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Azure hybrid yacht is the latest trend of hybrid-electric technology with the new a level of comfort and high performance, to enjoy sustainable yachting experience.

Hybrid electric performance yachts.

• 200kW charging power (generator mode)
• Recharge at a rate of 30% per hour
• Fuel savings 30-50% compared to regular twin diesel propulsion (depending on speed)
• Maintenance savings up to 40% per year
• Up to 10 knots on electric
• Up to 40 knots on boost mode
• All day house battery with solar regeneration
• No fumes, noise or vibraitons on anchorage
• Silent operaton up to 10 knots
• Less fuelups
• Carbon free on speeds up to 10 knots
• Sustainable yachting
• No pollution in sensitive waters
• Every purchase supports non profit organizations
• Fuel free with day trips up to 3 hours
• Usage of sustainable and lead free materials
• Seamless shifting
• Eco Boost & Power Boost modes for maximum performance and fuel savings
• Hybrid is easy to operate - Fully automatic technology
• No minimum rpm -> drive as slow as you wish
• No clutch that can be felt, seamless driving experience
• Easy handling and docking - joystick and e-anchor
• No need in supercharging infrastructure
• Efficiency -> E-UNIT 97%
• Simple touchscreen
• Full 110/220/380 V capability
• Full hotel comfort incl. air conditioning, TV, etc.
• Full day without a generator

We are excited to announce an early-access founders program. Founders program is a limited time opportunity to reserve a production slot for 2023 builds.

First deliveries will be 2023, with test rides.

The final price for the specific variant and configuration will be confirmed prior to build.

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Brands Azuree

Azuree yachts are designed to offer the best possible combination of the most comfortable cruising experience and high-level sailing performance, both to experienced sailors as well as beginners..

Each model in the Azuree range features a carefully arranged and beautifully appointed interior layout, together with a distinctively chined hull that delivers exceptional performance and unique maneuverability.

The Azuree 33C – launched in 2015 – offers more space than any other cruiser in this size range currently on the market, as well as more flexibility.

With her totally customizable living areas, the Azuree 33C gives owners the freedom of creating a bright new boat to match their performance expectations, lifestyle, and taste.

The exciting new Azuree 41 has been developed as a high-level performance cruising yacht, designed to reconcile and harmonize the demanding requirements of indulgent cruising and those underlying regatta ambitions that seldom leave the dedicated sailor.

The Azuree 46 — the flagship of Azuree range — has been designed to be fast and exhilarating.

Yet, performance and race-winning potential are only part of the DNA of the Azuree 46. She is up to the simple pleasures of just enjoying life on board, offering home-like comforts at anchor as much as making long-distance passagemaking a part of any sailor’s potential itinerary.

The Azuree 46 offers several unique features that are a compelling proposition to fast sailors who are also looking for comfort and stability.

For more details, visit the brand’s website.

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A UNIQUE YACHT

Every individual yacht is based on our client’s dreams and wishes and therefore truly unique. The process from dream to reality becomes a great journey that Azure shares with the client. It starts with a blank piece of paper which gradually evolves into the client’s dream yacht. The definition of the desired experience on board is the first step in the process. Sketches of the lay-out and the exterior character follow step-by-step, while the yacht reveals her most recognizable features. Further into the project, functionality, feasibility and aesthetics join and the yacht truly begins to live. The hand-drawn sketches turn into photorealistic impressions and scale models, to view the design from every angle.

Parallel to developing the design with the client Azure can be involved in preparing the project for construction. Throughout the build process Azure can represent the client’s interests, not only in terms of design, but also overall build supervision.

AT AZURE AESTHETICS AND TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY SEAMLESSLY FUSE TOGETHER TO CREATE UNIQUE , REFINED SUPERYACHTS. -- Onne Logger

(LIFE-) STYLE

The perfect yacht is created by translating the client’s brief into various form studies to find the desired character and experience. Style is personal and therefore every yacht is different. Together with our clients, the Azure design team has explored a wide range of lifestyles; each fitted with their own unique look and feel.

DESIGN PROCESS

Phase three.

In the first phase the fundamental qualities of the yacht are defined. This starts with creating a philosophy for the guest experience and overall looks of the yacht. An iterative process follows while working together with the client to sketch the exterior character and initial layout.

During the next phase our designers and naval architects collaborate closely to ensure a more developed, highly feasible spatial planning. Sketches are translated to digital drawings with accurate dimensions, showing the yacht's decks, sections and exterior profile.

In the final design phase functionality, feasilbility and aesthetics join together and the yacht truly begins to live. The hand-drawn sketches become photo realistic impressions and even scale models, to view the design from every angle.

When the design is finished the project is ready for further development at the shipyard. Azure is able to support owners and ship-yards during design development, naval architecture, engineering and supervision.

OUR SERVICES

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General arrangement development

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Photorealistic Impressions

Rapid prototypes

A successful yacht is the perfect fusion between creative and technical design. To ensure a product of superior quality our design team works closely together with our team of experienced naval architects.

Building a yacht is an intricate process. To fulfill our client’s dreams we offer a complete range of services to guide them through the processes of building and owning a superyacht.

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24.38m  /  80'   azimut   2004.

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• Full-beam master cabin with his/her en suite
• Cruising speed of 21 knots
• Sleeps 8 guests

Azure is a distinctly sophisticated superyacht promising unforgettable luxury yacht charters

The 24.38m/80' motor yacht 'Azure' by the Italian shipyard Azimut offers flexible accommodation for up to 8 guests in 2 cabins.

