Category: General

The Azimut 47 Fly Bridge, part of a line of yachts from 39 to 116 feet long, packs all the styling and construction benefits of the range’s larger models into a more compact size. This million vessel is by no means small, however.

The Ferretti Custom Line 97′ feels remarkably spacious, thanks partly to unusually large windows in its guest cabins. The .

The 82 Open, which reportedly is priced at about million or more, accommodates as many as 10 people in four guest cabins and has quarters for two crew. Walnut floors and cherry woodwork create a warm ambience.

Among several rare features on this yacht, the one drawing the most attention from buyers is the private balcony off the starboard side of the master cabin on the main deck. Sliding glass doors let in abundant natural light and, when open, allow for a breeze inside the master suite that is far more comforting than anything a porthole might deliver.

The yacht’s interior, styled by the Nuvolari-Lenard design house and Alberto Pinto, evokes the sea with furniture details that resemble pieces of staghorn coral.  The opulent master suite includes an office, a dressing area, a bathroom with a steam shower and hot tub, and a private outdoor patio with a second hot tub.

The Austal shipyard in Western Australia builds a number of ferries, combat vessels, and patrol boats. Predictably, its 193-foot, fiberglass-composite Austal Outback is a sturdy craft and fast as well, with a top speed of 23 mph.

Go-anywhere, do-anything, expedition-style motor yachts are available for charter, but few cruise beyond the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas. An exception is the 111-foot Alloy VvS1, which you can charter in South Pacific locales such as Tahiti, Tonga, and New Zealand.

The Feadship F45 Vantage semicustom series was launched to offer a more competitively priced option than the Dutch builder’s fully custom designs in the same size range. Space is hull number one, and two more of the 146-footers already have been sold.

The Overmarine Mangusta 165 Open sits at the top of the Mangusta line, whose range begins at 72 feet, and has the same sleek, sexy styling as her smaller siblings. Powered by triple 16V4000 MTU engines, she can reach 43 mph—an astonishing speed for a 165-foot yacht.

The 37.5-foot Sea Ray 350 Sundancer is available with Mercury MerCruiser’s Axius, a docking system that the company debuted last year for its smaller, sterndrive-powered boats.