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The 24.5-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5603" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="VisionF (Company)">VisionF</a> 82 yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12081" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Flagship24.5m (80'5&quot;)VisionF2023">Flagship</a> was engulfed in flames on Sunday 28 April, following a fire at the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/127" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Merrill Stevens Yachts (Company)">RMK Merrill-Stevens</a> shipyard in Miami, USA.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/309854/image/large-e57e6b6ff607b11ef80837d8be05101e.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/309854">The yacht arrived at the facility last week and was situated in the water under the shipyard’s shed. When the Miami Fire Rescue team arrived on the scene on Sunday morning, they saw how extensive the fire was and had to send out a second alarm to request more units to assist with the damage.According to news broadcaster NBC6 Miami, 34 units attended the fire and over 100 firefighters were on the scene. Due to the billowing smoke and the complexity of the incident, the team had low visibility while tackling the flames onboard <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12081" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Flagship24.5m (80'5&quot;)VisionF2023">Flagship</a>. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/940719646?share=copy" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> The fire was under control after an hour, with Miami Police posting a traffic alert to social media saying the 12th Avenue bridge along NW 7th Street was shut down due to the boat fire and urged drivers to take an alternate route. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, but authorities believe the solar panels onboard also helped to fuel the fire further.&nbsp;"[<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12081" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Flagship24.5m (80'5&quot;)VisionF2023">Flagship</a>] also has solar power panels on the top and a lot of electrical batteries as well that power those solar panels. So, that is obviously fueling the flames," explained Miami Fire Lieutenant Pete Sanchez to NBC6. "We were able to remove it from the coverage structure out into the open area."<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/309855/image/large-c14d8b656b5722bc2549acdba995208e.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/309855">"It was a very unfortunate incident happened in our shipyard but lucky it was on Sunday," explained a representative from <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/127" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Merrill Stevens Yachts (Company)">RMK Merrill-Stevens</a>. "The yard was closed for weekend and no work was onboard. Miami fire department handled the situation greatly."According to authorities, there was not much fuel onboard <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12081" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Flagship24.5m (80'5&quot;)VisionF2023">Flagship</a>, which has helped to prevent contamination into the water. However, the Coastguard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will conduct an assessment for any damaging effects the fire may have caused. &nbsp;"The fixed sprinkler system helped to keep heat down. This avoids damage to shipyard and other boats on site during the incident. Glad that there were no injuries recorded," added&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/127" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Merrill Stevens Yachts (Company)">RMK Merrill-Stevens</a>.No injuries or other damaged boats were reported during the incident, with authorities already investigating the cause of the fire. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/288357/image/large-7b852a83c72fc43bfe52e7183ba4636e.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/288357"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12081" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Flagship24.5m (80'5&quot;)VisionF2023">Flagship</a> was delivered in 2023 from Turkey as part of the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5603" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="VisionF (Company)">VisionF</a> 82 catamaran series. She features interior design and naval architecture by her builder <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5603" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="VisionF (Company)">VisionF</a>, with accommodation for up to eight guests across four staterooms.Her builder VisionF issued the following statement regarding the incident: "We are in deep sorrow that a fire broke out on our motor yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12081" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Flagship24.5m (80'5&quot;)VisionF2023">Flagship</a> last Sunday. &nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12081" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Flagship24.5m (80'5&quot;)VisionF2023">Flagship</a> has been receiving repair and maintenance services in Miami, US. We are following the incident closely and it is too early to make any comments regarding the fire. Our only relief about the incident is that no one was injured during the fire."<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/224784/image/large-c3c664dc79ff73a885c393edcdd52c03.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/224784">

25m VisionF 82 yacht Flagship catches fire at shipyard in Miami

The 25m VisionF 82 yacht Flagship was engulfed in flames on 28 April, following a fire at the Merrill-Stevens Yachts shipyard in Miami, USA.

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Video: Fire destroys VisionF 82 yacht Flagship at shipyard in Miami