Built in 2004, Azure's bespoke fittings and design ensure guests can explore the ocean's wonders in style and comfort.

Guest Accommodation

Azure offers guest accommodation for up to 8 guests in 2 suites. The supremely spacious full beam master suite benefits from a his and her bathroom. She is also capable of carrying up to 3 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.

Performance & Range

Azure is built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure. Powered by twin MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 21 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 31 knots.

Azure knows a thing or two about fun on the water, with a selection of water toys and accessories for you and your guests to enjoy whilst on charter. Take to the sea on the Jet Skis offering you power and control on the water. You'll be loving the huge adrenaline rush as you zip over the water on a Yamaha EXR WaveRunner. In addition there are towable toys offering fun and adventure. If that isn't enough Azure also features kayaks, fishing equipment, paddleboards and snorkelling equipment.

Azure offers you and your guests the perfect platform from which to enjoy your next luxury yacht charter. Please enquire for details of her summer and forthcoming winter cruising grounds and availability.

Azure is a unique motor yacht and the ideal platform for an adventure charter that will guarantee unforgettable memories.

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For your relaxation and entertainment Azure has the following facilities, for more details please speak to your yacht charter broker.

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For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.

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'Azure' Charter Rates & Destinations

Summer Season

May - September

$35,000 p/week + expenses

High Season

$38,000 p/week + expenses

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HOT SPOTS:   Florida

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October - April

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670 AZURE Sport Yacht

Introducing the highly anticipated Outer Reef Azure 670 Sport Yacht , an exceptional long range motoryacht designed with a profound appreciation for the art of alfresco living. The new Azure 670 Sport Yacht represents the pinnacle of outdoor enthusiasts' dreams, offering a lifestyle where alfresco living is central to an owner’s cruising aspirations.

At the heart of this remarkable yacht are its extraordinary exterior entertainment zones, which redefine the concept of outdoor enjoyment. The Azure 670 Sport Yacht's pièce de résistance is its seamless indoor/outdoor transitioning galley and aft deck, setting the stage for unforgettable moments - whether it's playing, entertaining, or savoring a breathtaking sunrise. The yacht's drop-down window, connecting the salon to the aft deck, is equipped with a slide-out bar top, taking entertaining and convenience to a new level of luxury. 

One of the standout features of the Azure model is its generously sized galley, which is one of the largest in its class. Designed with culinary enthusiasts and entertainers in mind, it complements the yacht's extensive alfresco living options.

The Outer Reef Yachts Azure 670 Sport Yacht embodies a blend of luxury, and practicality that leaves an indelible mark on the world of yachting. With its thoughtful design, innovative features, and unwavering commitment to alfresco living, it becomes the ultimate choice for those who appreciate life's finer pleasures, both indoors and outdoors.

Cruising Speed: 9 – 16.5 knots Max Speed: 14 – 20 knots

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HULL CONSTRUCTION

• Hand laid-up FRP hull with PVC core sandwich construction above water line
• Solid laminate, commensurate for hull size, made in female mold
• Vinylester barrier lamination for osmosis protection
• Simulated planked hull
• Full length longitudinal engine stringers and athwartship stringers
• Gel coated finish above waterline
• Two (2) coats of black antifouling paint over five (5) coats of epoxy primer below waterline
• Integrally molded rub rails with stainless steel capping
• Full length keel extends below running gear
• Stainless steel rudders and struts with two (2) Seatorque enclosed drive shaft systems
• CE-approved stainless steel portlights
• Boat construction from only 3 major molds
• Divinycell PVC cored construction with cook gelcoat
• All deck and hull area hardware attachments are finished with solid lamination – no coring
• Bilge area finished smooth and coated with bright white epoxy paint
• Windows with 3/8” tempered safety glass in salon and ½’ tempered safety glass in pilothouse
• Vessel Vanguard marine maintenance system
• Side-power 10.7hp (24v) electric bow thruster with dual station controls and two (2) AGM 8dl-255 AH batteries
• ABT Trac 220 stabilizers with 6.0 sq. ft. fins
• Northern Lights uplift water separator exhaust system with bypass and FRP mufflers
• Copper bonding system to all underwater fittings with zinc anodes
• Two (2) Seatorque enclosed drive shaft systems and two (2) Nibral propellers
• Rigid freshwater pipes and color-coded copper fuel lines
• Stainless steel struts with bearings
• Headhunter 24v DC freshwater pump with accumulator tank
• Two (2) 24v DC automatic shower sump systems with external pump
• Accessible wiring raceway throughout
• One (1) holding tank with a max capacity of 200 US gallons (757 lts) with two (2) macerator/discharge pumps. One (1) is wired and plumbed for backup redundancy
• One (1) stainless steel water tank with a max capacity of 300 US gallons (1135 lts)
• Three (3) aluminum fuel tanks with a total capacity of 1,000 US gallons (3785 lts)
• Lexan sight gauges on fuel tanks
• Inspection and cleaning ports on all tanks
• Fuel fills built into house sides in FRP cabinet
• Edura beige coin dot flooring
• Hull finished with white gloss polyurethane paint
• Four (4) LED overhead lights with two (2) two-way switches
• Two (2) 110v AC GFI outlets (220v 50hz for AU-EU)
• Formica finish on walls

