Yacht name: Lady Linda
Length: 157 ft • 48 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Trinity Yachts

Photo: Olivier • New York • August 2007

Some yachts opted to spend their summer in New York, like this recent launch from Trinity, Lady Linda, captured above by Olivier, who also sent in some of the shots below.

Yacht name: Iroquois
Length: 164 ft • 50 m
Year: 1998
Builder: Feadship • De Vries • #654

Photo: Olivier • New York • August 2007

Tags: 164, 1998

Yacht name: Arriva
Formerly: Lady Hawke -> Southern Princess
Length: 118 ft • 36 m
Year: 1995
Builder: Broward Marine • # 532

Photo: Olivier • New York • August 2007

Photo: Olivier • New York • August 2007

Yacht name: Mylo • Benetti Classic 120 • BC 109
Year: 2007

Photo: monacoeye • Beaulieu • August 2007

Tags: 120, 2007

Yacht name: T6
Length: 159 ft 2 • 48.6 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Flyghtship

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2007

Yacht name: Midlandia
Formerly: Alfa III
Length: 171 ft • 52 m
Year: 2001
Builder: Benetti • # FB 220
Design: Stefano Natucci
Sisterships: Sai Ram • Midlandia

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 25 August 2007 • new photos

Russian-Canadian Alex Shnaider's yacht Midlandia - named after his Midland Group steel, shipping and property company - didn't turn up for this year's Grand Prix - he sold his Jordan F-1 team to Spyker in 2006. The deal was reportedly signed on Midlandia at last year's Grand Prix.

Tags: 171, 2001

Yacht name: Phoenix
Length: 200 ft • 61 m
Year: 2004
Builder: Lürssen • # 13626
Design: Andrew Winch

Photo: monacoeye • 25 July 2007 • Monaco • new photos

Tags: 200, 2004

Yacht name: Ice - Formerly: Project Rainbow • Air
Length: 295 ft • 90 m
Year: 2005
Builder: Lürssen • # 13628
Architect: Lürssen & Tim Heywood
Engines: 8 x 1129 diesel electric • 2 ABB Azipods

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 20 July 2006 & 25 August 2007 • new photos

Suleiman Kerimov's Ice, bought from Ernesto Bertarelli, if the stub article on Wikipedia is to be trusted (!), visited Monaco a couple of days ago. Mr Kerimov is reported to be making steady progress from the serious burns he suffered when he crashed his Ferrari Enzo into a tree on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice last November.

Tags: 295, 2005

Yacht name: Burrasca
Length: 56 m
Year: 2003
Builder: Perini Navi • # 2034

Photo: monacoeye • Beaulieu • August 2007

Mochi Craft Dolphin

Yacht name: Mariu
Length 164 ft • 50 m
Year: 2003
Builder: Codecasa
Owner: Giorgio Armani • F65

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2007

Giorgio Armani finally treated himself to a yacht in 2003. He says, "it is the one real luxury I allow myself"…

Tags: 164, 2003

Yacht name: Red Sapphire
Length: 128 ft • 39 m
Year: 1999
Builder: Heesen • # 10638

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 25 August 2007

Tags: 128, 1999

Yacht name: Wind
Length: 194 ft • 59 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Benetti • # FB240

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 23 August 2007

Wind to debut at the 2007 MYS.

Tags: 194, 2007

Yacht name: Gloria Teresa
Length: 137 ft • 41.75 m
Year: 2004
Builder: Izar -> Navantia
Design: Reymond Langton

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2007

If the exterior of Gloria Teresa and sistership Tuscan Sun seem familar, it's because exterior designer Andrew Langton was also the exterior stylist on Zenobia, Excellence III and Larissa at Donald Starkey.

