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Forget Hot Baths. Turkey Is Now the World’s Third-Largest Builder of Superyachts.
The country’s long boatbuilding heritage, cheap skilled labor and top European design partners add up to some of the world’s finest launches.

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The Palm Beach International Boat Show Opens With Plenty of Bustle—and a Bevy of New Yachts
Organizers expected the show to be Covid-impacted, but crowds were out on opening day. The buzz was noticeable, but so was a lack of masks.
The New Vicem 67 Cruiser Has the Smooth Cool of an Old-School Cocktail Bar
The classically styled mahogany yacht has five separate entertaining areas.
Vicem Presents a Modern Day Classic
The Turkish shipyard presents a new model at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show with vintage sensibilities and more interior space than you might expect.
Classic Style Meets Modern Mahogany Aboard This Yacht
Vicem’s V58 yacht has one of the most beautiful wood interiors of any cruiser.
In Pictures: Vicem V58 Classic Yacht
Vicem’s V58 yacht has one of the most beautiful wood interiors of any cruiser.
The Best of the 2013 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
Boating and yachting enthusiasts from around the world descended on Fort Lauderdale last month for the 54th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the largest in-water boat show in the world. This year’s show saw some 100,000 guests over five days, which is the highest turnout since 2006. More than 1,000 boats were on display across […]
Boating: Breaking the Mold
The Turkish shipyard Vicem Yachts is one of the few major builders that still produce boats with hulls made entirely from mahogany. The cold-molding construction method required for such hulls is a labor-intensive process that involves coating layers of mahogany strips with epoxy laminate and bending them around a frame, thus creating a naturally insulated […]