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Value for money is the business model for this UAE builder, which aims to create high quality superyachts at a more reasonable price: its Majesty range is the perfect example. Last year, Gulf Craft presented a Majesty 100 and Majesty 125 at the European boat shows, while its 53.34 metre flagship Majesty 175 yacht is due to launch later this year. 

Cantiere delle Marche launched its Darwin 102 Galego (pictured) last year and has since signed a contract for its first Darwin 112. The yard also recently revealed a new explorer yacht series called the Flexplorer. The yard has begun construction on the first 39.4 metre Flexplorer, which is due to be delivered to the owner in 2020

The Italian high performance yacht builder makes open and coupé fibreglass and aluminium yachts that are as sexy as they are swift. Its offerings have been inching up in recent years and will soon include the new 43 metre flagship, the Pershing 140 – hull No 1 (pictured) is in the final stages of production at Ancona for an early 2019 launch.