NAVIS Feb/Mar'21

I have to admit right upfront that I was completely wrong about this. When I saw the first renderings of the new AC75 yacht that Team New Zealand was pushing for after winning the America’s Cup in Bermuda, I was shocked. I even went so far as to write an article about how ridiculous the new design looked. I think I might have said that the new design was looking like a dog taking a pee.

From the piercing bow to the full-beam beach club, Bilgin Yachts’ 80-meter luxury superyacht Tatiana invites a breathtaking visual sweep from stem to stern. Launched in February of 2020, this Bilgin flagship is the standard-bearer for two additional yachts in the 263 series to be delivered in the next couple of years.

There’s something intriguing about any luxury brand so iconic you can instantly recognize both its marque and products from a distance. The Nautor’s Swan brand is that strong, a brand with its unique, unmistakable profiles. Above the arctic circle in Finland, where the sun never sets in June or July and barely rises in January and February, boatbuilding has been a centuries-old tradition.

Even today, in the Nautor’s Swan building facility in Pietersaari, you find generations of the same family working to create literal magic upon the seas.

The enthralling and instantly recognizable features of the Ferretti brand combined with superb performance and outstanding yacht design innovations make Pershing 140 a trailblazing trendsetter in nautical terms. Promising to be the ‘ultimate expression of the Pershing thrill’, Pershing 140 is the collaborative result of the Ferretti Group and architect Fulvio De Simoni and is the first aluminum superyacht in the brand’s 30-year history. 

The incredible Bugatti Bolide is unveiled.

If you have ever dreamed of owning a superlight, superfast hypercar, then welcome to the Bugatti Bolide.

It weighs in at just 1,240kg, and its 8.0-liter engine delivers 1,850hp to propel the head-turner to 310mph. Yes, that’s 310mph for a track-focused car.

And to underpin the potential speed credentials, Bugatti says the Bolide’s top speed is ‘well above 500km/h’. That’s at least 310mph - but it could be a lot faster - perhaps even quicker than the Bugatti Chiron SS 300+’s top speed of 330mph. 

The rolling emerald hills of Ireland are home to many so-called castle hotels. Ashford Castle Hotel and Country Estate are the best-known and, undoubtedly, the finest of these. A true castle, Ashford incorporates sections that date from the 13th century. Most of the building is a Victorian fantasy version from the time the First Baron Ardilaun, Arthur Guinness -- grandson of the famed brewery founder -- inherited the lands and added on to the existing structures as a summer estate to escape the heat of Dublin.