports of 12 billfishing events starting in the third week of April and lasting all summer long, through the week before Labor Day. The events are held along the eastern seaboard of the United States and in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as in the Caribbean, in hotspot angling destinations like Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Currently, the SFC is the fastest growing media property in the world of offshore fishing. “We look at it like this,” says Neifeld. “The PGA tour is a huge entity, and only about 24 million Americans golf. Meanwhile, last year, 58 million Americans went fishing. Granted, a lot of that is freshwater, but that’s also a good entry point for people who may be, or become, interested in what these big boats are doing out in the open ocean. Every basshead, if you asked them if they want

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to catch an 800-pound blue marlin, the answer is always ‘yes.’ We are the PGA Tour of fishing, and we are taking off like a rocketship. In our first season, we had 20 hours of live TV, in our third now, we have 126 live hours plus 200 hours of other programming.” The SFC is effectively making offshore sportfishing the newest big-business, builtfor-spectators sport. Watch out Notre Dame and Nascar. Neifeld points to the tour’s stars, like Captain Justin Drummond of the 64-foot Spencer Quantified, as drivers

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of the league’s popularity. That boat won the league championship last year and currently sits atop the leader board for 2023. “These guys are the best in the world at what they do, they are becoming household names, and for good reason,” says Neifeld. The teams compete for a one-million-dollar Grand Prix prize at the end of the year. Currently, the tour has about 1,200 active boats—400 of which showed up for Ocean City, Maryland’s legendary White Marlin Open alone. About 90 percent of the boats

are sportfishes, with the remainder center consoles. “The sportfishes work best for these offshore tournaments. The center consoles sometimes shake out because of bad weather,” says Neifeld, “but the sportfish guys say: ‘If the storm doesn’t have a name in front of it, we’re going out.’” Perhaps not surprisingly, given its stranglehold on the semi-production sportfish market, Neifeld estimates 70 percent of the boats are Vikings, though custom builds obviously do quite well, too, as evinced by Quantified’s success.

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A large portion of SFC’s rocket fuel is its partnerships and branding opportunities. One popular promotion is a CBS show called The Catch, which places NFL stars like Dalvin Cook, Deandre Hopkins, and Justin Herbert on some of the SFC boats in direct competition with one another. Last year, Cook’s team, which included New England Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon, took home top honors. The SFC also holds a media day in conjunction with the Miami Boat Show and has an annual awards ceremony at the Fort Lauderdale show. The league recently announced its SFC Anglers Association, which aims to match fishing clubs from all over North America with endemic and non-endemic brands who want access to partnerships within the sport. The goal is to create economic opportunities, and good return on investment, for brands who want to get involved with smaller local tourneys–something Neifeld says has been a sticking point in the past. The SFCAA is just one of many exciting developments for the Sport Fishing

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Championship. This fall, it will move into new headquarters in Pompano Beach, Florida, where it will produce podcasts, documentaries, and talking-head shows all aimed at promoting the league and the sport. Neifeld attributes his enterprise’s fast growth and wild success, at least in part, to Bob Denison. “Bob has really been instrumental to SFC, offering sage and sound advice at every turn,” says Neifeld. “And he proudly serves on our board of advisors. Bob is a big-time sports guy who happens to have grown up in the yachting space. He is passionate, he loves competition and what the SFC is doing for this sport. We are very lucky to have him involved with us.” With an epic product to sell and proven business leaders offering a guiding hand throughout its nascent phases, the Sport Fishing League looks to become the “next big thing” in sports entertainment.

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A hilltop home in the British Virgin Islands overlooks both the Atlantic and the Caribbean

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In the early 2000s, David V. Johnson, flush with success from 40 years of lucrative real estate developments across the United States, embarked on a scientific journey across the Caribbean. His quest: to find an undeveloped island with a 10-month season and temperatures in the low 80s. To do that, he built a yacht and investigated 13 countries over six years. He cruised the Bahamas, inspected the Turks and Caicos, threaded the French Virgin Islands, then came to rest in the British Virgin Islands. There he was stopped cold by 400 acres of paradise on the eastern tip of Virgin Gorda. No roads connect the two – so access is by water or helicopter only. That made for appealing acreage that checked other boxes too. “There’s no sugar crop or corruption, but there are

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financial services and the British government,” he says. “And it had a Social Security stamp on it.” By 2008, he’d established Oil Nut Bay, a high-end residential resort like none other in the British Virgin Islands. “No one has our size, scope and services,” says Emily Oakes, vice president of business. “It has all the resort amenities—a beach club, three pools, two bars, a kids club, a nature center, tennis courts, pickleball courts, yoga and Pilates.” Then there’s the 101-slip marina with its own village— another restaurant, a bar, a pool and all manner of watersports. Since it’s open to the public, day-boaters can come in and

tie up overnight. The island’s homeowners keep their yachts there as well. “Most end up owning a slip and a day boat for the incredible fishing that’s 20 minutes away,” she says. “It’s true boating mecca.” Johnson authored a set of architectural guidelines for homes to be built on his island, based on his decades of development experience. They’re to be constructed in harmony with nature, and can’t exceed 15,000 square feet of air-conditioned space. 63 out of 180 lots have sold so far, with 44 homes now standing and eight more underway. “So far, $650 million in homes have been built, $100 million in sold homes are being