In August 2021 Patsy Bolling, serial yacht owner and veritable yachting legend, was invited aboard the 12-metre A. E. Luders, Jr. racing yacht American Eagle. For Patsy, this was the long awaited return to a yacht that she knows like the back of her hand. When she steps aboard, it will be the first time in 50 years that she has hoisted a sail aboard the yacht. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210023/image/large-4ced9afd224f83c801e29cdc415ee73f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210023">During her two year tenure American Eagle won the 1970 Fastnet in Cowes and raced against Australian challenger Greta in the America’s Cup test of the same year. She was the first woman to race in an America’s Cup competition, 22 years before they were permitted.Patsy and I caught up over the phone in the weeks before the event to talk about her incredible life on boats, that she shared, in part, with her late husband Bill Bolling. Patsy estimates that they owned around 13 yachts, of all shapes and sizes, spending their lives restoring and selling on yachts which were much in need of their love and expertise.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210016/image/large-55bc2443fa45297af76b6e83b83c55ad.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210016">Patsy was raised amidst the salt and sail, spending her childhood living aboard the 45-metre, 300-ton schooner The City of New York. Famed for its role as Admiral Byrd’s Arctic expedition vessel, The City of New York was captained by Patsy’s father, a man the Saturday Evening Post once referred to as ‘The Incredible Captain Kenedy’, and the only individual other than Winston Churchill, to whom they dedicated four consecutive articles during their long history.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210018/image/large-9892e30cf5c721817a64e1802bd56796.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210018">Captain Kenedy is known by many as one of the last true schoonermen of America, who traded goods up and down the US coastline. The City of New York hauled everything from lumber, salt fish and Christmas trees, and Patsy learnt the tricks of life aboard yachts long before most. By the time the family moved onto the 62-metre three masted schooner Vema at the age of 5, Patsy was an old hand at sea. After two summers chartering the ship, previously known as Mandalay, the family moved onto a 24-metre yacht called Alpha. By that time Patsy was 11 years old, she was solely responsible for furling the jib out on the bowsprit.The Kenedy’s began to charter Alpha in the Bahamas and before long the family permanently moved to the fairer climes. Patsy, ever the enthusiast on the water, was by then a sharp hand onboard and a skilled sailor and navigator, she had bought herself a 16-foot dinghy called Tipky – short for ‘This is Patsy Kenedy’s yacht’. She turned her hand to racing whenever the big yachts arrived for the SORC offshore regattas. At the age of 18 she took a job as a stewardess for Bahama Airways, racing cars and yachts whenever she touched the tarmac, eventually securing herself a delivery job aboard Ted Turner’s American Eagle.&nbsp;Before long Patsy was managing the deck, earning $50 per week as the only paid crew aside from the captain. Under Patsy’s tenure American Eaglewent on to become one of the most well known yachts in her class, eventually winning the World Ocean Racing Championship in 1971. Patsy left the yacht after two circumnavigations, taking the role as captain aboard the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/341" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John G. Alden (Company)">John Alden</a>’s schooner Ululu, ex. Chauve Souris, chartered on the islands and owned by maverick yachtsman and ex. CIA spy, Bill Bolling.&nbsp;<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210019/image/large-b78fe663ef880dad685f364191653998.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210019">Bill had already begun the venture of refurbishing down-on-their-luck yachts when he met Patsy, although it wasn’t long before she joined the enterprise and brought her own wealth of knowledge to the endeavour. Between them they restored 13 vessels over 35 years, but in 1972 they were in the foundation stages of this extraordinary enterprise. Having just completed the restoration of the famous Islander 55 Charisma, which they’d sold to Senator Ted Kennedy, they purchased themselves a Bentley R-Type as the mark of a job well done. One day word came along the ‘waterfront telegraph’ that a big schooner was laying up the Miami River in desperate need of their expertise.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210025/image/large-b1fbb323a1ba1d2a671be547027849ba.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210025">By 1973 the 1931, 38.4-metre Alden schooner <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a>, was far removed from the gentleman’s yacht of her glory days. A rusting hulk of a hull, abandoned and storm wrecked, the yacht had come to rest down the way from the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/127" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Merrill Stevens Yachts (Company)">Merrill Stevens Shipyard</a> and was in dire need of attention. Patsy and Bill looked upon her with tears in their eyes, but their excitement surpassed their distress at her mistreatment and after a long hard negotiation, they sold the Bentley and put down the deposit on the schooner. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210024/image/large-53e9e4663285478eba2aea8058db2e03.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210024">The story of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a>’s resurrection is one that inspired many budding yachtsmen to take on the challenge of restoring the classic yachts which were left to rot in shipyards from Nova Scotia to Newquay. Over the course of 18 months, Patsy, Bill and their motley crew of students, engineers, deckhands and friends, set about one of the most impressive restoration projects imaginable. Driving the schooner hard into the mud at the Riverbend Marina in Fort Lauderdale, the team set to work, gradually removing the rust, grime and decay and bringing <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a>, with her graceful lines and elegant interior, back to life.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/198304/image/large-2d4f2f93767cce74cff812475cf1cdff.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/198304">After the work was done, 22,000 man hours had been poured into the job and the crew set off for a highly celebrated cruise. Taking in the sites up the East Coast, Patsy sailed <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> up to Lunenburg, the first schooner to enter the river since her father sailed Vema down it for the last time twenty years before.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210021/image/large-f986e2167b6db6005ef4fe730852f2da.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210021">In 1974 they spent a raucous season first sailing <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> around her original sailing ground (she had been launched in Groton, Connecticut at the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1233" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Electric Boat (Company)">Electric Boat Company</a>, now General Dynamics), before heading south to the Caribbean. On one spectacular occasion, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> was moored up next to the replica of the schooner America, whose victory at Cowes in 1851 founded the America’s Cup. Crew from the two schooners challenged one another and Bill Bolling led <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> to an extraordinary victory against the legendary competitor.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210017/image/large-9f97c65f0cd4c3b64a7d7fd643e9d104.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210017">Though their time aboard Puritan had been some of the sweetest in their lives, it had never been their intention to keep her. By June 1974, the deed had been signed and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> was sold to an Austrian chemicals inventor Oskar J. Schmidt. For the Bolling’s this could well have marked a break in their life on boats, but though they took a short hiatus within two years they had purchased themselves a Stedel trawler called Picaroon.In the years that followed the Bollings owned and sold a host of vessels, including the 24-metre sailing yacht Pez Espada and a <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1956" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Trumpy Yachts (Company)">Trumpy</a> motor yacht called Jaru. Eventually they were ready for their next challenge, a 37-metre Icelandic Coast Guard vessel called Albert, which they’d bought in a state of disrepair not dissimilar to how <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> had been found in 1973.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210020/image/large-90ada69791f40f9aea107e75238b871b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210020">Albert, though originally a working vessel was beautifully appointed, with eight panelled staterooms and a generous saloon she made an excellent charter yacht. With their Cessna 185 Amphibian tied up alongside to ferry guests to and from the shore, the Bollings cut an eccentric figure on the charter scene. Unfortunately for the Bollings, the US Coast Guard had other ideas, regularly stopping the yacht to search her for smuggled goods (due to her previous occupation she looked considerable like a military vessel), eventually leading to their decision to sell.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210022/image/large-ebe80e463b496b67d323960be4ce0925.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210022">Albert was to be the Bollings final big yacht, after her sale they “swallowed the anchor”, as Patsy puts it, and moved their lives ashore. Over the last few years Patsy’s life on yachts has been relit and she now attends the Mediterranean regatta circuit as part of the crew aboard <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a>.Considering her life on boats, Patsy commented, “I have had a wonderful adventurous life, doing all things exciting. Sailing, racing cars and flying airplanes, thinking I was bullet proof.My husband Bill and I rebuilt boats, many of them “White Elephants''. Folks were telling us we were crazy to take on such projects. Little did they know we loved and worked well together and with Bill's vision, we were able to rebuild and enjoy the vessels as our home until they were sold. Reflecting on my many years at sea and all the memories of exciting times under sail, will carry me through these difficult days that are upon us.”This article was originally published in&nbsp;<a href="https://sya.superyachttimes.com/news/superyacht-times-newspaper-issue-39" target="_blank">Issue 39 of SuperYacht Times newspaper</a>. To read more stories like this one and to never again miss another issue of the SuperYacht Times newspaper, <a href="https://shop.superyachttimes.com/report/the-superyacht-times-subscription" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>.

