Project: Beneteau Gran Turismo 50

In the wake of the announcement of the updated Gran Turismo range this Spring and the first two debuts of the 35 and 40 GT models at the 2025 Cannes yachting festival, Beneteau unveils the project for a new Gran Turismo 50 flagship.  Designed by long time Beneteau designer Andreani with naval architecture by Dixon, the Gran Turismo 50 revolves around a revolutionary approach to layout, looks and ergonomics.  For this the new Gran Turismo 50 is to feature a unique layout, with an expanding exterior spaces, see drop down bulk heads but also a fully enclosed hard-top, with astern galley, and a lower deck offering three cabins sleeping four or five.  The Beneteau 50 Gran Turismo is a cross-over in the sense that it unites center-console walk-around details to those of a full cabin yacht, making it a proposal for those who want to go boating also in the not so nice weather, without missing on the features of an open yacht.  The Beneteau Gran Turismo 50 is to be powered by twin Volvo 480hp with IPS pod drives propulsion, and is also to be available in the Alpine limited edition version; hull color mix of Blue Navy and Deep Black color contours, and a limited edition steering wheel.

www.beneteau.com

New Model: Sasga Menorquin 48 FB

Sasga has at the 2025 Cannes Yachting Festival unveiled the all-new Menorquín 48 FB. With its timeless elegance and robust hull designed for smooth sailing, the Menorquín 48 embodies the pure art of Mediterranean living, a cruiser dressed in traditional llaut Menorcan fishing vessel but offering plenty of living spaces.  The Menorquin comes as a model filler between the 42 and the recently unveiled 55 models, offering spacious spaces including a three double cabins layout, and a forward owners stateroom which is as spacious as a midships located master.  The galley is located in the lower deck in between the cabin, with a second with twin berths to port-side, and a third cabin with two L-shaped bunks to starboard.  The Menorquin 48 FB is powered by twin Volvo 370hp and or optional 440hp with line shaft propulsion.  To speeds are up to 23 knots from the big engine option.  An HT hard-top version will also follow this flybridge, with build capacity being reported to three units a year.

Technical Data:

LOA - 15.80 m (51.8ft)

Hull Length - 13.4 m

Beam - 4.85 m

Draft - 1.20 m

Displacement - 17.65 t

Fuel Capacity - 1840 l

Water Capacity - 700 l

Accommodation - five or six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 370hp, or D6 440hp 

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 23 knots max, nineteen knots cruise with 440hp

Project - Inigo Toledo from Barracuda Yacht Design

www.sasgayachts.com

Project: Benetti B.Neos 40m

During the 2025 Cannes Yachting Festival Benetti presented the B.Neos project, a reportedly but not confirmed forty meter super yacht concept.  B.Neos embraces the proportions and silence of sailing yachts, favouring instead the pleasure of the essential and beauty of simplicity.  Coming from the Greek word néos, meaning new young and fresh the Benetti B.Neos is designed by Malcolm McKeon for exteriors who brings classic chic lines, with interiors by Francesca Muzio FM Architettura. Both the designers focused in offering a motor yacht with fluid lines and spaces, and an intelligent layout embracing classicality with a modern twist. B.Neos focuses on a new generation of owners, a philosophy for a smart yacht, technological, unconventional, that redefines the traditional codes of super yachts.  Instead of the relentless pursuit of volume, see no wide body main deck, with a smooth S-shear line B.Neos offers an intelligent distribution of space, designed for an owner who rejects the superfluous in favour of a more direct and functional experience, where technology makes it possible to enjoy silence thanks the standard hybrid propulsion.  So far it is not understood if a Benetti B.Neos is under construction, or this was an offered inbuild project, with technical details beside the designers name, and hybrid type propulsion being the only information provided.  Also it is not reported if the Benetti B.Neos is to be build of fiberglass, aluminium, or steel.

www.benettiyachts.it

New Model: AB Yachts 95

AB Yachts, a brand of Next Yacht Group and for over thirty years a symbol of fast jet propelled sport yachts raises the bar again as its unveiled the new AB 95 at the 2025 Cannes Yachting Festival.  Launched in early August, the first AB Yachts 95 is powered triple Man engines totalling 6,000 horsepower delivering a fifty knots of top speed, in almost total absence of vibrations.  The  95 is the ultimate and latest expression of AB Yachts philosophy: high performance, extreme engineering and a design that makes its presence felt without compromise. Developed in collaboration with the architectural studio Archea Associati, the AB yachts 95 measures 28 meters in length and features four cabins for the owner and guests, accommodating up to ten berths, plus two additional crew cabins for four crew members. Every detail reflects over three decades of shipyard expertise: fine, cutting-edge materials, advanced technical solutions and a high-performance propulsion system.

