Bilgin Yachts of Turkey announces the launch of the first of three 80-metre yachts, marking the largest yacht ever built by a Turkish shipyard so far.

The first of three 80m yachts from the Bilgin Yachts 263 series has just been launched at the West Istanbul Marina and named M/Y Tatiana. Bilgin Yachts have announced her to be the largest yacht ever built by a Turkish shipyard so far, however the record seems to be equal with another 80m yacht built by Turkish ship builders, Yachtley, in 2018 which was named M/Y Elements. Tatiana however, is built in compliance with IMO Tier III certification and is considered to be the most environmentally friendly yacht in her class featuring a special exhaust system that provides 100% clean air emissions. This leaves her uncontested with the crown for the largest eco-friendly yacht built in Turkey.

M/Y Tatiana will now be outfitted and ready for delivery around the middle of 2020

Toby Sturge, representing Tatiana’s interior design, said “As H2 Yacht Design team, we focused on the owner’s wishes and turned them into a comfortable, luxurious yet functional interior. Timeless understatement is indeed the recurrent theme on board.”

All three of the commenced Bilgin 263 series have a steel hull and aluminium superstructure. The second and third Bilgin Yachts in the 263 series will both be delivered in 2021 with the third being produced alongside Bilgin’s 85-meter superyacht. Being 5 foot longer, once delivery occurs in 2023 she will be taking the record held by M/Y Tatiana.

M/Y TATIANA Brief Technical Specifications

• Builder: Bilgin Yachts
• Naval Architect: Unique Yacht Design
• Exterior Design: Unique Yacht Design
• Interior Design: H2 Yacht Design
• Hull configuration: Displacement
• Hull material: Steel
• S/Structure material: Aluminium
• LOA: 80.00m
• LWL at full load: 71.01m
• B.max: 12.20m
• Draught at full load: 3.50m (approx)
• Displacement at full load: 1,450t (approx)
• Gross tonnage: 1,680gt
• Fuel capacity: 155,000lt
• Water capacity: 47,913lt
• Main engines:MTU 16V 4000M73
• Engines power: 2×2.560 kW @1,970 RPM
• Maximum speed: 19 knots
• Cruising speed: 15 knots
• Range at cruising speed at half load: 5,000+ miles

Launched earlier this week, the Amels Limited Edition 260 is the first launch of spring season for the Dutch shipyard.

Designed in collaboration with British designer Tim Heywood (exterior) and Italian designer Laura Sessa (interior), the 62.5 metre Amels 206 Limited Edition was launched at Amels shipyard in Vlissingen and is the first of three new Amels yacht builds to be delivered this spring.

Speaking on the launch, Build Captain Fraser Gow commented “It’s a wonderful build milestone to see her outside. Everyone’s done an exceptional job, particularly on the finish which you can really appreciate now she’s outside. We’re all very excited to commence sea trials and commissioning of all her systems ahead of delivery.”

The concept behind the Amels Limited Editions range is the ability to offer better value and minimise the build-time for new owners while still being able to provide as many customisation options as possible – essentially hitting the sweet spot between semi-custom and full custom builds.

The owner of this specific Amels 260 chose a light grey hull with a white superstructure highlight to complement the exterior lines, along with options like signature round windows in the Owners Suite and a Teppanyaki grill up on the 23 meter Sun Deck.

Built to accommodate 12 guests in six suites, other features of the superyacht include private folding balconies for the owner and a 35 square meter beach club with garage space for two tenders and three jetskis.

Now that she’s been launched, the Amels 206 will head out to sea for commissioning and sea trials before final delivery to her owner later this Spring.

An explorer yacht designed for people who enjoy going off the grid and experiencing something unique every time they are on board.

With a title like ‘Stormbreaker’ it’s no surprise that this go anywhere explorer yacht concept has been designed with a powerful and muscular exterior and razor sharp lines. If breaking through storms to get to some of the most remote places in the world is what you do, then you would also want to give your owner a front row seat to the show and Berlin based designer, Theodoros Fotiadis from T Fotiadis Bespoke Design, has done just that by including a super cool glass chamber that sits in the heart of the yachts structure like a jewel secure inside hard rock. With glass covering a significant amount of the explorer yachts surface, panoramic views and natural light will not be in short supply, coupled with the Panoramic 360 degree imaging system to record and broadcast live footage, nothing on an adventure will be missed.

Designed for an owner who wants to “conquer the elements, explore the world, and experience the exhilaration and tranquillity of global yachting first hand”, Theodoros’ concept imagines a yacht that is not only off the grid but also fitted with the latest communication system that will provide high bandwidth internet connectivity from the most remote destinations on earth. This will allow passengers and crew to stay hyper-connected even when they’re a long way from civilisation. To supplement this, explorer yacht Stormbreaker would have an interactive infotainment system for real-time voyage updates and a high-tech audio-visual experience.

Powering her across the globe will be a hybrid diesel electric system to create efficient propulsion for long range capability.

Walking inside through large glass doors from the aft deck sees a large sheltered semi circle lounge area that is hugged from the other side by a bookcase. A little further on, an impressive cylindrical glass elevator and spiral staircase centers the room, inviting you upwards and into Stormbreaker’s quarters and expansive observation deck with a forward facing lounge and hanging pod chairs.

Getting to the other side of the world wouldn’t be as much fun if there weren’t also some toys, so explorer yacht Stormbreaker will also include a large tender garage to shelter a submarine or smaller boats and will include a beach club, gym-spa complex, pool, library and cigar lounge.

Stormbreaker also has the ability to land and hanger a helicopter towards the aft of the vessel so no shore line reached will be a barrier.

For those interested, project Stormbreaker is reportedly for sale by the founder of SuperYachtsMonaco Jim Evans, and is ready to be built at either 90 metres or 115 metres in length.