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News Emerging From 2026 PBIBS
The 2026 edition of the Palm Boat International Boat Show (PBIBS) is underway for another year once again. Some of the attention has been placed on the large superyachts in attendance at this year's show. However, there have been many global debuts of yachts on the smaller end of the spectrum (under 100-feet)...
A&R Unveils 'ARUBY' Platform At 2026 PBIBS
Custom German superyacht builder Abeking & Rasmussen has unveiled a brand new project. In fact the result is a unique and exclusive partnership between the shipyard and Reymond Langton Design. The new project is a new platform that is 70-meters long and is a ready-to-build design for an owner to hop onboard immediately to commence construction...
2026 PBIBS Sub-100-Foot Debuts
This morning the 2026 edition of the Palm Beach International Boat Show (PBIBS) officially opened. The show is running from the 25th to the 29th of March. At this show there are many new models making their international debuts and many of them are under 100-feet long...
2026 PBIBS With Nordhavn
If you are looking for some of the best yachts in the trawler and pocket explorer segments then Nordhavn's display at the 2026 edition of the Palm Beach International Boat Show (PBIBS) might be a good place to start. The builder has three yachts on display at this year's show, the N75(EYF) "RHINO" , N59 "GRACE" and N96 "VIVIERAE"...
Two More Models Added To Ocean Alexander's Puro Range
Now that the yachting market has become acquainted with the Ocean Alexander 35 Puro, the yard has just expanded this into a range. Added to the establishing 35 Puro model is the 30P and the 40P. These will serve to complete the Puro Range for Ocean Alexander. “The completion of the Puro Series is a defining moment for Ocean Alexander,” said Johnny Chueh, President of Ocean Alexander...
2026 PBIBS Largest Yachts
The 2026 edition of the Palm Beach International Boat Show (PBIBS) is set to get underway on the 25th of March and run through to the 29th. This year there are some sizable yachts that have been confirmed to be on display at the show and YF takes a look at the top 10 of these yachts slated to be in attendance. In order of largest to smallest the top 10 takes in "Rocinante", "Boardwalk V", "Kensho", "Casino Royale (Amels), "Casino Royale" (Tankoa), "Amor à Vida", "Alchemist", "Scott Free", "Rock.It" and "Vision"...
Westport W135 To Debut At 2026 PBIBS
The first Westport W135 unit is about to make her debut to the world at the upcoming Palm Beach International Boat Show from March 25th to 29th. This particular hull made the long journey from Washington to Fort Lauderdale - a journey that took approximately a month sailing 5,000 nautical miles. The vessel would have made the transit through the Panama Canal and then through the Western Caribbean en-route to Fort Lauderdale...
New 35 Puro Sold By Ocean Alexander
Ocean Alexander has announced that they have sold a brand new yacht from the new 35 Puro model. The yacht has been delivered to clients hailing from Florida. Those clients are upgrading from their previous 29-meter yacht. Their previous 95-foot vessel prepared them for stepping up and they had two choices when they were interacting with Ocean Alexander. The Ocean Alexander 35 Revolution and the 35 Puro were the choices and they settled on the newest model, the Puro...
The New DeMey 60 Power Cat
The DeMey 60 Power Cat is considered a beast by some and for one particular owner, it was his choice to acquire for some of the rougher waters that surrounds and stands between Australia and New Zealand. In fact, that body of water existing between the two countries is the Tasman Sea or 'The Ditch' as it is commonly known by seafarers from that part of the world...
Extra X70 Shadow Revealed
The Shadow vessels at a certain niche in this market segment are becoming smaller to fulfill specific roles. The Extra X70 Shadow is an example of this. Shadow vessels are usually much larger designed to carry alot of toys and tenders and fuel and food stores for the mother ship. This vessel can be utilized as a day type boat or as chase tender to a larger yacht...
