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Singapore Yachting Festival Gets Underway

The inaugural Singapore Yachting Festival is underway. The show, which commenced on April 27 and runs to April 30, features yacht dealers and brands on display in the Lion City for the first time since the last Singapore Yacht Show was held...

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Prestige Yachts reveals new M8 flagship catamaran

Prestige Yachts, the luxury motor yacht brand of the Beneteau Group, used the occasion of Boot Dusseldorf to announce the new M8, which will be the 85-foot flagship of the brand’s new M-line of luxury multihulls. The announcement follows the launch of...

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Boot Düsseldorf 2023 opens

Boot Düsseldorf, the world’s largest yachting showcase, opens its doors for nine days, starting on January 21, 2023, after a two-year hiatus due to Covid restrictions. Though other major events, such as Cannes, Monaco, Fort Lauderdale, restarted in 2021, Boot Düsseldorf, as...

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All good things come to an end

The largest in-water boat show in Europe, opened the boating season, and almost 650 exceptional boats and yachts, from five to 45m in length – monohulls, multihull, sailing, motor, with rigid or semi-rigid hulls, new or second-hand – were presented by the...

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Two Prestige yachts sold after Asia Yachting open day

Asia Yachting has confirmed the sale of two Prestige Yachts in Hong Kong, following the Asia Yachting Open Day. Two yachts -- F-line 590 and 520 were sold after the on-water showcase, which took place in Hong Kong's southside district from August...

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Asia Yachting holds two-day boat showcase in Hong Kong

Over 150 guests attended a two-day showcase of luxury boats from Prestige, Fountaine Pajot, Monte Carlo Yachts and Nautique this weekend, during the Asia Yachting Open Day in Hong Kong. The two-day showcase, which took place at a floating venue in Repulse...

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Sanlorenzo, Prestige and Beneteau Sail confirm Cannes world debuts

As anticipation builds in the lead-up to the Cannes Yachting Festival next month, leading motor and sail brands Sanlorenzo, Prestige Motor Yachts and Beneteau Sail have confirmed they are making multiple world debuts at the event. In total, there will be around...

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Prestige launches its first motor-powered catamaran

Prestige Yachts has announced details of its new M-Line and the line's first model, the M48 power catamaran. It's the first power cat from the French builder, which is a brand under the Beneteau Group. The 15-metre luxury motor yacht will be...

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Spotlight – Prestige 690: French flair with Italian flavour

One of the star attractions at the 2021 Cannes Yachting Festival was the Prestige 690, the new flagship of Prestige’s flybridge series (the F-Line). Prestige is a quality name in the Beneteau Group, which has recently undertaken to distinguish its individual brands...

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Prestige Yachts reveals X60 during Exclusive Days event

Prestige Yachts, the upmarket motor yacht division of Beneteau Group, opened its doors in November during its Exclusive Days event, welcoming press and VIPs to the shipyard in Les Herbiers, a village in the Vendee Department of France. This was the 10th...

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Asia Yachting and Prestige Yachts host brokerage show in Hong Kong

Asia Yachting and Prestige Yachts are hosting a brokerage boat show this weekend at Hong Kong's Lantau Yacht Club in Discovery Bay. The boat show will run throughout the weekend, from November 5-7. (Nov 5: 2pm-7pm; Nov 6: 11am-6pm; Nov 7: 11am-6pm.)...

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Cannes Yachting Festival begins as Europe returns to form

This week, Europe marks its return to in-person, on-water boat shows with the Cannes Yachting Festival, which runs from September 7-12, 2021. The show is a key event in the world’s yachting calendar, and its postponement in 2020 in the wake of...

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Asia Yachting secures orders for seven Prestige models into Hong Kong

Hong Kong-based Asia Yachting, the regional dealership for Prestige Yachts, has sold some of the largest yachts in the Prestige range into the SAR in recent months, and has recently secured orders for seven new stock models in response to the ongoing...

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Covid-19 has changed Hong Kong yacht buyers: Olivier Besson

The boom in Hong Kong yacht sales that resulted from Covid-19 lockdowns may start to end this summer, says Olivier Besson, founder of Asia Yachting, one of Hong Kong’s most prolific yacht dealers. However, the former auto engineer turned yachtsman also thinks...

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New Prestige X70 sold into Australia

A new Prestige X70 has been sold into Australia, with early delivery expected in 2022.The 70-foot X70 debuted at the Boot Dusseldorf show in 2020, and picked up a gong at the 2020 World Yacht Trophies in Cannes for Best Layout. The...

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Spotlight – Prestige X70

Images: Jean Francois RomeroPacking all the qualities of a superyacht onto a 70-foot vessel is happening so fast these days, it’s like watching evolution on time-lapse: everything that once needed at least 100 feet can now be placed into an increasingly compact...

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Prestige 630 sold to Hong Kong owner

Hong Kong-based yacht dealer and brokerage Asia Yachting has announced the sale of the Prestige 630 to a Hong Kong owner, after her recent arrival in the SAR.The 19-metre Prestige 630 was first introduced in 2016 and is powered by two Volvo...

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Prestige 630 arrives in Hong Kong

Hong Kong-based yacht dealer and brokerage Asia Yachting has announced the arrival of the Prestige 630 to Hong Kong. The 19-metre Prestige 630 was first introduced in 2016 and is powered by two Volvo IPS 950 engines, with a stated cruising speed...

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Prestige and MCY models on display at Asia Yachting showcase

Asia Yachting hosted showcases for both Monte Carlo Yachts and Prestige Yachts at Landmark Mandarin Oriental last week, alongside other retail brands and art galleries. The Monte Carlo Yachts miniature replicas on display represented the full range of MCY models – MCY...

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Prestige 520 available for exclusive viewing

Nominated in the “Best of Travel” category at the Best of Boats Awards 2018, Asia Yachting is delighted to invite guests to view the award-winning Prestige 520 upon appointment, which is now being offered for HK$7,980,000 for a limited time.(Photo: Prestige Yachts)Launched...