Owner interview with Patsy Bolling

Francesca Webster catches up with American yachting legend Patsy Bolling, to talk about her life rescuing boats on the brink of demise.

An extraordinary life on boats with owner Patsy Bolling

On February 29 Fred Kirtland, the CEO of Merrill-Stevens, announced the closure of their Yacht Services division. The following statement was released by Fred Kirtland: “During the last 36 months, Merrill-Stevens has tripled overall company revenues while expanding operations into key locations such as St. Maarten and Mexico City. Personnel in the Yacht Sales and the Miami River Shipyard divisions has doubled since 2005. With these two divisions accounting for the majority of our growth, the Company continues to focus on yacht sales and the expansion and modernization plans for the Shipyard. The expansion is already into its first phase and is on target. “Unfortunately, the Yacht Services division has not kept pace with the company’s overall growth and consequently is being discontinued. The company will no longer offer personnel functions, such as crew placement; or administrative services, such as yacht management and financial administration. Existing contracts for these services will be continued or transitioned to other providers. “Charter sales, which formerly was part of the Yacht Services division, will continue under a restructured operation. Likewise Merrill-Stevens’ subsidiary, Mega Yacht Technical Services (MTS), will continue with additional functions more fully integrated into our core businesses. “Merrill-Stevens will continue its presence in each one of our world-wide locations, while we continue to look for expansion opportunities that support our profitable growth. “As we refocus on our core businesses, some positions will be eliminated [—no more than 15 of the company’s more than 200 employees and brokers]. Whenever possible, employees impacted by this decision have been transferred to other positions within the Company. “This restructuring allows us to reallocate resources and redirect energy and efficiency to the activities for which Merrill-Stevens is known world-wide. We are proud to continue our long tradition of quality service to the yachting community as we anticipate and plan for rapid changes ahead.” <noscript></noscript>

