Monaco Yacht Show 2025: Breakthrough sale reshapes superyacht lineup

BOAT International examines the key figures for yachts above 24 metres ahead of this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, with exclusive data powered by BOATPro.

This year’s Monaco Yacht Show (24-27 September) marks a striking shift in the order of the world’s largest yachts. Just days after her record-breaking sale, Feadship’s 118.8-metre Breakthrough – the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht and the largest yacht ever delivered in the Netherlands – is currently unconfirmed for attendance. If she does not appear, her absence removes the only 100-metre-plus yacht from the roster, a sharp contrast to last year when three such giants gathered in Port Hercule.

With Breakthrough now under exclusive charter with Edmiston and touted as “the most exclusive yacht available for charter”, the crown for the largest attending yacht at Monaco passes to Oceanco’s 90-metre Luna. Delivered in 2010 and recently refitted, she also takes the title of most expensive yacht set to appear at the show.

The numbers at a glance

At the time of writing, 111 yachts above 24 metres are scheduled to appear at the Monaco Yacht Show 2025, compared to 118 last year. The combined fleet measures 5,186 metres in length (down from 5,691 metres in 2024), with an average LOA of 46.7 metres.

Total volume across the fleet stands at 67,049 GT – a significant drop from 87,182 GT last year – with the average yacht measuring 604 GT.

Other key figures:

• New yachts: 47 (vs 51 in 2024)
• Debuts: 27 (vs 26), though seven of these were already seen at Cannes Yachting Festival last week
• Motor vs sail: 101 motor yachts and 10 sailing yachts, showing a slight rise in sail attendance
• Semi-custom builds: 78 (down from 84)

By size segment, the 50- to 70-metre bracket has grown modestly (32 yachts vs 30), while the number of 70-metre-plus yachts has declined (seven vs 10).

Major debuts

The spotlight for new deliveries will shine brightest on Feadship’s 79.5-metre Valor, the largest debut of the show. With a volume of 2,117 GT, she signals the Dutch yard’s continued dominance at the very top of the market.

Hot on her heels is the 78-metre Amalya and the 72-metre After You, both from Admiral – The Italian Sea Group, bolstering Italy’s strong showing in this year’s lineup.

Sailing enthusiasts can look forward to Katana, a 61.4-metre Perini Navi, which will be the largest sailing yacht debut at Monaco. The sailing segment is further boosted by Seven, a 46-metre luxury gulet from Pura Vida Yachting and BeCool, a 39-metre Swan.

The mid-size range is well represented with premieres such as Damen’s 53.25-metre support yacht Emotional, Heesen’s 55-metre Solemates, Tankoa’s 55-metre Loewe and Golden Yachts’ 60-metre O’Madeleine.

Smaller, stylish entries include Azimut’s Grande 30M, Riva’s Dolcevita 112 and the Gentleman 24 by Picchiotti.

First-time attendees

Beyond the brand-new launches, several established yachts will be making their Monaco debuts:

• Boardwalk (76.5m, Feadship, 2021) – Tilman Fertitta's (United States Ambassador to Italy) yacht makes her first European boat show appearance
• Regina d’Italia (65m, Codecasa, 2019) – famously linked to the Dolce & Gabbana founders
• Wedge Too (65m, Feadship, 2002) – a Philippe Starck design that remains as radical as the day she launched
• Lady Marina (63.95m, Feadship, 1999) – a pedigree yacht making a belated boat show bow
• Marala (58.8m, Camper & Nicholsons, 1931) – a historically significant rebuild following her award-winning restoration
• Bel1 (49.9m, Rossinavi, 2024) – fresh delivery from Italy’s boutique builder
• Reduce (35.9m, SilverYachts, 2024) – a futuristic SpaceCat catamaran design.

A show in transition

The sale of Breakthrough has reshuffled the pecking order for 2025, removing a record-breaking giant but shining the spotlight on other milestones: Valor’s debut, the revival of large sailing yachts and a deeper spread of first-time attendees across size brackets and eras.

With heritage classics, cutting-edge designs and a fleet that still tips past the 100-yacht mark, this year’s Monaco Yacht Show underscores its unique role: not just as a showcase of scale, but as a stage where innovation, history and prestige meet.