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ITALSTYLE – ITALIAN YACHT DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

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Experience luxury and elegance on the water with Italstyle Yacht Design. As one of the leading yacht design companies in the industry, we specialize in creating bespoke, custom-made yachts for discerning clients. Our team of expert designers and engineers work closely with each client to create the perfect yacht to suit their individual needs and preferences.

With a commitment to quality and attention to detail, we use only the finest materials and state-of-the-art technology to ensure that each yacht is not only visually stunning, but also built to last. From the sleek exterior lines to the refined and comfortable interior design, we create yachts that are both beautiful and functional.

With a wide range of services on offer, including yacht design, engineering, and construction, Italstyle Yacht Design provides a turn-key solution for clients who are looking for a yacht that is truly unique and tailored to their specific needs. Whether you’re a seasoned sailor or a first-time yacht owner, we’ll work closely with you to design and build the yacht of your dreams.

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Italstyle is a renowned yacht design company specializes in creating luxurious and innovative vessels for discerning clients. The company’s team of experienced designers and engineers is dedicated to creating yachts that are not only beautiful, but also functional and efficient.

One of the key advantages of working with Italstyle is the ability to create custom designs that meet the specific needs and preferences of clients. Whether you are looking for a yacht for long-distance cruising or entertaining guests, Italstyle’s team can create a design that is tailored to your specific needs. We have a wide range of design options, with a variety of styles, materials, and colors to choose from.

In addition to custom yacht design, We also offers a range of other services to ensure that your yacht is built to the highest standards of quality and safety. These services include engineering and project management, as well as interior design and styling. With our expertise in these areas, Italstyle can ensure that your yacht is not only beautiful but also safe and seaworthy.

Italstyle also provides after-sales service such as maintenance and refit,  for the yachts we have designed, making us a one-stop-shop for yacht owners.

In conclusion, Italstyle is a highly reputable yacht design company that offers a range of services to ensure that your yacht is built to the highest standards of quality and safety. With our experienced team of designers and engineers, Italstyle can create custom designs that meet the specific needs and preferences of  clients, and provide after-sales service to ensure the longevity of the yacht. If you are looking for a luxurious and innovative yacht, Italstyle is the perfect choice.

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Team of experienced professionals, in the yachting market since 2002, with excellent collaborations with some of the most important and well known shipyards of the world, for the realization of both sailing and motor yachts.

Arch. Mattia Massola, the owner and lead designer of Italstyle Yacht Design has been in the yacht design industry for over 20 years, and has become a highly respected name in the field.

Italstyle Yacht Design is a company that specializes in creating custom, one-of-a-kind yacht designs for clients all over the world. Arch. Massola and his team use the latest technology and design techniques to create yachts that are not only beautiful, but also highly functional and efficient.

One of Arch. Massola’s greatest strengths is his ability to understand his clients’ needs and desires, and to turn those into reality through his designs. He is able to create yachts that perfectly reflect his clients’ personalities and lifestyles.

What sets our team apart is our commitment to collaboration and client satisfaction. We prioritize open communication and actively involve our clients throughout the design process, listening to their needs, preferences, and aspirations. This collaborative approach allows us to tailor our designs to reflect the unique personality and desires of each client while maintaining our signature style and craftsmanship.

Our team’s expertise, passion, and dedication make us the ideal choice for shipyards and private clients seeking exceptional yacht design services. We invite you to join us on a journey of innovation, elegance, and unparalleled craftsmanship. Together, let’s create yachts that leave a lasting impression and fulfill the desires of the most discerning owners.

