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Four decades after Duran Duran released the hit single Rio (“Her name is Rio …”), CRN launches a 62m yacht of the same name. Custom designed for an owner looking to “share the cruising experience with family and close friends”, Rio truly delivers. She has spent her first summer season in the Mediterranean and more than lived up

Shown again at the Cannes Yachting Festival after her debut in 2021, Sanlorenzo’s SD118 balances a classic exterior design with a new interpretation of interior spaces that turns expectations for yacht interiors on their head. In fact, this 36m yacht is built in durable GRP and has an almost 8m beam and a volume of

Pierfrancesco Favino, Alberto Galassi and David Beckham at Riva’s 180th anniversary gala in Venice. When David Beckham attended Riva’s 180th anniversary gala in Venice, he wasn’t only there to add stardust and glamour to the black-tie event. Certainly, the England football icon — who literally wore a black tie — does attract publicity as one

The Majesty 120 officially debuted in 2022. After last year’s lavish premiere of the Cristiano Gatto-designed flagship Majesty 175, the world’s largest composite production superyacht, Gulf Craft was able to start the shipyard’s 40th anniversary in 2022 with the official debut of the Majesty 120 at this year’s Dubai International Boat Show. The 37m tri-deck

Gianguido Girotti, CEO, Boat Division. Image: Beneteau Groupe Beneteau outlined its corporate vision in a press conference on the eve of the Cannes Yachting Festival, hosting more than 200 guests in the JW Marriott on the Croisette. The group said it would continue to focus on motor and sailing boats from 5.5-24m but “shifting from

The Thai Yachting Business Association (TYBA) has announced that the second edition of the Thailand Charter Week will be held from November 16-19, kicking off the country’s ‘high season’ for yachting and tourism. TYBA expects the event to be bigger than the inaugural edition in November 2019, which featured 21 yachts. Phuket Yacht Haven. The

Sunseeker 100 Yacht Sunseeker’s 100 Yacht is the biggest new motor yacht to emerge from the UK this year and the star of the Poole builder’s display at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival. The first hull was only delivered in the summer, yet the yard revealed at least 15 sales before its world premiere. Powered

Azimut Grande 36 Metri. Image: Azimut Azimut-Benetti and Ferretti Group are again among the largest exhibitors at this year’s Cannes Yachting. Azimut is staging the global debuts of its Grande 36 Metri and its Grande 26 Metri, which both feature exterior styling by Alberto Mancini and interiors by Achille Salvagni, the same designers behind the

Image: Miguel Ángel Sanz / Unsplash Unfortunately, it seems as though Cvoid-19 is here to stay. It has been almost two and a half years since the start of the pandemic, and it seems as though life is returning to normal. Countries are lifting mask mandates and testing requirements. Everyone is itching to get out

Image: Cannes Yachting Festival Boat show season kicks off next month with the arrival of the Cannes Yachting Festival. The annual event — which takes place from 6-11 September — is set to host one of the biggest selections of world debuts seen in recent years. Founded in 1977, it remains a prestigious event for

Thunder, the first unit of the 14-seat luxury hybrid water taxi designed by Venice-based studio Nuvolari Lenard, has “obtained complete approval by the classification bodies” after a test period of about a year. Carlo Nuvolari and Dan Lenard designed the hybrid venetian water taxi Built at Cantieri Vizianello in Venice, the 9.2m luxury water taxi

Image: Goolets The sun deck is Freedom’s winning card, an adult’s playground with world-beating views. The raised jacuzzi at the aft end is a firm favourite, especially since being surrounded by sunpads following the refit. Otherwise, the deck is dominated by a remarkably long U-shaped arrangement of sofas, with space for up to 20 people to

Image: Goolets “Michael Jordan. Magic Johnson. Beyonce and Jay-Z,” our driver says. I feel a bit embarrassed to join the list of people he has picked up from Split Airport and driven to a superyacht. “Also, Rod Stewart and Bill Gates are regular visitors.” Okay, I get it. Situated across from Italy on the east

Asia’s first new-edition Squadron 68 in the Gulf of Thailand. Image: Simpson Marine Fairline was one of the first yacht builders to reveal its line-up for this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival, announcing that it would stage not one but two world premieres from September 6-11. The British builder will unveil its all-new Phantom 65 at

Surreal is the first Sunreef 60 Eco. Sunreef has revealed photos of the first Sunreef 60 Eco, Surreal, which is the second sailing model from the builder’s new solar-powered series. The first Eco sailing model was the Sunreef 80 Eco, Marie-Joseph, which was in Dubai earlier this year and will make its official world premiere at the Cannes Yachting

Image: Camper & Nicholsons A country where natural beauty collides with a rich fabric of cultural influences and a bounty of fresh flavours, Thailand is a traveller’s dream. Here, in the heart of Asia, gentle crystalline waters lap against a shock of pure white sand, framed by lush forests of green that hint at the

Image: Azimut Italian yard Azimut has announced its new debut of the Grande 36 Metri — an impressive 118-footer yacht — at the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival this September. As its moniker implies, the superyacht is part of Azimut’s popular Grande line. Penned by Alberto Mancini, the exterior is replete with sleek and sinuous lines

Image: Jeanneau After the worldwide success of the Jeanneau Yachts 60 that debuted last year, the French manufacturer has raised the stakes by introducing the new Jeanneau Yachts 65 to its flagship range of sailing yachts. Succeeding the former 64, which sold more than 70 units, the new 65 heads a prestigious Jeanneau Yachts family

Image: Sunreef In its 20 years of constructing high-end custom catamarans, Sunreef has built a unique and enviable place in the world of multihulls. Founded by Frenchman Francis Lapp, the Polish brand has made a global name for itself for its large and luxurious catamarans – and is now combining these assets with eco-friendly technology.

Image: Riva Riva has launched the first 130’ Bellissima at its La Spezia yard. The yacht has been sold to an American owner and is the largest model in the builder’s Flybridge range, which also includes the 90’ Argo, 102’ Corsaro Super and 110’ Dolcevita. The 130’ Bellissima is the first planing flybridge in Riva’s