ENGINE ROOM

• Acoustically insulated stand-up engine room lined with sound absorbing material
• Twin John Deere 6090 (500 HP) diesel engines with ZF transmissions
• Fiberglass drip pans under engines
• Northern Lights generator – one (1) 20kw (60hz) w/ sound shields (one (1) 20kw (50hz) for AU-EU)
• MarineAir direct expansion air conditioning system
• Ball-valve bronze seacocks on all through-hulls below waterline
• Oil change pump for engines and generator
• One (1) 100amp isolation transformer
• One (1) 3.0kw inverter/charger (24VDC to 115VAC-60Hz or 230VAC/50Hz)
• Two (2) Racor 1000 MA dual fuel filters for main engines
• One (1) Racor 1000 MA single fuel filters for generator
• Fuel polishing system
• Fuel management system
• Fireboy fire suppression system including both intake and outlet air shutdown system with aluminum louvers
• Four (4) automatic bilge pumps 24v DC and emergency bilge suction on engine
• Fire system and bilge high-water alarm system with warning panel
• Fresh water hose bibb
• Two (2) engine banks with two (2) 8D batteries for each bank
• One (1) house bank with four (4) 8D batteries with a total 510 amp-hours (24VDC)
• One (1) generator bank with one (1) battery
• One (1) 24v and one (1) 12v battery charger
• Two (2) battery isolators
• 20 gallon water heater with heat exchanger
• Four (4) 24v DC blowers
• Six (6) LED overhead Lights –110v AC/24v DC (220v AC/ 24v DC for AU-EU) with two (2) two-way switches
• Two (2) 110v AC GFI outlets (220v 50hz for AU-EU) with waterproof covers
• 316 Stainless steel safety rails around engines
• Two watertight bulkheads
• Watertight aluminum engine room doors with sight windows

AFT DECK AREA

• Aft deck with molded white non-skid surface
• FRP built-in swim platform
• Stainless steel removable swim ladder on swim platform
• 2" 316 stainless steel removable safety rails on swim platform
• Stairway built-in to port and starboard side from swim platform to aft deck with FRP gate doors
• Aft deck FRP bench seating with storage beneath
• Exterior furniture fabric for aft deck and Portuguese seats (deducted from décor allowance)
• FRP weather tight door on transom
• Transom shower in recessed box with hot and cold water supply
• Fresh water wash down outlet
• Shorepower inlets for 110v/220v 60hz (220v 50hz for AU-EU)
• Glendinning 100 amp cable master with 75' of cable on transom 
• Two (2) LED courtesy lights with two (2) two-way switches
• Four (4) LED overhead lights with one (1) standard switch inside the salon
• One (1) 110v AC GFI outlet (220v 50hz for AU-EU)
• 316 stainless steel heavy-duty cleats secured to stainless steel backing plates inside bulwarks
• Deck scuppers piped out through transom at boot stripe
• 316 Stainless steel handrails to and from aft deck
• Molded with white non-skid surface
• Weathertight doors opening into pilothouse port and starboard
• House side fixed windows with tinted tempered glass
• Two (2) sets of 316 stainless steel spring-line chocks per side
• Four (4) 316 stainless steel hawser holes with stainless steel cleats per side recessed in bulwarks
• Fuel fill fittings for tanks recessed into house side
• 316 stainless steel overhead safety rails
• Four (4) LED courtesy lights along walkways
• Four (4) LED overhead lights with one (1) standard switch

PORTUGUESE BRIDGE

• Portuguese bridge molded with white non-skid surface
• Locker doors in aft face of Portuguese bridge
• Hinged door through Portuguese bridge to foredeck
• ½" Clear tempered glass in forward facing windshields
• Windows are fixed with FRP recessed frames - no FRP trim around for easy removal and installation of glass
• Three (3) LED courtesy lights with one (1) standard switch
• Foredeck with white non-skid surface
• 316 Stainless steel CE-approved skylight/emergency hatch from the VIP stateroom below
• 316 Stainless steel rail on bulwarks increasing in width going forward
• 316 Stainless steel stanchions to support handrail
• Deck lockers forward either side of anchor platform finished in white epoxy paint
• 316 Stainless steel anchor chute/roller at bow
• 60 lb plow-type anchor with 300' long 3/8" high test chain
• Maxwell VWC-2500c (24v) vertical windlass with foot switches and remote controls for dual stations
• Saltwater wash down pump with outlet
• Fresh water wash down with outlet
• Saltwater and fresh water 316 SS faucets inside foredeck lockers
• Three (3) LED courtesy lights
• Deck drains plumbed to boot-stripe to prevent black streaks
• Exclusive Deluxbridge® full-beam width deck with white non-skid surface and ample storage space
• Custom bridgeview seating forward of helm, including windscreen
• 316 stainless steel safety rails
• Venturi windscreen with 316 stainless steel rails
• Molded FRP steering console with engine controls
• Electronics console
• Glendinning engine controls
• 4" magnetic compass
• Hypro hydraulic steering system
• 316 stainless steel destroyer steering wheel
• One (1) Stidd helm seat, Slimline series with powder coated base and naugahyde fabric
• Fire system repeater alarm
• Two (2) L-shaped settees with exterior furniture fabric for cushions (deducted from décor allowance) and one (1) white FRP table to port and STBD
• Five (5) Aquasignal navigation lights in accordance with appropriate collision regulations
• Kahlenberg D-OA dual trumpet air horn with compressor
• Two (2) 24v to 12v DC-DC converters with 12v battery back-up system
• 316 Stainless steel mast with bow and anchor lights
• 316 Stainless steel hatch and stairs starboard side down to pilothouse with five (5) LED courtesy lights and two (2) two-way switches
• Two (2) LED overhead lights with one (1) standard switch
• One (1) LED service light under flybridge steering console with one (1) standard switch
• One (1) 12v DC outlet (220v 50hz for AU-EU)
• Deck with white non-skid surface
• 316 Stainless steel handrails
• 450KGS/1000lb aluminum painted davit with 4-way hydraulic control with rotating base, luff, lift, pendant switch and a 9.25' telescoping arm, with wireless remote