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Some yachts our team have been working for  Dora KRC Yacht   We have been working for several different yacht yards all over the world , both for sailing and motor yachts : Conam 75 WB Wally 80 restyle   Conam 80 Sport   Rodriquez 35Mt   Rodriquez 35MtWB   Rodriquez 35Mt LB   Baglietto 42Mt Wally 94  restyle   Baglietto 46Mt   Parawhale 80ft   USS Williamsburg Refit   Azimut 100 Leonardo   Azimut 75 Magellano Parawhale 88   Zero 33ft Hybrid   Tenderisland 4.0   Wally 80-1 Restyle   Wally 94-2 Restyle   Vitmar 65ft Design Hybrid 33Ft   CNC 130ft Naucrates   CNC 85ft Naucrates   Shadow Vessel 115ft

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Intermarine Yacht Yard – Itlaly

Rodriquez Group – Italy

Baglietto Cantieri Navali – Italy

Cheyenne Yachts – Italy

Eurocraft Cantieri Navali – Italy

Artus Yachts – Italy

Cantieri Navali di Chioggia – Italy

Azimut Benetti Group – Italy

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How Igor Lobanov landed his first yacht design job

Igor Lobanov has an enviable job: he designs 100-metre-plus superyachts to be built at the world’s most prestigious yards.

The 43-year-old says he didn’t set out to become a yacht designer, but credits his achievements to making the most of every meeting he had along the way.

‘I was born in the Soviet Union, studied very well in school, played piano and was a very diligent boy,” he says. “My parents expected me to become a “genuine builder of communism” and I’m instead designing luxury yachts. Such an irony.’

Lobanov graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in mathematics and tried to make his way in business in early 90s Russia. But when his interest in design – cars, airplanes, and later, yachts – became a passion, the then-27-year-old changed course and moved to Turin, Italy to study Transport Design. Lobanov received his Masters of Art degree in Automotive Design from Coventry University in the UK and went on to work in the exterior design department at the VW Design Center in Wolfsburg, Germany.

A chance meeting in 2003 brought Lobanov into the world of yacht design.

Life gives many opportunities. It’s not like there is going to be one chance only. You will probably miss some good chances, but you should keep trying to use every single one of them.

Igor Lobanov's advice for young designers

"When I met the owner of yacht  A , I told him where I studied and then I showed him my portfolio, which was full of cars, no yachts of course," Lobanov recalls. "Apparently he was impressed by my work."

Although Lobanov did not lend his design skills to the development of  Motor Yacht A , designed by  Philippe Starck  and  Martin Francis , he did inspire the yacht’s name.

"The only contribution to the project I made as a designer was the name. I proposed to Starck and to the owner, 'Why not call it just ‘A’, ‘A yacht by Starck’?'"

By 2007, Lobanov had formed his own yacht design firm.

"My first year as a yacht designer, we produced two scale models and exhibited them at the 2007 Monaco Yacht Show ,’ he recalls. Lobanov showed one model, 'White Night' to Michael Bremen of Lürssen the day before the show began.

"I have to personally thank Michael," Lobanov says. "He said, 'Looks great! Put it here.' He was very open and let me exhibit the model at their booth – and the attention of the public during the show was enormous. That encouraged me a lot."

The second model, 'Liza', was produced and exhibited by Blohm+Voss .

At that same show, Lobanov showed his portfolio and the scale models to the team at Oceanco . Oceanco invited him to participate in a design tender for the new build project Y708. Lobanov won the tender.

Nearly a decade on, Lobanov is humble when recounting the events that led him into the world of superyacht design. As anyone knows, walking into a booth and getting an audience with the head of a leading builder is no easy task.

His advice for young designers is simple : "Life gives many opportunities. It’s not like there is going to be one chance only. You will probably miss some good chances, but you should keep trying to use every single one of them."

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Ho amato studiare e rifinire ogni dettaglio della barca. Mi piacerebbe disegnare ancora racers puri come Marisa.

Ancora oggi quando disegno barche da corsa, queste devono andare più forte di lei.

Una barca che mi ha impegnato e la cui realizzazione mi ha particolarmente divertito. L’armatore mi aveva dato carta bianca, è come quando dopo una lunga settimana di lavoro prima del week end vinci alla lotteria.

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Tre anni di studio, di disegno e di lavoro insieme ai migliori tecnici del mondo con un’attitudine progettuale normalmente usata solo in una campagna di Coppa America.  

