Yachts International

The owner of TIS feels very much at home in world-class hotels such as the Hôtel Hermitage in Monte-Carlo, Le Bristol in Paris and The Connaught in London—so much so that they became the reference point for Winch Design to create the interior of the

The single most significant influence on the exterior appearance of superyachts in the past decade has been the structural use of glass. Advances in manufacturing technologies mean it is now possible to produce glass that is up to 15 times stronger,

In his book “Isaac’s Storm” about the deadly Galveston hurricane of 1900, Erik Larson quotes the author Ernest Zebrowski, Jr. writing about chaos theory and the butterfly effect in the context of the unpredictability of the development of tropical st

Mom had an old saying (usually when I’d outgrown a pair of jeans as a kid) that you can’t get 10 pounds of sugar into a 5-pound sack. But Mom was wrong, and the Horizon FD77 is floating proof. I never played three-dimensional chess, but I suspect tha

IN A SHRINKING WORLD of GPS navigation and Google Earth, an old-fashioned globe still has the power to delight. As a boy, I had a plastic one by my bedside that lit up. I remember thinking how squashed Europe looked compared with Africa or North Amer

With his scholarly spectacles, rumpled hair and unassuming demeanor, Gerry Dykstra looks more like a kindly professor than a single-handed sailor. Now retired, at least officially, he spends nearly as much time sailing the high latitudes of northern

Chefs aboard charter yachts take pride in catering to the diverse tastes and dietary requirements of all sorts of guests. The chefs often have to create alternative dishes that are inspired, delicious and beautifully presented. That was the case duri

Yachting and golf are two sports that quickly become addictive passions. Being forced to choose between avocations is no fun, so combining them can be the perfect solution, no matter whether you’re cruising on a private yacht or booking a charter. “W

Udo J. Vetter was getting toward retirement age when he decided that he wanted to sail around the world. Then, he says, he had a vision: “One day I woke up aboard a plastic charter boat, looked outside and there she was: a Perini Navi.” That boat was