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  1. What They Sail

    Four Cabins, Three Heads, and a Service Log That Starts at Delivery: A Hatteras GT65 Comes to Market

    A Hatteras GT65 is now available through brokerage, and the detail that will matter most to a buyer is how it has been kept. The boat's upke…

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  2. What They Sail

    Itama's New 70 Pairs Three Cabins With a Near-40-Knot Top End

    Itama has introduced a 70-foot model that puts the emphasis where owners who run their own boats tend to want it: on deck, in the sun, and a…

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  3. What They Sail

    Two Champions, One Hull: Messi and Alcaraz Pick the Same Sunreef 88 Ultima

    Lionel Messi is the owner of a Sunreef 88 Ultima, the builder's 88-foot catamaran. Carlos Alcaraz has placed an order for an identical boat …

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  4. What They Sail

    A 454-Foot Lürssen Fit at Charleston's Megadock, and the Fuel Lines Kept Up

    Charleston has now hosted a Lürssen measuring 454 feet overall at its Megadock, the kind of berth that most Southeastern ports simply cannot…

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  5. What They Sail

    Fort Lauderdale Gets First Look at Pearl's 100-Foot Hybrid Flagship

    Pearl's largest yacht to date is finished with its trials on the water and is bound for Fort Lauderdale, where it will be shown publicly for…

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  6. What They Sail

    A Steeler 72 Built to One Owner's Brief Is Now Looking for Its Next

    Two Bubbles, a Steeler 72 Ocean Explorer, has been listed for sale. She was commissioned the way the best of these boats are, with the origi…

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  7. What They Sail

    Fort Lauderdale Gets First American Look at Sunseeker's New 56-Footer

    Sunseeker is bringing its newest Manhattan to American waters for the first time, and Florida is where the introduction happens. The Manhatt…

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  8. What They Sail

    Sirena Puts the Owner's Terrace Where Nobody Looks: in the Bow

    Sirena's newest flagship, the Sirena 42, measures 138 feet and carries its owner's private outdoor space forward, tucked into the bow across…

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  9. What They Sail

    Forward of the Bridge, a Private Two-Level Retreat on Sirena's 138-Footer

    Sirena has given the owner of its new 42 something most builders reserve for the aft end of a boat: a private outdoor space, stacked across …

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  10. What They Sail

    Two New 45s From Cruisers Yachts Promise More Room Aboard

    Cruisers Yachts is adding two boats to its VTR range, the 45 VTR and the 45 VTR EC, and the builder has now shown them ahead of their arriva…

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  11. What They Sail

    The Last Fifty Feet, Handled: Simrad Puts Self-Docking Within Reach of the Everyday Owner

    Ask any owner which part of a day on the water tightens their grip, and most won't name the inlet or the weather. They'll name the slip: the…

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  12. What They Sail

    More Room at Forty-Five Feet: Cruisers Yachts Adds a Pair to Its VTR Family

    Cruisers Yachts has offered an early look at two new boats, the 45 VTR and the 45 VTR EC, which join its VTR range at the 45-foot mark. The …

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  13. What They Sail

    The Last Twenty Feet Get Easier: Simrad Teaches the Boat to Find Its Own Slip

    Simrad's new AutoCaptain is a system that lets a boat bring itself alongside the dock with no hand on the controls. It sees the approach thr…

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  14. What They Sail

    Two Ways to Take a Cruisers 45: The VTR Line Grows at Forty-Five Feet

    Cruisers Yachts has shown a pair of new boats at forty-five feet, the 45 VTR and the 45 VTR EC. Both are additions to the builder's VTR seri…

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  15. What They Sail

    Hands Off the Helm: Simrad Puts Self-Docking on Factory-Built Boats

    The last fifty feet of any trip, the slow crawl into a slip with a crosswind pushing the bow, is the part owners quietly dread. Simrad's new…

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  16. What They Sail

    Endurance, a Freshly Updated Hatteras 60, Is Looking for Her Next Owner

    A Hatteras 60 named Endurance has come onto the brokerage market. According to the listing, the boat has had a run of work done to her latel…

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  17. What They Sail

    Princess Picks Fort Lauderdale to Unveil the Outboard-Powered C48

    Princess Yachts has chosen the 2026 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show as the place to show the C48, a model built around outboard powe…

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  18. What They Sail

    A Smaller Aquila Sport, Built to Run in the Mid-Forties

    Aquila has added a 35 Sport to its lineup, a compact sibling to the 45 Sport that borrows the larger boat's lines and proportions. The build…

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  19. What They Sail

    At 180 Feet, RMK Puts Two Ideas of Open-Air Living on the Drawing Board

    RMK Yachts has released two new designs, Arcane Era and Arcane Nova, each drawn at 55 meters, or about 180 feet. Both are concepts on paper,…

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  20. What They Sail

    Studio Segno Draws a 154-Foot Concept Called Maai, Balancing Japanese Quiet With Italian Warmth

    Studio Segno has released a design concept for a 154-foot yacht named Maai. At this stage it exists only as a design, and no builder, naval …

