Launches, shipyards, and the business of yachting
Unveiled at Monaco, The new Gulf Craft flagship is billed by the yard as the largest semi-production composite yacht in the world. The interesting claim is not the size. It is the brief.
Flax, hemp, bamboo, and carpets spun from recycled fishing nets: the latest Nomad 101 makes its sustainability argument in the specification sheet, not the brochure.
A J Class tie-break, a Maxi clean sweep for Blue Oyster, and a Danish king on the race course: the 2026 edition delivered a week of big-boat racing at its best.
More than 1,000 boats, 215 debuts, and Italian yards riding a €4.4 billion export record: dispatches from the 66th Salone Nautico.
Unbeaten on the final day in the Bay of Naples, the Italian team beat Emirates Team New Zealand in the match-race final to take its second straight Preliminary Regatta.
117 yachts, an average age down to 6.47 years, and a sustainability programme judged on verified evidence: the 35th show’s numbers tell the market’s story.
The Bottrop tuner known for 800-horsepower G-Wagens has built its first superyacht with AB Yachts: 7,800 hp, 48 knots, and a carbon-fibre statement of intent.
A €14 million cut on a 76.5-metre Feadship and a €5 million trim on a 51-metre explorer: the autumn brokerage market is moving, but only where the pricing is honest.
Studio De Voogt's largest concept to date: a 115-metre vision with a 20-metre pool and a virtual command centre.
Delivered in 2014 as Equanimity, rebuilt as a companion to Leviathan, and delivered again on 30 June 2026.
With 56,000 visitors and nearly 150 world premieres, the September show confirmed its place as the season's opening act.
The 66th Salone Nautico opens with more in-water display area and 45 countries represented.
Nearly 90 acres, over 1,000 exhibitors and 1,300 boats: the world's largest in-water show returns.
Five teams, one Gulf of Naples, and a summer that will define the next era of the Cup.
The 35th Monaco Yacht Show opens this week with around 120 superyachts in Port Hercule, including the public debut of Lurssen's 102-metre Nixie.
From the 102-metre Nixie to the 117-metre Boardwalk, the German yard delivered six custom superyachts in the first seven months of 2026.
Two Wally 100-footers, 18 to 20 knots of breeze, and a final day lost to the gusts: the St. Barths Bucket 2026 delivered its closest Maxi contest in years.
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