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built and there’s another $75 million in spec homes,” he says. “And there’s been $100 million in superstructure that’s complete, with no partners and no debt.” Most of the homes are on the water, but the developer wanted to prove a hilltop residence could work as well. For that, he turned to the late Ken Kao, a Boston-based architect and frequent lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He’d already designed two beach houses, but this one was to be different. “I asked him to

create a ‘Wow!’ house that was also cozy,” Johnson says. “The mission was to showcase the upper land and the sheer cliffs going down to the ocean.” Kao would not disappoint with his design for the home that Johnson calls Halo. The 8,500-square-foot residence offers 270-degree views of both the crystal-blue Caribbean and the wild Atlantic, whose 20-foot waves crash against a cliffside 200 feet below. “The cool thing is that it’s where the Caribbean meets the Atlantic,” Oakes says.

A concrete porch structure also supports a green roof, densely planted with native vegetation. A copper element covers the great room below, where four beams clad in walnut span 75 feet of the ceiling inside. Ten-foot-tall glass walls open up to 24 feet wide at the push of a button. And as long as there’s a 10-knot wind, the temperature’s a breezy 82 degrees. “The great room blows people away, but there are also more intimate areas like the TV room,” Johnson says. “There’s

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privacy, a pool with a waterfall you can control with your phone, a chef’s kitchen outside, and an amazing kitchen inside—I’ve had dinner parties for 15.”

It flows nicely, and it’s comfortable, but not overwhelming or intimidating, says Alexander Dobbs, lead sales listing agent for Oil Nut Bay. “It’s not ‘Let me show you how rich I am!’” he says. “That’s not the story.” Halo’s located on one of only three hilltops left on the island today. And it may be elevated, but it’s still accessible. Johnson can be on the beach after a two-minute golf cart ride, and at the marina in five. It’s a little big for his wife and himself though, and besides, he’s proven his point. So the developer’s built a three bedroom home below. He’ll move there on November 1. That means that for the right angel, Halo’s available at a cool $27.5 million.

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The first thing I noticed was the silence. This was not your average silence. It had texture. It had substance. It popped like champagne bubbles. “What’s that sound?” I asked Richard White, our expert guide. “Oh, that’s the sound of 1,000-year-old ice melting,” he said with a wry smile. “The air bubbles escaping from the melting ice pop when they hit the surface of the water.” That’s when it hit me: the ability to hear and breathe clean, pure, 1,000-year-old “vintage air” is just one of the many reasons Antarctica is among the most exclusive cruising destinations on Earth. The four-stroke outboards on our black, expedition-grade Zodiacs purred along as we slowly pushed small chunks of ice out of our way. Glaciers glistened in the high-latitude sun. The air was the freshest I’ve ever breathed. Big blue bergs made of ancient ice stood guard all around us. At that point in our week-long charter aboard the Hanse Explorer, a 160-foot-long, luxurious ice-class private yacht, we’d already heard thousands of squawking penguins feeding their young and seals barking contentiously to show the herd who’s boss. We’d even heard what pods of humpback whales breaching the surface sound like up close.

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EXPEDITION OF A LIFETIME

ANTARCTIC IMMERSION

As you might expect, exploring Antarctica with an intimate group of people aboard a private charter yacht is an amazing experience, but one that’s incredibly difficult to plan and pull off. Fortunately, the experts at EYOS Expeditions organized every element of this trip (charter, guides, permits, flights, itineraries—everything) and made it all look pretty effortless. Instead of spending two days slogging across the Drake Passage to get to the prime cruising grounds of the Antarctic peninsula, EYOS arranged for our team of journalists to fly on a semi-private charter flight that took only two hours to get from Punta Arenas, Chile, to a gravel runway on King George Island. From there, all that was left to do was don the industrial-strength rubber boots we were told to bring (absolutely essential for jumping off Zodiacs, wading onto rocky beaches, and hiking across glaciers), and make the first of many Zodiac rides out to the ship.

Being transported from the mania of my home in Massachusetts to an ultra-luxurious yacht beyond the range of available Internet service was even better than it sounds. At breakfast, Richard, our guide, outlined what was planned for the day: whale watching from the Zodiacs, a visit to a penguin colony, pack ice, lunch, and so on. Michelle, the chief stewardess, told us what was for lunch and everything else we needed to know about the comforts of the yacht. And, each day, Captain Jens told us everything that was planned for that day over the ship’s intercom system in a thick, soothing German accent. The killer whales we spotted almost as soon as we left King George had us all scrambling up to the bridge with our cameras. And since it was still late summer in the southern hemisphere, we still had plenty of daylight when we stopped to see the seals at Half Moon Island. It was

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a routine that would only get better as the days passed. The combination of amazing scenery, company, service, and about 21 or so hours of daylight made it hard to sleep. No one wanted to miss a thing. That was certainly the case our first night out as we transited the Bransfield Strait. Those who awoke early were treated to sights not seen anywhere else on earth—massive square tabular icebergs that are often measured in miles, slowly riding the currents north from the Antarctic Sound. Meanwhile, Captain Jens took us much deeper into the ice (much farther than any

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non-ice-class ship could go) and in the process showed us just how tough the Hanse Explorer is. Gray, cloud-choked skies settled in. Snow started to fly. The open water between the various chunks of ice closed in.