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  21. What They Sail

    Studio Segno's "Maai" Is a 154-Foot Concept Waiting for Its Yard

    Studio Segno has released a design for a 154-foot yacht called Maai, and for now it is a concept. No shipyard, naval architect, or price is …

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  22. What They Sail

    Gate Keeper Comes to Market With Its Triple V12s Barely Run

    A Boston Whaler 420 Outrage called Gate Keeper is now for sale, and the main point of the listing is how little its engines have run. The ce…

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  23. What They Sail

    GX42: A 138-Footer That Chooses How It Runs by the Passage Ahead

    The GX42 is a new 138-foot superyacht built around a hybrid plant. Its defining feature is that it decides what to draw power from according…

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  24. What They Sail

    The Interior Designer's Eye Now Reaches the Caviar Service

    For Patrick Knowles, three and a half decades of tailoring yacht interiors have led to the caviar served aboard. He now applies the same mad…

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  25. What They Sail

    Raymarine's CAM400 Puts the Hidden Corners of the Boat on the Helm Screen

    Raymarine has a new small marine camera, the CAM400. It's a networked unit that sends sharp video to the helm, so the person at the wheel ca…

    1 MIN READ
  26. What They Sail

    GX42 Makes the Case for Hybrid Power at 138 Feet

    The GX42 runs 138 feet from stem to stern and carries a hybrid propulsion system, built for owners who want range and economy without giving…

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  27. What They Sail

    At 138 Feet, the GX42 Puts Efficiency First

    The GX42 is a new 138-foot superyacht with a hybrid power system. Its defining feature is that it chooses which source of power to draw on a…

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  28. What They Sail

    Patrick Knowles Brings His Interiors Discipline to the Caviar Course

    After 35 years of tailoring yacht interiors to the people who live aboard them, Patrick Knowles is applying the same thinking to what comes …

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  29. What They Sail

    Frigate, a Viking 80 With a Patrick Knowles Interior, Is on the Market

    Frigate, a Viking 80 with an enclosed bridge, is for sale. Her engine room has been refitted with MTU Series 2000 V16 M96L power rated at 2,…

    1 MIN READ
  30. What They Sail

    Bellini's First Big Boat Is a 118-Foot Explorer Built to Leave the Coast Behind

    Bellini has stepped up to yacht sizes it has never built before, and its first boat at that scale is the Eternal 36, a 118-foot explorer. Th…

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    Photo by Gunnar Ridderström on Unsplash
  31. What They Sail

    Frigate, a Viking 80 With Bigger MTU Power and a Patrick Knowles Interior, Is on the Market

    The Viking 80 named Frigate is for sale, and two things set her apart from a standard example of the model. The first is her engines. She no…

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  32. What They Sail

    Bellini's Eternal 36 Opens an Explorer Line Built for Owners Who Go the Distance

    Bellini has stepped up into superyacht territory, and its first boat at that size is a 118-foot explorer called the Eternal 36. She is the f…

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  33. What They Sail

    TYKUN Builds a 42-Footer for Owners Who Want the Tender to Feel Like Time Aboard

    TYKUN has put a new 42-foot tender at the top of its range, and it's meant to carry the polish of a proper yacht while keeping the toughness…

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  34. What They Sail

    TYKUN's Tykun XII Is a 42-Foot Flagship That Mixes Yacht Finish With the Practical Build of a RIB

    TYKUN has named a new flagship: the Tykun XII, which runs 42 feet. The builder pitches it as two boats in one, with the refined finish owner…

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    Photo by Dan Hadar on Unsplash
  35. What They Sail

    Riva's Janus Navem Is Listed for Sale in Fort Lauderdale

    Janus Navem, a Riva 130 Bellissima, is on the market, and she is listed in Fort Lauderdale rather than across the Atlantic. Buyers in Florid…

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  36. What They Sail

    A Le Mans Driver Asked for a Boat That Fits Like a Race Seat. Bellini Built the Astor 38.

    The Astor 38 is a 38-foot sport yacht from Bellini, and it began as a commission from a driver who has raced at Le Mans. The yard built the …

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  37. What They Sail

    A Riva 130 Bellissima Is on the Market in Fort Lauderdale

    The Riva 130 Bellissima named Janus Navem is for sale in Fort Lauderdale. Riva is the builder, and Bellissima is the yard's name for the 130…

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  38. What They Sail

    A Racing Driver's Commission Shapes Bellini's New 38-Footer

    The Bellini Astor 38 began as a commission from a driver who has raced at Le Mans, and the boat shows it. The 38-foot sport yacht has a hull…

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  39. What They Sail

    Built for a Le Mans Driver, the Bellini Astor 38 Takes Its Cues From the Track

    The Bellini Astor 38 started as a private commission, and the person who commissioned it races at Le Mans. That shows in the brief. The 38-f…

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  40. What They Sail

    Janus Navem, a Riva 130 Bellissima, Is on the Market in Fort Lauderdale

    Janus Navem is up for sale, and she's in Fort Lauderdale, where an American buyer can go and see her in person. She's a Bellissima, the 130 …

