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Saxdor Yachts · Simrad AutoCaptain · Genoa 2026

Saxdor Becomes the First Builder Outside the United States to Integrate Simrad AutoCaptain, Presented at the Genoa Boat Show 2026

The autonomous docking system is built into the boat rather than added to it, and it reads the marina live through a 360 degree camera network instead of working from a stored map.

Azimut · Seadeck 7 · Genoa Boat Show 2026

The Azimut Seadeck 7 Carries the World’s First Volvo Penta IPS Hybrid Installation at the Genoa Boat Show 2026

Four operating modes, fully electric cruising up to 11 knots and a Hotel Mode that runs the whole boat on batteries for up to 12 hours. The word to notice in the announcement is industrialized.

Oceanco · Draak · FLIBS 2026

Oceanco Brings the Rebuilt 92.9 Meter Draak to FLIBS 2026, With the First Decompression Chamber Fitted to an Oceanco Yacht

The helideck went so the tenders could come. The beach club and spa went so the dive center could come. On a rebuild nothing is added: everything is traded.

Lürssen · NIXIE · Monaco Yacht Show 2026

Lürssen Delivers the 102.4 Meter NIXIE, Designed by RWD, Its Sixth Delivery of a Record 2026

The yacht formerly known as Project JASSJ left on her maiden voyage in June and went straight onto the charter market. The number that matters to the industry is not her length. It is the six.

Tatweer Misr · IGY Marinas

Tatweer Misr Appoints IGY Marinas as Operator of IL Monte Galala Marina, 150 Berths on Egypt’s Red Sea, at the Monaco Yacht Show 2026

An Egyptian developer hands its marina to a global operator for the first time, by the parties’ own account. Read the two investment figures side by side and the shape of the deal becomes clear.

Feadship · HIVE Concept Design

Feadship Reveals HIVE at the Monaco Yacht Show 2026: a 115 Meter Concept With a Virtual Bridge and a 5 MWh Battery Bank

The largest concept design in the yard's history is being shown privately, as a scale model, to invited guests. The renderings will get the attention. The specification table is the document worth reading.

Pearl Yachts · Pearl 100 Hybrid · FLIBS 2026

Pearl Yachts Completes Initial Sea Trials on the 30 Meter Pearl 100 Hybrid, Its Largest Yacht, Ahead of Fort Lauderdale 2026

The flagship has been on the water as a complete yacht for the first time. She is the largest Pearl to date and the first model in the fleet with hybrid propulsion.

Genoa International Boat Show · 66th Edition

The 66th Genoa International Boat Show Opens October 1 With Over 1,000 Boats, Bigger Yachts and a Free Blue Arena

The headline figure is not the thousand boats. It is 14.1 percent, the growth in average size of the largest units on display, and it is the clearest return yet on the show's move back to October.

Damen Yachting · Amels 80

Amels 80 PANGEA Debuted at the Monaco Yacht Show 2026, the First Amels 80 Ever Presented at a Yacht Show

Damen Yachting brought the 2,200 GT first hull of its Limited Editions flagship to berth E14, eleven months after delivery. The yard, the broker and the awards jury all praised the same thing about her.

Ferretti Group · WATCHIT SENSE 360

Ferretti Group Adopts WATCHIT SENSE 360 Exclusively, Adding Radar Detection on Simrad and HALO to Its Collision Avoidance System

The third layer of the system finally covers the target that the first two could never see: the boat that is not transmitting anything. It arrives as software on hardware already installed.

Arksen · Adventure Series

Arksen 55: the Adventure Series Debuts at the Monaco Yacht Show 2026 with 50 Knots and a Contractual Buy-Back

The first model in the Adventure Series arrives as a digital debut, with hull 1 still in build in Finland and due at the end of 2026. The most commercially interesting thing Arksen brought to Monaco is not the boat.

Zeelander Yachts · Zeelander 8

Zeelander 8: the Fastest Ever Built Hits 40 Knots on Quad Volvo Penta IPS, World Premiere at the Monaco Yacht Show 2026

Four thousand horsepower, 65 dBA at full throttle and a main deck redrawn for a repeat owner who runs the yacht himself. The speed is the news. The brief behind it is the more interesting document.

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