Then he started aiming for large chunks of ice that proved to be no match for the Hanse Explorer's sturdy steel bow when we made contact.

The gray skies, cold temperatures, and the dense ice pack on the edge of the Weddell Sea made me stop to think how horrible it must have been for Shackleton and company to be trapped in a wooden ship, in conditions far less luxurious than ours. That’s when the Hanse Explorer shuddered slightly as we made contact with another piece of ice. Is there anything more fun than driving an 885-ton ship through sea ice in Antarctica? Short answer: no. Well, on second thought, maybe a private whale-watching session from a Zodiac is better. It was later in the trip when we spotted our first humpbacks. Richard made the call: “Get to the boats!” The crew had both boats off their cradles on the top deck and in the water in minutes, and we

were off. It was all so easy. Richard’s encyclopedic knowledge of whale behavior and decades of experience safely maneuvering around whales allowed us to enjoy countless close encounters with a group of feeding humpbacks. But it was one particular pass that took our breath away. We’d seen the telltale bubbles that humpbacks use to corral the krill they eat into tidy little balls. We’d cheered when four humpbacks broke the surface of the water in unison with their enormous mouths open. Then one of those massive mammals blew out of its blowhole—so close that we almost got sprayed—and passed under us just below the surface as the sun slowly set over the snowy mountains in the distance. And if that wasn’t enough, when we returned to

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the ship, smiling crew members met us with hot chocolate to warm up with as we hung up our kit. LIFE ON BOARD

Shipyards and designers may be buzzing with new “explorer yacht” builds these days, but the sturdy, steel-hulled, 160-foot-long Hanse Explorer launched in 2006 was way out in front of the current trend. It was commissioned by Peter Harren (the owner of a German shipping company comprised of over 50 commercial cargo ships), and built by Fassmer Werft to travel anywhere in the world. It’s rated the highest commercial ice class (Finnish ice class A1, GL ice class E3), which essentially means her steel hull has the strength to drive through thick, multiyear pack ice. Hanse also has a booster that makes it possible to increase power when the ship is encountering heavy ice and needs extra thrust to break free. But Hanse’s sturdiness is only part of what makes it so comfortable and capable in some of the harshest (and most beautiful) cruising grounds on Earth. Everything from the size of the windows in the dining room and the enormous “locker room” adjacent to the aft deck to the significantly larger area for crew and gear and the impressive fuel capacity was designed to handle the unique challenges of polar exploration. That “locker room” is essential for donning the layer of foul weather gear required for multiple Zodiac rides in Antarctica. Hanse had no trouble accommodating the full 22-person crew on our trip (for safety reasons and to facilitate the best possible experience). And with a nearly 40,000-gallon fuel capacity, Hanse can be fully self-sufficient.

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The Hanse Explorer is warm, spacious, and comfortable, but is not quite as opulent as other, more “gold-plated” superyachts may be. And that’s a good thing. Twelve guests are accommodated in six large cabins. The main saloon is the natural place for guests to gather for a drink and talk about the day’s adventures. And chef-prepared meals served with a smile by an engaging crew in the large dining room will foil any diet. But hands down, the best part of cruising aboard is the “open bridge” policy that Captain Jens has implemented. Guests are encouraged to visit the bridge, and the fellowship we struck up with the crew (along with the wealth of knowledge to which we were able to gain access) made for an even richer experience. Nothing illustrates this fact better than when it was time to restart the ship’s massive engine after our polar plunge. “Can I start the engine?” I asked jokingly. “Sure,” said Jens with a smile. “But you have to go down to the engine room to do it. It’s much

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more complicated than pushing a button.” In fact, Hanse’s engine room is essentially a scaled-down version of what Harren’s much larger ships have. And it took many steps to start up correctly. It was only when I was wearing ear protection and safety glasses, and priming the heavy-duty fuel pump on the powerful diesel that I understood the true meaning of “exclusive”. Of course, it’s great to be wined and dined on the deck of a superyacht moored in Monaco. But only an extremely lucky few can say they successfully executed the start sequence of a MaK 8 M20 diesel engine in Antarctica. It’s a very “exclusive” club. And there were other experiences that had a profound effect on us. We were able to simply

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sit down in the midst of thousands of fluffy baby penguins and their squawking, strutting, doting parents at the various penguin colonies we visited, where species such as chinstrap, Adélie, and gentoo live. We saw large groups of them floating on icebergs, swimming in the open water, and occupying almost every beach we landed on. They’d emerge from the water, or waddle up well-worn penguin trails, or feed their chicks in colonies teeming with life. And while we did start to take the tenaciously cute and sometimes smelly little birds somewhat for granted, by the end of the trip we felt like we were living in a wildlife documentary. We were all familiar with Shackleton’s impact on the history of Antarctic exploration, but our visit to the beach at Mikkelsen Harbor that was littered with whale bones and punctuated by a bleached wooden boat reminded us that there is much more to the story. And since records show that 118,159 whales, including 61,336 blue whales, were killed in Antarctic waters between 1911 and 1930, we’re lucky there are any whales around to marvel at today. Meanwhile, our visit to Wordie House (named after James Wordie, chief scientist and geologist on Shackleton’s 1914 expedition) on Winter Island provided a fascinating glimpse of what it would have been like to spend a winter there in the 1940s. Everything from hobnail boots to heavy wool trousers and tins of food from back when British meteorologists lived there has been lovingly preserved by the U.K. Antarctic Heritage Trust. In addition, our tour of nearby Vernadsky Research Base (originally opened by the British

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After nearly a week exploring the pristine Antarctic wilderness filled with whales, penguins, seals, and mesmerizing ice formations with knowledgeable and passionate people aboard a brilliantly designed yacht, I’d come to expect to be gobsmacked. But our stop at Neko Harbor on a brilliantly sunny day took gobsmackedness to a whole other level. It started with a hike among the penguins on shore. Then it was time to get our bathing suits on.

