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October 2011
Three Awards For MCM Projects at the ShowBoats Design Awards
Three of MCM’s new construction management projects won Golden Neptunes at the ShowBoats Design Awards in Mar-a-Largo last night. Two sail, one power.
KOKOMO wins best sailing yacht naval architecture award (sailing yachts)
CALLIOPE wins best exterior styling and design award (semi-displacement motor yachts)
LIONHEART wins best interior layout award (sailing yachts)
MCM has managed the construction of over 70 large yachts as well as managing yachts globally.
October 2011
MCM Advocate Newsletter #5
In this edition of the MCM Advocate we have a couple of “firsts” that we are particularly pleased to share with you. Don't miss the two editorial reports on MCM : "The Importance of The Management Team" - experienced owner Lang Walker knows the key to a smooth build is assembling a group of trusted, like-minded professionals, and "The Construction Process of a custom yacht" - like the proverbial swan, paddling furiously while gliding gracefully, MCM’s Peter Wilson gives an inside account of complex project management that leaves owners to enjoy a stress-free build.
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July 2011
Latest Project
Our latest project is a 32m carbon performance cruising sloop designed by German Frers.
Baltic Yachts have been awarded the build contract. The yacht, which is Baltic Project B107, has an interior designed by Adam Lay. The build will be managed by Nigel Ingram one of the partners of MCM.
The design calls for a low profile raised saloon and a lifting keel. She also features four double guest cabins and crew area aft. She will be launched in May 2013.
June 2011
Marie been selected by Robb Report’s editors as “Best of the Best” Custom Megayachts
http://robbreport.com/Best-of-the-Best-2011-Custom-Megayachts-Marie
May 2011
MCM yachts win top awards at World Superyacht Awards in London for both Motor Yacht and Sailing Yacht projects, plus Yacht Management Division strengthened.
MCM was delighted to have had SIX of its most recent new launches presented as finalists at the World Superyacht Awards in London on 7 May which this year was the most tightly judged competition ever. Each finalist is recognised for its contribution towards the highest standards of design, driven by the owners.
CALLIOPE WINS BEST MOTOR YACHT AWARD
MCM is thrilled to announce the 42.3m Langan designed semi-displacement motor yacht
Calliope has been voted the "Best Motor Yacht" in her class by the World Superyacht Award judges.
Calliope was designed by Langan Design Associates, with an interior by Rhoades Young – all expertly built by Holland Jachtbouw. We are particularly proud of this achievement.
This award is an especially emotional one for us, as Bill Langan who passed away earlier this year aged 55, was a very dear friend and respected colleague – and we are sure that he would have been thrilled to know that
Calliope – the last yacht built to his design – was considered the best of its class. His wife Candy Langan who worked closely with the owners on the interior outfitting and decoration, collected the trophy.
KOKOMO WINS JUDGES' SPECIAL AWARD
In the Best Sailing Yacht 45m+ category, we are also excited to announce that the massive 58.4m Dubois-designed sloop
Kokomo has been given a "Judges' Special Award" for the way in which she "has massively advanced the design of high-performance cruisers".
With her 130-tonne lifting keel, that has a range of 4.9 to 8.1m, and her powerful sail plan supported by her extraordinary 80m high modulus carbon fibre mast, we appreciate how the decision to give Kokomo this special award was reached.
Congratulations of course go to Alloy Yachts who spent hundreds of thousands of hours to design, engineer and build all of her
advanced systems and also to Redman Whiteley Dixon for the contemporary and elegant interior.
LADY B WINS JUDGES' COMMENDATION
The 44.7m
Lady B, designed by Dubois with a Rhoades Young interior and beautifully built Vitters, received a judges commendation for her remarkable quality and attention to detail.
AND ADDITIONALLY...
Marie (54.6m Hoek, Vitters, Easton),
Lionheart (43.7m Hoek, Claasen Jachtbouw) and
Nilaya (34.1m Nauta, Reichel/Pugh/Baltic) were selected as finalists, which is in and of itself a worthy achievement.
It was quite a night for MCM's partners Nigel Ingram and Peter Wilson, both of whom were in attendance at this elegant and glamorous event at London's historic Guildhall.
YACHT MANAGEMENT DIVISION
As of today, MCM also strengthens its Yacht Management Division. Mike Drake is promoted to head up the Yacht Management Division. Mark Dauplaise joins MCM’s Newport Rhode Island office adding the benefit of wide-ranging skills including most recently a senior US shipyard position, managing new builds and refits.
January 2011
Six newest MCM launches are finalists in 2011 World Superyacht Awards
MCM is proud to have six of its newest launches, sail and power, selected as finalists of the 2011 World Superyacht Awards:
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• KOKOMO 58.4m |
Dubois - Redman Whiteley Dixon - Alloy |
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• MARIE 55m |
Hoek - Easton - Vitters |
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• LADY B 44.7m |
Dubois - Rhoades Young - Vitters |
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• LIONHEART 43m |
Hoek - Claasen |
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• CALLIOPE 42m |
Langan - Rhoades Young - Holland Jachtbouw |
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• NILAYA 34m |
Reichel Pugh - Nauta - Baltic |
The panel of judges made up almost exclusively by Superyacht owners will now make their final deliberations, and we look forward to attending the World Superyacht Awards ceremony in London on the 7th May, to see how we fare.
