Palm Beach 2026 Boat Show Preview

 

The 2026 Palm Beach Boat Show now in its 44th edition is to be held from Wednesday 25 till Sunday 29 March.  In last year edition the Palm Beach Boat Show had over 55,000 visitors, over one thousand boats and yachts on display, and six hundreds plus brands taking part.  Owned by the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County and produced by Informa Markets, the Palm Beach International Boat Show will be taking place for its home in over thirty years along Flagler Drive in Downtown West Palm Beach, directly across the Intracoastal Waterway from Palm Beach Island.  The single area and it's location, what is called the Billionaire's Corridor are key to the Palm Beach Boat Show success, which in recent years has become one of the largest boat shows in the World and in USA, challenging the other big two US boat shows for the top spot.  For the 2026 edition the Palm Beach Boat Show will feature the following World firsts; Alia Yachts 43m ALY431, CRN 67.55m hull.143, Everglades 437CX, Fairline Targa 47 GT, Freeman 56, Intrepid 35 Valor, Manari 52, Numarine 40 MXP, Solaris Power 52 Open ST, Tiara 46LS, Viking 50 Billfish, and Westport W135.

www.pbboatshow.com

The Palm Beach Boat Show was started in 1982 as a modest event first located at the Soverel Marine Harbor in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.  By the late eighties, the show expanded to its current location along Flagler Drive in downtown Palm Beach, providing a stunning backdrop of the Intracoastal Waterway. This change marked an important moment in the event's history, as the show began to attract a more international audience.  By the nineties, the Palm Beach Boat Show had already earned a reputation for showcasing the world’s finest boats and yachts.

Project: Everglades 437CX

Everglades presents the 437CX project marking the next second chapter in the Seven-Series cross over dual console line which debuted last year with the 367CX.  Larger by two meters to it's smaller sister the 437CX brings the same crossover cruiser-fish dual console design for boaters who want it all; range, space, comfort, performance, and a bit of fishing.  With a twelve meters length the Everglades 437CX is to offer a sleeping accommodation for four, with an exterior which takes advantage of fore to stern usable deck spaces, and is added with expanded living areas from port and starboard, drop down balconies to aft.  The Everglades is to be powered by outboard motors from triple Yamaha 450hp up  to Mercury 600hp.

www.evergladesboats.com

Azimut Yacht Partly Sinks in Cetraro, Italy

Three crew were saved as a 21 meter Azimut flybridge yacht with Panamanian flag partly sank in the marina of Cetraro, in the province of Cosenza, Italy on the night of Monday sixteen March.  The yacht was assisted by the Vigili del Fuoco fire fighters of Scalea and the Cetraro Italian Guardia Costiera coast guard who saved the captain and the two crew.  According to a first reconstruction of the event the yacht entered in the harbour to escape the gale force winds and rough seas it encountered during navigation, only for it to end in a difficult situation and tangle its propellers and then partly sinking.  No one was injured in the part sinking, with the yacht lifted out in a boat yard the following morning.

The yacht in this accident is an Azimut Fly 72 as designed by Alberto Mancini and produced since 2023.  The Fly 72 was a replacement to the Azimut 72 Flybridge.

New Launch: Michael Rybovich 42 Sportfisherman Hull #10

Michael Rybovich have recently launched the 42 Sportfisherman, its latest tenth hull.  This latest tenth Michael Rybovich hull, brings the news for the revered Palm Beach located custom sportfish boat and yacht builder, for being its first IPS powered boat.  With the Volvo IPS propulsion arriving in 2005, it took over twenty years for Rybovich to build an IPS boat, although fair to say, as each Rybovich is made to order, this has as much to do about its customer base rather then the custom builder alone.  Custom boats are a thing of experienced owners, and a Rybovich might be two times of that.  This tenth hull is also the smallest of Michael Rybovich era which started in 2014 with the Hull #1 64 Walkaround.  Michael Rybovich 42 Sportfisherman Hull #10, comes as a game boat type sportfish cruiser, with not much amenities in the cabin, albeit a three berths forward cabin, spacious head with separate shower stall to port side, and galley on the lower deck.  Albeit unusual nowadays, game boats were quite a thing for Rybovich and the Florida based custom builders up until the seventies, as convertible more cabin featured sportfish started to take over.  Even the first Rybovich the 34 Hull #1 from 1947, the boat which is the basis of the modern sportfish cruiser and yacht was that bit a game boat type sportfish. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 12.80 m (42ft)