Yacht name: Cleopatra
Formerly: My Gail III • Cleopatra C
Length: 187 ft • 57 m
Year: 1985
Builder: Amels • # 390
Architect: Jon Bannenberg • Diana Yacht Design

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2007

Tags: 187, 1985

Yacht name: Bravado
Length: 147 ft 4 • 44.9 m
Year: 2004
Builder: Abeking & Rasmussen • # 6465
Design: Reymond Langton

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2007

Yacht name: Winnaretta Singer
Length: 65 ft 7 • 20 m
Year: 1958
Builder: Antibes

This charming yacht was a gift to the Oceanographic Museum, and used as a research vessel by Captain Cousteau. She was completely refitted in 1990 by Monte Carlo Yachting and has recently been put up for sale. The yacht is named after the eponymous sewing machine heiress and Paris socialite whose estate made the donation.

Yacht name: Mistral
Length: 110 ft • 33 m
Year: 1962
Builder: Benetti

A converted tug built by Benetti in 1962.

Tags: 110, 1962

Yacht name: Galactica
Length: 164 ft • 50 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Heesen • # 13350
Architect: Heesen • Omega
Top speed: 28 knots

Photos: monacoeye • Monaco • July 2007

Galactica is one of the largest yachts built by Heesen. New photos…

Tags: 164, 2007

Yacht name: Yuko
Length: 129 ft 4 • 39.4 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Monaco Yachting & Technologies - MY&T
Design: Tim Heywood

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • July 2007

This is the first build for Monaco Yachting & Technologies, a new custom ship builder. They have three more hulls under construction in Italy, two 73 m yachts and one 50 m. (Thx to Merijn for the research).

Yacht name: Delma
Formerly: Annaliesse
Length: 279 ft 7 • 85.23 m
Year: 2004
Builder: Neorion

Photos: monacoeye • Monaco • 2006

Delma has returned all in white. An improvement - orange lifeboats are always a bit of an eyesore. The crew had better get busy with those sponges…

Yacht name: Atlantis II
Length: 379 ft 7 - 115 m
Year: 1981
Builder: Hellenic Shipyards

Photos: monacoeye.com • 2005/6/7 • Monaco

2007: New shots
2005: Atlantis II, moved outside the port to make room for the sailing yachts during Classic Week, seen with typically stormy clouds over the "tête de chien".
2006: Atlantis II doesn't move often, but when she does, she doesn't hang around. She took no more than 15 minutes to leave port last summer.
2007: Night shot below the palace - March 7

Yacht name: Ariete Primo
Length: 147 ft 8 • 45 m
Year: 1967 - refit: 2006
Builder: Dunston
Refit: Yankee Delta • Ortona Navi

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • Summer 2007

Yacht name: Mangusta 80

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2007

Yacht name: Mangusta 92

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2007

Yacht name: QM of London
Formerly: Queen M
Length: 164 ft • 50 m
Year: 1998
Builder: Benetti • FB221

Photo: monacoeye • Villefranche • 25 June 2006

Tags: 164, 1998

Yacht name: Helios 2
Formerly: Anson Bell
Length: 168 ft • 51.2 m
Year: 2002
Builder: Palmer Johnson • # 226
Architect: Vripack • Sparkman & Stephens

Photo: monacoeye • Antibes • June 2007

Tags: 168, 2002

Yacht name: Al Diriyah
Formerly: Danginn • Ultima II • Serendipity • Massarah
Length: 257 ft 10 • 78.6 m
Year: 1960
Builder: National Bulk Carriers

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 30 July 2007

Slight change to name plate this year.

Yacht name: Achilles
Formerly: Lady Fiesta • Princess Lauren
Length: 181 ft 5 • 55.3 m
Year: 1984
Builder: CRN

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2007

Model: XSR48
Length: 14.6 m • 48 ft
Year: 2007
Builder: XSMG

This little beauty, from UK based XSMG, was sprinting around Monegasque waters yesterday evening. The XRS48 comes in a variety of engine configurations. The Race Spec 2 x 2000 hp diesels can reach top speeds of 85 knots.

The 2400 hp petrol V8 option is even faster and will take you to 95 knots (110 mph - 175 kph) !! - but is not available in Europe due to emissions regulations. Edmiston is showing them off - prices start at £1m - $2m.