INTERIOR ALLOWANCE

• Interior décor allowance $35,000. This is a "Use or Lose" allowance for the purchase of interior and exterior soft goods (cushion fabrics, bed covers, shams, pillows, etc). This allowance is not transferable to any designer other than Outer Reef's designated inhouse designer
• Three (3) Fireboy CO detectors
• Fixed windows in house sides with medium 3/8" tinted tempered safety glass
• Teak valance over windows with LED rope lighting
• Ten (10) LED overhead lights with two (2) two-way switches
• Vinyl headliner
• Built-in settees with 5" foam seats on both the port and starboard sides
• One (1) free standing fixed teak coffee table (Wood species other than teak, such as wenge, cherry, walnut, etc, are optional)
• Pop-up TV mount on the starboard side
• Air conditioning control panel
• Teak cabinetry and lockers
• Six (6) 110v AC outlets (220v AC for AU-EU)
• One (1) TV outlet
• Engineered teak flooring
• Teak wall paneling with satin finish
• Drawers with full extension guides and push button latches
• Teak cabin doors and cabinet doors
• Chrome door handles on all interior lockers
• Corian countertops with stainless steel under mount sinks
• Drawer for soap and sponges in front of the sink
• Chrome Grohe Europlus II faucet with pull out spray
• Nine (9) LED overhead lights with three (3) standard switches
• Teak cabinets and cabinet doors with chrome push-button locks
• Two (2) 110v AC GFI outlets (220v AC GF for AU-EU)
• Access hatches to allow for engine removal
• Custom stainless steel swing door with mechanical up/down window to aft deck
• Stainless steel overhead grab rail with recess detail
• Undercounter refrigerator
• 18" dishwasher with stainless interior
• 30" built-in microwave
• 30" electric cooktop and oven
• 15" trash compactor
• Garbage disposal with switch
• 450mm fully integrated dishwasher
• 600mm touch control ceran cooktop
• 600mm 7-function oven
• 600mm stainless steel microwave
• 380mm stainless steel automatic trash compactor 
• Stainless steel garbage disposal with switch
• Settee on raised platform
• Seven (7) LED overhead lights with one (1) standard switch and two (2) two-way switches
• Two (2) LED red night lights with one (1) dimmer switch
• One (1) chart light
• LED red and white bridge lights
• Two (2) 110v AC outlets (220v AC GFI for AU-EU)
• One (1) USB outlet
• One (1) 12v DC outlet
• One (1) Stidd helm seat, model 500-N, naugahyde with matching powder coated base
• Custom Outer Reef wood steering wheel at pilothouse helm
• Engine display screens
• Overhead electronics console
• Wiring routes to facilitate equipment installation
• Main electrical distribution panels with gauges and circuit breakers for AC and DC
• Alarm and advisory panel
• Transom doors on AC, DC and advisory panels
• ½" clear tempered glass in forward facing windshields
• Three (3) stainless steel Exalto dual speed (intermittent) self-parking windshield wipers with wash down system
• Control for bow thruster
• Generator control panel
• 24v DC to 12v DC converter
• Windlass up/down switch and control circuit breaker
• Bilge pump control on advisory panel
• Equipment running advisory panel
• Custom stainless steel floating staircase to flybridge
• Weathtertight doors opening out to port and starboard
• Curved stairway leading to accommodations
• Teak and holly sole

LOWER HALLWAY

• Curved teak & Majilite wall covering stairway from pilothouse with custom stainless steel handrail, five (5) LED courtesy lights and two (2) two-way switches
• Three (3) LED overhead lights with two (2) two-way switches
• Combination of wall covering and teak wall paneling with satin finish in stairwell and hallway
• Cabinet for storage or optional stackable washer and dryer
• Storage under first two steps of the stairwell below
• Access doors to staterooms
• Carpeted floor (deducted from décor allowance)

FULL BEAM MIDSHIP MASTER SUITE

• King size berth
• 7" layered foam mattress
• Drawer storage under the berth
• LED rope lighting under the bed and at valance with one (1) standard switch
• Two (2) hanging lockers with teak-faced doors with access to stabilizer gear
• One (1) walk-in closet
• Two (2) built in cabinets
• Automatic interior lights in lockers
• Drawers with center guides and stops
• Door stops and holders
• Teak framed door
• Cantalupi chrome reading lights
• Two (2) CE-approved portlights with removable insect screen
• Three (3) 110v AC outlets (220v AC for AU-EU)
• Eight (8) LED overhead lights with two (2) two-way switches and one (1) standard switch
• Nightstand teak tables with two drawers each
• Dyson V8 Absolute vacuum cleaner

MASTER HEAD (ENSUITE)

• Ensuite head with shower
• CE-approved portlight with removable insect screen in shower
• Clear tempered glass shower door with towel bar
• Molded white FRP shower
• Grohe Relaxa Plus chrome pulsator hand shower with hose and soap dish
• Ventilator fan in shower
• Coarian countertop with white Kohler under-mount sink
• Chrome Grohe center-set single lever faucet at sink
• Teak framed mirror with medicine chest
• Storage cabinet under sink
• Wallcovering
• Tecma Marine 24v electric white toilet with sanitary hose for all discharge plumbing
• 24v DC ventilator blower
• One (1) 110v AC GFI outlets (220v AC GFI for AU-EU)
• Five (5) LED overhead lights with two (2) standard switches