Il risultato, una barca premiata nel 1994 da Showboats come “Most Innovative Sailing Yacht”

STELLA FILANTE

Sono passati ormai anni dal varo di Stella Filante, una barca che è ancora oggi tanto innovativa nelle forme, nella tecnologia costruttiva e progettuale da far invecchiare precocemente tutto quello che la circonda.

Ghost è stato descritto come uno degli yacht più significativi degli ultimi anni ed è quindi corretto dedicarvi particolare attenzione. E’ il culmine dei nostri sforzi, un progetto che reputo eccellente proprio perché i suoi proprietari lo hanno amato profondamente . Milly e Arne Glimcher hanno sempre scelto di lavorare con persone in grado di dare a Ghost quel senso di unicità, riunendo una squadra esperta e dedicata.

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Timmerman Yachts is a Russian builder of quality luxury motor yachts. Based in Moscow, it is owned by a group of Dutch and Russian investors and operates out of Moscow Shipyard. Several noted naval architecture and yacht design firms are involved with Timmerman, including Vripack, Guido de Groot Design, Ginton Naval Architects, Jon Bannenberg Ltd., and Francis Design Ltd.

Founded in 2003, the company was named for 17th century Dutch boat builder Franz Timmerman who brought Dutch boat manufacturing techniques to Russia and co-founded the Russian navy. Timmerman Yachts has more than 1,000 employees working at the Moscow Shipyard.

Timmerman has delivered a number of semi-custom luxury yachts between 26-47 metres in length, including TM26 and Timmerman FD-51, designed by Francis Design Ltd. Other notable Timmerman yachts include Victoria M, Alexandra (now Latitude) and Olsten 125′.

One of the 10 largest yacht builders in the world, Timmerman is focused on building high-quality luxury yachts at more competitive prices. Its Russian-Dutch partnership provides great yacht-building capabilities. Timmerman builds yacht to the highest standards and holds DNV, MCA and Russian River Register certification. The company reportedly has more than a dozen yachts in some phase of construction.

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Why is Ukraine destroying bridges in Russia’s Kursk?

Ukraine has damaged or destroyed three bridges in the Russian region of Kursk as they attempt to consolidate positions gained during their ambitious cross-border assult and cut off supplies to Moscow’s troops.

The first bridge was destroyed in the village of Glushkovo, around eight miles west of Ukrainian troops inside of Russia , on Friday.

The second was destroyed on Saturday in the village of Zvannoye, a further five miles westward.

The third bridge reportedly destroyed on Sunday night is in the village of Karyzh, a further four miles westward.

All three bridges run over the Seym river that runs through the Kursk region. If Ukraine confirms the destruction of the third bridge, that would mean that Russian forces are now reliant on receiving military equipment via a makeshift pontoon bridge, according to analysts.

The purpose of targeting these bridges is to sever Russian supply lines and trap Moscow’s troops.

When Ukraine’s air force posted footage of the second bridge being blown up on Saturday, their commander Mykola Oleschuk wrote on the Telegram messenger app: “The aviation of the Air Force continues to deprive the enemy of logistical capabilities with accurate air strikes, which significantly affects the course of hostilities!”

Russian forces fighting between the Seym River and the Ukrainian border may now be stuck, trapped by the waterway behind them and running along their left flank, and the Ukrainian forces trying to advance in front of them and the Ukrainian border on the Russian’s soldiers’ right flank. The Seym and the Ukrainian border intersect near the Ukrainian town of Hirky, around six miles from the allegedly latest bridge strike in the Russian village of Karyzh.

The Centre for Defence Strategies, a Ukrainian security think tank, wrote that this indicates “that the objective [of Ukrainian forces] is to take control of a portion of Kursk Oblast south of the Seym River.

If Ukrainian forces were to take that area, roughly 221 square miles worth of territory, it would enlarge the area of the Kursk region that they control by almost 50 per cent.

