German company Lürssen has launched Azzam, the world’s largest private yacht, eclipsing the previous record holder, Roman Abramovich‘s 533-foot Eclipse.







German company Lürssen has launched Azzam, the world’s largest private yacht, eclipsing the previous record holder, Roman Abramovich‘s 533-foot Eclipse.

The yacht commissioned by Steve Jobs is free to set sail after a dispute over non-payment of the designer Philippe Starck’s fees was resolved earlier this week.

The Salon Nautique de Paris opens to the public on December 8, with the latest shipyard innovations from France and the rest of the world on display. Here’s a selection of high-end boats for deep-pocketed seafarers.

Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli have invested €40 million, in a new luxury yacht that will compete in the upcoming America’s Cup in San Francisco next year.

In the new James Bond movie Skyfall, Daniel Craig and new Bond girl Berenice Marlohe are filmed aboard the stunning “Regina” yacht in the Gulf of Fethiye, Turkey.

Jaguar has introduced their speed boat concept at the international driving debut of the new XF Sportbrake model in Scotland.



