VIP STATEROOM FORWARD

• 316 Stainless steel CE-approved skylight
• Tapered queen-size berth
• Teak storage drawers under the berth
• Two steps on each side of the berth for easy access
• LED rope lighting at valance with one (1) standard switch
• Two (2) hanging lockers with teak-faced doors
• Two (2) 110v AC outlets (220v AC for AU-EU)
• Two (2) Cantalupi chrome reading lights

GUEST STATEROOM PORT

• CE-approved portlight with removable insect screen
• Two (2) bunk berths with storage drawers underneath the bottom one
• One (1) hanging lockers with teak-faced doors 
• Automatic interior light in locker
• One (1) 110v AC outlet (220v AC for AU-EU)
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Teresa Giudice 's and her husband  Luis "Louie" Ruelas ' international summer of "love, love, love" is continuing in a new location with two of her daughters  and some other special guests.

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The Real Housewives of New Jersey   cast member — who was previously in Greece and Spain this month — traveled to Turkey over the weekend, where she reunited with RHONJ  cast member and BFF, Jennifer Aydin . Although things got a little tense during the "Off the Rails" episode of  RHONJ  Season 14, the cast members are getting in some much-needed relaxation time with their family members on the white, sandy beaches of Turkey.

Inside Teresa Giudice and Jennifer Aydin's Vacation After RHONJ Season 14

Jennifer took to her Instagram Story over the weekend, where she snapped a photo of her husband, Bill Aydin , their five kids , along with Louie's son, Louie Jr. , and Teresa's youngest daughter, Audriana Giudice , at the airport. Jennifer and Bill traveled with a  big  crowd before they ended up reuniting with Teresa and Louie in Bodrum, Turkey.

Jennifer then took to her Instagram Story later on, where she captured her and Teresa walking to dinner before heading to a night club with their families. She captured everyone pumping their fists and dancing while the DJ played house music.

Photos of Jen & Teresa's family vacation together posted to Instagram Stories.

Teresa took to her own Instagram Story that same night, where she danced next to Jennifer, kissed Louie, and hugged Audriana while hanging at the club. Teresa could not contain her smile in the videos, where she looked like she was having the time of her life.

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Teresa took to her Instagram Story the next morning where she showed off the views from the stunning coastal Turkish town, before heading to the beach with her family. It was here where she reunited with eldest daughter  Gia Giudice  along with Gia's boyfriend  Christian Carmichael , dipped her toes in the "see-through" water, and soaked up the sun.

Jennifer also took to her Instagram Story where she showed off her family's cabana on the beach, and captured Teresa singing the praises for their vacation spot. "This is my kind of beach club," Teresa exclaimed on Jennifer's story. "Bodrum is a secret. It's the best-kept secret. They need to come here."

Jennifer, who is Turkish , also got in on the praise while sitting with Teresa. "It's like a hidden gem," Jennifer explained. "Absolute luxury, absolute service. We gotta let the people know about the hidden gem and how much fun we're having."

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During a July 14 appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen , Jennifer addressed how she has handled conflict in her friendship with Teresa when it arises. "This is the thing: Teresa's the type, you know how she always says, 'You need to tell me'," she said. "So once I told [Teresa about the issues], she realized, and she's like, 'You know what, I'm gonna be there for you.' This is just who she is and being her friend, I acknowledge that about her. So we're good. She's one of my best friends."

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This Monday, August 19th, 2024, a full Blue supermoon in the sign of Aquarius will peak at 2:26 p.m. ET.

But what exactly is a Blue Moon, what does it mean, and when can we expect to see one again?

Read on to learn more.

What is a Blue Moon?

Blue Moons fall into one of two categories.

The moon’s cycle is 29.5 days, a hair — or moonbeam — shorter than the average length of a calendar month. 

Thus, sometimes a full moon can occur at the beginning of a month, leaving enough time for another later on.

By modern definition, when two full moons fall in a single month, the second full moon is called a Blue Moon, monthly Blue Moon or a calendrical Blue Moon.

A seasonal Blue Moon is defined as the third of four full moons in a single season.

How often do Blue Moons occur?

In astronomical terms, Blue Moons rise fairly regularly, approximately every two to three years.

Fun fact — since there are roughly 29.5 days between full moons and February has only 28 days on average and 29 at best, it will never host a calendrical Blue Moon.

Are Blue Moons ever actually blue?

A Blue Moon isn’t actually blue in color, though on very rare occasions it can appear that way, due to atmospheric conditions created by large-scale forest fires and/or major volcanic eruptions.

In the wake of the eruption of the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa in 1884, a massive cloud of ash and dust was driven 50 miles into the stratosphere.

These ash particles acted as a filter, scattering red light and causing both the moon and sun to appear blue-green.

August Blue Moon

On Monday, August 17th, we’ll experience a seasonal Blue Moon, — the third of four full moons to rise between summer solstice and the fall equinox.

After Monday’s lunation, we will not see another Blue Moon until May 31, 2026, when one will rise and shine in the sign of Sagittarius.

Why is it called a Blue Moon?

The term “blue moon” is commonly attributed to a pair of 16th-century friars who published a scathing pamphlet criticizing the Roman church.

The two argued that the common man tended to blithely believe the clergy’s every word, even suggestions or statements as ludicrous as “the moon is blue” or “the moon is a ball of cheese.”