Beam - 4.36 m

Draft - 1.19 m

Displacement - 14514 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 1987 l

Water Capacity - 378 kg

Accommodation - three berths in one cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D11 725hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives

Speed - 

Construction - cold molded, wood covered fiberglass

Project - Michael Rybovich and Sons

www.michaelrybovichandsons.com

Riviera Sport Yacht Goes Ablaze Near Pittwater, Australia

A seventeen meter Riviera sport yacht with five persons and a dog onboard was wrecked by fire to the north of West Head, near Patonga, Pittwater Australia at 13:40 of Monday sixteen March.  The five boaters who jumped in the water were rescued first by a fisherman in a small boat who was returning from a fishing trip, and then transferred to an eleven meter vessel with the authorities coming first with the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, this followed by NorthSouthWest Rural Fire Service, and NorthSouthWest Police.  The yacht was ultimately wrecked and mostly sunk by the fire, with this extinguished in three hours.   The boaters were not injured even tough they jumped in the water without life jackets, as these were located at the back of the yacht were the fire started.  A notice to mariners for navigational hazard has been issued on the partly sank wreck.

The yacht in this fire is a Riviera 5800 Sport Yacht as produced from 2009 to 2015 in 33 units.  The 5800 was released as new flagship of the Sport Yacht line which debuted with the 3600 Sport Yacht in 2005, with the model replaced by the Riviera 6000 Sport Yacht.

Project: SAY Carbon Yachts 42 Sport

In the fall of 2025 SAY Carbon Yachts from Germany unveiled the 42 Sport project.  The 42 Sport is based on the standard 42 which debuted in 2022, but features a totally new deck transforming it into a walk-around sport cruiser.  With this walk-around layout the SAY 42 Sport expands the exterior areas from fore to stem, adding a large U-shaped lounge forward of the main deck.  But the SAY 42 Sport also brings a larger T-Top, now integrated with the windshield, while the center console is now a three seater versus the two seat of the 42.  The trade-off for all this is the that bit smaller cabin for the SAY 42 Sport, similar and offering the same double berth and a shower head to starboard, but with a bit less length and beam.  The SAY Carbon Yachts 42 Sport is powered by twin Volvo D4 320hp diesels, and or petrol gas 430hp, both of which with stern drive propulsion.

www.saycarbonyachts.com

New Model: Bilgin 52 meters Series 170

Bilgin Yachts announce the successful launch of the new 52-meter 170 series. Launched in Antalya, this milestone not only marks a key stage in the yacht’s construction but also reflects the continued growth and strengthening of Bilgin Yachts’ production capabilities at its Antalya facility. The launch underscores the refined craftsmanship, advanced engineering, and integrated production approach that define Bilgin Yachts and the prestigious Made in Turkey mark of excellence. Built on a proven semi-custom platform, the Series 170 is an evolved generation of Bilgin’s 163 series, which debuted in 2024 and was launched in two units. The new 170 Series delivers a compelling balance between sleek exterior aesthetics and generous interior and exterior volumes. While her profile echoes the elegant lines of the 163, the 170 Series unique surface finishes and bespoke detailing, shaped by the owner’s vision and executed with full creative freedom entrusted to the shipyard and its design partners. Developed by Unique Yacht Design, the yacht’s efficient displacement hull delivers optimized hydrodynamics, long-range capability, and exceptional onboard comfort -key attributes of the Bilgin 170 platform.

