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Image: Monaco Yacht Show The Monaco Yacht Show is the most prestigious display of super-yachts in the world. An iconic event, it combines exclusivity, excellence and innovation. This year, it offers a rigorous selection of exhibitors; with 500 major companies in the sector and 105 outstanding super and mega-yachts. With an average of 33,000 participants,

Image: Squadron 58 Back for its highly anticipated 46th edition, the Cannes Yachting Festival is a staple event for both the yachting and social calendar of Cannes. As one of the leading in-water yacht shows in Europe, the Cannes Yachting Festival attracts around 700 boats each year, which are divided between two iconic marinas; Vieux

Image: Jeanneau After the recent launches of the Jeanneau Yachts 60 in 2021 and new flagship 65 this year, the line will once again be renewed with the launch of the Jeanneau Yachts 55, which will be revealed at Boot Düsseldorf in January 2023. Like the 60 and 65, the new 17m model with a

Image: Guillaume Plisson Lürssen has announced that it will display the 115m Ahpo at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, where it’s expected to be the largest vessel on display. Featuring exterior and interior design by Italian studio Nuvolari Lenard, the former Project Enzo has an overall length of 115.1m (377ft 6in) and a beam of 18.3m (60ft).

Image: Yacht Harbour Wally has unveiled the new wallywind series of sailing boats, which range from 110ft to 150ft and “aim to completely redefine the possibilities for owners interested in blistering performance allied to long-range cruising comfort”, according to the Ferretti Group yard. Wallywind110 racing. Image: Wally Building has begun on the first unit of

Image: Benetti Yachts Benetti has shared details and photos of the 65m Zazou, whose owner’s sporty lifestyle has been reflected in a spectacular 36m-long, 200sqm sun deck devoted to relaxing, entertaining, socialising — and sport. Sun Deck. Image: Benetti Yachts The sun deck includes a counter-current swimming pool in the bow and a gym area fitted

Lucy is the newest hull from the Tecnomar Evo 120 series. With its clients now including Conor McGregor, Tecnomar has been fighting hard in recent years to be front of mind when it comes to fast, sleek and stylish motor yachts. It has been working. The Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 — inspired by the Lamborghini

Pershing has revealed more details of its upcoming GTX116, the first model in a new range that “stakes a claim to represent the future of the sport utility yacht category”. The model is the result of collaboration between the design firm headed by Fulvio De Simoni, the Ferretti Group’s Strategic Product Committee led by Piero Ferrari

Image: Azimut Azimut has shared photos and details of its new Magellano 66, which debuted at this year’s Venice Boat Show and features in-house exterior and interior design along with a double-chine Dual Mode hull developed with P.L.A.N.A. (Pierluigi Ausonio Naval Architecture). The Magellano 66 follows this year’s launch of the series-flagship 30 Metri, the

Starboard view of the flybridge on Grey B. Image: Sunreef Sunreef Yachts has showcased the new Sunreef 80 Grey B, which features elegant decor and social areas custom designed for the owner and family. The 80ft sail catamaran is topped by a stunning flybridge featuring a helm to starboard, a large C-shaped sofa aft, an

Carmen Lau, Senior Advisor, Camper & Nicholsons. A little over two years ago, going from a meeting in Hong Kong to a shipyard in Italy with a stop-off at Camper & Nicholsons’ London office could be organised on your phone in the taxi on the way to the airport. Back then, business travellers used to

Image: Oxyzen Following a successful second sea trial, the 160m Project Blue left the Lürssen shipyard in Bremen in early July and headed to the Mediterranean, where she will spend her first season with her new owners. Terence Disdale Design handled the exterior and interior design of a yacht with an overall length of 525ft

Image: Bali Catamarans With an overall length topping 44ft and a beam over 24ft, the new Bali 4.4 is in some ways a replacement for the 4.3 but more for the 4.5, the very first model in the Bali range. Aboard this catamaran, which is more than ever dedicated to comfort and family vacations, all

Image: Dufour Dufour Yachts shifted its marketing strategy two years ago and did away with its Performance and Grand Large differentiators, opting instead to go with a hybrid model and a solitary number in their naming scheme. The Dufour 61 is the flagship of a range of nine models. Image: Jérôme Kelagopian & Jean-Marie Liot

Image: Boat International David Beckham has expanded his acting credits with a lead role in “Riva The Persuaders!”, co-starring with Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino in the action-packed short film that also features Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc. Beckham, one of the world’s most high-profile football personalities, and Favino, one of Italy’s most famous movie stars,

Image: Sunseeker There’s a classic Maxell cassette ad from the 1980s that shows a man literally getting blown away by music from his stereo. He’s hunched down in the seat, hair streaming back, having to stop his wine glass from being pushed off the table because of the pulsing music. The low seats in the

Image: Princess Yachts America Vrit, how does it feel to welcome the first Princess X95 in Thailand, where it’s now berthed in Phuket? Vrit Yongsakul, Boat Lagoon Yachting. Image: Princess Yachts It’s a real privilege to be able to bring this award-winning flagship to the region because the Princess X95 is like nothing we’ve seen

Image: Fountaine Pajot Fountaine Pajot Motoring In La Rochelle, two hours’ north of Bordeaux, Fountaine Pajot hosted a three-day motor yacht event in May that focused on sea trials of all its powercat models, along with shipyard tours and entertainment. Now with about 1,000-1,200 staff including for sister brand Dufour, Fountaine Pajot has produced over

The GT45 leads an express cruiser range that also includes 32, 36 and 41 models. Image: Beneteau Most builders in the 40-50ft range are trying to be all things to all boaters. Foldout transoms, convertible cockpits and even vertical bows attempt to replicate boats closer to 65ft in terms of usable space and amenities. Some

Image: Köhler Michael, following a busy couple of years promoting, selling and building your new line-up of models, can you provide an overview of your current production? Across our own facilities in Italy and with our partners in Turkey and Thailand, we’re currently building 19 yachts comprising 10 units of the 60/62 series, six 80