Assouline Yachts: The Impossible Collection

Yachts: The Impossible Collection, the latest title in the series, is an eclectic and carefully curated anthology of vessels, from the 1851 ship after which the America's Cup is named, to J-class racing yachts of the early 1900s, to today's high-tech megayachts, from classics with timeless silhouettes , to head-turners that have broken the mould with bold design and redefined their era. And with so much concern for the environment and the health of the oceans, the yachting world is rapidly changing and increasingly striving for sustainability. Whether impossible in size, speed, luxury features or advanced green technology, all the vessels in this fantasy marina have transformed the yachting seascape.

For a long time, royalty, nobility and aristocracy have longed to spend their leisure time on the water. From Cleopatra's legendary luxury ship to Her Majesty's Royal Yacht Britannia, from elegant Jazz Age vessels like Nahlin, once chartered by King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, to the swinging Hollywood royalty of the 1960s invited aboard Aristotle Onassis' Christina O, the yachting scene has always attracted celebrities and high society.

Yachts: The Impossible Collection is handmade in a luxury clamshell case, the book is written in English, has 236 pages, and measures W 40 x L 47.6 x D 8.1 cm.