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  1. Classic sailing ketch Whitehawk sold

    The 32 metre sailing yacht Whitehawk, listed for sale by Georges Bourgoignie at Fraser jointly with Sparkman & Stephens, has been sold with the buyer introduced by Pete Woods at Woods & Associates.. Built in cold-moulded cedar by US yard Lee S Boat Shop to a design by Bruce King, Whitehawk was delivered in 1978 and most recently refitted in 2016. An interior by John Munford in teak, Honduran ...

  2. Whitehawk Yacht

    Whitehawk is a sailing yacht with an overall length of m. The yacht's builder is Lie-Nielsen from United States, who launched Whitehawk in 1978. The superyacht has a beam of m, a draught of m and a volume of . GT.. Whitehawk features exterior design by Bruce King Yacht Design and interior design by John Munford Design. Up to 7 guests can be accommodated on board the superyacht, Whitehawk, and ...

  3. From plastic to classic

    Built in 1978 in Rockland, Maine, the clipper-bowed Bruce King-designed Whitehawk was patterned after the famous 1936 Herreshoff-designed racing yacht Ticonderoga and is one of the largest cold-molded wooden boats. Whitehawk made her way from her home port of Newport, Rhode Island, where she was a popular participant in the East Coast classic ...

  4. On the Watch for Whitehawk

    DETROIT, MICH. - With an entry deadline of June 4, more than 205 sailboats have registered for the July 20 Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race, and the largest of them is the 105' custom ketchWhitehawk. When she was built in 1978 in Rockland, Maine, the timeless, clipper-bowed Bruce King design (patterned after the famous 1936 Herreshoff-designed racing yacht Ticonderoga) was the largest ...

  5. Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust

    Whitehawk claims line honors for 114th Race to Mackinac. CHICAGO and MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., July 23, 2023 - Racing into the Mackinac Straits, the majestic 104-foot ketch Whitehawk had every sail raised and every trick out of the bag to overtake Eagle One, the sleek 65-foot cruising boat that had led the entire fleet since the start. Trailing ...

  6. Sailing yacht Whitehawk

    Whitehawk is a 32 m / 105′0″ luxury sailing yacht. She was built by O.Lie-Neilsen in 1978. With a beam of 6.25 m and a draft of 2.29 m, she has a wood hull and wood superstructure. This adds up to a gross tonnage of 62 tons. She is powered by Caterpillar engines giving her a maximum speed of 11 knots and a cruising speed of 9 knots. The sailing yacht can accommodate 7 guests in 3 cabins ...

  7. Why did Bayesian superyacht sink? Investigation continues.

    Yacht accidents. Add Topic. Investigators seek answers to why luxury superyacht Bayesian sank in storm. ... CEO of the Italian Sea Group, which owns the company that built the vessel, reported the ...

  8. 32.0m Whitehawk Superyacht

    Whitehawk is a custom sailing yacht launched in 1978 by Lie-Nielsen in Rockland Me, United States and most recently refitted in 2008. Design. Whitehawk measures 32.00 metres in length, with a max draft of 2.30 metres and a beam of 6.20 metres. She has a gross tonnage of 84 tonnes. She has a deck material of teak.

  9. Sicily Bayesian yacht sinking

    One man has died and six people are missing after a luxury yacht sank in freak weather conditions off the coast of Sicily. The 56m British-flagged Bayesian was carrying 22 people - 12 passengers ...

  10. Body recovered near sunken Sicily yacht believed to be that of chef

    The body of a man recovered near the Bayesian yacht is believed to be that of Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian-Antiguan chef who was working on the boat Six people are still missing after British luxury ...

  11. Yacht Sank in Sicily Due to 'Endless Chain of Errors,' Ship ...

    Giovanni Costantino — who is the CEO of The Italian Sea Group, the company that now owns Perini Navi, which built the Bayesian in 2008 — blames an "endless chain of errors" for the luxury ...

  12. The 5 tragic minutes that sank a superyacht

    Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, which owns Perini Navi the Bayesian's shipbuilder, told Sky News that there were no flaws with the design or construction of the yacht. He said ...

  13. Inside Bayesian yacht belonging to Mike Lynch, 4 bodies found

    Six of the ship's 22 passengers, including Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, went missing after the yacht plunged under the water just before 5 a.m. on Monday as a storm swept across the area.

  14. Who Owns Which Superyacht? (A Complete Guide)

    Short Answer. The ownership of superyachts is generally private, so the exact answer to who owns which superyacht is not always publicly available. However, there are some notable superyacht owners that are known. For example, Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle, owns the Rising Sun, which is the 11th largest superyacht in the world.

  15. No one saw the mast snapping before 56m superyacht Bayesian sunk, says

    No one recalls seeing the mast snap on board the 56-metre Perini Navi sailing yacht Bayesian which sunk off the Italian island of Sicily on 19 August. The eyewitness account of a crewmember on board the vessel, which was obtained by BOAT International, said that the boat was struck by a freak weather event which led to the yacht heeling at around 20 degrees to starboard.