We’d been scared of the possibility of a “polar plunge” since the trip began, when the videographer on the trip told us how amazing it is. But now it was time to jump off the back of the ship into ice-strewn water that measured a balmy 31.5 degrees and experience it for ourselves. Words cannot describe how stimulating it was, and there was hardly any courage needed, since Michelle and her team of smiling stewardesses were waiting with our hot chocolate fix after we retreated from the water. Could there be any better way to cap off an Antarctic expedition? “Antarctica changes you,” Richard said with a smile after our swim. And after a week spent breathing the freshest air I’ve ever inhaled and communing with whales, penguins, and seals in an ice-strewn wonderland, I couldn’t have said it better myself.

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jou rn ey s PICTURED: Ancona Shipyard.

Italy has long been known worldwide as one of the SUPERPOWERS OF BUILDING BOATS.

The birthplace of all things beautiful, Italy has long been known worldwide as one of the superpowers of building boats. With a long history in shipbuilding dating back hundreds of years, it comes as no surprise that Italy is responsible for a large number of the boats produced around the world. In particular, almost half of the superyachts currently in production globally (ranging from on order to under construction) are produced in Italy, according to BOAT International. Denison prides itself as a leader in the yachting industry, staying up to date on industry standards, deepening relationships, and maintaining presence worldwide. A large part of these efforts are the annual shipyard tours that the Denison team embarks upon. This year, Denison visited Italy—for the third time—to tour some of the biggest superyacht shipbuilders. Riccardo Solci, Denison yacht broker and native Italian, joined the team on this year’s

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trip to his motherland. A lover of all things Italian-made (and not just because he was born in Milan), Riccardo recounted his experience touring some of the most beautiful boats in the business: “Growing up in Italy, the concept of design, fashion, and aesthetics mix with the sense of national pride for the famous car brands, the beauty of our cities and history. And as typical Italians, we have an inner belief that all of this makes us special and that it why the whole world wants to visit Italy sooner or later.” “There is also an industrial reality of Italy that few have the opportunity to admire from within, and even fewer to sit at the conference tables with the management leading its course: the yachting industry. It was a sincere life honor to be able to enter the shipyards that made the history of Italian shipbuilding; a dream come true to see welders and carpenters working in orchestra with designers and engineers.”

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jou rn ey s PICTURED: Cantiere Benetti Livorno; La Spezia Shipyard (right).

It's not surprising that even a once-local departed the likes of Ferretti and Sanlorenzo shipyards with such feelings of awe and wonder. Known for their sleek design, high performance, and notable quality, Italian yachts can wow even the most avid yachtsmen. Some of the most radical changes in the industry and biggest yachting innovations came from the land of pasta and wine (and so much more).

Besides food, fashion, and fast things, Italy is also rich in something else: history.

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With some of the most impressive (and oldest) shipyards in Italy dating back to the 19th century, there’s something to be said for experience. Years and years of boat building has led the way, literally and figuratively, to first-class craftsmanship and expertise. Geography comes into play as well in a country whose majority of its borders are surrounded by the sea. From then to now, boat building has had an enormous presence in Italy, for a multitude of purposes. On the five-day shipyard tour, the Denison team visited some of the most impressive superyacht builders in the industry—fifteen to

be exact. “Within the walls of Codecasa or Rossinavi,” Riccardo shared, “I could feel the heritage of Italian entrepreneurship with its quality and pride. At Benetti, the weight of a yacht and superyacht powerhouse ahead of everyone else in the world in terms of numbers of units produced per year and name recognition: an achievement that is possible through a long history and not recent fashion trends. And at Baglietto, the awareness of being welcomed in the oldest shipyard in the world.”

Other shipyards visited on the trip included CdM, Columbus, ISA, Extra, CRN, Wider, Italian Sea Group, Logica, and Overmarine—each with notable builds that the team could not stop beaming over (no pun intended). One by one, every shipyard had something new to offer Denison brokers and management. “It did not matter how tough the challenges of shipbuilding can be,” Riccardo continued, “from design to construction, to finance to worldwide distribution and post-sale

customer care (probably the most difficult challenge of all). These jewels of the Italian economy have been navigating full steam forward through calm and rough waters for centuries.” “I believe more than ever in the beauty and quality of Italian yachting, and I am forever grateful to Denison Yachting for having opened to me the doors of a part of my country that I would have not visited otherwise.” Very passionate about these shipyard tours, Denison

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jou rn ey s PICTURED: Shipyard tours help the Denison team server clients better.

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Visiting shipyards, brokers can discover the client experience while building a new yacht, and therefore serve clients better.

