Photo copyright: monacoeye.com. Do not copy. Image: Monaco, November 2009.

Yacht name: Candyscape II
Length: 203 ft • 62 m .
Year: 2008/2009
Builder: VSY - Viareggio Superyachts
Architect: Espen Øino

Candyscape II, the first build from Viareggio Superyachts, commissioned by the Candy brothers, arrives in Monaco …

Tags: 203, 2008

Yacht name: Arkley
Length: 197 ft • 60 m
Year: 2009
Builder: Lürssen • # 13657
Stylist: Espen Øino

Photo: monacoeye • Beaulieu • August 2009
Photo: NT • Monaco • September 2009

Arkley, sister to Linda Lou, was launched June 2009. And here she is enjoying the waters off Beaulieu.

Tags: 197, 2009

Yacht name: Octopus
Length: 414 ft • 126 m
Year: 2003
Builder: Lürssen • # 13622
Architect: Espen Øino

Photo: monacoeye • Cote d'Azur • Summer 2006 & 2009
Photo: Bob Paylor • St Barths 2008 & 2009

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's enormous yacht Octopus couldn't be missed this summer in Beaulieu and earlier in the year in St Barths.

The helicopter lands easily on either end of the 126 m yacht. Octopus also travels with a bright yellow submarine.

Tags: 414, 2003

Yacht name: Polar Star
Formerly: Northern Star
Length: 206 ft • 63 m
Year: 2005
Builder: Lürssen • # 13629
Design: Espen Øino • Vripack

Photo: monacoeye • May 2007 • Beaulieu & Monaco July 2009

Tags: 206, 2005

Yacht Name: Northern Star (Project Scout)
Length: 247 ft • 75 m
Year: 2009
Builder: Lürssen • # 13651
Design: Espen Øino International
Interior: Pauline Nunns Associates

Northern Star the 75 m explorer from Lürssen, built under the project name Scout, was launched earlier this week and is undergoing sea-trials.

Photos needed! Please send to monacoyachts@gmail.com.

Meanwhile, here's a photo of the former Northern Star, now Polar Star, entering Monaco last week.

Tags: 247, 2009

The Royal Tender 25 - 26 ft Open Tender (left) carries 12 persons and has a top speed of 35 knots. The Royal Limo (right) is a customisable 26 - 30 ft, also has a 35 knot top speed, powered by 2 Volvo D3-195's, and can carry 14 people.

Designed by Espen Øino and built by Royal Tender, Denmark.

Photos: monacoeye

Yacht name: Al Said
Length: 508 ft • 155 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Lürssen • # 13644
Design: Espen Øino

Photo: NP • Muscat • December 2008
Photo: The Storm • Palermo • August 2008
Photo: GG • Bremen • September 2007

2009: Some good new photos from NP showing Al Said in her home setting in Muscat, Oman.

Al Said, ex Project Sunflower, is the massive new build from Lürssen, launched in 2007, for Sultan Sayyed Qabus bin Said as Said of Oman, a.k.a. Sultan Qaboos bin Said. At 155 m in length she comes straight in at number two in the list of the world's largest yachts.

Tags: 508, 2007

Yacht name: Pari
Length: 130 ft • 39 m
Year: 1989
Builder: Alucraft • Dell'Argentario
Design: Vicenzo Ruggiero • Refit: Espen Øino

Photos: monacoeye • St Jean Cap Ferrat • 2 June 2008

20 June 2009: Activity around Pari. A containment barrier has been placed around her and hull inspections appear to be taking place.

2 June 2009: Pari ran aground off St Jean Cap Ferrat, on Saturday 30th May, dragged on to the rocks at anchor by heavy winds during the night. Attempts to refloat her have been halted until an inspection of her hull has been undertaken. No one was reported injured.

As can be seen from the photos above, she has now been tethered to the rocks with some floatation devices at her bow and stern - or perhaps those are fuel containment barriers? No fuel was visible in the surrounding area.

The magnificent villa La Fleur Du Cap, that overlooks the waterfront, used to belong to Charlie Chaplin, then was owned by David Niven until his death in 1983.

Below, Pari last year in Cannes, in better times.

Tags: 130, 1989

Yacht name: Madsummer
Length: 260 ft • 79 m
Year: 2008
Builder: Lürssen • # 13650
Stylist: Espen Øino

Photo: NT • Monaco • June 2009
Photo: Robert Paylor • Florida • May 2009

Bob just sent in a nice photo of Madsummer cruising off Florida. And yesterday Madsummer turned up in Monaco… Great photo of her steaming in from NT. Lürssen launched Madsummer in September 2008 …

Tags: 260, 2008

Yacht name: Roma
Length: 203 ft • 62 m
Year: 2009
Builder: VSY - Viareggio Superyachts # 002
Architect: Espen Øino
Interior: Newcruise Design

Tags: 203, 2009

Yacht name: Vive La Vie • Project Bounty Hunter
Length: 197 ft • 60 m
Year: 2008
Builder: Lürssen • # 13649
Design: Espen Øino

Photos: monacoeye & Michael Chevalier • Cannes • December 2008
Photos: Christian Eckardt • Weser • 20 June 2008

December 2008: Vive La Vie has made it down to Cannes - thanks to Michael for the heads up. June 2008: Great new photos of this new yacht sent in by Christian… April 2008: Vive la Vie was launched in April at the Lürssen Bardenfleth yard.

