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Asia-Pacific Boating spring/summer 2023 issue out now

CLICK HERE AND SAVE 10% OFF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION TODAY The Asia-Pacific Boating spring/summer 2023 issue is out now. There’s little doubt that the pandemic was a boom period for yachting, as boaters rediscovered the pleasures of cruising closer to home and purchased...

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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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Silent-Yachts releases video of new electric superyacht

Austrian electric yacht pioneer Silent-Yachts has released its first video showcasing the design of the new 36m Silent 120 Explorer superyacht, which the company says an unlimited range on her photovoltaic cells and batteries. When built, it will be the largest all-electric...

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Wider gives construction update on flagship WiderCat 92

Italian shipbuilder Wider Yachts has confirmed that construction of the first unit of the WiderCat 92 is going "smoothly", with launch still on course for summer 2023.  The two hulls of the WiderCat 92, the current flagship of the serial hybrid propulsion...

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Review: Custom Line 140

The Custom Line 140, the new 42.6-metre flagship from the brand’s planing series, offers plenty of speed and power, and a brilliant interior styling. The first of the models was sold to a Hong Kong client, so Asia-Pacific yacht owners will no...

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Sanlorenzo Asia sells first hull of new SP110

Sanlorenzo Asia, represented by Simpson Marine, has announced that Asia's first hull of the new 2022 model Sanlorenzo SP110 has been sold shortly after her world premiere at the Cannes Yachting Festival, and is set for delivery in spring 2024.  The SP110 is the first...

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Bluegame unveils first power multihull BGM75

Bluegame, part of the Sanlorenzo Group, recently unveiled its first multihull 22.7 metre model, the BGM75, at the Cannes Yachting Festival. This is the first model from the new BGM multihull range from Bluegame. Designed to retain the appearance of a monohull...

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Wider shipyard confirms further investments and reveals new image

Following a 2021 recapitalization under Marcello Maggi and holding company W-Fin Sarl, the Italian shipyard Wider has unveiled its latest developments, as it lays out its claim to be among the most disruptive architects of the yachting sphere. Thanks to these major...

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Interview: Guillaume Andrebe of Beneteau Group Asia Pacific, on Excess sailing catamarans

  Asia-Pacific Boating: How long have you been Excess sales director for the Asia-Pacific region, and in which parts of Asia and the Pacific regions are you involved? Guillaume Andrebe: I joined the Beneteau Group four years ago as sales manager. Last year,...

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Review: The Sanlorenzo SP110 Superyacht

Sanlorenzo launched its new Smart Performance 110 (SP110) in dramatic fashion at the recent 2022 Cannes International Yachting Festival. The drama had been heightened by the fact that Sanlorenzo, known for its hallmarks of minimalist design and creature comfort, had recruited the...

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Sanlorenzo sells flagship 73Steel superyacht

On September 20, Sanlorenzo announced the sale of a new 73Steel, the largest superyacht yet to be built by the Italian yard. The new flagship is due for delivery in 2026. The deal was finalised with Fraser Yachts, which represented the buyer....

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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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Sirena 78 debuts at Cannes Yachting Festival 2022

Turkish shipyard Sirena Yachts has launched its new Sirena 78 model at the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival, which concluded on Sunday. The new Sirena 78 s an all-in-one yacht that offers safe, comfortable and reliable cruising for extended voyages, but also excels...

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Grand Banks launches new flagship GB85

Singapore-listed shipyard Grand Banks has launched its new flagship Grand Banks 85 at the Cannes Yachting Festival, marking the vessel's European debut. The model features Grand Banks proprietary V-Warp Technology , which features the firm's new highly efficient V-Warp hull platform. This...

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Princess debuts brand new V50 open at Cannes

Princess Yachts, the UK’s largest luxury yacht manufacturer, has showcased a seven-yacht line-up at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival 2022, including the world premiere of the all-new Princess V50 Open. Drafted by the Princess Design Studio in collaboration with naval architects Olesinski...

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Sanlorenzo hosts double world premiere at Cannes 2022

Italian luxury boatbuilder Sanlorenzo has hosted the world premiere of its latest two new models: the semi-displacement shuttle SD90 and the open coupé SP110, at the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival.  The much-anticipated show opens the events of the new nautical season, and...

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Numarine announces its first diesel-electric superyacht 30XP

Numarine has announced its first diesel-electric addition to its XP range of explorers, the 30XP, at the Cannes Yachting Festival.  The Turkish shipyard, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, says the new addition to the fleet responds to the needs of...

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Raymarine and Beneteau collaboration revealed at Cannes show, day 2

Raymarine and the Beneteau Group announced a partnership at Cannes Yachting Festival 2022 to supply Raymarine award-winning Axiom chartplotters and navigation equipment to the Beneteau Oceanis range of sailing yachts. This will see Raymarine instruments fitted as standard across the Oceanis 30...

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Sunseeker reveals forward order book of over £600m

Sunseeker’s CEO, Andrea Frabetti, has revealed its product development roadmap for 2022 – 2025 at a press call on the first day of the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival. Frabetti confirmed that the builder is in a very strong sales position with a...