Chief Operating Officer Ben Farnborough cites multiple benefits to the yearly visits. For one, they are educational, enabling the team, and particularly brokers, “to learn specifically about the yards and their capabilities,” as well as new projects. The learning doesn’t stop there, though. Visiting shipyards, brokers can discover the client experience while building a new yacht,

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and therefore serve clients better. Beyond that, these trips build bonds, both internally within the Denison team and with the builders and other industry leaders. The building never stops. Visiting the shipyards in Italy showcased the best the country has to offer—quality, design, and beauty. Arrivederci!

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How space tourism became the next big trend in luxury travel and gave rise to the ‘billionaire space race’

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As the world becomes increasingly well-traveled, people are looking further and further afield for new experiences. The globe’s most intrepid explorers even have their sights set outside of our atmosphere—to outer space. In a challenge that’s been dubbed the ‘billionaire space race’, three of the modern world’s most successful entrepreneurs, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk, are competing to bring such dreams to life. For several years, the business magnets have been battling to launch ground-breaking commercial space flights—each offering a different yet equally enticing proposition to adventurous travelers with deep pockets. And with space tourism travel market projected to reach $12.6 billion by 2031, according to Allied Market Research, the potential of the emerging sector is out of this world.

So, who is currently winning the space race? The name dominating headlines this year is Virgin Galactic, owned by Richard Branson. The Virgin Group founder created the company in 2004 to give tourists the opportunity to experience space via a suborbital flight of the globe. On 10 August, Virgin Galactic sent its first private customers to space onboard VSS Unity spacecraft Galactic 02—a major step forward for the global space tourism industry, and for Branson. The commercial flight took off from Spaceport America in New Mexico carrying two pilots, a trainer and three passengers, who were transported to an altitude of almost 50,000 feet, where they could observe the planet and experience weightlessness. The experience was filmed for the world to enjoy.

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jou rneys PICTURED: Virgin Galatic (right); Blue Origin (left).

Virgin’s journey to lift-off was not plain sailing, however. During testing in 2014, the company experienced the in-flight loss of its VSS Enterprise vessel—one pilot was killed and a second injured. But they soldiered on, created a new craft and now claims to have a backlog of about 800 passengers willing to pay the fee of around $450,000 per seat. The company hopes to expand its fleet and eventually host around 400 annual flights. It also recently announced plans to build an astronaut camp in New Mexico where customers will spend five days training before their flight.

Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and owner of Twitter, started his space journey slightly earlier than Branson, in 2002, with the formation of SpaceX (The Space Exploration Technologies Corporation). It offers a different proposition from Virgin, specializing in lunar tourism and trips beyond Earth’s orbit. For the last few years, the company has been quietly developing its Starship spacecraft, and last year it announced its first space tourist, Dennis Tito, has signed up for a flight to the moon. Tito is no stranger to space travel—in 2001, he paid around $20 million for a private trip to the International Space Station, where he spent a week. His mission with SpaceX will see him journey to, and around, the moon onboard Starship.

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jou rn ey s PICTURED: Space Perspective Balloon (below); Space Perspective (right).

In 2025, SpaceX plans to launch human spaceflight missions to Haven-1, a space station currently being developed by American aerospace company Vast, onboard its Falcon 9 rocket. There are also plans to allow four astronauts to spend up to 30 days at the station. Looking further forward, Musk has said he hopes to build spaceships capable of transporting humans to Mars to cultivate a new settlement on the Red Planet.

Of the three entrepreneurs, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was actually the first to enter the space race in 2000.

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Like Virgin Galactic, his company Blue Origin offers suborbital travel experiences, set at a lower price point of about $200,000 per seat. The experience onboard the New Shepard rocker transports six passengers to the edge of space and back in about 10 minutes. For an extra $50,000, customers can venture outside of the Earth’s atmosphere to experience weightlessness and view the planet from just outside of its orbit. The maiden flight, whose passengers included Bezos, took place successfully in July 2021, but flights were halted in September 2022 when an uncrewed mission was forced to abort mid-flight. Tourist trips are due to begin again in 2024.

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“The sky is no longer the limit for those seeking unique and unforgettable excursions.”

To date, commercial space travel has been a rich man’s game, but there are alternative experiences in development for budding astronauts with less grandiose budgets. Florida-based Space Perspective—a partner of Denison Yachting—plans to use ‘space balloons’ instead of rockets to transport explorers to the edge of outer space for an otherworldly six-hour experience. Eight passengers and a captain will enter a pressurized capsule that’s lifted by a giant hydrogen balloon to a height of 100,000 feet. The pod offers 360-degree views of the planet and has a ‘Space Lounge’ where guests can enjoy cocktails—there’s even WiFi so ‘astronauts’ can stream their experience back down to Earth. On the homebound journey, the balloon will detach,

and the capsule will slowly descend for collection. Flights are scheduled to launch in 2024 and Denison has already reserved a capsule—intrepid travelers are invited to enquire about joining us for the adventure or booking their own. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Space Perspective to bring the leader in luxury spaceflight experiences to our clientele,” says Jennifer Welker Peacock, Denison’s Manager of Brand Partnerships. “The sky is no longer the limit for those seeking unique and unforgettable excursions.” Of course, space travel isn’t without its risks, but for those brave and wealthy enough, a flight on a spaceship could one day become as common practice as a superyacht charter.

