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Viking grit still runs strong throughout Gotland. From medieval sailors buried beneath the cobblestone streets in Visby to the ruins of Norse shipyards where longboats were built 1,000 years ago, ancient maritime lore suffuses the island. The old walled community once thrived trading squirrel skins and beeswax, and to this day small fishing vessels make regular runs between the isle and the mainland, a distance of about 56 miles.

Columbus Yachts, a brand of Palumbo Superyachts, has laid the keel of the first unit in its 37-metre Atlantique series. The 37-metre yacht is currently being built at Palumbo's shipyard in Savona with delivery scheduled for 2025.

After languishing as a houseboat in France for the past two decades, the illustrious 38.9-meter yacht Amazone is poised to undergo a significant restoration at Pendennis Shipyard. Arriving from Le Havre to Falmouth and then being transported to Pendennis Shipyard on the morning of February 14th, the restoration marks a pivotal moment in the history of this storied vessel.

The 55-metre Feadship motor yacht Olympus has become a joint central agency and is now listed for sale with Alex Busher of Edmiston and Stuart Larsen of Fraser. Olympus was delivered as Samax in 1996 to a design by the legendary Frits De Voogt and British studio Winch Design. She remained under the same ownership up until 2022 when she changed hands and joined the market following a $10,000,000 refit completed at Monaco Marine in 2023. She is exceptionally voluminous for her length offering 881GT of interior volume granted by a 10-metre beam.

The 31.1-metre fast motor yacht Francesca has joined the market with Pierre Vezilier of IYC. Delivered in Italy in 2018 by Cerri Cantieri Navali, now under the Baglietto brand, the GRP yacht has just completed its five-year survey. She was designed by Tommaso Spadolini and is finished with an unmistakable gold-and-brown hull and superstructure.