Previous estimates from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US-based think tank, suggested that Ukrainian forces had taken around 300 square miles. The attack, which appears as a bulge into mainland Russia, is around 37 miles wide and almost 17 miles deep.

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Il Bayesian, l’imbarcazione affondata a largo di Porticello nel palermitano battente bandiera del Regno Unito, è una lussuosa barca a vela di 56 metri con una stazza lorda di 473 tonnellate. Costruita dal cantiere Perini navi Viareggio nel febbraio 2008 e ristrutturata quattro anni fa, l’imbarcazione è progettata per crociere esclusive. Nel 2009 aveva ricevuto il premio di Superyatch come migliore barca a vela. Il Bayesian vantava inoltre un altro record, quello dell’albero maestro, ovvero l’albero principale della barca, realizzato in alluminio ed alto 75 metri, il secondo più grande al mondo. L’area dei ponti in teak dell’imbarcazione è di 436 metri quadrati e le sei cabine occupano altri 143 metri quadrati. A bordo, secondo il costruttore, possono essere ospitati il proprietario e 11 ospiti oltre ai 10 membri dell’equipaggio.

Lo yacht realizzato dal cantiere viareggino è costruito con uno scafo e una sovrastruttura in alluminio. L’arredamento interno è stato realizzato da Rémi Tessier, designer francese operante nel settore del luxury, soprattutto nel mondo dell’arredamento di aerei privati e yatch, che in passato aveva già collaborato con il cantiere Perini Navi. Secondo alcuni siti britannici il Bayesian è di proprietà della “Revtom Ltd”, una società con sede nell’isola di Man che farebbe capo ad Angela Bacares, moglie del tycoon britannico Mike Lynch, che risulta tra i dispersi del naufragio. La donna è invece tra le 15 persone tratte in salvo dopo che la barca è affondata. La gestione dello yacht sarebbe affidata inoltre al broker “Camper e Nicholsons”; il noleggio, sempre secondo le stesse fonti, si aggirerebbe sui 195mila euro a settimana, circa 215mila dollari.

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UK tech tycoon Lynch among missing after yacht sinks off Sicily

Italy’s coast guard is leading search and rescue operations and has recovered 15 people

• Lynch, 59, is best known for selling his company Autonomy Corp to Hewlett Packard for more than US$11 billion in 2011, the largest ever takeover of a British business at the time. PHOTO: REUTERS

British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is among the people missing after a luxury yacht sunk off the coast of Sicily, Italy, according to a person familiar with the matter. 

One person has died and six others, including four UK nationals, are missing after the 56-metre boat, called the Bayesian, sank early Monday (Aug 19) near Porticello, according to the Associated Press. Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, was among those rescued, the person familiar with the situation said, asking not to be identified because they weren’t authorised to speak publicly about the matter. 

Italy’s coast guard is leading search and rescue operations and has recovered 15 people, said the managers of the sailing yacht, Camper & Nicholsons. There were 12 guests and 10 crew on board. 

Lynch, 59, is best known for selling his company Autonomy Corp to Hewlett Packard for more than US$11 billion in 2011, the largest ever takeover of a British business at the time. A year later, HP wrote down the value of the business by US$8.8 billion, and a long-running legal battle followed. 

Lynch lost a civil trial in London related to the case in 2022, but was acquitted in a San Francisco federal court in June of criminal charges that he pulled off Silicon Valley’s biggest-ever fraud.

Bacares is registered as the owner of the entity that owns the Bayesian, according to an April filing in a Jersey registry.

“We are providing consular support to a number of British nationals and their families following an incident in Sicily,” a spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office said.

Lynch, who was an adviser to two prime ministers, co-founded Autonomy in 1996. The company developed software that could extract useful information from unstructured sources including phone calls, emails and video.

After the Autonomy sale, Lynch set up venture capital firm Invoke Capital, founding a series of tech companies run by former employees. The most successful was Darktrace, a cybersecurity firm that uses AI to detect suspicious activity in a company’s IT network. BLOOMBERG

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