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jou rn ey s PICTURED: Dirty Monstera.

Imagine you’ve been traveling throughout Thailand. You’ve sipped mojitos on the 78th floor at Sky Beach in Bangkok and spotted a herd of wild elephants at Khao Yai National Park. In meticulously preserved ancient teak houses, you’ve sampled nine-course tasting meals. In Chiang Rai, you’ve purchased silks for all your friends back home, and you’ve goggled naga serpent sculptures at the Blue Temple. You’ve chatted with strangers in markets, with taxi drivers, with hipsters in their local coffee shop–and you’ve shared the glow of smiles in this country known for that very quality. Through every adventure and encounter, a tension among contrasting forces drives the engine: the push-pull of the scripted versus the spontaneous, the relaxed and the refined, the fantastic and the familiar. We travel for surprise and wonder, at least my wife Yupin and I do, but we also carry the contradictory desire to see our expectations met. So, while it’s delightful to spot wildlife and to experience art, we also bank on an accompanying thrill and awe. Like, duh, as the ‘80s kids say, of course elephants and blue monsters are cool. Obviously... So now you’ve made it to Phuket, the Andaman Sea, and you’ve sprung for the presidential suite at The Slate, a lavish five-star hotel that pays homage to the island’s past, when it whirred as a hub in the global tin industry. Because the property sits upon a 19th century tin mine, artist/architect/ design-wizard Bill Bensley imbued the resort with

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jou rneys PICTURED: Drone shot of The Slate (top, left); Black Ginger (top, right); Tongkah Tin Syndicate (bottom, left); Pulley Pool (bottom, right).

avant garde, industrial elements–it’s a heaven for magpies: chock full of shiny objects, glass baubles and chandeliers, sharp angles, and fun twists, such as massive screwheads at the center of dining tables and utensils that double as wrenches.

You’re going to want to cue up Kraftwerk and New Order; it’s that kind of vibe. Owner Krystal Prakaikaew Na-Ranong, scion of a prominent Phuket tin industry family, named The Slate’s presidential suite the “Bensley Residence” to recognize the designer’s work in reviving this local history. Set at the resort’s southern terminus near a semi-private gate across from the white sands of Nai Yang Beach, it’s easy to predict what one would love about this spot. Eif, our personal butler, sets us up via the Line app, so any time we’d like to book dinner at Black Ginger, we need only text, and she grants our wishes. She first tours Yupin and me through the Residence’s second floor, showing us the deck bar’s sunset view, then the master bedroom and upstairs living area. The angled wall behind the king-sized bed features a slate finish, a red model dragon boat resting at its center. The balcony overlooks palm trees and lush gardens full of spiky fronds and leaves, echoes of the sculpted metal elements. Just below, the private swimming pool is a work of abstract art unto itself, a multi-faceted piece of colored tiles and painted wood that’s a little bit Keith Haring and a lotta bit Escher, with a skosh of Piet Mondrian. Given all the amazing features of The Slate and of the Bensley Residence in particular, I’d give

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She gestures to a chilled bottle of champagne, smiles, and says, “Enjoy your visit.”

jou rneys a hundred-to-one you’ll not go wild over a desk. A plain piece of wooden furniture in the downstairs living area. And yet, this is my surprise, the thing that most defies expectation. So mundane, so infinitely un-Instagrammable, I won’t even take a picture of it. Eif wraps up our intro with an overview of cool free stuff in the kitchen: dried mango, crispyfried minnows, the tea tower laden with finger sandwiches and confections. She gestures to a chilled bottle of champagne, smiles, and says, “Enjoy your visit.” And I, looking at the desk, promise her that we will. See, “wellness,” that trendy quality for which many of us travel, is pretty vague. One girl’s so-called wellness could represent another dude’s relapse. For me, I’m not looking for tai-chi or a body scrub, but I do feel especially well at a desk where I can write in the dawn quiet without disturbing Yupin. For years, I enjoyed the habit of writing “morning pages,” after The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, a method of priming the mind for creative endeavors. Though I no longer practice morning pages, I still begin my day with writing–which becomes a challenge when traveling, typing in the dark or in a lobby with bad muzak-jazz or on an uncomfortable perch somewhere. Physical space and atmosphere are essential, which is why this desk is so inviting. It makes me want to use The Slate’s stationary, to write an actual letter–remember the pleasure in doing that? What could be more leisurely decadent than curling into a cozy desk, cup of coffee just out of harm’s way, gazing through open glass doors into the tropical morning with only the sounds of birds and waves, and expressing yourself to someone? That’s paradise to me, starting the day right, and it’s all the better that it comes as an utter surprise, this unadvertised perfect detail in The Slate’s exquisite Bensley Residence.

PICTURED: The Bensley Residence.

