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Azimut Goes Green with Magellano 60

The new Magellano 60, which made its debut at this year's Cannes Yachting Festival and which was visited by the Asia-Pacific Boating team, is the only crossover on the market to offer such large spaces without compromising the elegance of the exterior...

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Cannes Yachting Festival 2023: Everything You Need To Know

Returning to the French Riviera for six days between 12-17 September 2023, the Cannes Yachting Festival is the unmissable start of the international season. Europe’s largest in-water show, running since 1977, features over 700 boats, including 140 previews, to delight nearly 55,000...

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Azimut Plans Three World Premieres at Cannes 2023

Italian luxury yacht builder Azimut has confirmed details of its offering for the upcoming Cannes Yachting Festival, which opens the European 2023/4 nautical season this week. Alongside a range of models on display, Azimut plans world premieres for its new Magellano 60...

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Azimut|Benetti and Eni Partner on Biofuel for Yachts

Azimut|Benetti Group and Eni Sustainable Mobility have signed an agreement for the supply and use of HVOlution, a biofuel made of 100% HVO (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) produced in Eni Sustainable Mobility’s Venice and Gela biorefineries from waste raw materials and vegetable residues,...

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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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Azimut’s long-awaited low-emission yacht lines debut at Cannes

Azimut is presenting 16 new models at the 44th Cannes Yachting Festival, including three eagerly awaited premieres: the two new generation superyachts Grande 26M and Grande 36M and the Magellano 30M crossover coupe.  The shipyard has committed to reducing emissions through a...

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Cannes Yachting Festival 2022 to feature 135 world premieres

With just days until festivities commence, anticipation is now riding high for the upcoming Cannes Yachting Festival.  From 6 to 11 September, Europe’s largest in-water show becomes the first major international event of the season. Vistors can explore the latest yachts, innovative...

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Monaco Yacht Show: Azimut and Benetti wow the crowds

Benetti has headlined the Monaco Yacht Show, the world’s leading superyacht event, with the flagship 108-metre steel superyacht IJE. This custom creation, with exterior design and decor by British design studio RWD, is the longest yacht on display at the show, and is...

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Azimut Benetti: APAC leading global sales growth

Italy’s Azimut Benetti Group, the world’s biggest yacht builder, has closed its 2020/21 season with an order book standing at €1.2 billion: a three-fold increase on the last season. The group has a production value standing at €850m, up €100m on the...

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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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Azimut Yachts confirms four world premieres for Cannes 2021

Grande TrideckThe world’s largest production yacht builder Azimut Yachts has confirmed its lineup for the Cannes Yachting Festival 2021 this September, and will be introducing four world premieres to Le Vieux Port.The stars of the Azimut “fleet” will be the flagship Azimut...

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First look: Inside the new Azimut 68

Azimut Yachts has revealed details of the Azimut 68, the latest model in its Flybridge Collection. The exterior lines of this 21-metre yacht have been designed by Alberto Mancini, with interiors by Achille Salvagni. Azimut says with a choice of three main deck...

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Spotlight – Azimut Magellano 25 Metri: The shape shifter

The magic of modern boat-building materials such as fibreglass, and more recently carbon fibre, is that they are incredibly elastic building materials.  While millennia-old convention dictates the external shape of a boat – boat length, chines and rocker will all affect performance...

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Azimut Magellano 25 Metri to make APAC debut in Hong Kong

Magellano 25 MetriThe Azimut Magellano 25 Metri will make its APAC debut in Hong Kong in July, at a private boat show hosted by Marine Italia, the exclusive Azimut Yachts distributors for Hong Kong, Macau, Southern China, Taiwan and Singapore.The show takes place at...

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Asia-Pacific Boating Mar/Apr issue out now

CLICK HERE AND SAVE 10% OFF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION TODAYIt wasn’t so very long ago that aircraft and yachts had distinct and very traditional architectures, as separate from each other as a ship from a submarine or a plane from a helicopter, but...

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Azimut's new-look Magellano 66 to debut in Spring 2021

The first unit of Azimut’s new-look Magellano 66 is on track to debut in Spring 2021. The launch comes hot on the heels of the Magellano collection’s flagship 25 Metri, which launched in October, and the announcement of the upcoming 30 Metri.The...

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Azimut Magellano 25 Metri makes international debut

The Magellano 25 Metri, which premiered at the Genoa International Boat Show last week, is the latest release from Italian brand Azimut Yachts. The 25-metre yacht, built in carbon fibre and fibreglass, features artistic interiors by designer and architect Vincenzo De Cotiis...

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Azimut commemorates 50th anniversary with worldwide events

This year commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of Azimut Yachts, and to celebrate in style, the company has put together a calendar of international events unfolding over the next 12 months. Dubai, New York, Cannes and Hong Kong will all be involved, with...

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One Boat. Two Souls.

CANNES, SOUTH OF FRANCE – Doing the math quickly, with a nautical chart in front of us, we could reach Gibraltar non-stop. Just head southwest, leave behind the posh French Riviera, dodge the Balearic Islands and we’ll see the Atlantic Ocean right...