Boat International – August 2019

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Thelatestsuperyacht

concepts,hotlaunches,

yardinsights,coolnew

kit,books,videos

andmuchmore...

TurkishdesignerTanjuÖzelginhasbuckedthe

trendofmainstreaminterioryachtdesign

withhisstylingofthe24.5mMazu 82 (above).

Ratherthanremindguestsoftheocean

outside,itseekstocreatetheillusionofbeing

“athomeorinanicehotel”,hesays.He

describestheresultingthree-cabininterior

as“asoothingcombinationofwarmlightand

invitingtextures”.Duetolaunchattheend

ofsummer,theMazu 82 isthelargestyachtto

comefromtheyard.mazuyachts.com

The“iconicandfuturistic”80mAbeking

&RasmussensuperyachtExcellence(above)has

beenphotographedheadingintotheWeserRiver

nearBrementobeginseatrials.Themovefollows

theboat’slaunchjustafewdaysearlier.Keydesign

featuresincludemassiveglasspanelsandcurved

mirrorglasssurroundingtheowner’sdeck.Winch

Design,responsiblefortheyacht’sextraordinary

lines,proclaimsthatExcellence’s“angularbowand

spaceshipsilhouette”usherin“anew

eraforsuperyachtdesign”.Theboat

willundergofinaloutfittingattheyard

aheadofdelivery,whichisdueintime

forthesummerseason.abeking.com

68.7 KNOTS

sea-trial top speed ofthe

Hawk 38, Sunseeker’snew

performance dayboat

Inpursuit ofExcellence

Plasticbags,cutleryandplates

aresettobebannedbyCanada

asPrimeMinisterJustinTrudeau

pledgestoridthecountryof

“harmfulsingle-useplastics”.The

ban,whichwillcomeintoforceas

earlyas2021,willattempttocut

downonthethreemilliontonnes

ofplasticwastecreatedbythe

countryeachyear.

CANADACLEANSUP

Innovativeprojectsaimingtosavethe

oceanshavebeencapturedbyYorkHovest

inHeroesoftheSea,publishedbyteNeues

inSeptember.Hovestfollowstheeffortsof

scientistsandactiviststoexposethesea’s

fragilehealth.£45,teneues-books.com

BOOKOFTHEMONTH

ECO

Welcomehome

WinchDesign

handledthe

exteriorlines

ofExcellence

BOOK

PHOTOGRAPHY: TOM VAN OOSSANEN; CLAUS SCHÄFE/THEYACHTPHOTO.COM; WINCH DESIGN; ADOBE STOCK

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Edited by Miranda Blazeby