Merrill-Stevens closes Yacht Services division

Chief Financial Officer and member of the Florida Cabinet, Alex Sink, toured the historic Merrill-Stevens yacht repair shipyard on the Miami River, during a recent visit to Miami. Merrill-Stevens, established in 1885, is planning a massive modernization and expansion facility that, once fully operational, will create 500 well paying jobs in the yacht repair industry. The overall plans include a facility that will repair and refit mega yachts up to 250 feet in length, as well as, public riverwalks, parks, law enforcement offices and historical exhibits. The plans include the most advanced environmental engineering available throughout the facility. “We are delighted that CFO, Sink took time to visit our shipyard and see our plans for an environmentally engineered mega yacht repair and refit facility. The jobs created at this mega yacht repair facility, as well as the public riverwalks, law enforcement facility and improved parks, will help revitalize the yacht repair industry and the entire community,” Hugh Westbrook, co-owner of Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Company, said. <noscript></noscript>

CFO Alex Sink tours Merrill-Stevens Shipyard

Saturday January 19 Boot Düsseldorf will open its doors for the public. The show will run until January 27 and like last year there is a special “superyacht show” in hall 7A. Lürssen Yachts For many years German superyacht builder Lürssen have been exhibiting at Boot Düsseldorf and this year will be no exemption. Lürssen has built some of the most impressive superyachts and this year will deliver no less than 5 superyachts ranging in size from 60m to well over 150m. For more information contact <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/23">Lürssen Yachts</a> or visit them at stand B07.Ciris Capital Last year yacht finance and leasing specialists Ciris Capital opened an office in Florence (Italy) from where they can offer their ever increasing clientele with specialist leasing solutions. Ciris Capital is one of the few specialized yacht finance and leasing companies and with their in-depth knowledge of the market, they will get you the best possible deal. For more information contact <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/291">Ciris Capital</a> or visit their stand (E25) in hall 7A.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/123899/image/large-60dcc93cce10b8d1ab09e92ce3267c6f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/123899">Dahm International Herbert Dahm is one of the founders of Boot Düsseldorf and his company Dahm International is a long time exhibitor. Last year they sold, among others, the 35m Benetti <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1488">If</a> and she is now available for charter through Dahm International. With more than 40 years of experience in the yachting business, Dahm and his team will be able to help you with the purchase or charter of your dream yacht. Contact <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/444">Dahm International</a> to make an appointment or visit them at stand F26. Other exhibitors at the “Superyacht Show” in hall 7A:<ul> <li> <div>Baltic Yachts – C08</div> </li> <li> <div>De Birs Yachts – B09</div> </li> <li> <div>Deutsche Yahcten (Abeking &amp; Ramussen, Newcruise, Pantaenius, Oldenburger, Merrill Stevens Yachts and other companies) – E7</div> </li> <li> <div>Dutch Yacht Builders – D22</div> </li> <li> <div>Fipa Italiana Yachts – E13</div> </li> <li> <div>French Nautical (H2X, CNB, JFA and other companies) – B11</div> </li> <li> <div>Hydromar – F29</div> </li> <li> <div>Jongert – F22</div> </li> <li> <div>Lewmar North – C01</div> </li> <li> <div>Moravia – E17</div> </li> <li> <div>Nahema – C26</div> </li> <li> <div>Nautor Swan – B17</div> </li> <li> <div>Orucoglu – D29</div> </li> <li> <div>PR Marine – F32</div> </li> <li> <div>Reckmann – D23</div> </li> <li> <div>Rizzardi – D06</div> </li> <li> <div>Rodriguez Group – B08</div> </li> <li> <div>Rondal – F07</div> </li> <li> <div>Royal Huisman – F19</div> </li> <li> <div>Schnaase – F02</div> </li> <li> <div>Seven Star – E29</div> </li> <li> <div>Shama Yachts – C09</div> </li> <li> <div>Southern Wind – E23</div> </li> <li> <div>Tecnomar – B29</div> </li> <li> <div>Vulkan Shipyard – B20</div> </li>
</ul>The Superyacht Times team will visit the boat show on Tuesday January 22, please feel free to <a href="http://www.superyachttimes.com/pages/contact/">contact us</a> if you would like to meet us.