The XSR48 will be at the 2007 Monaco Yacht Show in September, in the tender section. XSMG are also trying to set speed records for London - Monaco and London - St Petersburg. There will be plenty of fuel stops on the way as the range, at 50 knots cruising speed, is 300 nautical miles.

Yacht name: Sussurro
Length: 164 ft • 50 m
Year: 1998
Builder: Feadship • De Vries • #656
Architect: De Voogt
Design: Don Shead
Interior: Terence Disdale
Speed: 40 knots

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • July 2007

New photos of Roman Abramovich's fast yacht Sussurro.

Tags: 164, 1998

Yacht name: Sonia C
Length: 101 ft 7 • 31 m
Year: 1991
Builder: Versilmarina

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2007

Yacht name: Sirona III
Formerly: Sycara III
Length: 185 ft • 56 m
Year: 2003
Builder: Oceanfast
Design: Jon Bannenberg • Phil Curran

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2007

Yacht name: Dream
Length: 170 ft • 52 m
Year: 2003
Builder: Feadship • #788

Photo: monacoeye & NT • Monaco

Tags: 170, 2003

Yacht name: Mangusta 105

Mangusta 105 Sealyon will be at the yacht show this year.

Yacht name: Desirade 4
Formerly: Mamamouchi (pictured)
Length: 127 ft 11 • 39 m
Year: 1996 - refit: 2005
Builder: Pendennis
Architect: Dubois Naval Architects
Interior: Redman Whiteley Dixon

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco Yacht Show 2005

Yacht name: Kolaha • ISA 470.5
Formerly: White Lie
Length: 156 ft • 47 m
Year: 2005
Builder: ISA

Photo date: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2007

Sisterships: Aquamarina • Axioma • Kolaha • Lady Dahlia • Ocean Victory • Ellix Too • April Fool II

Tags: 156, 2005

Ilona Helicopter Tender

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • July 2007

You may recall that HNLMS Snellius, the pride of the Dutch Navy, called into Port Hercule with HMS Echo, in May this year, for the International Hydrographic Organization's annual Congress.

Well, here are some photos sent in by owner Henk de Bloeme, of the glory days of an earlier generation Snellius, also a hydrographic ship for the Dutch Navy and now looking for a new owner wishing to undertake a yacht conversion.

She was in service until 1970, then served as a hotel ship for navy personnel for a few years, and is currently lying in Holland. In her prime she ran expeditions to Surinam and Papua New Guinea, charting the last white patches on the globe.

Henk is now looking for a new owner willing to do an extensive yacht conversion. She is still in a reasonable condition, in other words, still well worth doing the restoration and conversion. The inside is spartan, with many small cabins for a total crew of 110.

Yacht name: Snellius
Length: 236 ft • 72 m
Year: 1950
Builder: P Smit Jr

Beam: 10.8 m
Depth: 3.6 m
Displacement: Approx 1200 tonnes

Engines: 2 x 1000 hp Storks. Equipped with reversible props. They are the originals from 1948, weighing 65 tonnes each, if replaced the difference will need to be ballasted. Snellius was able to do 15 mph with only 2000 hp, as she has a very streamlined hull. The whole engine room is original but not operational.

Any interested parties (serious enquiries only please!) should email me and I'll pass on their details to Henk.

Update: Sold!

Yacht name: Mimtee
Formerly: Bermie -> Netanya 7
Length: 161 ft • 49 m
Year: 2001
Builder: CMN - Hull: Oceanco
Design: The A Group • Andrew Winch

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2007

Netanya 7 and Netanya 8 together… Netanya 7 will be at this year's Monaco Yacht Show.

Tags: 161, 2001

Yacht name: Pegaso
Formerly: Petara • Only for You
Length: 175 ft • 53 m
Year: 2002
Builder: Proteksan Turquoise
Architect: Dubois

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 15 August 2007

Tags: 175

Yacht name: Shandor
Formerly: Margaux Rose
Length: 159 ft • 48 m
Year: 1988 - refit: 1994
Builder Schweers
Architect: Gerhard Gigenast

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 15 August 2007

Yacht name: Seaflower
Length: 132 ft • 40 m
Year: 2002
Builder: Feadship • Royal Van Lent • #787
Naval Architect: Fritz de Voogt
Interior: John Munford
Winner 2003 International Superyacht Design Awards 30-40m

Photo: Toni Kervinen • Helsinki • 22 June 2007
Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 14 May 2006

Seaflower, along with many other yachts has headed north for the summer. Very nice photos from Toni Kervinen, in Finland.

