Category Archives: gemini

NEW UPDATED MEGA CATAMARAN LISTING

Posted on September 29, 2008 by finerp

It took me quite a while to figure out how to display the list on the blogger platform but here it is. You will find (I guess) most of all the mega catamarans being built right now, already built and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blubay, derektor, gemini, gilles ollier, Gino Morelli, Greg Young, Matrix, NAHEMA 120, Sunreef, vplp, Warwick Yacht Design, Yachting Development, YAPLUKA, young 90 | Leave a comment

HEMISPHERE(ex GEMINI) CENTRAL TO DEREKTOR BANKRUPTCY

Posted on July 26, 2008 by finerp

Again a boat building project with lawsuits…. DERECKTOR shipyards has filled for bankruptcy over the HEMISPHERE PROJECT (ex-GEMINI) HEMISPHERE the largest cruising catamaran in the world 145′ and 75 % complete would be at the center of a lawsuit between … Continue reading →

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GEMINI PROJECT BECOMES HEMISPHERE – BREAKING NEWS

Posted on April 4, 2008 by finerp

Thanks to Tom Ashwell from Synergy Yachting for this “avant premiere”. HEMISPHERE (formerly Project GEMINI), designed by naval architects Van Peteghem Lauriot Prévost (VPLP) and built by Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Connecticut is on course to be delivered towards the … Continue reading →

Posted in derektor, gemini, Hemisphere, Synergie Yachting, Tom Ashwell, vplp | Leave a comment

ONE YEAR OLD – HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Posted on March 25, 2008 by finerp

Happy Birthday Luxury Catamaran I just realized your luxury catamaran blog is one year old. Champagne.. I started posting on this blog on March 27 th 2007. At the beginning I started to experience with blogs for fun and because … Continue reading →

Posted in Catana, gemini, happy birthday, Matrix, Nahema Project, Sunreef, Yacht Industries | 1 Comment

GEMINI available for Charter

Posted on March 3, 2008 by finerp

A quick post for those who are interested, GEMINI the world largest luxury mega catamaran, a 145 footer, is available for charter through BURGESS the large yacht specialist. The charter price :High season / low season rateUS$170,000 / US$150,000 Length … Continue reading →

Posted in BURGESS, derektor, gemini, vplp | Leave a comment

VPLP 25 TH ANNIVERSARY

Posted on February 27, 2008 by finerp

Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost, 25 years of successfull cooperation. (from Nautic News) VPLP is the most famous multihull design office in the World. With 25 employees, in two different offices, one in Vannes in charge of racing yachts … Continue reading →

Posted in alumarine, banque populaire, CHE, Ciliam, coriolan, douce france, gemini, geronimo, groupama, hydroptere, Lagoon 57, Le Breton Yacht, Lone Star, Salthouse Boatbuilders, SIG 45, Sunreef, vplp | Leave a comment

IDEC – Francis Joyon – The Absolute Adventure

Posted on November 27, 2007 by finerp

I don’t usually write about racing but Francis Joyon is my favorite skipper and he left 4 days / 4 hours ago from Brest (France) for a single handed round the world tour aboard IDEC. Ellen MacArthur still holds the … Continue reading →

Posted in Benoit Cabaret, BQ, Castoraman, Ellen MacArthur, Francis Joyon, gemini, IDEC, Lorima, Marsaudon Composite, Nigel Irens, Sodebo, Thomas Coville | 2 Comments

SUNREEF 102 DOUBLE DECK

Posted on October 18, 2007 by finerp

I just received this news from Ewa Stachurska, the PR manager at SUNREEF shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. The shipyard has signed a contract with a client from Switzerland to build the first SUNREEF 102 double deck. ‘‘We are very excited … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, derektor, Ewa Stachurska, gemini, H2X, HH 100, NAHEMA 120, Nicolas Lapp, sunreef 102 | Leave a comment

VAN PETEGHEM AND LAURIOT PREVOT

Posted on April 26, 2007 by finerp

They are the world most famous multihulls designers. I was very impressed by their website. Their design office is made up of twelve qualified architects in two offices Vannes and Paris. The team become famous by designing most of the … Continue reading →

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