28 of the best new yachts on display at the 2017 Monaco Yacht Show

The first Heesen yacht to combine hybrid propulsion with a fast displacement hull, 49.8 metre Home will be making her debut at Monaco this year. Italian design Cristiano Gatto created a chic, modern interior for this all aluminium yacht, which perfectly compliments her sleek exterior styling, which comes courtesy of long-time yard collaborator Omega Architects. And given Heesen’s reputation for top-notch hospitality, the 4.8 metre long sundeck bar should come in handy during the show.

Kalliente is the first hull of Dominator’s Ilumen range. The semi-displacement epoxy carbon boat lives up to its series moniker with floor to ceiling glazing in the saloon and a light-flooded master cabin, all wrapped in muscular lines penned by Alberto Mancini.

The latest Amels Limited Editions 180 yacht, Lili gives a good indication of how flexible the Dutch yard’s signature platform really is. Her superyacht sundeck has been extended by three metres to make room for a four metre long counter-current swimming pool. Other customisations include several fold-out balconies and a private aft deck leading off from the owner’s suite.

The first Swan 95 is a sailer built for slick performance, with twin rudders for responsiveness and easy manoeuvring, while a lifting keel can shrink her draught from 5.5m to 3.3m. Lot 99 features a semi-raised saloon, but a flush deck version of the 95 is also available.

The Mangusta 165 has proven to be one of the most successful semi-custom yacht series in the 50 metre bracket, with the 12th hull launched by Overmarine earlier this year. Her bold exterior colour-scheme immediately sets her apart from all of the other yachts in the series and rumour has it that her interior is just as daring.

The Italian yard is also expected to bring a member of its burgeoning Mangusta Oceanco 42 range to the Monaco Yacht Show this year.

Another Turkish titan hoping to take Monaco by storm, 47.5 metre Nerissa is hull number one in Bilgin’s 156 semi-custom series. Her curvaceous exterior is straight from the boards of Unique Yacht Design, who also contributed the naval architecture for the project, while British studio H2 Yacht Design worked up her bright, modern interior décor.

Dutch yard Damen is bringing the newest member of its yacht support vessel fleet to the Monaco show this year. New Frontiers measures 55.3 metres, giving owners a wealth of tender carrying options from helicopters to submersibles and much more besides. What’s more, she has been fitted out with three guest cabins, including a main-deck owner’s cabin, making her ideal for a weekend away from the mothership.

Damen will also be bringing the 69.15 metre Game Changer, which turned heads in London earlier this year by mooring up alongside HMS Belfast.

One of 2017’s more secretive launches, 74 metre New Secret slipped into the water at Amels in a manner befitting her name. However, her owner has agreed to a slot at the Monaco show, despite the fact that New Secret is not offered for sale or charter. Visits to this Limited Editions 242 yacht will be limited to VIPs only — those lucky enough to get on board can admire her Winch Design interior, which has been described as “warm and tastefully discreet”.

Yard owner Hans Georg Näder has commissioned Baltic for all six of his Pink Gin sailing yachts and the latest installment, Pink Gin VI, pushes the boundaries of sailing design in several key ways. Keep an eye out for multiple balconies cut into her 53.9 metre carbon-fibre hull, as well as her Design Unlimited interior of petrified wood, salmon skin, gilded bronze, hammered copper and velvet.

The first yacht in Turquoise’s new generation fleet — and the first hull out of the Turkish yard’s sheds since Ileria in 2013 — Razan’s highlights include sprawling deck spaces, a spectacular beach club and a globe-trotting cruising range of 4,200 nautical miles.