Stemwash

Stemwash is Foresti & Suardi’s latest superyacht accessory due to be officially presented at the 2010 Cannes Boat Show. The Italian design and manufacturer of high quality marine accessories and interior fittings has...

Trinchero's new range of synthetic leather

Trinchero announce that they will be launching a new range of synthetic leather for exterior seating, cushions and sun bed upholstery aimed at the yacht market...

MiDox

Harris, Grant Associates announce   the launch of the newly developed MiDox, technology which uses the iPad as a platform to provide superyacht engineers with an interactive graphic library of a yacht's entire system documentation...

Ciclotte

The Ciclotte, an innovative exercise bike, designed and made in Italy. Technologically advanced, undeniably functional and unquestionably stylish, this design combines idea, form and technology, creating an exercise bike that is as much a work of art as a piece of gym equipment...

Sunseeker to launch new flagship

Building on the success of their current 37-metre model and establishing itself further in the superyacht league, Sunseeker International plan to launch a brand new 40-metre flagship superyacht at this year’s PSP Southampton Boat Show on 10 September...

Primadonna launched by IAG

Chinese yacht builder IAG Shipyard launches its first yacht, the 39-metre motoryacht named Primadonna, with interior designed by Italian design and architectural group YD&AS...

Elite Series

Murray Products has announced a new range of helmsman seating to be debuted at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show...

Transocean Explorer

Maritime Concept and Construction (MCC) Ltd has announced that they will present a model of MCC 38-metre Transocean Explorer, which SYD first reported on in February of this year, along with a new 48-metre concept at the 2010 Monaco Yacht Show in September...

Adam Voorhees Design

In collaboration with Lürssen, Adam Voorhees Design has announced that they will be presenting their 91-metre Aurora project at the 2010 Monaco Yacht Show in September...

Bannenberg & Rowell interior for YN 15747

With the announcement that Bannenberg & Rowell will be doing the interior design for Heesen's 47-m YN 15747, Simon Rowell explains a little more about this upcoming project...

Leather Handles

Turnstyle Designs has announced that they will be exhibiting a new line of products at the 2010 Monaco Yacht Show in September. Its Woven Leather Door hardware is among the new product ranges to be launched at the show...

Scream

PIE is an award-winning Miami-based multidisciplinary design studio that uses only renewable and sustainable natural resources, recycled or recyclable synthetic materials and non-toxic additives in its designs and products.Their latest offering is Scream, designed by Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta, PIE studio’s design director...

Jewel Glass Mosaics

Think of mosaics and you conjure up images of classic Greek paving in earthy colours, but New York design studio Studium has given this art form a bit of an update...

Centro Stile

Conceived by chairman and founder Norberto Ferretti, Ferretti Group has announced a new design division to the shipyard called Centro Stile...

Connect 26 LED

With the Connect 26 LED, Berlin-based AV company Loewe integrates LED technology into the Connect product family. Beneath its award-winning exterior as conceived by Design3, the Connect 26 LED conceals a real powerhouse of functions...

MAS 36

MAS 36 is the latest 10-metre tender concept to come from Florence-based KeyFrameStudio, who will be presenting this new design to the market with builder MAS Srl...

Wally 118 Sports Car

Matthew Hockham, an industrial design graduate from Coventry University has created a new car design to compliment the Wally series, more specifically Wallypower 118...

VBH's first iPad installation

Van Berge Henegouwen (VBH) has announced their first installation of Apple’s iPad on board an 85-metre superyacht, giving the owner control of the high-tech systems through the integration of the iPad with 12 onboard areas of the vessel...

Kharima

Pro Ship has released its latest catamaran concept, designed specifically for the Asian market by Antonio Luxardo for a Chinese boatyard situated in Qingdao, with project engineering by fellow partners Luca Cima and Massimo Angelotti...

Life Pad

Designed by 14-year-old Paul Pettavino in collaboration with Sterling / Scott Yacht Design, the nine-metre sports tender known as Life Pad, is the first of its kind that the Monaco-based studio hopes to build upon in future projects...

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The Necker Nymph

By SuperyachtDesign. Feb 01, 2010

Designed specifically for the 105’ catamaran Necker Belle, the Virgin Limited Edition Necker Nymph is a DeepFlight three person aero submarine. Designed and built by engineer, Graham Hawkes of Hawkes Ocean Technologies, the Necker Nymph is said to be the first of its kind to hit the market. Sir Richard Branson will be transporting this newest edition to Virgin Limited Edition's properties to his private resort on Necker Island this month.

Gliding on the water’s surface like an aeroplane on a runway, the sub will be operated by a joystick to smoothly dive down into the depths. Individual ‘wind-shields’ remove the pressure of slipstream, enabling comfortable speed and ranges previously unthinkable without enclosing the pilots. The open cockpits afford near ideal 360 degree viewing for occupants, creating a uniquely open experience. Unlike all conventional subs which use ballast to sink in the water, Necker Nymph uses downward ‘lift’ on the wings to move down through the water. The sub has near-zero environmental impact with its positive buoyancy that prevents it from landing on a reef, and its low light noise emissions ensure the fragile ocean ecosystems will not be disturbed.