The Slate • The Slate sits on Nai Yang Beach, abutting Sirinat National Park (a small but protected piece of beachfront forest) in the northern part of Phuket. It’s the closest luxury hotel to the airport, just 3.6 kilometers away. • Blue Canyon Country Club is less than a 15-minute drive. • Phuket is Thailand’s premier yachting destination, with four world-class marinas, all within an hour’s drive of The Slate: • 20-minute drive to Yacht Heaven Phuket Marina • 30-minute drive to Ao Po Grand Marina • 30-minute drive to Boat Lagoon or Royal Phuket Marina • 60-minute drive to Chalong Bay Pier

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4 R OSE S

$19,000,000

185' OCEANFAST 2004 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL KURT BOSSHARDT • (954) 478-0356

FO RTI T U D E

$6,850,000

136' INTERMARINE 1999 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

WILL NOFTSINGER • (850) 461-3342

EMOCE AN

€16,850,000

125' ROSETTI 2021 | IONIAN ISLANDS, GREECE ALEX G. CLARKE • (203) 722-3047

37XP HUL L #1 0 121' NUMARINE 2025 | ISTANBUL, TURKEY ALEX G. CLARKE • (203) 722-3047

$18,150,000

S E CO N D LOV E

$16,900,000

146' TRINITY 2004 | WEST PALM BEACH, FL CHRIS DAVES • (561) 301-3306

KAS H M I R

$5,350,000

133' BROWARD 2008 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

GARY HARDCASTLE • (561) 329-5538

MON ACO

€5,900,000

$4,950,000

AC AC I A

$12,995,000

131' SUNSEEKER 2012 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL DAVID JOHNSON • (954) 610-3263

AUR EL IA

€7,850,000

122' HEESEN 2011 | VENTIMIGLIA, ITALY KEVIN PAUL • +34-650-756-611

125' FEADSHIP 1982 | NICE, FRANCE FOKKE DE JONG • (401) 626-0576

R E T R IE V E R

S EA C L ASS

139’ ABEKING & RASMUSSEN 2008 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | KURT BOSSHARDT • (954) 478-0356

$10,200,000

121' BENETTI 2013 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL ALEX G. CLARKE • (203) 722-3047

Denison Yachting 1535 SE 17th Street #119 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

$6,950,000

120' BENETTI 2008 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL WILL NOFTSINGER • (850) 461-3342

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H ULL 3 3 00 1

€13,750,000 T H R E E B L E SS I N GS

ALEX G. CLARKE • (203) 722-3047

E N CO RE

PETER QUINTAL • (954) 817-5662

$2,799,000

112' LEOPARD 2008 | MIAMI, FL

$13,850,000

M A R BE LLA

$1,899,990

ALEKS TALDYKIN • (310) 569-3821

ALEX G. CLARKE • (203) 722-3047

$9,195,000

106' SANLORENZO 2019 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL DAVID JOHNSON • (954) 610-3263

$3,985,000

108' MONTE FINO 1996 | MARINA DEL REY, CA

109' MANGUSTA 2021 | MIAMI, FL

XWAVE

T E MP O RE A L E

112' HAKVOORT 1990 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL BRUCE SCHATTENBURG • (954) 328-4329

ALEX G. CLARKE • (203) 722-3047

DO PA M I NE

$4,000,000

118' WESTPORT 1997 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

120' CUSTOM 2025 | ANCONA, ITALY

A L M OST TH E R E

$2,995,000

106' HORIZON 2005 | SAN DIEGO, CA ERIK MAYOL • (949) 338-7907

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C R E S C E N T L A DY

$9,950,000

117' CRESCENT 2020 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL ALEX G. CLARKE • (203) 722-3047

S E AHAWK

$10,950,000

112' WESTPORT 2014 | PALM BEACH, FL

ERIK MAYOL • (949) 338-7907

GI OI A

$11,295,000

108' CUSTOM LINE 2018 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL BRUCE SCHATTENBURG • (954) 328-4329

LORAX

$3,500,000

103' JOHNSON 2008 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL DAVID JOHNSON • (954) 610-3263

LAC EY KAY

$9,950,000

96' NORDHAVN 2017 | WEST PALM BEACH, FL KURT BOSSHARDT • (954) 478-0356

E L ECTR A

$ 4,999,000

94' LYMAN-MORSE 2007 | MIAMI BEACH, FL

MORGAN BERTRAM • (954) 614-2087

INDECENT PROPOSAL IV

$3,150,000

88' SUNSEEKER 2011 | MARINA DEL REY, CA ALEKS TALDYKIN • (310) 569-3821

BEL S OG N O 88' RIVA 2022 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL DREW OFFERDAHL • (954) 882-1960

$7,900,000

BT 2

$3,695,000

95' AZIMUT 2010 | AVENTURA, FL ADERBAL COELHO JUNIOR • (305) 797-4700

DREAMCHASER

$1,999,000

94' FERRETTI 2001 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL WILL NOFTSINGER • (850) 461-3342

MA J E ST IC MOM E N TS

$5,500,000

88' AZIMUT 2019 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL JUNO PRUDHOMM • (786) 385-5013

NEVER SETTLE

$2,375,000

87' JOHNSON 2005 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

SIDNEY AMBROISE • (954) 696-8163

Denison Yachting 1535 SE 17th Street #119 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

MI RRAC L E

$6,249,000

95' SUNSEEKER 2018 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL GREG REIDINGER • (850) 225-6150

LANIDA

$2,995,000

92' LAZZARA 2010 | MIAMI, FL JOE LAZZARA • (813) 313-7512

OFF T H E G R I D

$1,750,000

88' PERSHING 2003 | SAN DIEGO, CA THOMAS CLEATOR • (619) 733-9790

$1,690,000

86' AZIMUT 2008 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL DAVID JOHNSON • (954) 610-3263

