Category: megayachts
Nordhavn 86 Still Queen of the Fleet — For Now
For a little while longer this year–until the giant Nordhavn 120 is launched–the Nordhavn 86 is still the largest boat from this famous bluewater brand of trawlers. And in many ways, she is already a superyacht. At 400,000 lbs she has as much mass as many in the 120’ to 140’ class, so this [...]
New Nordhavn 120 Construction Photos
Pacific Asian Enterprises, Inc., today passed along a new collection of informal photos updating the construction progress of the new Nordhavn 120. The new-design megayacht will become the new queen of the Nordhavn fleet sometime late this year. According to PAE, “Work continues on the first hull of the future queenship of the Nordhavn line: [...]
Nordhavn 120 Passes Construction Milestone — Photos
Pacific Asian Enterprises, Inc., reports the joining of pilothouse and deck to the hull of N120-01, a major milestone in the assembly of the first Nordhavn megayacht. There is still a long way to go as the company and its construction partner begin to stuff the hull with systems and accommodations, but for the first [...]
Sea Fare: Victoria Allman in the Galley – Spring 2011
Tribal Bartering By Victoria Allman “Are they still there?” I asked Patrick as he walked through the galley. “They haven’t left.” Patrick grabbed a slice of pineapple from the platter in front of me. “We’re surrounded.” I swatted his hand as he reached for another slice. The fruit tray was for the guests on Pangaea, [...]
PAE Reports Build Progress on First Nordhavn 120
Pacific Asian Enterprises, Inc., said last night that progress continues with the build process on its first true superyacht, the Nordhavn 120. According to the company, the hull and deck are joined, while the engine beds have been made and are ready for installation of the main engines (twin MTU 8V 2000 M72′s, rated at [...]
Victoria Allman Breaks-In a Trawler Galley
At last week’s Trawler Fest, our own favorite professional chef, Victoria Allman, treated a group of VIP guests of Kadey-Krogen to an evening of haute cuisine hors d’oeuvres (classy snacks). For two evenings, Victoria gave the gorgeous galley aboard the Krogen 55′ Expedition a workout. The Kadey-Krogen folks (author Shannon Band, actually) wrote about the [...]
Selene Building First Ocean Explorer 92
Jet Tern Marine announced that it has sold the first hull of the new Ocean Explorer 92 model and that the boat is now under construction for an expected debut at the Monaco Yacht Show in 2012. Mark Seaton, of Selene Europe. provided us with the text of the press release announcing the sale, along [...]
Sea Fare Autumn 2010 — Victoria Allman in the Galley
Editor’s Note — Victoria Allman is the chef aboard a 143-foot megayacht and the author of the recently released “Sea Fare: A Chef’s Journey Across the Ocean.” This is the ninth in a series of periodic columns here on OceanLines featuring her irresistible recipes. Best of all for OceanLines readers, who are travelers of the [...]
First Photos — Nordhavn 120 Megayacht
Well, they don’t come any hotter than this. These photos were taken overnight when the future queen of the Nordhavn fleet was released from her molds at the factory in China. I’m going to let the photos speak for themselves, but I think you can get from them a couple of things — first, this [...]
Here’s Why You Need an iPad on the Boat
by Christine Kling (Editor’s Note — Chris Kling is a sailor with with more than 30 years of experience on the oceans of the world. She’s also an English professor at Broward College, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the published author of the Seychelle Sullivan series of mysteries, including SURFACE TENSION (2002), CROSS [...]
Sea Fare July — Victoria Allman in the Galley
In the July edition of Sea Fare — Victoria Allman in the Galley, we learn a sweet lesson about life and coconut bread. This is an easy galley favorite.
Got 30-Foot-itis? Buy this Nordhavn 86
A very special new-build Nordhavn 86 is looking for a buyer and we’ve got all the details and the price for the current Queen of the PAE fleet.
Sea Fare May — Victoria Allman in the Galley
Editor’s Note — Victoria Allman is the chef aboard a 143-foot megayacht and the author of the recently released “Sea Fare: A Chef’s Journey Across the Ocean.” This is the fifth in a series of periodic columns here on OceanLines featuring her irresistible recipes. Best of all for OceanLines readers, who are travelers of the [...]
Second Sunreef 70 Expedition Power Cat Launched
Sunreef Yachts said today it has launched the second in the expedition series of 70 Power Catamarans; this one named ONDIN and sold to a Chilean couple who plan to explore Patagonia. The long-range yacht will depart the shipyard in Gdansk soon and make a transatlantic passage, followed by a Panama Canal transit and final [...]
Sea Fare February – Victoria Allman in the Galley
Editor’s Note — Victoria Allman is the chef aboard a 143-foot megayacht and the author of the recently released “Sea Fare: A Chef’s Journey Across the Ocean.” This is the second in a series of periodic columns here on OceanLines featuring her irresistible recipes. Best of all for OceanLines readers, who are travelers of the [...]
Layout Details of the New Nordhavn 78
P.A.E. has released preliminary layout details for its new Nordhavn 78 long-range motoryacht. The plans reveal a focus on outside entertaining and roomy berthing spaces. Clicking on the drawing above will open a larger view that can be magnified somewhat to show more detail. The plans show a spacious owner’s cabin just forward of amidships [...]
Sea Fare – Victoria Allman in the Galley
Editor’s Note — Victoria Allman is the chef aboard a 143-foot megayacht and the author of the recently released “Sea Fare: A Chef’s Journey Across the Ocean.” She has graciously agreed to write a periodic column here on OceanLines featuring her irresistible recipes. Best of all for OceanLines readers, who are travelers of the first [...]
Sunreef Yachts Will Have 70 Sunreef Power Cat at Miami
Sunreef Yachts said this week it will have the 70 Sunreef Power catamaran SEA BASS at the upcoming Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show next month. This will mark the yacht’s American premiere. It was launched last May and made its public debut at the Cannes Boat Show. SEA BASS is currently operating a charter yacht in [...]
Jet Tern Marine Announces Selene 86 Ocean Explorer
Jet Tern Marine this week announced the first in a new series of luxury motoryachts — the Selene 86 Ocean Explorer. The new yacht is the result of a collaboration between Howard Chen and his design team along with Dutch naval architect Guido de Groot. Construction of the molds for the new yacht has begun [...]
Sea Fare – Culinary (and other) Adventures on a Globe-Girdling Yacht
Victoria Allman is a classically trained chef whose wanderlust took her to sea for nine years as a chef aboard a megayacht. She has collected her memories of that experience in Sea Fare — A Chef’s Journey Across the Ocean. Readers here on OceanLines are, by definition, interested in travel, adventure, yachts and food. Allman’s [...]
Ocean Racing World Mourns Roy Disney
Roy Disney, whose family legacy is forever etched in the memories of generations of children, and whose accomplishments as an open ocean sailor were truly remarkable, died last week at the age of 79. The colorful Disney built and helmed a number of open class racers, all named Pyewacket, the name of the witch’s cat [...]
