Mixing Business With Pleasure

Posted | Lürssen's Kismet

I nibbled on a pineapple skewer as the rain fell in a hush against the gray hull of Kismet. At 223 feet LOA with a beam of 42 feet and towering 66 feet to the top of her radars, she turned heads from the 17th Street Causeway during last year's Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. At the behest of Read Article

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Posted | Lürssen's Kismet

I nibbled on a pineapple skewer as the rain fell in a hush against the gray hull of Kismet. At 223 feet LOA with a beam of 42 feet and towering 66 feet to the top of her radars, she turned heads from the 17th Street Causeway during last year's Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. At the behest of Read Article

America’s 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #16: Kismet

Posted | #16: KISMET—223'1"

Persian carvings flank the elevator in Kismet’s lobby, just outside the master suite. Guests have no reason to complain about their accommodations, considering the four staterooms are each 323 square feet. And there’s also a massage room aboard.

Y: 2007; B: Lrssen, Germany; N: builder/Espen ino Naval Architects; H: Read Article

Shadow Marine

Posted | I took this pic while walking over the 17th street causeway in Fort Lauderdale of the Shadow boat 'Allure' . It was crazy strange to see that the crew just simply dumped the Hin... Read Article

America’s 100 Largest Yachts 2007 #14: Kismet

Posted | #14: KISMET—223'1"#14: KISMET—223'1"

Forget the gym; hit the disco if you charter this yacht (550,000 EUR, or about $742,000 at presstime) and need to burn off some calories! The skylounge transforms into the floating version of Studio 54 with little effort: moving some chairs aside to Read Article