Over time, the term lost its derogatory top notes and came to be associated with the rare and the uncommon, if not the altogether absurd.

But how did we make the jump between a religious criticism and the second full moon in a calendar month?

One explanation, provided by  The Farmer’s Almanac , connects blue with the Old English  belewe , meaning “to betray.”

As the Almanac argues, “Perhaps..the moon was ‘belewe’ because it betrayed the usual perception of one full Moon per month.”

Unlike other monthly or seasonal moon names — Buck, Strawberry, Harvest, etc. — the Blue Moon is not restricted to a certain time of year or astrological season.

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Kushner’s use of foreign funds is again coming under scrutiny. environmentalists fear his planned resort could destroy a delicate ecosystem..

ZVERNEC, Albania — In one of his several trips to Albania over the past few years, Jared Kushner went hiking along a stretch of Mediterranean coastline with pristine sand dunes and cliff-lined beaches. The place, he said in an interview, was “magnificent” and “natural.”

It was also, he said, an “incredible canvas” for his dreams of developing luxury projects. “It’s a place where people would love to be.”

Now, Kushner is seeking to transform this stretch of Albania into the kind of luxury resort that his father-in-law, former president Donald Trump , would brag about. It would be Kushner’s biggest project yet using part of his roughly $3 billion private equity fund — financed largely by investors in Saudi Arabia and other Middle East petrostates — bringing international tourism to an area that stagnated under years of communism and neglect.

But Kushner’s planned development is facing local and international blowback because of its potential environmental harm. Conservation groups warn that construction of the villas and hotel rooms could destroy a habitat for pelicans, flamingos and several endangered species and undermine international efforts to preserve one of the last wild, coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean.

“I have huge concerns,” said Ryan Gellert, the CEO of the outdoors company Patagonia, which has worked with Albania to preserve a wild river system not far from Kushner’s prospective site. In an interview, Gellert said the river system hinges on a healthy delta. “It is a stunning area, unique across the Mediterranean. And the idea of them developing this, particularly in the absence of a master plan, is a really bad idea.”

The development is at least the second time Kushner has partnered with governments in the Balkans friendly to the former president, with the assistance of at least one former Trump administration official with deep ties to those nation’s leaders — a business practice that many Democrats and other critics say is a conflict of interest.

The former senior White House adviser has accepted billions from the sovereign investment funds of countries that he dealt with as a government official, and is now investing in countries his father-in-law would deal with if reelected. Kushner makes an estimated $40 million in management fees, regardless of what happens to the investment, and stands to make much more if the deals are profitable, according to a recent letter from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon.

Kushner acknowledged in an interview with The Washington Post that he benefited from relationships developed while in government, but he made a distinction between selling his expertise and setting up an investment company.

“A lot of people” leave government and “they kind of sell their services, you know, based on their relationships. I didn’t want to do that,” Kushner said. “I’ve always been an investor.”

Kushner and his partners also dispute the project would despoil the ecosystem. Asher Abehsera, the CEO and partner of Affinity Global Development, Kushner’s development firm, said the project would “enhance” the area, not threaten it. Kushner said that the project would “respect all environmental requirements” and be “very sustainable.”

Kushner has been helped by the fact that Albania is racing to tap into the travel boom that is enriching southern Europe, including neighbors in the Balkans. And Albania is led by a prime minister who had sought to work closely with Trump in his first term and would get a second chance if Trump returns to the White House. The prime minister, Socialist Edi Rama, had also met repeatedly with Trump’s then-special envoy to the Balkans, Richard Grenell — who now works for Kushner’s company helping to develop eastern European deals.

Kushner is planning two developments in Albania, but the more disputed one is in the coastal area of Zvernec — a secluded paradise of beaches and cliffs with the Adriatic Sea on one side and a lagoon on the other. The zone, which lies beyond the reach of roads, has long been seen as a treasure for would-be investors. It has also been off-limits as a protected landscape, where a sign warns even against camping.

But the Albanian government recently amended a law to open the door for high-end tourism — in facilities of “5 stars or more” — in such protected areas. Officials here say it is unrealistic to wall off potentially lucrative parts of a country that is trying to catch up economically after decades of isolation.

One month after that law was amended, Kushner shared on social media dreamy renderings of how that area could be remade: A series of curved resorts or villa complexes, almost resembling undulating waves, built of stone and wood and glass. Docks reaching into the lagoon. Pleasure boats casting shadows in azure waters.

The renderings even included a plane overhead, a nod to a new international airport being built nearby.

“It’s very difficult to say no to economic development,” said Besjana Guri, one of the founders of EcoAlbania, an environmental nongovernmental organization. But, she said, Albania has “something other countries don’t have, so you have to keep it like that, and profit from it in a different way. Albania still has nature.”

Tapping Saudi sovereign funds

Kushner created his private equity company, Affinity Partners, shortly after Trump lost his reelection bid — and it has since been his primary pursuit. He hired other former Trump officials and obtained $3 billion in funding, according to the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filing , including $2 billion from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.

That infusion was enabled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, with whom Kushner had worked closely. As first reported by the New York Times , four members of a five-person panel of advisers to the Saudi Public Investment Fund initially were not in favor of providing the money to Kushner, but shortly after that meeting, the prince led the full board in approving the deal.

