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September 19-22. The Monaco Yacht Show: There simply is no other like it in the world.
2007 Monaco Yacht Show

Alloy Kokomo
This 52-meter high-performance flybridge sloop was built for an experienced Australian yachtsman. Easily handled, Kokomo is designed for extensive cruising and racing, with a near-plumb bow, sloping transom and powerful North Sails sail plan. Custom components designed and built in-house include a telescopic three-station passerelle and a package of vertical and captive reel winches. Her interior layout groups the main entertaining areas on the single-level main deck from the forward pilothouse to the aft cockpit. The flybridge is accessed via a "floating" staircase ascending on a solid stainless steel column. Interior styling by Redman Whiteley Dixon is comfortable and modern with clean, uncluttered lines reflected in the joinery and furniture. www.alloyyachts.com


Kokomo
. Photograph by Ivor Wilkins. (Click image to enlarge)


Perini Navi Tamsen
Recent launch Tamsen is the 40th bluewater sailing yacht in the Perini fleet. Her owners contributed their ideas and extensive sailing experience to the creation of this 52-meter ketch conceived for ocean crossings and long-distance cruising. A spacious cockpit and wide flybridge, equipped with a comfortable sunbathing area and oversize spa pool, reveal a design goal to maximize living area. Two circular staircases give access to the sunken cockpit that is protected by a structural aluminum awning. A professionally equipped main-deck galley is located forward. Every piece of furniture is handmade by Perini’s interior design department. Twelve guests can be accommodated in four cabins and one full-beam owner’s suite, while eight crew are housed in five cabins. If the wind dies, two 965-hp Cat C32s will move her to speeds of up to 15 knots. www.perininavi.it


Tamsen. Photograph by Sargentini and Bianchi. (Click image to enlarge)


Mondomarine Tribù
This eco-friendly yacht is designated "Green Star" for meeting the strict guidelines of RINA’s Clean Sea and Clean Air voluntary class notations. Tribù shares her name with the women’s perfume put out by the company her owner chairs. Mondomarine and Sydac are jointly responsible for the 50-meter expedition vessel’s naval architecture. Her external lines are by Luca Dini and Massimo Vignelli, and Studio Lissoni did her interior design. The owner has a private gym in his cabin, while guests have a second workout room on the main deck. Tribù has five staterooms, and there are seven cabins for crew. Two 1,234-hp Deutz engines propel her steel hull to a 15-knot top end. At 620 tons, the full-displacement vessel has a 3,200-nm range at 12 knots. www.mondomarine.it (Click image to enlarge)


Aquamarina. Photograph by 3CLAB. (Click image to enlarge)


ISA Aquamarina
Last December, International Shipyards Ancona launched the seventh steel-and-aluminum motor yacht in its 47-meter series. Departing from tradition in terms of hull paint color, the yacht’s Italian builders coated her with a special metallic finish (also named Aquamarina) and made her superstructure an icy pearlescent blue. The Cristiano Gatto Design team worked closely with the yacht’s owners to create her dazzling six-stateroom interior. Conceptualized and engineered by ISA’s technical staff, she owes her curvy exterior design and styling to Walter Franchini. Twin MTU 12V4000 M70s power her to 17 knots for a range of 2,300 nautical miles at cruise. www.isayachts.com

Fitzroy Salperton
New Zealand’s Fitzroy Yachts launched the 44-meter fast cruising sloop Salperton earlier this year. The performance-oriented yacht is the largest from her builder to date. She benefits from an innovative design conceived by Dubois Naval Architects and characterized by a sloop rig design, sleek lines, a long waterline, high-aspect-ratio sail plan and daggerboard. England’s Adam Lay Studio created a comfortable interior design with an owner’s suite, three spacious guest rooms, plus three cabins for up to six crew. The yacht will draw 15 feet with her daggerboard raised and 23 feet with it down. An 875-hp C18 Caterpillar engine assists this 237-ton aluminum hull to reach a top speed of 14 knots. She is Lloyd’s classed and MCA compliant. www.duboisyachts.com (Click image to enlarge)

CRN Emerald Star
Joining CRN’s GiVi at the show is the recent launch Emerald Star, the largest composite vessel ever made by the Italian yard. The new 43-meter motor yacht, the result of yet another successful pairing between CRN’s in-house technical team and the design firm Zuccon International Project, is equipped with three bridges. Ten guests and nine crew are easily accommodated on board for extended cruising. Elegant cherry woodwork defines the 43’s interior. The owner may also select one of two engine setups—two MTU 16V2000 M93s or twin Caterpillar C32s. Though Emerald Star is the first 43 to be launched, the second and third hulls of this design are already at the shipyard and ready for outfitting. www.crn-yacht.com (Click image to enlarge)

Mondomarine Streamline
Streamline is Mondomarine’s 50th superyacht and the first in the Italian builder’s 40-meter Pleasant Line series. Sydac teamed with the yard for her full-aluminum build, while Cor D. Rover skillfully styled her sleek exterior. Luca Dini and Frederic Mechiche collaborated for her interior design. Streamline’s two and a half decks include five staterooms for the owner and his guests as well as four cabins for crew. There is also plenty of space on the sun deck for guests to gather. Two 2,255-hp MTU engines propel her semi-displacement hull to a top speed of 21 knots; dropping just slightly to 19 for cruising. Motoring at 12 knots gives her a 3,000-nm range. www.mondomarine.it(Click image to enlarge)