Technical Data:

LOA - 28.45 m (93.4ft)

Beam - 6.80 m

Draft - 1.35 m

Displacement - 93 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 10,700 l

Water Capacity - 2000 l

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

Engines - 3 x Man V12 2000hp

Propulsion - 2 x MJP steerable water jets, plus one MJM central booster water jet

Speed - fifty knots max

Range - 440 nautical miles at cruise

Project -  Marco Casamonti of Archea Associati, Next Yacht Group

Certification - RINA  C cross of Malta Hull Mach Y, unrestricted navigation Pleasure

www.abyachts.com

Project: Princess 106 Odyssey

Princess Yachts, the UK’s largest luxury yacht manufacturer, has announced its return to the thirty meters plus superyacht segment with the announcement of the 106 Odyssey project at the 2025 Monaco Yacht Show.  A bit of Princess super yachting history, the Plymouth yacht builder entered 24 meters plus sizes in 2001 when it launched the 25M, this was followed by always expanding sizes and under one hundred foot for a decade, that is when Princess buys part of the Devonport Naval Base in 2011, and enters thirty meters plus sizes in that same year debuting the 32M.  The 32M is followed by the largest Princess to date, the 40M, and then by the smaller 35M and 30M.  In total 38 yachts were build in eight years over thirty meters with the most successful being the 30M sold in fifteen units, and the 35M the least as it was delivered in seven hulls.  The 106 Odyssey marks the return for Princess in the thirty meter plus segment after an absence since 2019, and is the first model in a forthcoming range of larger yachts with a more ship like exploring presence, unlike the previous M range which had sleek modern lines. The 106 Odyssey is a super yacht designed to deliver more volume to square meter for its size, and will offer numerous interior configurations, possible from an innovative layout, and a range of optional packages to ensure customer choice is both simplified and wide-ranging. Princess say the 106 Odyssey is engineered for distance and long range, although thus far with this first project announcement they have advised no distance capability details, but they are saying it will feature a hybrid fast displacement hull.  As layout goes the main deck features an expansive cockpit and transom with flexible furniture and drop-down balconies designed to adapt effortlessly to every occasion. The owner’s suite includes a private lounge or ante-room, a dressing area, and a spa-inspired en-suite bathroom, while the upper deck offers configurable layouts with bespoke furniture options, an optional spa bath, and floor-to-ceiling windows and skylights that create a bright, airy sanctuary. The lower deck is to feature a full-beam VIP stateroom that can be transformed into two en suite double cabins, providing up to four elegant guest cabins in total. Crew quarters are located forward and include three cabins for five crew members, including a private Captain’s cabin and a welcoming crew mess. 

www.princessyachts.com

New Model: Scout 670 LXS

Scout present the new 670 LXS, its new flagship which expands its largest offer by fifteen foot, and what is the current biggest production outboard boat in the market larger to the HCB 65 Estrella by two foot.  Announced as Project Everest in early 2023, the new Scout flagship is designed by Harrison Eidsgaard and presents itself as a fully enclosed center console sport yacht with a lower deck offering a three cabin layout.  Debuting at the 2025 Palm Beach boat show in March, the Scout 670 LXS is a sport yacht with luxury, fishing, cruising and high performance features. The Scout 670 LXS is powered with quintuple Mercury 600hp for a top speed up to 52 knots, and a fast cruise of 34 knots which should give a range of about 443 nautical miles, provided by a five thousand litres plus petrol gas fuel capacity.

Technical Data:

LOA - 20.35 m (66.9ft)