Technical Data:

LOA - 52 m (170.6ft)

Waterline Length - 47.6 m

Beam - 9.25 m

Draft - 2.60 m

Displacement - 495 t loaded, 499 gt *volume

Fuel Capacity - 55,000 l

Water Capacity - 11,000 l

Accommodation - twelve guests in six cabins, ten crew in five cabins

Engines - 2 x Cats C32 1449hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - sixteen knots max, ten knots cruise

Range - five thousand nautical miles at cruise

Hull Shape - displacement

Construction - steel hull aluminium super structure

Project - Emrecan Ozgun Unique Yacht Design exterior and naval architect, Enrico Lumini Hot Lad interior

Certification - RINA

www.biglinyacht.com

competition = Sanlorenzo 52Steel

Project: Tankoa 61 meter

Tankoa present a brand new 61-metre mega yacht project. This new yacht is a fully custom, one-off creation which reflects Tankoa's boutique philosophy and commitment to crafting yachts entirely tailored to each owner’s vision, from the blank page to the finished vessel.  From the very first stages of the design, the identity of this 61-metre yacht becomes evident, where meticulous attention to detail and a clever use of functional space take on a central role. More details of the exteriors and interiors will be presented later as this project gets more advanced.  They have been developed by external designers in close collaboration with the owner and the Tankoa Centro Stile, with the aim of creating an atmosphere of effortless luxury and style.  Ordered by an American customer this Tankoa 61 meter is scheduled for delivery in February 2029.

www.tankoa.it

New Model: Picchiotti Gentleman 24

The Gentleman 24 is the first model of the renewed Picchiotti line launched under The Italian Sea Group ownership.  Presented at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2025, she represents the beginning of a new era for Picchiotti, realised with Luca Dini who designed both exterior and interiors. For those who think they have seen this yacht before, you are not wrong as this Luca Dini design, albeit a bit different was first announced as the Cantieri di Pisa Kitalpha 22 project in 2016 which was never made, but Codecasa takes the Luca Dini designs and in 2023 launch the similar but Kitalpha larger Classic Yacht 24, and then again launch the larger Classic 110 earlier last year, which looks to be the Picchiotti Gentleman 33 project.  Picchiotti has also a project for a larger Gentleman 44, which will complete the Gentleman three model classic yacht fleet from 24 to 44 meters in length.  Nonetheless this is a valid project, but who is making it gets a little confusing, although at this moment I imagine that The Italian Sea Group have bought the rights of the designs from Luca Dini.  The Gentleman 24 is offered in four cabins, though the first hull features a three cabins layout, with two crew cabins.  The Picchiotti 24 Gentleman is powered by twin MAN 1300hp for speeds up to nineteen knots, a cruise of sixteen, and a nine knots easy going giving a 1,800 nautical miles long range.  Engines up to 1550hp for speeds over twenty knots are available.  As competition goes the Picchiotti Gentleman 24 is a niche product and quite unique, with the 2022 Magnolia 24m being a different but still classic looking alternative.

Technical Data:

LOA - 23.96 m (78.7ft)

Beam - 6.50 m

Draft - 1.40 m

Displacement - 150 gt *volume

Fuel Capacity - 10,000 l

Water Capacity - 2000 l

Accommodation - eight guests in four cabins, four crew in two cabins

Engines - 2 x MAN D2868LE466 V8 1300hp, optional 1550hp 

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - nineteen knots max sixteen cruise, nine knots long range

Range - 1800 nautical miles at nine knots 

Construction - aluminium

Project - Luca Dini exterior and interior, The Italian Sea Group naval architecture

Certification - RINA C ✠ Hull • Mach Y - Unrestricted Navigation classification

www.picchiottiyachts.com

competition = Magnolia Yachts 24m Trawler

MTI Performance Yacht Fire Wrecked In Miami Beach, Florida

A fifteen meter MTI performance center console titled Size Matters went ablaze at about a quarter of a mile offshore to the coast of 57th Street in Miami Beach, Florida at about 11:00 morning time of Thursday twelfth March.  The Nebraska boaters were first assisted by nearby boats, with Miami Beach Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responding to the blaze.  Ultimately the yacht was wrecked by the fire but was saved from sinking.  Fast Response Marine Towing and Salvage towed the performance yacht for recovery to a dry dock.  The boaters which numbers have not been specified were not injured.  According to a re-construction of the events, the yacht was taking part in a MTI Poker Run event, when the owner saw smoke coming, failing to control it, this developed into a bigger fire which ultimately wrecked the boat.

The yacht in this fire is an MTI 50 V as produced since 2022.  Marine Technology Inc debuted its today three model center console MTI-V line with the V42 in 2014.