Tags: 197, 2008

Yacht name: Queen K
Formerly: Queen M
Length: 238 ft • 73 m
Year: 2004
Builder: Lürssen • # 13627
Design: Espen Øino
Speed: 18 knots

Photo: monacoeye • Summer 2008 • Queen K with Pelorus and LGB
Photo: monacoeye • Antibes • 9 June 2007 • Queen K
Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 14 August 2005 • Queen M

The interior for the 2007 refit was designed by Eidsgaard Design, and completed at Lürssen by Oldenburger cabinet-makers.

Tags: 238, 2004

Yacht name: Skat
Length: 232 ft • 71 m
Builder: Lürssen • # 13621
Year: 2002
Design: Espen Øino

Porto, Corsica • August 2008 • NT
Monaco • 12 - 13 February 2007 • monacoeye
Portofino • 2 February 2007 • Heinrich Scheit
Genoa Italy • 30 January 2007 • monacoeye
Halmstad Sweden • 18 July 2006 • Andreas Slanemyr
Stockholm • August 2006 • Anders Linden

August 2008: Fantastic shot of Skat with a Corsican red rock backdrop, from NT.

February 2007: Microsoft Chief Software Engineer, Charles Simonyi's militaristic looking yacht, Skat.

Tags: 232, 2002

Yacht name: Silver
Length: 240 ft • 73 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Hanseatic Marine
Design: Espen Øino
Engines: 2 x 16V-4000 MTU
Top speed: 25 knots

Photos: NT • Monaco • May June 2008
Photos: monacoeye • Monaco • 5 May 2008

5 May 2008: Neill sent in the top photo of Silver behind the Loews this evening. Good looking yacht !

The aluminium-hulled Silver is the latest megayacht to be built in Western Australia. She is the world's largest aluminium yacht . Her design includes a low profile for improved speed and fuel efficiency and a shallow draft, which provides greater coastal access and a highly responsive helm. She is destined for the charter market and will accommodate 18 guests.

Hanseatic Marine are currently building another 73 m sistership, MY Fangio, for delivery in 2009, and are working on a 90 m concept with Oeino.

Tags: 240, 2007

Yacht name: Martha Ann
Length: 229 ft • 70 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Lürssen • # 13645
Design: Espen Øino

Photos monacoeye • Monaco • June 2008
Photo NT • Monaco • 31 May 2008

New photos of Martha Ann.

Tags: 229, 2007

Yacht name: Fangio
Length: 240 ft • 73 m
Year: 2009
Builder: Hanseatic Marine
Design: Espen Øino

Yacht name: Fincantieri Hull 6154
Length: 440 ft • 134 m
Year: 2010
Builder: Fincantieri Yachts • Benetti
Design: Espen Øino

Work started in 2007 on Hull # 6154, which is scheduled for delivery in 2010. Billed as the most technically advanced and most elegant megayacht being built to date, and designed by Espen Øino, with seven decks and a length of 134 m, Hull 6154 will be one of the largest yachts ever built. It is being built for a Russian client "apparently", but not Roman Abramovich, in the Muggiano yard, in La Spezia.

Fincantieri are more known for building military vessels - recently they launched the 244m Cavour Aircraft Carrier, for the Italian Navy - so this foray into the yacht market is a major step for them. While Fincantieri will be responsible for the major structural work, it is expected that Benetti will use their expertise in the finishing.

More info needed … !

Tags: 440, 2010

Yacht name: Princess Mariana
Length: 252 ft • 77 m
Year: 2003
Builder: Royal Denship
Architect: Espen Øino

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • July 2007
Photo: monacoeye • 23 May 2007 • Monaco Grand Prix

Carlos Peralta Quintero's yacht returns to Monaco one year later..

Tags: 252, 2003

Yacht name: Kismet
Length: 223 ft • 68 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Lürssen • # 13641
Stylist: Espen Øino

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • May - July 2007 - August 2008

Kismet is the second major new launch to come to Monaco for the 2007 Grand Prix. She was launched late 2006 and left the Lürssen yard in Germany in January.

Tags: 223, 2007

Yacht name: Linda Lou
Length: 197 ft • 60 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Lürssen • # 13630
Stylist: Espen Øino
Interior: François Zuretti

Photos: monacoeye • Monaco • June 2007
Photo lowest: Robert Paylor • 23 November 2006 • Gustavia • St Barths

Tags: 192, 2006

Yacht name: Moon Goddess
Length: 115 ft • 35 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Danish Yacht
Design: Espen Øino
Engines 2 x 3750 hp
Top speed: 45 knots

From the colour scheme you'll immediately recognise this as the tender/companion to Mexican megayacht Princess Mariana. Although the colours on the mother ship are not to everyone's liking, I think they really work on Moon Goddess. Mr Øino has designed a real jewel in this custom build from Danish Yacht, which is constructed from Kevlar, carbon fibre and epoxy, and was delivered in October 2006.

Yacht name: JeMaSa
Length: 164 ft • 50 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Hakvoort • # 236
Architect: Diana Yacht Design
Design: Espen Øino

Photo: December 2006 • St Barths • Bob Paylor

The recently launched JeMaSa from Hakvoort, spotted here with Le Grand Bleu…

Tags: 164, 2006

Yacht name: Apoise
Length: 220 ft • 67 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Lürssen • # 13640
Stylist : Espen Øino
Interior : François Zuretti

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco - Nice • 7 July 2006 - 11 September

Sep 2006: Launched only a couple of months ago this smart looking Lürssen reached Port Hercule in July. Now new photos from Nice.

Tags: 220, 2006

Yacht name: Sea Jewel
Length: 170 ft 7 • 52 m
Year: 1997
Builder: Abeking & Rasmussen
Stylist: Espen Øino
Interior: Luigi Sturchio

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 29 July 2006