Inside the adventures of superyacht owners around the world
It’s an amazingly engineered solution. We’re getting two antennas installed on Artefact, which should work out at roughly $5,000 (£4,400) a month, which is relatively inexpensive for the performance. On top of that, the hardware itself is costing around $10,000. Coverage isn’t global yet, but it should work in the places we’re planning to visit.
Will you keep any traditional satcom capacity?
Yes, since coverage isn’t 100 percent. The plan is to continue using VSAT and bonded 4/5G mobile connectivity for internet coverage in areas where Starlink doesn’t have coverage yet. As Starlink’s coverage expands globally, we’ll reduce dependency on these other services; however, we’ll keep VSAT as a backup
- Newport is as much a tourist town as it is a seafarer city
- The park is on the waterfront, which means boats can anchor out
- The most famous harbor on Narragansett Bay is the one Newport
Ahpo saw owner Michael Lee-Chin reunite with Nuvolari Lenard, Lürssen and Moran Yacht & Ship – the same team that had worked on the creation of the 86 metre Quattroelle. One of the most talked about launches of the year, his new build was a big step forward in terms of size (she is 5,257 gross tonnes compared to Quattroelle’s 2,925), complexity and detail.
Owner of Atalante
Length: 38.8m
Year: 2015
Location: Palma
A true highlight was passing through the Panama Canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific side on Vijonara. The canal is an engineering masterpiece, opened in 1914 and operating flawlessly ever since. They can fill a lock, using only gravity, with about 300 million litres of water in eight minutes. The scale is mind-boggling, and I’m happy we got to experience it.
Owner of Vijonara
Length: 38.8m
Year: 2018
Location: New Zealand
From Panama, the crew sailed the yacht to Tahiti in three weeks, and we joined them there for our summer vacation. It was an incredible experience, exploring all the islands and atolls that I dreamed of as a boy reading Captain Cook’s adventure stories. We went to Mo’orea, Bora Bora, Taha’a, Huahine…
