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Singapore Yachting Festival: more exhibitors sign up for the show

The Singapore Yachting Festival now has nearly 70 brands and exhibitors signed up for the show, with 90% of berths reserved, according to show organiser Wade Pearce. Simpson Marine has already announced a lineup of yachts that it will exhibit at the...

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Azimut reveals new Seadeck series

Azimut Yachts, the world’s largest yacht builder, has launched the new Seadeck series, a hybrid motoryacht designed for families. The brand says the new series will reduce emissions by 40%, and offer the “Fun Island” design concept. Seadeck 6, the first of...

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Countdown is on for Dubai International Boat Show 2023

Dubai International Boat Show 2023 is getting ready to welcome more than 30,000 visitors to the seafront district Dubai Harbour, when the largest marine and lifestyle event in the Middle East gets underway from 1-5 March 2023. More than 175 yachts and...

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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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Benetti plans record-breaking 23 launches

Benetti is embarking on a period of 'important milestones', Azimut-Benetti Group CEO Marco Valle has revealed during a conference held during the thirty-first Monaco Yacht Show in Monte Carlo. “We have invested heavily in R&D in recent years to develop new boats...

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Review: Benetti B.Yond 37M

The new B.Yond 37M from Benetti is the Italian brand’s first major step into explorer superyachts. It is an intriguing entry in a segment that seemingly defies Benetti’s legacy for superyachts berthed in the luxury hotspots of the Med, rather than exploring...

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Spotlight: Benetti's Triumph: Tranquillity and spirit

Benetti has been building magnificent vessels in Italian yards since 1873 and has adamantly refused to follow fashion, preferring instead to define their own classic style — their latest 65m megayacht is no exception. MY Triumph was custom built for a private...

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Azimut 54

The Azimut 54 Flybridge is the perfect blend of elegance and comfort. Harmonious lines and one of the largest flybridges in its class, for incredible moments of open-air relaxation. Azimut 54 combines functionality with elegant and refined aesthetics. The desire for balance between...

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Inside Vietnam: A yacht industry rising

In just over a decade, the progress in the leisure-boating lifestyle has made significant inroads in Vietnam. This followed a period where purchases were often made between would-be owners and brokers or manufacturers based regionally, or potentially even further away. One of...

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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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Benetti yacht Mingfa sold to an Asian buyer

The 40.2-metre Benetti motor yacht Mingfa has been sold in an off-market deal concluded by Alexandre Heng at private jet and superyacht brokerage firm O2xH2O and Tina Woo at MoonOcean Yachts, the Azimut official dealer in China. “This sizeable Benetti 40m is...

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Asymmetric multihull Asean Lady sees US$3m price drop

Asean Lady, the unique 88-metre superyacht, has had a US$3m price drop, and is now asking US$27m. The unusual asymmetric multihull has been listed for sale with the Raffles Yacht Group since last year. The yacht, built for Brian Chang in 2004,...

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In pictures: Hong Kong yachting events return with a bang

In what was undoubtedly Hong Kong’s biggest yacht party of the year, when held in May, more than 70 of the city’s top yachting CEOs, brokers, charterers and dealers gathered aboard three impressive yachts. The event was co-hosted by Carmen Lau, senior...

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Azimut and Absolute models draw a crowd

A showcase of luxury yachts from Marine Italia -- including the Asia debuts of the Azimut 68, Absolute 60 Fly and Navetta 64 -- were enjoyed by yacht owners and the public in Hong Kong this weekend, as great expressions of Italian...

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Azimut and Absolute models to make Asia debuts in luxury showcase

A selection of Azimut and Absolute models go on display at Hong Kong's Club Marina Cove this month, in an exclusive one-off Luxury Cars and Yachts Show co-organised by Marine Italia and Kam Lung Motors.  On the water, the Azimut 68, Absolute...

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Spotlight – Azimut Verve 42: Weekends with verve

The Azimut Verve 42 is the latest in Tuscany-based builder Azimut’s line of dayboat/weekend exploration yachts and something of a showbiz star. It blurs the lines between gorgeous Italian looks (the show) and serious performance underway (the business). Azimut launched this series...

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Azimut Benetti reports record €2 billion order book

Italian yacht group Azimut Benetti has reported a record-breaking backlog of sales, totalling €2 billion, for the first time in its history. The group says these unprecedented sales have been driven by the success of its diversified product portfolio and the introduction...

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Thailand Yacht Show Pattaya 2022 teases lineup

Organisers of the Thailand Yacht Show (TYS) have teased details of the show's exhibitor lineup. The first part of the 6th edition of TYS will now be held at the Ocean Marina in Pattaya from June 9-12, delayed from the original dates...

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Azimut Grande 35 Metri sold in Hong Kong

An Azimut Grande 35 Metri has been sold in Hong Kong. Kirill Kuatov of Aberton Yachts represented the buyer and Carmen Lau of Camper & Nicholson represented the seller. Details of the buyer have not been confirmed, although the yacht will be...