The year 2025 was the one when the buyer's market returned. A buyers market arriving thanks to slowing economies around the globe, as pushed more by the USA tariff and trade war to both foes or friends. A tariff and trade war which seems mostly to hit the lower to middle classes of the developing World, as necessities and supplies have been on the inflationary rise again. The I-word seems to dominate the twenty-twenties decade. Beside the trade war the ongoing World conflicts especially the not ending yet Russo-Ukraine war do not help much a difficult situation. Yet in all this boat sales are stable in the prime markets, and even though some boats nowadays cost near the double to what they were in the previous 2010s decade, it is still a vibrant and innovative market, as the below lists show.
Power Yacht Best of the Year is the BlueGame BGF45. Over the years catamarans have in mostly developed as two hulls who want to carry a home on top of them. A far cry from the efficiency and performance focus of the early cats, albeit that this formula commercially speaking has worked well for those who have specialized in the catamaran genre. But the BlueGame BGF45 represents everything pleasure catamarans should be. It re-invents the more day cruising part of the genre, and on the technical side Sanlorenzo Group put into practise the investment it made with the BGH-HSV hydrogen-powered foil catamaran prototype. With this BlueGame adds a Mediterranean layout, bringing comfort to match those of larger open sport cruisers outside, and of similar sized ones inside.
The others.
Galeon 430 Exp. Challenging tug-boat exterior looks, but once aboard Galeon transformer wizardry expands the exterior entertainment areas to record-breaking extra squared-meters.
Palm Beach Motor Yachts PB85. Large down East lobster yachts are not new, but Palm Beach takes the genre to a new 27 meters size record for its new flagship, without missing the efficiency which made the fortunes of the Sydney founded name.
Prestige F4.3. Different main deck! By eliminating the aft patio door, and using side doors, Prestige add space in the main deck living area of the F4.3. It connects!
Princess F58. Somehow the designers and engineers at Plymouth manage to squeeze a dinette in an astern galley layout in a length of seventeen meters. Space stealer.
Riviera 4300 Sports Express. The detailed unique Swiss knife features of the 4300 Sports Express are mind blowing, as Riviera return to the open sport cruiser segment after sixteen years.
SantaSevera 52. The forward thinking Francesco Guida presents SantaSevera a sport yacht inspired in form and layout to a Down-East lobster boat from the future, with exterior spaces spanning 2/3rds of length.
Scout 670 LXS. Going two foot more Scout creates the largest outboard powered center console ever made. Rightly so the 670 LXS is much more then a walk-around center-console.
Tasman 8.0. Eight meters build to Australian commercial standards for the rough tough stuff, and packed as a cabin sportfish cruiser. Sea worthiness added with the reliability and longevity of line shaft propulsion.
Classic Strikes Back. Itama 54. A hide and seek jewel in Ferretti Group's seven brand portfolio, Itama with the 38 arriving in 1979 and subsequent larger models is part of the Mediterranean pleasure boating story and this becoming a play-ground for open cruisers and yachts over the years. For this third act of Itama designers Ferretti Group brings Luca Bassani prodigy designer Tommaso de Luca who takes over from Marco Casali after twenty years, and debuts with the 54, an open sport yacht who amidst Amati classic moments adds some fresh design details. The public seems to have approved with 2026 production reported sold out at the end of the fall boat shows.
PowerYacht wishes to all its followers, friends, readers, and visitors a Healthy and Prosperous 2026 year.
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