Preview of Boot Düsseldorf 2008

Merrill-Stevens is proud to announce the opening of a new office in Mexico City to provide and coordinate a full range of yacht services. The new office will be headed by Jose Arana Sr. and his son, Jose Arana Jr. The team has 15 years of experience in the yacht brokerage business and knowledge of the Central American yachting market. "Mexico City is a center for Central American wealth. It reflects our interest in reaching one of the international markets we have targeted for development," said Whit Kirtland, president of Merrill-Stevens' Brokerage Division. In addition to its Miami River shipyard, Merrill-Stevens has other offices in Fort Lauderdale, Palma de Mallorca, San Diego, and Singapore. Merrill-Stevens services include: yacht sales, charter brokerage, fleet management, crew placement and running a full-service shipyard.

Merrill-Stevens opens Mexico City office

Cannes' finest brokerage yachts

Following the sale of the 104ft Codecasa Luisa, Merrill Stevens signed up the central agency of the 147ft Izar <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/324">Tuscan Sun</a> and the 138ft CMN <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/728">Paramour</a>. Another recent addition to the sales market is the CBI Navi Sea Shell II. <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/324">Tuscan Sun</a> was built by the Spanish Izar shipyard to designs of Reymond Langton Design. Her interior was designed by Luiz De Basto and she sleeps 12 guests which makes her an ideal charter yacht. <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/324">Tuscan Sun</a> is powered by twin Caterpillar engines and cruises at 15 knots. She is available at €23,500,000. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/123147/image/large-d5e2e1d4bd9e6b998f730f3010005275.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/123147"><a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/728">Paramour</a> (photo) was built by the French shipyard CMN and she just completed an extensive refit. She is powered by twin Caterpillar engines and cruises comfortably at 12 knots. <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/728">Paramour</a> is offered at $21,800,000 and is available for viewings at the Cannes Boat Show (until Monday). <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1876">Sea Shell II</a> was built by CBI in 2002 and she provides considerable volume. Large deck spaces and the classic Italian styled interior (photo) is maintained to high standards which makes this the ideal yacht to start cruising right away. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/123148/image/large-67ae38e972371fc26a213f8275b93e4c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/123148">Sea Shell II is currently available for viewing at the Cannes Boat Show (until Monday) and afterwards she will be heading to the Monaco Yacht Show. The owner is keen to sell and the price has just been lowered by €200,000 to €6,300,000. For more information please contact David Roscow of Merrill Stevens: <a href="mailto:davidr@merrillstevens.com?subject=SYT%20-%20Cannes%20Show">davidr@merrillstevens.com</a> / +1 619 980 7704

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Merrill-Stevens is proud to be named the official Brokerage Category Sponsor at the 2007 Global Superyacht Forum. Hosted by The Yacht Report, this year's forum will be taking place in Amsterdam, November 12-15. The four day seminar program will deliver the world's largest conference platform that the market has ever seen: owners, captains, project managers, consultants, shipyard management and every major discipline in the Superyacht World will come together to discuss and debate the key issues in the market today. Green issues, marina shortages, manning limitations, resources, efficiency and manufacturing capabilites, and subcontractors and suppliers will become a key focus in the sustainability of the industry's booming order book. <noscript></noscript>

Merrill-Stevens named Brokerage Sponsor at 2007 Global Superyacht Forum

Merrill Stevens has added two yachts to their charter fleet and announces the central agency for the sale of the Benetti <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1022">Nufer</a>.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122548/image/large-b54cd7f5f960ac0796b805a91d65d110.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122548">The first yacht which was added to the Merrill Stevens' charter fleet is the 37.15m (122ft) CRN Lady Madelyn (photo). This gorgeous yacht can accommodate up to 10 guests and is available this summer in the Mediterranean.Merrill Stevens also welcomes the 30.48m (100ft) Irina, which was built in 1997 by Picchiotti, to their charter fleet. Irina can accommodate up to 10 guests and is available this summer and winter in the Mediterranean.And last but not least, Giulio Riggio of the Merrill-Stevens Mallorca office has been appointed Central Agent of the 45m (147ft) Benetti, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1022">Nufer</a>. This 1988 vessel underwent a refit in 2002 and is actively for sale with an asking price of € 9,650,000 EUR. Photo credit: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.superyachtphoto.com">Bob Paylor / Yacht-Images.com</a>