Tags: 132, 2002

Yacht name: Utopia III
Formerly: Bellini • Lady Linda
Length: 150 ft • 45.7 m
Year: 1999
Builder: Trinity Yachts • # 11
Stylist: Paragon

Photo: Olivier • New York • August 2007

Utopia ex Lady Linda in New York for the summer. Thanks to Olivier for the four photos.

Yacht name: Putty VI -> Dione Sky
Formerly: Turmoil
Length: 151 ft • 46 m
Year: 1996 - refit 2007
Builder: Palmer Johnson • # 217
Architect: Vripack

Photo: Aivar Viira • Tallinn • 15 August 2007

Putty VI enjoying the northern sun in Tallinn old city harbour. Thanks to Aivar Viira, for the photo, our first Estonian correspondent …

Tags: 151, 1996

Yacht name: Wisker

Photo: O • New York • August 2007

Yacht name: Susan B -> Winning Drive • Westport 130
Length: 130 ft • 40 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Westport • #1520

Photo: Robert Paylor • St Barths • 2007

It's off season in St Barths but Bob has spotted the odd Westport and Benetti around…

Tags: 130, 2007

Yacht name: Serenity Now

Photo: Robert Paylor • St Barths • 2007

Phocea in Puerto de Andratx, Mallorca

Photo: Gerhard Merz • Puerto de Andratx • June 2007

Yacht name: Our Way
Length: 127 ft • 39 m
Year: 1998
Builder: Palmer Johnson • # 122
Architect: Vripack

Photographer: Robert Paylor • 2007 • St Barths

Tags: 127, 1998

Yacht name: Indigo Star
Length: 125 ft • 38 m
Year: 1995 - refit 2003
Builder: Siar & Moschini
Architect: Andrea Bacigalupo

Photo: monacoeye • Beaulieu • August 2007

Yacht name: Hoppetosse
Length: 99 ft • 30 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Swan Nautor
Architect: German Frers

Photo: Robert Paylor • St Barths • 2007

Yacht name: Commercial Break • Bradford 90
Length: 90 ft • 27.4 m
Year: 2004
Builder: Moonen
Design: Vripack

Photo: Robert Paylor • St Barths • 2007

Yacht name: Aurora
Formerly: Evviva
Length: 161 ft 8 • 49.3 m
Year: 1993 - Refit: 2005
Builder: Admiral Marine

Photo: Olivier • New York • August 2007
Photo: monacoeye • Antibes • 26 November 2006

Yacht name: Asteria
Length: 160 ft • 48.75 m
Year: 1970 - refit 2002
Builder: Anastasiades & Tsortanides (tug)
Refit: Northport Engineering & Stabbert Maritime

Photo: Axel Leipzig • May 2007

Yacht name: Alani II • Benetti Classic 115
Length: 115 ft • 35 m
Builder: Benetti

Photo: Robert Paylor • St Barths • 2007

Tags: 115

In a relentless drive for greater functionality, many of the web addresses for monacoeye pages were changed last weekend - with php extensions.

Importantly, the new front page address is http://yachts.monacoeye.com/index.php

Also this year's Monaco Yacht Show page (a work in progress) has had a change of look and now incorporates clickable, sortable headers. It can be found here:
http://yachts.monacoeye.com/monacoyachtshow/monacoyachtshow2007.php

So, please take a moment to update your bookmarks. If you go to the old page you will still be redirected to the new page, but it's better if you go direct. Thank you most kindly !