The funding came after a U.S. intelligence report concluded that the crown prince had approved the killing or capture of Washington Post contributing opinion columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in 2018. The prince has denied ordering the killing but took responsibility for it, saying it was a “mistake.” Kushner also received hundreds of millions of dollars from funds in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Wyden pointed to those funding sources to raise concerns about whether Kushner has improperly leveraged his time in the White House and ties to Trump. He wrote in his letter that Kushner’s funding from mostly foreign sources “creates an appearance that Affinity’s investors are motivated not by commercial interests of seeking a return on investment, but rather by strategic considerations of foreign nationals seeking to funnel money to U.S. individuals with personal connections to former President Trump.”

Don Fox, the former acting director of the Office of Government Ethics, said: “The question is whether he is trading on his own business acumen or the fact that he is the son-in-law of the former president who may be president again. Is that illegal? No. Does it look good? No.”

Kushner initially suggested that he would invest a substantial amount of the Saudi money in Israel, portraying it as a natural extension of his prior role as Trump’s Middle East dealmaker. In that role, Kushner vowed to bring Muslims and Jews closer together and helped negotiate the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and four Arab states — a deal now strained by the war in the Gaza Strip . But aside from two known deals, involving an auto company and an insurance firm, more extensive investments haven’t come to fruition.

Kushner has focused, instead, on two countries in the Balkans, Serbia and Albania, as well as deals in the United States.

In Serbia, Kushner’s company signed an agreement in May to transform a onetime national defense complex — bombed in 1999 by U.S.-led NATO forces — into luxury condos, a hotel, offices and shops.

A key player in the Balkan deals is Grenell, who has talked publicly about his role in connecting Kushner with leaders in Serbia and Albania. He served formerly as U.S. ambassador to Germany and acting director of national intelligence, in addition to working in the Balkans. He is often mentioned as a possible secretary of state if Trump is elected again, which means he could be dealing with foreign officials he is seeking to cement deals with right now. Grenell did not respond to an interview request.

The deal to renovate the site in Belgrade was sensitive, because of its history as a NATO bombing target, and was negotiated in secret. After the May announcement of the deal, Serbia’s minister of construction, transportation and infrastructure minister, Goran Vesic, said that Serbia had chosen a “reputable American company” to undertake the work. The press release said that Affinity Partners had obtained a 99-year lease on the land. The site will also include a memorial “dedicated to all the victims of NATO aggression from 1999,” the release said.

But Kushner has already faced some pushback. The company’s Serbia plans have led to street protests. And after he shared “early design images” on social media, some of the people living nearby the potential Zvernec development were startled by the scale.

“I know tourism brings growth,” said Kostaq Konomi, the head of the nearest village. “But if you are building something new, you are also destroying something.”

A fragile and potentially lucrative property

In Albania, the idyllic property portrayed in Kushner’s renderings is, for now, unfenced land, reachable on foot after the rock-strewn road dead-ends into sand. From there, past a half-mile beach marked with little more than bird footprints, the land begins to rise. Cows nibble on rough hillside grass. Insects buzz around shrubs. Footpaths lead higher yet, to a sun-kissed ridge that, on one side, drops sheerly toward the Adriatic and, on the other, slopes gently toward the lagoon.

On maps, this is called the Vjose-Narte Protected Landscape.

And it is the place where Kushner has inserted himself into a boiling debate in Albania over the need to preserve vs. develop.

That argument is an outgrowth of Albania’s turbulent history. Until 1990, the country had been gripped by a repressive dictatorship. Foreign governments warned against travel. The economy lagged woefully behind Mediterranean neighbors. Perhaps the lone upside, as the Iron Curtain fell, was that Albania found itself — almost by accident — with a bounty of untouched natural beauty.

Determining how much of that nature to keep has been a primary challenge for Rama, who has held power since 2013. Last year, working with environmental groups and Patagonia, Rama’s government made a national park out of one of Europe’s only free-flowing rivers. Descending from a mountain, the Vjosa River cuts through gorges and then meanders to the coastline. Rama called the park an “inheritance for future generations.”

But Rama has also led a push for rapid development. His government has offered tax breaks and other incentives for investors. Under his watch, up and down the coastline, builders have turned once-quiet areas of pine trees or sand dunes into hotels, apartments and villas. More recently, as Albania has developed a reputation as a budget destination, he has made the case that the country also needs “high-profile tourism that attracts big consumers.”

Rama and his office did not respond to requests for comment. But in a statement last year , he said that “what 400 yachts can generate is equal to what can be earned from 40,000 low-cost visitors.”

Initially, neither Kushner nor anybody else from Trump’s orbit seemed a likely partner. Before Trump’s election in 2016, Rama predicted in one interview that Trump would “hurt” democracy globally. He said in another that Trump’s rhetoric against Muslims was “ embarrassing America in the eyes of the world .” But after Trump became president, the two men met at least three times. A report issued earlier this year by House Democrats — titled “White House for Sale,” about alleged efforts by foreign nations to influence Trump — included a section on a trip that Rama made to Washington during which he and other Albanian officials stayed at the Trump International Hotel .

The report said that Albania’s three main political parties, including Rama’s Socialist Party, hired U.S.-based lobbyists “with close ties to then-President Trump” to influence his administration.

Elton Skendaj, the Albanian-born director of the democracy and governance program at Georgetown University, said that Rama is “very transactional,” and in that way a natural partner for Trump.

“Whoever is in the White House will be Albania’s best friend,” Skendaj said. “And they’ll do their best to host him. People like Trump or Kushner — Albanians would not tell you, ‘Oh, I can’t believe you’re breaking all these democratic norms’ or ‘You’re corrupt.’ They’ll be like, ‘Okay, you’re welcome here.’ They know how to work with you.”

Polls show Albania is one of the most pro-American nations in the world. And its government, long seen by Western authorities as being plagued by corruption , views foreign investment as a way to bolster its credibility.

