Expedition Yachts

Luna

Luna
Luna stern
Luna - explorer yacht

Yacht name: Luna
Length: 377 ft • 115 m
Year: 2009
Builder: Lloyd Werft • SBN Stahlbau Nord

Photos: Thilo Klink and Cristian Eckardt • October 2009 • Bremerhaven

15 October 2009: First pictures of Luna (do not copy!), the massive explorer yacht nearing completion at Kaiserdock I …!

See comments below, for indications that this may be Mr Abramovich's replacement for Le Grand Bleu.

Also photos of the Genoa Boat Show, and many more of the Monaco Yacht Show still to come. Stay tuned …

Luna hits the water
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Polar Star

Polar Star
Polar Star

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
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Northern Star

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.
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Ingot

Burger Boat Ingot

Yacht name: Ingot
Length: 153 ft • 47 m
Year: 2008
Builder: Burger Boat • # 503
Design: Burger and Vripack

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • June 2008

Ingot was billed as Burger Boat's most luxurious and sophisticated yacht on launch in June 2008.
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Oxygen

Oxygen

Yacht name: Oxygen
Length: 138 ft • 42 m
Year: 2009
Builder: Baglietto
Designer: Francesco Paszkowski

Photo: NT • Monaco • July 2009

Oxygen is a new aluminium-hulled Baglietto. She cruises at 20 knots and is available for €16.5.

Thanks to DD for the ID !
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Leo Fun

Leo Fun goes for a spin
Leo Fun - new launch from Proteksan
Leo Fun front decks

Yacht name: Leo Fun
Length: 177 ft • 54 m
Year: 2009
Builder: Proteksan Turquoise • # 48
Design: Paolo Caliari

Photos: NT & monacoeye • Monaco • April 2008


Leo Fun - a slightly larger, new, grey-hulled sister to Vinydrea - has arrived in Monaco. She was launched in January and is available for charter, priced at about €285 k per week. This style goes by the name of a trawler-explorer or trawler yacht. Larger photos to follow …
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Steel

Steel yacht Falmouth
Steel yacht Falmouth

Yacht name: Steel
Length: 180 ft • 55 m
Year: 2008
Builder: Pendennis
Design: Liebowitz & Pritchard

Photo: Tom Walker • Falmouth • October 2008

Tom took some nice photos of this new yacht from Pendennis he spotted, named Steel, on sea trials off Falmouth a couple of weeks ago.
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Veronika

Veronika yacht

Yacht name: Veronika
Length: 95 ft • 29 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Inace • # 560
Design: Kirchstein Design

Photo: NT • Monaco Yacht Show • September 2008
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Vinydrea

Vinydrea

Yacht name: Vinydrea
Length: 175 ft • 53 m
Year: 2008
Builder: Proteksan Turquoise • # 47
Design: Paolo Caliari

The steel-hulled expedition yacht arriving at the 2008 Monaco Yacht Show …
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China

Kingship China

Yacht name: China
Length: 108 ft • 33 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Kingship Marine
Architect: Vripack
Stylist: Ward Setzer

Photo: NT • Monaco • August 2008
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Poco Loco • Bandido 75

Poco Loco
Poco Loco yacht

Yacht name: Poco Loco • Bandido 75
Length: 75 ft
Model year: 2008 ?
Builder: Bandido Yachts • Jade Yachts ?

Photo: NT • Monaco • August 2008
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Rusalina Exp

Rusalina

Yacht name: Rusalina Exp
Formerly: True North
Length: 137 ft • 42 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Newcastle Marine • # 1001
Architect: DeJong & Lebet
Design: Luiz de Basto

Photo: NT • Monaco • August 2008
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Copasetic

Copasetic Canadian built yacht in St Barths
Copasetic

Yacht name: Copasetic
Length: 141 ft • 43 m
Yar: 2006
Builder: Hike Metal • # H160

Photo: Robert Paylor • St Barthélémy • July 2008

The Canadian-built expedition yacht Copasetic dominates the St Barths waterfront …
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Plan B

Plan B yacht

Yacht name: Plan B
Formerly: Flinders
Length: 164 ft • 50 m
Year: 1972 • refit: 2004 & 2006
Builder: Williamstown
Refit: Marine Industrial Design & TBW Design

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • June 2008

August 2007: This 50m conversion from an Australian hydrographic vessel, has recently been re-refitted in Jacksonville for a three year global cruise. Additions include Quantum Zerospeed stabilisers.
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Atana

Atana yacht

Yacht name: Atana
Length: 108 ft • 33 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Armòn

Atana, the newly built Spanish explorer arrived in a crowded Port Hercule yesterday.
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Tivoli

Tivoli

Yacht name: Tivoli • Doggersbank Offshore 90
Length: 90 ft • 28 m
Year: 2001
Design: Vripack • Dick Boon
Builder: Proteksan Turquoise Yachts

Photo: HMB • Caribbean • 2007
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Commercial Break • Bradford 90

Commercial Break

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

Photo: Robert Paylor • St Barths • 2007
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Dardanella

Dardanella

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

Photo: Axel Leipzig • Ibiza • May 2007

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Turmoil

Turmoil

Yacht name: Turmoil
Length: 209 ft • 63 m
Launch: 2006
Builder: Royal Denship
Architect: Ole Steen Knudsen

Photo: Bob Paylor • December 2006 • St Barths

This is the latest and greatest of Royal Denship's expedition yachts. It's a replacement for the Vripack designed Turmoil. The other two Danish explorers Force Blue and Big Aron also visited St Barths on New Year's Eve.
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Jasmin

Jasmin

Yacht name: Jasmin
Length: 121 ft• 37 m
Launch: 2003
Builder: RMK Marine
Design: Vripack • Dick Boon

Photo: monacoeye

Sister to Private Lives …
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