October 2010
Kokomo Wins ISS Award for Best Sailing Yacht 40m+
MCM is pleased to announce that
Kokomo has won the International Superyacht Society Award for Best Sailing Yacht 40m+ at this years 20th ISS Design Awards in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
MCM would like to congratulate the Owners, Dubois Naval Architects, Redman Whiteley Dixon, Alloy Yachts and the rest of the team on this outstanding accomplishment. To win the ISS award is particularly gratifying, as one's industry peers are the most critical and harshest judges. We are very pleased and proud of this achievement.
October 2010
MCM Advocate hot off the press
The latest edition of MCM Advocate including photos of MCM's six new superyacht launches in 2010 was distributed at Fort Lauderdale and Monaco Yacht Show. Don't miss the editorial report on MCM, reprinted from SuperSail, by Yachting World Editor, David Glenn: "The Owner's Advocate" - explaining the role of the project manager in the creation of the world's most complex yachts.
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July 2010
New build contract underway in New Zealand… 
MCM is pleased to announce a new 39-metre expedition style motor yacht designed by René Van der Velden, which is immediately starting construction in New Zealand with MCM acting as the owner’s construction manager.
“This is our first collaboration with René, and it's great for us to get to work with designers with whom we haven't had the opportunity to work with before. This vessel is for a very experienced yachtsman who has already explored many special places, but was looking for a sturdier and larger platform upon which to be able to push farther and wider into the world’s remote corners”, says MCM’s Peter Wilson.
She will have a comfortable and contemporary Redman Whiteley Dixon designed interior with significant contributions by the owners. Alloy Yachts in New Zealand will soon be cutting metal on this elegant explorer and she is set to be cruising in the South Pacific in 2012.
MCM partners, Peter Wilson and Nigel Ingram will be at the Monaco Yacht Show (22-25 Sept) along with members of MCM’s Yacht Management team. A number of recent yachts that MCM has launched will be at the show:
MARIE (55m),
CALLIOPE (42.3m),
NILAYA (34m) and another 40+ metre.
June 2010
Six new yachts launched in four months…
Following on from the successful handover of the 58.4-metre Dubois designed sloop, KOKOMO, currently in Tahiti – MCM has five superyachts either launched or very close to the slipways, including:
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1. LADY B, a high-performance Dubois 44.7-metre cruising sloop, with a graceful low-profile, and a Rhoades Young interior, was handed over to her owner recently, and is already cruising with the owner on board in Norway. Her modern profile and metallic paint look stunning. Another in the long line of MCM/Dubois projects built by Vitters. |
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2. CALLIOPE, a Langan design New England style semi-displacement 42.3-metre motor yacht has been launched at Holland Jachtbouw and is currently going through the commissioning process under the watchful eye of Nigel Ingram. She will be handed over in the coming weeks, when the owner intends to take her to the Mediterranean. |
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3. NILAYA, a modern and elegant 34-metre carbon composite sloop by Nauta Yachts with naval architecture by Reichel/Pugh has been being put through her paces of the Baltic yard in the still very cold Baltic Sea. MCM's Nigel Ingram reports having worn everything he had in his sea-bag and still was looking for more layers. This performance cruiser is for a very experienced racing yachtsman. We have little doubt that he will be thrilled with her performance, and unlike much of his other yacht racing, he will surely enjoy the comfort this well appointed and beautiful teak interior will offer. |
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MARIE: Following these, the sixth launch for MCM in 2010 will be “MCM 151” – a 55-metre Hoek designed ketch in the throes of completion at Vitters.
MARIE is a development on one of MCM's very successful previous yachts
ADELE. She will launch in late June with a handover shortly thereafter.
MCM look forward to introducing a number of these magnificent yachts during the Monaco Yacht Show this year (22-25 Sept):
MARIE (55m),
CALLIOPE (42.3m),
NILAYA (34m) and another 40+ metre, still under wraps, will all be there – a big show for MCM!
Meanwhile MCM’s yacht management division grows ever stronger, with offices in Newport, RI, and Palma de Mallorca. The fleet now includes the 40-metre composite motoryacht
TRADING PLACES IV and the aforementioned
CALLIOPE,
LADY B and
MARIE. We welcome them all on board and look forward to supporting them all as they ply the world's oceans.
December 2009
Kokomo Launched
The 58.4-metre
KOKOMO was launched at the end of MCM’s 21st year in business. Designed by Dubois Naval Architects with interior by Redman Whiteley Dixon, she is set to be delivered by Alloy Yachts in late February 2010 – in time for her owners to watch the Louis Vuitton Trophy (9-21 March).
MCM founding partner, Peter Wilson says: “It was very exciting to see this, our largest yacht to date, roll gracefully down the slipway and be launched in Henderson and then to make her way to deeper waters on the Auckland waterfront for commissioning. Not only is this the largest launch for MCM to date but also for Dubois, Alloy, Southern Spars and Doyle Sails NZ.”
A number of other MCM new-builds, power and sail, are in progress due for launch between 2010 and 2012. One new order for a motor yacht of around 40 metres has just been placed – with MCM acting for her owner, initially in the yard selection process. Further details to be announced shortly.
Meanwhile the yacht management division, with offices in Newport, RI,
and Palma de Mallorca, adds boats to its fleet including
ARTEMIS (ex
SALPERTON). The previous (52m)
KOKOMO’s new owner – who has named her
KONKORDIA – has also selected MCM to manage her.
MCM has managed the construction of over 60 large yachts.