Yacht name: Imagine -> Meridian (2007)
Length: 160 ft 9 • 49 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Trinity Yachts • # 35

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 10 August 2007

One of the latest offerings from Trinity Yachts…

Yacht name: Sedation A • Heesen 4400 #1
Length: 144 ft 4 • 44 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Heesen • # 13644
Design: Omega Architects

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 10 August 2007

Here is the first of the 4400 series, named Sedation A, which will be presented at the Monaco Yacht Show in September. Flies the flag for Azerbaijan.

Tags: 144, 2007

Yacht name: Antalis
Length: 157 ft 6 • 48 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Baglietto • # 10193
Design: Giugiaro • Della Role

Photo: monacoeye • Villefranche • 4 August 2007

Antalis, the new Baglietto, to be presented at the 2007 Monaco Yacht Show, seen here in Villefranche at the weekend - thanks to Chris for the ID.

Yacht name: Talila
Formerly: New Ekim ?
Length: 95 ft • 29 m ?
Year: 2000 ?
Builder: Mondomarine

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • May 2007

Yacht name: Lady Michelle
Length: 161 ft • 49 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Trinity • # 37

Photos: monacoeye • Monaco • July 2007 & August 2008

Trinity will present their recent launch at the 2007 Monaco Yacht Show.

Yacht name: Dardanella
Length: 121 ft • 37 m
Year: 1998 - refit 2006
Builder: Vitters
Design: Vripack

Photo: Axel Leipzig • Ibiza • May 2007

Tags: 121, 1998

Yacht name: Aviva
Length: 223 ft 11 • 68 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Abeking & Rasmussen • # 6475
Stylist: Reymond Langton

Photo: monacoeye • St Tropez • 28 July 2007

Aviva is another of this year's fine major launches, this time from Abeking & Rasmussen. She left the Lemwerder yard in Germany in May 2007. Seen here yesterday on her maiden cruise to the Med, in St Tropez. The port was heaving with dozens of Mangustas, Leopards and ISAs for the annual Rodriguez Group show.

Aviva has an unusual "knife" bow, which allows for a larger superstructure and internal volume, and greater speed and fuel efficiencies.

Yacht name: Thalia
Length: 159 ft • 48 m
Year: 1994
Builder: Vitters
Architect: Ron Holland
Interior: Elmar Meurer

Photo: monacoeye • Beaulieu • July 2007

Tags: 159, 1994

Yacht name: Espiritu del Xarey
Formerly: Whirlaway (pictured)
Length: 141 ft • 43 m
Year: 2002
Builder: Vitters
Architect: Dubois Naval Architect

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco Yacht Show • September 2005

Tags: 141, 2002

Yacht name: Aphrodite A
Formerly: Aphrodite 2
Length: 140 ft • 43 m
Year: 1999
Builder: Vitters
Design: André Hoek

Photo monacoeye • St Jean • July 2007
Photo: Robert Paylor • St Barths • 2007

Tags: 140, 1999

Yacht name: Shaf
Formerly: Akitou
Length: 173 ft 3 • 52.8 m
Year: 1981
Builder: CRN

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • July 2006

Yacht name: Drumbeat
Formerly: Salperton
Length: 174 ft • 53 m
Year: 2002
Builder: Alloy Yachts • AY26
Architect: Dubois

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco Yacht Show • 2006

Yacht name: Georgia
Length: 159 ft • 48 m
Year: 2000
Builder: Alloy Yachts • AY21
Architect: Dalrymple-Smith • Scanu

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • July 2007
Photo: Robert Paylor • St Barths Bucket • March - April 2007

Yacht name: Imagine
Length: 110 ft • 34 m
Year: 1993
Builder: Alloy Yachts • AY10
Architect: Dubois

Tags: 110, 1993

Yacht name: Happy Four
Length: 105 ft • 32 m
Year: 1996
Builder: Alloy Yachts
Design: Hoek Design

Photo: monacoeye • Cap D'Ail • June 2007

Yacht name: Capella C
Length: 193 ft 7 • 59 m
Year: 1968 (refit 1985)
Builder: Gebroeders Pot

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • July 2007

Yacht name: Paloma
Length: 197 ft 8 • 60.35 m
Year: 1965 (refit 2003/4)
Builder: Ishikawajima-Harima Heay

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • July 2007