Soon after SY Kokomo was launched from Alloy Yachts’ Bay 6, the space was back in use as the team started construction on a 47m flybridge motoryacht. The award-winning team of Alloy Yachts, Dubois Naval Architects and Donald Starkey Design is working together again to build the spacious motoryacht. The same team created Allogante, now known as Loretta Anne, which won the 2009 ISS Award for the best 24-40m motoryacht.

Perfectly as scheduled, on a rainy morning in mid-May ISA launched the elegant motor yacht Mary-Jean II. This motor yacht designed and built by ISA, 60 meters long with a beam of 12 meters, has been launched at the presence of the owners, Yachting Partners International, who have project managed the construction on the owners' behalf, the interior designer, Mark Berryman and some of Ancona main authorities in addition to ISA's top management, employees, workers, families and friends.

Auckland, NZ – The last day of March was an historic day for two companies – one well-established, one new – with the launch of 45M Big Fish at McMullen & Wing, and the signing of a second yacht, 50M Star Fish with Aquos Yachts.

Feadship has launched the third yacht in the exclusive and pioneering SL39 modular concept. Go was christened at the Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw yard in Aalsmeer (NL) in March. She will be ready for delivery in April, well in time for a new owner to take the helm and embark on a maiden season to remember.

Gdańsk, Poland, 12 April 2010 - After ten years of successful development in the world of luxury, custom made and top quality catamarans and all its sailing, power yachts and superyachts, Sunreef Yachts launches a new range of performing fast cruisers from 80 to 150 feet.

Following a seemingly effortless hull turning under sunny skies and watchful eyes a very proud owner, with family close at hand, took the makeshift podium to announce to close friends that yard number 388 would carry on with no name until the same group would reconvence to witness her official launch and christening ceremony. „It’s great…“ he explaines, “e-mails come in with the subject line simply reading 388.

March 2010 – The sky being the limit encouraged Vripack to design a unique 138’ New Generation Explorer for a repeat client which will be launched Summer 2011. Interesting to know is that this sturdy and trendy displacement yacht is kept below 500GRT even though she has an impressive five decks.

The 135ft luxury superyacht from Global Explorer Yachts currently being constructed in Brazil and on the market is due for completion in February 2011. Beneath its’ sleek exterior it is very much designed as an explorer/expedition vessel. Carrying some 80,000 litres of fuel giving a range of 7000 miles at 10kn with a cruising speed of 12.5kn, this vessel is made to go places.

22 January 2010 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) The International SeaKeepers Society and The International Superyacht Society (ISS) are proud to announce their collaboration in presenting a talk and Q&A with Cuba’s leading marine ambassador, Commodore Diaz Escrich.

On Friday 22nd January, before a large crowd, the keel was laid for Rainbow. The original Rainbow, commissioned by Harold Vanderbilt, was built in 1934 to defend the America’s Cup against Endeavour. Rainbow’s defense was successful, but Rainbow was sold for scrap in 1940.