26 XP H U L L # 24

$6,450,000

$2,795,000

F I N A LLY

$6,200,000

ALEX G. CLARKE • (203) 722-3047

$2,199,000

82' HORIZON 2004 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL PETER QUINTAL • (954) 817-5662

80' LAZZARA 2004 | AVENTURA, FL WILL NOFTSINGER • (850) 461-3342

2 6X P H U L L # 21

85' NUMARINE 2023 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

85ʹ PRINCESS 2009 | STUART, FL PAUL DENTON • (386) 295-4668

O DYSSEY

$1,199,000

85' FEADSHIP 1977 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL KEN DENISON • (954) 612-1000

85ʹ NUMARINE 2023 | ISTANBUL, TURKEY ALEX G. CLARKE • (203) 722-3047

NO CU RFE W

IMP E T U O U S

$1,449,000

MIL AGROS

$3,199,999

$1,399,500

PAUL DENTON • (386) 295-4668

WE L L D ONE

$3,199,999

84' BURGER 2000 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL JERRY GILPIN • (772) 359-5745

H U M B L E & H U N G RY

$3,999,999

82' PERSHING 2018 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL JUNO PRUDHOMM • (786) 385-5013

82' PERSHING 2013 | MIAMI, FL SIDNEY AMBROISE • (954) 696-8163

P R O N TO

E SS E N C E OF C AY M A N 85ʹ VICEM 2006 | WEST PALM BEACH, FL

$9,450,000

80' SUNREEF 2022 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL PETER QUINTAL • (954) 817-5662

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AZURE 80' AZIMUT 2004 | MAMI, FL PAUL DENTON • (386) 295-4668

$1,249,500

B O U LOS

$1,425,000

80' GIANETTI 2003 | MIAMI BEACH, FL BRANDON BARNES • (423) 762-1062

GY R FA LCON

$4,100,000

78' VAN DER VALK 2016 | SAN DIEGO, CA ERIK MAYOL • (949) 338-7907

2Q U ICK

$3,790,900

76' RIVA 2018 | MIAMI BEACH, FL SIDNEY AMBROISE • (954) 696-8163

W ILD B ER RY 74' SUNREEF 2015 | HOLLYWOOD, FL ALEX G. CLARKE • (203) 722-3047

N E W H O R I ZON

$1,350,000

80' LAZZARA 2003 | ST. PETERSBERG, FL JOE LAZZARA • (813) 313-7512

ADONIS

$3,995,000

78' NUMARINE 2019 | MIAMI BEACH, FL

$1,145,000

75' LAZZARA 2009 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL JOE LAZZARA • (813) 313-7512

$2,950,000

L A DY L AU R A

$1,590,000

JOE LAZZARA • (813) 313-7512

S UNYA

€4,850,000

77' ALEN 2023 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL ALEX G. CLARKE • (203) 722-3047

SIDNEY AMBROISE • (954) 696-8163

XCE L L

S E XY

78' LAZZARA 2011 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

$1,200,000

73’ HORIZON 2004 | MARINA DEL REY, CA ERIK MAYOL • (949) 338-7907

Denison Yachting 1535 SE 17th Street #119 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

MARC HEL LY

$2,999,985

74' PERSHING 2017 | CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO GARY HARDCASTLE • (561) 329-5538

22X P HUL L #7

$5,100,000

72' NUMARINE 2024 | ISTANBUL, TURKEY

ALEX G. CLARKE • (203) 722-3047

STAYSEA

$2,249,000

72' AZIMUT 2016 | MIAMI BEACH, FL WILL NOFTSINGER • (850) 461-3342

GO IN ’ D E EP

$3,599,000

70' BERTRAM 2014 | JERSEY CITY, NJ MORGAN BERTRAM • (954) 614-2087

XA N A D U

YOLO

$2,890,000

S E A DA N CE R

$739,000

70' HATTERAS 1999 | CHARLESTON, SC RUSS SCHAFER • (954) 445-2290

$885,000

68' SEA RAY 2004 | MIAMI BEACH, FL JUSTIN NYSTEDT • (954) 654-5783

68' SUNSEEKER 2014 | WHITESTONE, NY JUNO PRUDHOMM • (786) 385-5013

S E XS E A

72' PRINCESS 2017 | NEWPORT BEACH, CA ERIK MAYOL • (949) 338-7907

DON ’T STOP BEL IE VING

$1,499,000

UNZ I P P ED

$649,000

P OW E RSFU L

$3,999,000

68' ABSLOLUTE 2022 | DANIA BEACH, FL

WILL NOFTSINGER • (850) 461-3342

YACH TO O M A

$495,0000

70' MAIORA 1995 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL RUSS SCHAFER • (954) 445-2290

68' VIKING 2007 | LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL

$1,550,000

FOUR AC ES 70' CHEOY LEE 1988 | SAN PEDRO, CA ERIK MAYOL • (949) 338-7907

TOM ROBERTSON • (631) 379-5918

$1,795,000

68' PRESTIGE 2017 | MIAMI, FL

JUNO PRUDHOMM • (786) 385-5013

+1 954.763.3971 Sales@DenisonYachting.com

L EGEND 67' FERRETTI 2019 | MIAMI, FL

SIDNEY AMBROISE • (954) 696-8163

$2,749,999

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