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  41. What They Sail

    A Racing Driver's Commission Becomes a 38-Foot Bellini Built Around the Helm

    The Bellini Astor 38 started with a commission from a driver who races at Le Mans, and it shows in how the boat is laid out. The hull was sh…

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  42. What They Sail

    Princess Puts a Tri-Deck Odyssey 108 on the Calendar for 2029

    Princess has released its first images of the Odyssey 108, a three-deck yacht with generous volume that moves its Odyssey line well beyond w…

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  43. What They Sail

    Princess Puts a Date on Its Next Odyssey: First Hull Due in 2029

    Princess has released the first images of the Odyssey 108, a three-deck yacht the builder presents as a significant advance for its Odyssey …

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  44. What They Sail

    Three V-12s on the Transom: Michael Peters Draws the Running Surface for the Eclipse 505 Shadow

    The Eclipse 505 Shadow is a 50-foot express cruiser that hangs its power off the stern. Three Mercury V-12 outboards, each rated at 600 hors…

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  45. What They Sail

    A Hatteras 60 Kept Out of Salt Water, and Kept Up Without Compromise

    Ovation, a 60-foot Hatteras motoryacht, is on the market, and its biggest selling point is where it has spent its time: mostly in fresh wate…

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  46. What They Sail

    Lyman-Morse and Ray Hunt Design Put an American Name on a Long-Range Yacht

    The Hunt 70 is a yacht built for going a long way, with a hull and design from Ray Hunt Design and construction at Lyman-Morse in Maine. Pai…

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  47. What They Sail

    Rossinavi's Heed Runs 173 Feet, With a Pool Kept for the Owner Alone

    Rossinavi has a new yacht, and her name is Heed. She measures 173 feet, and among her features is a swimming pool set aside for the owner's …

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  48. What They Sail

    A Hatteras 60 Kept Mostly Clear of Salt Comes to Market

    Ovation, a 60-foot motor yacht built by Hatteras, is for sale, and owners will see the appeal of her history right away: she has spent most …

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  49. What They Sail

    Riva's 54Metri Gives Its Owner the Full Width of the Main Deck

    The 54Metri is now the biggest boat Riva has built. It runs past 180 feet and carries the yard's familiar look up into superyacht size. Gues…

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  50. What They Sail

    1,250 Miles Between Fuel Stops: A Grand Banks 72 Aleutian Is on the Market

    A Grand Banks 72 Aleutian is now listed for sale. The builder is Grand Banks, and the model name gives the length: 72 feet. Two Caterpillar …

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  51. What They Sail

    Nuvolari Lenard Styling Meets a Hybrid Drivetrain on CRN's Newest 67-Meter Build

    CRN has presented Amor À Vida, a 67-meter yacht, about 220 feet, built entirely to one client's brief rather than from an existing platform.…

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  52. What They Sail

    Two Caterpillars and 1,250 Miles: A Grand Banks 72 Aleutian Comes to Market

    A Grand Banks 72 Aleutian is now listed for sale, and the numbers say what kind of owner the boat was built for. Two Caterpillar C18 engines…

    1 MIN READ
  53. What They Sail

    Amor À Vida: A 220-Foot Custom CRN, Drawn by Nuvolari Lenard and Built for One Owner

    CRN's newest yacht is Amor À Vida, a 67-meter build. That is roughly 220 feet on the waterline conversation owners have at the dock. She was…

    1 MIN READ
  54. What They Sail

    5,500 Nautical Miles on One Tank: The Explorer Brief for Florida Owners

    Three yards have new explorer yachts, and each one does something different. Numarine went for a classic, restrained profile that should sti…

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  55. What They Sail

    A 123-Footer Named for a Song, and Built Inside to Match

    Lollipop is a new 123-foot yacht whose name comes straight from "On the Good Ship Lollipop," and her interior follows the same idea with a c…

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  56. What They Sail

    118 Feet Under Canvas: Oyster Puts the 36M at the Top of Its Line

    Oyster, the builder from Britain, has a new sailing yacht at the head of its range, and it is called the 36M. It is 118 feet long. For an ow…

    1 MIN READ
  57. What They Sail

    Feadship Takes Its Guests Below the Waterline in 'Hive,' a 337-Foot Design Study

    Feadship has released images of Hive, a concept that runs 337 feet. That makes it the largest design the yard has ever presented in concept …

    1 MIN READ
  58. What They Sail

    Stability Comes Standard on Bird, a Valhalla V-37 Now for Sale

    Bird, a Valhalla Boatworks V-37, is on the market. She runs on a stepped-V hull with a ventilated tunnel, and a Seakeeper gyro is aboard to …

    1 MIN READ
  59. What They Sail

    Viking Yachts Makes the Case for Whale Detection Over Blanket Speed Limits

    The New Jersey builder is putting its name behind detection technology as a smarter way to protect North Atlantic right whales, rather than …

    1 MIN READ
  60. What They Sail

    Numarine's New Explorer Adds Hybrid Power to the Outdoor-Living Formula

    Numarine has introduced the 27XP, an explorer yacht built on the platform established by its 26XP. The new model carries forward that boat's…

    1 MIN READ
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