Outrageous Yachts
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (670 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865652570 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her photography appears regularly in international yachting, travel, and lifestyle magazines and books.George Nicholson, chairman of Camper & Nicholsons International, the world’s oldest leisure marine company, is one of the most widely cruised and knowledgeable super-yachtsmen in the world.. A lifelong yachting enthusiast, his work has taken him to exotic yachting destinations all over the world.Dana Jinkins is co-founder, art director, and principal photographer of Concepts Publishing Inc., which specializes in books on yachts and yachting destinations worldwide. She has co-authored more than a dozen books, including Classic Yacht Interiors and The World’s Most Extraordinary Yachts, and has cruised on many renowned yachts in countless locales around the world.Kenny Wooton is Executive Editor of ShowBoats International. Previously, she was F
"a gorgeous look at some of the world's most expensive yachts" according to D. Woollard. This publication from Vendome Press celebrates some of the world's most lavishly decadent floating palaces. The book features luxury yachts that are special for one reason or another, for beauty, speed, technological advancement and more. The book includes the classically extravagant Christina O which was owned by Aristotle Onassis as well as more modern beauties like the Maltese Falcon and the 118 WallyPower. The book profiles 21 yachts in detail with gorge. L. Schattman said Lots of inspiration for yacht design. This is a wonderful book for yacht enthusiasts and also for anyone looking for yacht design inspiration. The introduction provides an overview of the wide range of yachts, highlighting technical specifications, interiors and amenities, and celebrity status. "Lots of inspiration for yacht design" according to L. Schattman. This is a wonderful book for yacht enthusiasts and also for anyone looking for yacht design inspiration. The introduction provides an overview of the wide range of yachts, highlighting technical specifications, interiors and amenities, and celebrity status. 20 yachts are featured, with a chapter of 6-12 pages devoted to each. There are, of course, images of the ships on open seas and in beautiful ports, but the bulk of the photography is devoted to the decks. 0 yachts are featured, with a chapter of 6-1"Lots of inspiration for yacht design" according to L. Schattman. This is a wonderful book for yacht enthusiasts and also for anyone looking for yacht design inspiration. The introduction provides an overview of the wide range of yachts, highlighting technical specifications, interiors and amenities, and celebrity status. 20 yachts are featured, with a chapter of 6-12 pages devoted to each. There are, of course, images of the ships on open seas and in beautiful ports, but the bulk of the photography is devoted to the decks. pages devoted to each. There are, of course, images of the ships on open seas and in beautiful ports, but the bulk of the photography is devoted to the decks. The top one percents motor yachting lifestyles A beautiful volume illustrates the height of contemporary large scale motor yachts. Beautiful photography and fine printing stock. Excellent reference for the designer and or buyer.
Owning a yacht is the ultimate status symbol. Arguably the most well-known private yacht of all time, the 325-foot (99-meter) Christina O, owned by Aristotle Onassis in the 1950s and 60s, was the playground for heads of state such as Winston Churchill and the Kennedys, opera diva Maria Callas, and Hollywood sweethearts such as Ava Gardner and Elizabeth Taylor. Universally perceived as the exclusive domain of the rich and the famous, yachting is a decidedly rarified world. Pictured here along with the newly rebuilt Christina O are 20 other mega-yachts, including the newly completed and wildly colorful Guilty, designed by Jeff Koons for the art collector Dakis Joannou; Tom Perkins’ modern sailing yacht Maltese Falcon, the ultramodern sailing yacht Esense, and the refit classic Delphine.The yachts pictured here are special for many reasons: because they are the fastest, or the most innovative, or the most technologically advanced, or because of their travels to exotic locations around the globe. Outrageous Yachts provides information about the yachts’ builders
She has co-authored more than a dozen books, including Classic Yacht Interiors and The World’s Most Extraordinary Yachts, and has cruised on many renowned yachts in countless locales around the world.Kenny Wooton is Executive Editor of ShowBoats International. A lifelong yachting enthusiast, his work has ta