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

2017 is shaping up to be a huge year for Italian yard Rossinavi, with four yacht launches scheduled. The Longitude 49 yacht Aurora is arguably the most exciting of the bunch, with a dynamic exterior design by Fulvio De Simoni, and she will be going on display in Port Hercules this September along with the yard's other recent launch, the 49.9 metre Endeavour II.

Configurable yacht specialist Dynamiq made a huge impact at last year’s Monaco Yacht Show with the 39 metre Jetsetter, and the yard’s 35 metre follow-up GTT 115 looks every inch as impressive. Studio FA Porsche helped to develop both the exterior styling and the achingly cool interiors, with Pepita houndstooth fabrics similar to those found on the latest Porsche 911 R edition sportscar.

With towering topsides and vivid orange detailing, there’s certainly no mistaking Genesia, the new Ocean King 130 yacht from Italian yard Cantiere Navali Chioggia. Styled inside and out by Andrea Vallicelli and riding on a hull developed by naval architects InNave, this 40.25 metre explorer yacht will have visitors to the Monaco show dreaming of far-flung expeditions.

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.

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.

Italian yard Perini Navi has confirmed that it will be bringing a 60 metre sailing yacht to Monaco this year, with reports suggesting that it is the in-build project currently known as C2232, which was recently launched and named Seven. She is the third such yacht to be built by Perini, following on from Seahawk and Perseus 3, all of which benefit from Ron Holland's naval architecture expertise.

Venerable Dutch yard Hakvoort is bringing its newest canoe-sterned beauty to this year’s Monaco Yacht Show. 38.25 metre Soprano hits all the right notes with a interior by Felix Buytendijk that was inspired by New England beach houses. This classically styled aesthetic is truly befitting of her elegant exterior from Diana Yacht Design.

The priorities of the UK yard, and its clients, are changing, from speed to comfort (although at 25 knots the 131 is still no slouch). The Sunseeker 131 is based on the 40M and 35M, but with enormous windows and cutaway bulkheads. We don’t yet know which hull will attend the show, but the first launch, Zozo (pictured above), boasts a subtle and restrained interior in American black walnut and Dark Emperador marble. The boat will be joined by a 116 and a 95.