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7 Most Expensive Yachts at 2025 Monaco Yacht Show
The organizers of the Monaco Yacht Show recently released the exhibitor list for this years show. Now we can delve into some of the yachts patrons will expect to see at the show. Monaco Yacht Show typically attracts some of the largest superyachts in the world that are for sale. For the purpose of this article we will look at 7 of the most expensive offerings pegged to be on display -at the time of publishing-...
Cannes Debut For Brand New 35-meter "BEE"
With the main Summer shows for this year quickly approaching, here is one of the yachts expected to make its debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival September 9-14th. The 35-meter "BEE" yacht is more-or-less completed now and marks ART Shipyard's foray into the very competitive sub 40-meter explorer category. The yacht will be available for viewing in Porto Canto during the show...
Update On The New N80 EYF
The EYF version of the N80 is presently under construction at the South Coast factory. The majority of the superstructure has been completed with the company suggesting that by the end of July, the flybridge area would have been installed. There will be three full-decks with this one and a flybridge...
New SUY 110 Revealed
With the SUY 135 already under construction Antonini Navi has decided to expand their Sports Utility Yacht line with the introduction of the SUY 110. The 33.5-meter vessel has lines by Fulvio de Simoni and is already engineered ready-to-be-built. In fact, the yacht can be delivered 22-months from contract signing. Essentially, the SUY 110 is the smaller sibling to the SUY 135 model that is currently in build...
YachtForums Listing Service
Every recreational transportation forum on the internet has an active, often vibrant classified listing section. Examples of marine forums with classifieds include The Hull Truth, Offshore Only, Scream & Fly, The Trawler Forum and others. In most cases, these forums have more listings - specific to topic - than any stand alone listing system on the internet...
Project 'Deep Blue' Emerges At Lurssen
Today marked the floating out of the 134.2-meter superyacht dubbed Project 'Deep Blue' by Lurssen. In normal Lurssen fashion distinct details about this yacht has been kept highly confidential. Naval Architecture is in-house from Lurssen. The last we saw of this vessel was back in 2023 when she was just bare-metal construction...
C Tender 74; Aluminium Flagship
C Tender has been building luxurious craft in Europe for customers with a specific eye for quality, luxury and comfort. The company's range starts at the C Tender 40 then moves to the C Tender 53. There is the C Tender 60 and then the current flagship the C Tender 74. One should note that the build of both the 40 and 53 are from composite (Carbon and fiberglass) while the larger vessels are from aluminium. Paolo Tamburini of Domus Yacht Design is responsible for the design...
"Maximus III" Launched By Crescent Yachts
Something new from Crescent Yachts has hit the water. She is a 37-meter luxury yacht called "Maximus III". In 2024 YF published an article on this yacht while it was under construction in its advanced stages of build. https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/news-crescent-custom-yachts-37m-maximus-iii.38620/ The new yacht has been launched and is in the water and already commenced sea trials for delivery to the owner sometime later in 2025...
Ocean Alexander Announces New OA28E Sale
Ocean Alexander announces that a new OA28E has been sold to first time Ocean Alexander clients. The new vessel will be privately utilized by the owners alternating between Newport, RI and the Florida/Bahamas region, offering a seasonal cruising experience tailored to the owners’ lifestyle. The sale of the new 28E was made by Scott Roberton, the Yacht and Brokerage Sales Executive at MarineMax...
CLB65 SUV Model Unveiled By CL Yachts
One of the latest offerings from CL Yachts is the CLB65 SUV model which has made its global debut at the 2025 edition of the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in Australia (May 22-25th). We already know the CLB65 model which is mainly characterized from the exterior by having a flybridge setup...
Seasoned Clients Take Ocean Alexander 35R As Their Latest Yacht
Ocean Alexander has announced the sale of an OA 35R to seasoned clients. The yacht represents the clients 4th yacht that James Corts, Senior Sales Executive at MarineMax Naples, FL has been involved with. It is also the client's first Ocean Alexander. The customers previously had boats that ranged between 60 to 88-feet. The OA 35R represents a decent step-up for the owners. The yacht is expected to be utilized strictly for private cruising allowing the clients to entertain their family and friends...