  16. Who was onboard tech mogul Mike Lynch's Bayesian yacht?

    The yacht, built in 2008 by the Italian firm Perini Navi, can accommodate up to 12 guests in six suites and a crew of 10, according to online specialist yacht sites. It was last refitted in 2020.

  17. Mike Lynch yacht sinking: Six people missing after tornado sinks ...

    Rescuers were on Monday searching for six people missing after a luxury yacht was hit by a tornado and sank off the coast of Sicily, killing one of the 22 people on board. CNN values your feedback 1.

  18. Body of British tech entrepreneur Lynch retrieved from yacht, daughter

    The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was retrieved on Thursday from the wreck of his family yacht that sank this week off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm, a senior Italian ...

  19. Bayesian (yacht)

    Bayesian was a flybridge sloop designed by Ron Holland and built with a 56 m (184 ft) aluminium hull and a single-masted cutter rig.The 75 m (246 ft) aluminium mast was designed for the yacht and at the time was the world's tallest. The yacht had a lifting keel, allowing its draft to be reduced from 10 m to 4 m. [6] It was the fifth constructed of ten similar vessels from the same designer and ...

  20. Sicily yacht divers find five bodies in wreck of the Bayesian

    These include Mike Lynch - the UK tech entrepreneur whose wife owns the Bayesian yacht, his daughter Hannah Lynch, the chairman of Morgan Stanley Bank International Jonathan Bloomer and his wife ...

  21. British tech magnate Mike Lynch's body recovered from yacht wreckage

    The Bayesian, a 184-foot British-flagged yacht, went down in a storm early Monday as it was moored about a half a mile offshore of Sicily, Italy. British tech magnate Mike Lynch's body recovered ...

  22. 10 of the biggest superyachts owned by billionaires

    Owned by: Russian businessman Roman Abramovich, the owner of private investment company Millhouse LLC and owner of Chelsea Football Club. His current net worth is $17.4 billion. Key features: 162.5 metres in length / 9 decks / Top speed of 22 knots / Two swimming pools / Disco hall / Mini submarine / 2 helicopter pads / 24 guest cabins.

  23. Could a waterspout have sunk a superyacht?

    There were 22 people on board the Bayesian, including Mike Lynch, a British tech tycoon, and his wife, who owns the yacht. The Italian coastguard has rescued her and 14 others; one passenger was ...

  24. Yachts owned by celebrities

    Vendetta owned by Billy Joel. The modern classic commuter yacht Vendetta is just one of the many yachts that Billy Joel has owned. The "Piano Man" is a yacht fanatic, to the extent that he's even a celebrity yacht designer. Designed by Doug Zurn, the 17 metre Vendetta was created to be a true replica of the classic gentleman's commuter launches ...

  25. Yacht Mustique in Below Deck Med: Learn All About Her

    Mustique is the latest in a long line of yachts in TV's Below Deck franchise available for charter. Below Deck Mediterranean season 7's Home, for example, charters for a weekly base rate of $245,000.The most expensive charter yacht on the show so far, meanwhile, is St. David. Her weekly rate starts at $345,000. If you're new to the Below Deck franchise and want to get caught up, all ...

  26. Sunken yacht off Sicily was 'designed to be unsinkable,' CEO of

    Sunken yacht off Sicily was 'designed to be unsinkable,' CEO of manufacturer says. Aug 22, 2024 10 mins ago; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email; Print; Copy article link; Save; The chief executive of The Italian Sea Group, which owns the manufacturer of superyacht which sunk off the coast of Sicily, said on Thursday that vessels like that ...

  27. On board with Trending owners Paul and Maureen Petracca

    Superyacht owners Paul and Maureen Petracca. The result is Trending. "After 20 years of chartering several times per year we knew what we wanted," says Paul. The twin-angled brief called for a shallow draught for cruising the Bahamas, the Petraccas' nearest fly-in, kick-back island chain, plus a maximum length of 50 metres "because ...

  28. Who Owns the Yachts On Below Deck? (Valor, Ohana, My Seanna)

    The yacht Home, featured on Below Deck, is owned by an American entrepreneur named Frank Zaccaria. Frank has made a fortune in various industries, including real estate development, construction, and luxury yachting. As a result, it's estimated that his net worth is around $200 million.

  29. 50 Years of Family Memories Aboard 'Blackhawk'

    The boat is Blackhawk, a 123-foot Feadship launched in 1971. It was Arthur's pride and joy. "He literally designed every inch of that boat, including the hull," says William Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz, Arthur's grandson and president of the Wirtz Corporation. Fifty years later, the family has gone to great lengths to keep Blackhawk in ...

  30. The Superyacht Directory

    The Superyacht Directory is the world's largest database of private luxury yachts, with over 12,000 megayachts listed. It's the most authoritative place to find everything you need to know about superyachts - including new builds, historic vessels and the most famous boats of all time. You can filter your Superyacht Directory search ...