Summer may be coming to a close, but there's nothing like a triple-digit hot September to make everyone think about getting out on the water! Luckily, it's fall boat show season, so you don't have to wait until next year to go shopping. Check your local harbor activities, because this is the best time to check out the newest models, take a tour of previously owned boats, and find a great broker to assist you in getting a great deal on your perfect boat. 
And if you're in the Newport Beach area, the Lido Yacht Expo is in full-swing, now through Sunday, with both in-water and shoreside displays. Stop by our office in Lido Village and say hello! Now that you've got that boat, you'll be needing a few luxuries for the inside! DJ
And - for you real Red Cup afficionados, did you know that those lines on each cup are actually there for a reason? Not that anyone I've ever know has ever, or would ever, actually serve to them... 
Or, did you know they come in party lights? 
Or serving buckets? 
We're excited to see the new styles, and look forward to putting them to use onboard, and ashore. 
Cheers, matey! DJ
Master Stateroom 
Starboard Stateroom 
Starboard Settee Our top accent pieces with the biggest impact: a smart looking coverlet for each bunk, color-coordinated accent pillows for bunks and main saloon settees, silk florals for an elegant touch of color and rubber feet to keep them in place, a table centerpiece, and a spectacular Italian rope serving tray - complete with non-breakable polycarbonate glasses that look like crystal! 
Main Saloon Check your local area for upcoming boat shows - be inspired, and have fun creating your own before-and-afters! DJ
Peony Nosegay White Tulip Bouquet White Lily Bouquet White Gladiola Bouquet Classic romantic? 
Tangerine Rose & Tulip Rose & Ranunculus Woodsy Rose Bouquet Peach Rose Bouquet Rare tropical? 
Mixed Orchids Vanda Orchid Arrangement Phalaenopsis Orchid Orchids, Protea & Lily Stunning arrangements with river stones, plant fronds and vines are set in realistic looking water created by clear resin. A beautiful look that also offers stability. Lower, horizontal styles are best-suited for onboard use, but every arrangement comes with silicon low-profile "feet" to help prevent movement while on the water. DJ
Built by Delta Marine in Seattle, Invictus is a true luxury yacht, with a grand piano in the main salon, an upper-deck dining table for 20 guests, an on-deck gymn with magnificent views, a fold-out teak beach club at water level, a custom 28-foot Comitti tender, and a cinema with raised stadium-style seating. Heads turn wherever she goes, as happened this past month when she visited Newport Beach. Visitors and locals alike lined the shore and created a constant parade of boats and paddleboarders, taking pictures and simply enjoying the view of one of the largest private yachts ever to enter the harbor. Invictus was built for family cruising, and will also be available for charter in the Caribbean and Mediterranean through Burgess Yachts.
I’d have to agree with Yachts International Magazine, that the largest and best yachts always pique our curiosity and capture our imagination. While the largest yachts afloat may seem excessive to some, they represent the state of the art in design, engineering and craftsmanship.
This month, Yachts International Magazine features the 10 largest yacht launches of the past year. Given the increasing numbers of owners who require strict confidentiality at all levels of their projects, details and interior images of these amazing yachts are seldom available. Nonetheless, it is difficult to conceal the profile of a yacht as large as a warship once it enters the public waterways.
Topping the list at 590 feet, 6 inches in length, (180 meters), is the yacht Azaam. At two and a half football fields long, she is the largest private yacht ever built. Azzam, (which means dedication in Arabic), was built by Lurssen Yachts in Germany, at an estimated cost of $592 million, and a gross weight of 14,000GT – roughly the equivalent of 1,750 adult African elephants!
While interior pictures are not available, here is an amazing video of her leaving the Lurssen shed, posted on SuperYachts.com. The footage has been sped up, so it’s even more difficult to get a true sense of her immense size. At the sped-up rate, about 7-feet of yacht appear out of the shed per second. In about 15 seconds, 100-feet of yacht has already exited the shed!
We raise our glass to the pinnacle of nautical luxury, Azzam!
DJ
We're welcoming Spring with beautiful new luxuries for your home and yacht, like this nautical 18/10 stainless pattern from the French artisans at Sabre. The Admiralty Stripe design is brushed right into the metal, not painted on, which gives it a very sleek, elegant look. 
Now, which door would YOU want to walk through! DJ
Beautiful, elegantly fashionable supermodels aren't the first images that come to mind when you think of strong, tough foredeck crew. Neither is stylishly designed dinnerware the first thing that comes to mind when you think of sturdy, non-breakable plastic plates. The new Tuscan Olive and Captain's Wine Cellar melamine dinnerware will certainly change your thinking about nonbreakables! Smartly styled square dinner and salad/appetizer plates have a rustic wood, or classic Italian marble look to set a dynamic table onboard, poolside, or anywhere you need the carefree usability of nonbreakables. Both patterns are available in 8-piece sets to serve a two-course meal for four, or use the dinner plates as serving plates for a wine and cheese get-together. 
Pair them with our most popular nonbreakable wine glasses in classic stem shapes and two stemless sizes. DJ