Sell Your Boat and Skip the Commission!
A judge dismissed the lawsuit against the IYBA and YachtWorld for exorbitant commissions and anti-competitive conduct. To list your boat on YachtWorld, you must hire a broker and pay a commission. If the commission is discounted, other brokers may not show your boat...
Vripack Interior Of Burger 180 Released
The first Burger 180 is at an advanced stage in its construction preparing to launch this year. In fact, it is one of two Burger 180s currently in build. In April YF gave you a glimpse into how the interior of the second hull might look thanks to the Patrick Knowles pen. https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/news-interiors-revealed-for-second-burger-180.39374/ The interiors on the first one are by Vripack and below we get an idea how this hull is expected to finish up...
XF75 Expedition Foiler Launched By Voodoo Yachts
The first XF75 Expedition Foiler has been launched by Voodoo Yachts. In fact, the yacht is in the water and has already conducted sea trials. The vessel is a performance-oriented yacht and the sea trials have already yielded a 51-knot top-end. The 22.8-meter is built on a twin-hull platform and that provides not only a comfortable ride but is also very efficiency. The yacht recently concluded a run from New Zealand to Queensland (Australia) in 36 hours covering approximately 1,170 nautical miles. Speaking of Australia, this vessel will make her debut at the 2025 Sanctuary Cove Boat Show which is coming up in a few days-time 22 to 25th of May...
34-meter "Vagabond" Launches At Delta Marine
Delta Marine has launched their latest vessel a 33.5-meter called "Vagabond". The new vessel is for a client who wants to comfortably cruise in the area of San Juan Islands, British Columbia and Alaska. The client hails from the Pacific Northwest region and to establish the owner's wishes, the build spawned a new hull platform for the yard. One that features forms that optimize the best of both worlds -range and speed-. The hull of Vagabond has a double chine, semi-displacement design for long-range efficiency at up to 14-knots and an impressive maximum speed of 27-knots. Images by William Wright Photography...
First Adventure 780 Launched By Outer Reef
The first hull in the Adventure 780 series has been launched. She has left the shed, splashed and preparing for sea trials. This is a monumental achievement for the yard is it marks their first steel-hulled expedition yacht. Bare in mind, Outer Reef Yachts has now merged with Lynx Yachts and are now building in Europe. We see the launch of the new vessel in this Nick Smits image...
Nordhavn Displays At 2 Boat Shows In May
May is seeing pocket-explorer and trawler specialist Nordhavn display its vessels at two different boat shows. The first show kicked-off yesterday and will run through the 17th at Cap Sante Marina, which is also the site of Nordhavn’s Northwest sales office. The other boat show will be later this month running from the 22-25. That's Australia's Sanctuary Cove Boat Show in Australia’s Gold Coast...
Second Westport 135 RPH Under Construction; Sold.
The second hull in the Westport 135 RPH (Raised Pilot House) model is currently under construction. The good news is that particular hull has now been sold and work is progressing on the vessel to have delivery on track for September, 2026. This vessel started its build on speculation back in 2024. In fact at one point, Westport started 3 of these 135 RPH units under speculation as they were confident that they would secure their sale at some point along the build process...
Abeking & Rasmussen Redelivers 73-meter "STARFIRE"
The Lurssen 70-meter "Saint Nicolas" arrived at noted custom superyacht builder and refit specialist Abeking & Rasmussen for a refit back in March of 2024. She then stayed at the yard for exactly 12 months while the extensive refit was carried out. Not only extensive but transformative as the yacht relaunched in March 2025, 3-meters longer, with a totally restyled exterior design, different respray (she was white before) and the interior too was restyled along with a major overhaul of the yacht's systems to bring them up-to-date. Having been relaunched in early March 2025, there was also a name-change and she is now known as "STARFIRE"...
Many years ago we had a sub-forum on YF for owners of private jets. As it grew in popularity, we launched a standalone website... JetForums. In recent years we've watched jet aviation undergo a revolution that is reshaping private aircraft and we've documented this daily. We're literally watching the future unfold with a slew of supersonic jets, electric airplanes, eVTOLs and Ducted Fans. If you have an interest in jet aviation, come join us for some headset-free, oxygen deprived squawk at.....
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