Albania emerged on Kushner’s radar in 2021, when a friend described the country as a must-see. Kushner went. He met with Rama during that trip, he said in an interview, but didn’t discuss any particular business ventures. The tourism boom in Albania remained in his mind, however, when he returned to the United States and thought about “geographies that are on the ascent.”

So Kushner dispatched his business partner, Abehsera, to look into ideas for the country.

Kushner recalled Rama saying that “if you can develop something very special, I am open-minded.”

Kushner was back in Albania last year, he said, spending several days with his wife, Ivanka, marveling at the restaurants. Along with Grenell, he visited a national museum with Rama, according to photographs published in Albanian media.

Several Albanian politicians said that Rama has long floated the idea of developing Sazan Island, a former military outpost five miles off the coast. That area has fewer environmental considerations because its land is not designated as protected.

With Zvernec, Abehsera said the possibility of developing there was first raised by the Kastrati Group, which dominates several key industries in Albania, including oil. Abehsera said the Kastrati Group would potentially be “our local building partner on the ground.” Officials at the Kastrati Group did not respond to an interview request.

Albania has not yet received an official proposal from Kushner for the project in Zvernec. But Kushner said that Rama has personally seen the renderings and got “very, very excited.”

Environmentalists counter that this coastal area is one of the most important habitats in Europe, remarkable for its natural diversity: It has sand dunes that host loggerhead sea turtles and a lagoon that serves as a haven for water birds. A 2021 report from Andrej Sovinc, an expert on protected areas working on behalf of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, said the lagoon had “significant conservation value at the national and even global scales.”

The area slated for development is just eight miles to the south of the mouth of the Vjosa. Aleko Miho, a biologist at the University of Tirana, says the two spots are linked: The river over centuries formed the lagoon by oscillating and dumping sediment. In his report, Sovinc raised the idea that the lagoon, too, should be made a national park — a higher status than it now holds. Sovinc recalled that Albanian officials, in meetings, called such a move unnecessary; the area, after all, was already protected.

Environmentalists say the government has a history of playing loose with the nation’s conservation rules. The nearby airport, under construction and scheduled to open next year, had also been part of the protected area. Just before construction crews broke ground, the government redrew and shrank the boundaries.

“It is a protection on paper but not in reality,” said Ulrich Eichelmann, the founder of Riverwatch, an organization that helped campaign for the national park.

Then, in February, as NGOs protested outside the parliament, the government changed the law on protected areas — removing a potential obstacle for Kushner’s plans.

Several lawmakers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share details of legislation, said that the government had not changed the law specifically for Kushner. They said that some Albanian politicians own land in protected areas and stand to benefit from the changes. Rama said on social media that the move was part of Albania’s “ambitious path for sustainable development.”

Albania’s minister for tourism and the environment, Mirela Kumbaro Furxhi, said in an interview that “all of Albania is open for potential development.” She said that a small country can’t afford to protect wide swaths of land — officially, more than 21 percent of Albania’s territory — to prevent economic progress. In the past few decades, young people have streamed out of the country, in search of jobs elsewhere. Many of the villages around Kushner’s potential sites are inhabited almost entirely by retirees and could benefit from an influx of job opportunities.

If many environmentalists had their way, Kumbaro said, people around Vjosa would have to “abandon the region forever and to have only the birds.”

Can a resort and ecosystem coexist?

The renderings, and the plans drawn up by Affinity, spell out one vision for the future of this area. Abehsera said that several thousand people will have jobs, both in construction and in working at the hotels and villas. He said that the “the environmental considerations are massive” and that the quality of the lagoon might even improve, as parts had been used for agriculture and developers intend to perform some cleanup work. The developers say they will aim to preserve as much vegetation and as many trees as possible.

“We’re going to enhance the holistic qualities of the existing ecosystem,” he said, adding that the flamingos and pelicans would be protected.

Joni Vorpsi, 28, an ornithologist who works for the Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania, fears that won’t be possible. As he walked along the lagoon one morning, carrying his tripod and binoculars, he described what might happen in the coming years — all while pausing to point out the black-winged stilts, the pied avocets and the flamingos, congregating in a group of more than 1,000. Kushner’s development, Vorpsi said, would mean years of construction, new roads and infrastructure work to ensure an energy supply, plus increased traffic from the nearby airport, going where few cars have previously gone.

“It can’t coexist,” he said. “Even if you try to be cautious, there is just so much disturbance.”

Not everybody cares about birds, he acknowledged. But to him, they are an indicator of a healthy environment — of nature in balance. They feed on the plants in the lagoon, and in turn that spares the lagoon from being sucked dry by vegetation.

There are still some obstacles to the resort becoming reality — including in Washington.

Kushner and Ivanka — Trump’s daughter — have both said they don’t plan to rejoin the White House if Trump is elected again. But Kushner has left himself an out, noting in various interviews that his life has not always worked as he planned, such as when Trump brought him to the White House.

If Kushner were to return to the White House, his investment activities could create the appearance of conflicts. As a government employee, he would have to release financial details on his privately owned company that he currently is not required to reveal.

Kushner has structured his company in a way that avoids most disclosure, and he has long stymied efforts by Democrats who want to learn more about his financial dealings.

The one thing Kushner is willing to predict is the trajectory for Albania. He says the country is “primed for something special.” The prices are reasonable, he said. The people are friendly.

“My time in Albania definitely made me feel that it was a place on the ascent,” he said.

Kranish and Stanley-Becker reported from Washington.