Beam - 4.93 m

Draft - 1.04 m

Displacement - 

Fuel Capacity - 5678 l *petrol gas plus 697 l *diesel for generator

Water Capacity - 447 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins

Engines - 5 x Mercury Verado V12 600hp

Propulsion - outboard

Speed - 52 knots max, 34 cruise

Range - 443 nautical miles at 34 knots fast cruise

Construction - carbon fibre epoxy infused hull

Project - Harrison Eidsgard

www.scoutboats.com

Project: Manda Yachts S06

Manda Yachts is an interesting fresh yacht builder which announced itself in 2022 and debuted in 2023, shows the project for a new S06 model.  Manda Yachts offers a new type of yachting, from a certain view similar to BlueGame see free stern-area, but then with a different main deck.  Designed by Ceccarelli the Manda S06, fills and completes the range in between the fifty foot S05 and the 21 meter S07, the two models which debuted Manda Yachts in 2023.  For the S06 Ceccarelli follows similar design solutions, a spacious free aft deck which integrates with the fully open midships lounge located in the lower deck, with a walk-around main deck.  Accessing the main deck is from two side stair cases from the large aft lower deck, with this bringing a fully enclosed central hard-top area, this offering a dinette, mini-galley, and central pilot station with triple settees.  To fore-deck is another lounging area with a forward settee served with a coffee table, and fore deck sun-pad.  Manda Yachts S06 is to be powered by twin Volvo 725hp for top speeds up to 28 knots and a cruise of twenty knots.  

www.mandayachts.it

Azimut Cruiser Ends Beached in Gokova Bay, Mugla, Turkey

An eleven meter Azimut flybridge cruiser ended beached and aground in Gökova Bay in Akbuk, Muğla, Turkey on the morning of Tuesday seventh October.  The Azimut cruiser was reported to be anchored offshore to the bay, when it dragged anchor and ended beached as the wind from the South-Westerly intensified to force five intensity on that morning.  Locals and fisherman assisted the boat as no one was injured in the grounding, with some news saying that no one was onboard the flybridge cruiser as it ended beached.   

The Azimut cruiser in this accident is an AZ Trentanove model as designed by Stefano Righini and produced from 1999 to 2004.  The AZ Trentanove was a replacement to the AZ Trentasei, with model evolving into the 39 Evolution and produced for another three years.

New Model: Lancia Aprea 42

Lancia Aprea follows its first 52 model act with the smaller 42 which debuted at the 2025 Cannes boat show.  Again a design of Brunello Acampora, the smaller 42 follows the theme of the bigger sister, in bringing a walk around sport cruiser in a classic theme.  A lancia Sorrentina in form, although both the 42 and 52 augment the details; from the curved tumble home stern to the extra flared bow, all this make the Lancia Aprea a unique offer in the always more competitive walk around cruiser market.  Like its bigger sister the Lancia Aprea 42 is again a very semi custom offer, from ten unique color for the hulls, the first unit featured a unique Aurora Gold, and the choice theme continuing inside the cabin.  For example hull one had a forward double berth which can be spec'd as a U-shaped dinette which transforms to a double berth, and a midships cabin with twin berths and can be ordered as a double.  Other endless options come also to the power and propulsion; which start from twin 320 and go up to 440hp for the inboards, and propulsion choices of stern drives, to IPS pod drives, line shafts, and outboards with twin or triple's set up.  The outboard version is to be most powerful and faster of the choices; available with twin or triple Honda and Mercury from 350 to 400hp, giving maximum speeds up to 45 knots. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 12.44 m (40.8ft)

Hull Length - 9.99 m

Waterline Length - 9.83 m

Beam - 4.09 m

Draft - 1.09 m

Displacement - 10 t unloaded, 12 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 1000 l

Water Capacity - 325 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - four berths

Engines - 2 x D4 320, D6 380hp, D6 440hp, Yanmar 440hp, 2/3 x Honda BF350hp, Mercury Verado 5.7l V10 350hp, V10 400hp 

Propulsion - Volvo DPI stern drives, IPS pod drives, line shaft propulsion, or outboards

Speed - forty knots with 440hp with stern drives, 35 knots with 380hp and IPS, 35 knots with Volvo or Yanmar 440hp and line shafts, up to 45 knots with triple 400hp outboards

Project - Brunello Acampora Victory Design

Certification - CE B 

www.lanciaaprea.com

Projects: Solaris Power 52 Open ST, Solaris Power 60 Open ST

Solaris Power has for the fall 2025 boat shows announced the new Open - High Windshield range, and presented the projects for the two bigger models, the 52 and 60 Open to receive this treatment.  In this new version the two Solaris Power 52 Open ST pictured on top, and 60 Open ST pictured below feature a full height windshield, this giving full wind protection forward.  Another new detais in the Open ST's is the extended T-top in length and to aft, which now gives ampler shade from the sun, all enhanced by the elegance that defines every Solaris Power.  For the remaining both the Solaris Power's 52 and 60 Open ST keep the semi-custom fundamentals of the Open models; three layout choices for the main deck, and four lower deck options offering two or three cabin layouts in the 52 Open ST.  While the 60 Open ST has two main deck choices, and three lower deck options, in three or two cabin versions.

www.solarispower.com