43R Outboard Power By Pardo Unveiled In Miami
The recently concluded 2026 edition of the Miami Boat Show was the stage for Pardo to unveil their 43R Outboard Power model. While the 43 Pardo walkaround isn't new, the outboard version is especially to the American market. While the 43 Pardo has been seen it wasn't simply an exercise of adding outboards to the existing 43 Pardo model. The hull was further optimized for outboard running...
News From 2026 Miami Boat Show
The 2026 edition of the Miami Boat Show has been underway for the last few days and as the show for this year winds down today we take a look back at a few of the announcements for new models made during the show. Mangusta unveiled the latest addition to the GranSport line with the GranSport 38. Wally unveiled the WallyPower 50X to the American market. The Concept 4400 Open Series redesign also made a splash at the show...
SR77 Flagship Unveiled By Windy Boats
The latest in ultra-chase/day boats from Windy Boats is the SR77 which was recently unveiled to the public. The yard continues to build-out this part of their lineup going larger and larger each time. The last iteration of the SR line was the SR60 and before that the SR52. These vessels of the SR line are typically utilized as a yacht tender on very large yachts or as a chase boat to a yacht and a stand-alone yacht as well...
Heritage 67 Power Cat By Canados
Canados has now further dived into the power cat segment with the introduction of the Heritage 67 Power Cat. This also broadens the offering from the Heritage line from the builder after previously announcing the Heritage 36 in the U.S market. The Heritage 67 actually measures a length of 66.7-feet and will have a decent beam of 20-feet. Given many monohulls in the 67-foot range are typically around 17-feet wide, the Heritage 67 offers a bit more room in that department. However, other Cats in this size range have wider beams (30-feet)...
The 80 Expedition Yacht Fisher
Nordhavn is currently working on the customized 80 Expedition Yacht Fisher (EYF) a spin-off/modified version of the 75 EYF. The California deck is three feet longer. To ensure the Cali Deck is covered the upper deck has been lengthened by four-feet. There was also lengthening of the Fishing cockpit with an additional two-feet. The engine room has grown slightly by two-feet and three-feet added to the lazarette...
Westport Launches 41-meter Westport 135
The first yacht launch of 2026 for American builder Westport has been put to the water. It is 41-meter from the Westport 135 model and in fact is the first of three 41-meters the yard has currently in build...
Princess X90 Model To Hit The Water In 2026
The first hull in the new X90 model by Princess Yacht has progressed through the latest milestone of its construction. The yacht continues its fit-out now that the hull has been joined to deck, and some superstructure elements already as announced by the yard at the 2026 boot Düsseldorf. The exterior and Naval Architecture is the work of her builder...
"Moss" Launched; Second Ocean Explorer 85
Steeler yachts has launched their first major yacht of 2026 called "Moss". It is actually the second hull in the Ocean Explorer 85 model which kicked-off with a baby-blue hull variant called "Aviso" in 2025. It is actually more of a range as the model comes in the 67, 72 and 85 variants. However, the new yacht unsurprisingly has a hull finish in a shade of green that is akin to the name affixed to the stern. The black accents on the superstructure, roof and underwater hull complement the overall colour scheme...
Batteries Included; Nordhavn N46MKII
Nordhavn introduced the new N46MKII which is essentially re-imagining of the N46 model for modern times. One of the highlights with this model is that this is the first and only Nordhavn model that will come with Lithium Ion batteries as standard from the factory. Nordhavn suggests though that many of their newer models are now coming with the option to have Lithium Ion batteries added onboard however it is not standard from the yard...
Bluegame Unveils Flagship BGX83
Bluegame announced the flagship of their BGX range, the BGX83 in December 2025 and now the actual vessel has made its world debut at the 2026 edition of the boot Düsseldorf in Germany. BGX83 represents the "missing X" - the purest, most complete expression of the crossover concept initiated by the BGX73 and BGX63. The idea of the yacht is by Luca Santella with exteriors by Zuccon International Project...
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