Although Madsummer tops the FLIBS fleet in terms of size, it’s no echoing mausoleum. The cheerful decor in primary hues makes one feel right at home – a great trait for a charter yacht. Her size does show in the 12m swimming pool, a spa that opens to the sea, an Air Nautique tender and much more.
The “Revolution” continues at Ocean Alexander with the second model in the series being unveiled in Fort Lauderdale. It’s a thoroughly modern mutiny, too, with an open-plan main deck amid huge windows and a plumb bow. A piercer bulb enhances performance.
Who says a yacht’s port and starboard sides need to be mirror images of each other? Throwing this design tenet out of the window reclaims about 10m² of interior space. A starboard side deck runs from bow to stern, but to port the design is wide-body.
Capable of extreme cruising, this Marlow Voyager 100 is as overbuilt as they come. It includes Kevlar and carbon-fibre construction, custom climate control, waste heat recovery, continuous duty-rated Baudouin engines and all components specced to the highest standards.
Part of the Y Class of motor yachts, the Y85 is a contemporary take on the flybridge yacht, with a sweeping superstructure and planing hull capable of 33 knots. She accommodates eight guests in four cabins plus crew quarters for three aft.
Builder: Horizon
LOA: 24.54 metres
Exterior design: Cor D Rover
Interior design: Horizon
The way to look at this yacht is from the inside out. The beamy yet efficient hull holds an immense interior for its LOA – made even more voluminous in this Skyline model by the enclosed bridge. Designer Cor D Rover jokingly calls it the smallest 43-metre they’ve done.
Based on the concept of extra volume, the Extra 86 offers exceptional liveability inside and a tri-level cockpit outside that forms a beach club of more than 50m². The “Fast” version exceeds 30 knots with Volvo IPS 1350s.
At long last, Hargrave has a new flagship, usurping the title held by the 1991 Katamarino (now Paris) by 50cm. Built to Lloyd’s class, the steel and aluminium yacht has a beach club, six guest suites – including a 10.4m-wide master – and Tier 4 Caterpillar 3512s capable of 18 knots.
With villa-like comforts inherent in all Ferretti yachts, the 720 has an open and bright interior and plenty of sunning and entertaining space outdoors, all realised with an effortless elegance. The first hull sports 1,400hp V12 MANs for a 28-knot cruise.
This new Majesty keeps guests close to the sea with a fixed terrace in the main-deck master, balconies that widen the main deck aft on both sides and, of course, a beach club. Following the adage “happy crew, happy owner”, crew comfort was also a major consideration.