Monaco Yacht Show Opens Tomorrow and the Buyer Diary Is Already Full
Tomorrow morning, Port Hercule once again becomes the centre of the superyacht world as the Monaco Yacht Show opens for its 35th edition.
From 23 to 26 September, around 120 superyachts are expected to gather in Monaco, including many yachts delivered during 2026. For buyers, that concentration is what continues to make Monaco different from almost every other event in the calendar. Within a few days, it is possible to move from one of the latest Italian launches to a 100-metre-plus custom yacht, meet the people who built them and compare very different ownership propositions almost side by side.
For Lomond Yachts, this year is very much about buyers rather than simply walking the show.
My diary is already full, with new clients joining me to view several yachts each day. That changes the nature of Monaco completely. The show is impressive as a spectacle, but its real value comes when you arrive with a clear brief, a shortlist and enough time aboard each yacht to understand whether it genuinely suits the way you intend to use it.
There are several yachts I am particularly looking forward to seeing this week.
Tankoa arrives with two world premieres
Tankoa has announced two world premieres for Monaco, and both should be interesting for very different reasons.
The first is the 45-metre M/Y Singolare, based on Tankoa’s T450 platform. Designed by Cassetta Yacht Designers with interiors by Debora Aguiar, she comes in at just under 500 GT and includes an infinity-edge beach club, open-air cinema, panoramic gym and sauna, together with a full-beam owner’s suite and four additional guest cabins.
Alongside her will be the 52-metre M/Y Spirit, a full-custom project designed by Vitruvius Yacht Design under Philippe Briand, with interiors by FM Architettura. Spirit has a particularly strong focus on wellbeing, including a full-beam gym opening onto an aft terrace with plunge pool. She accommodates guests across six cabins and uses full-hybrid propulsion, with a cruising speed of around 15 knots.
Tankoa has built a reputation for occupying an interesting position between series production and completely bespoke construction, and I am keen to see how that translates aboard these two yachts in person.
Baglietto takes the T series to 60 metres
Another priority is the first Baglietto T60.
At 60.6 metres and approximately 1,100 GT, the T60 is the largest yacht Baglietto has built to date and represents a significant step beyond the hugely successful T52. Francesco Paszkowski Design is responsible for the exterior, with the interiors of the first yacht developed alongside Margherita Casprini.
The idea behind the T60 is less about simply adding metres and more about expanding the relationship between the interior and exterior spaces. Large volumes, extensive glazing and the yacht’s distinctive suspended-looking side structures are intended to make the different decks feel more connected to the sea.
This is exactly the sort of yacht that needs to be viewed rather than judged from renders or specifications. At this end of the market, proportions, circulation, privacy and the way spaces connect matter every bit as much as headline dimensions.
Baglietto is also using Monaco for the world debut of the FAST50, giving buyers another glimpse of how broadly the Italian builder is now interpreting its range.
Sunreef brings electric yachting centre stage
Sunreef is another appointment I am particularly looking forward to.
There is an important distinction here because two recent Sunreef launches are easy to conflate. The ULTIMA 88 made its world premiere at Cannes earlier this month, while Monaco hosts the world premiere of the new Sunreef 100 Eco.
The ULTIMA 88 is still one of Sunreef’s most interesting new yachts. At 88 feet, it combines the width, stability and usable living area of a multihull with a profile deliberately intended to feel closer to a performance monohull. Sunreef quotes a top speed of 26 knots, making this a notably different proposition from the more traditional large cruising catamaran.
For Monaco, however, the sustainability story moves up another level with the Sunreef 100 Eco, an all-electric sailing catamaran built in Gdańsk.
The yacht uses Sunreef’s integrated solar skin system, with photovoltaic cells built into large areas of the hull and superstructure rather than added as conventional panels. The solar installation feeds an advanced battery bank and electric propulsion system, designed to reduce generator use while allowing quieter and more efficient cruising.
At 100 feet, the yacht also demonstrates how far electric multihulls have moved beyond the experimental stage. The enormous beam creates substantial living areas, while the platform provides extensive exterior space and the stability that has helped make large luxury catamarans increasingly attractive to owners.
Sunreef is presenting the yacht as a showcase not simply for lower-emission propulsion, but for a different approach to luxury cruising built around silence, efficiency and extended periods at anchor with reduced dependence on generators.
I am especially interested in seeing how the technology feels once you stop looking at the sustainability figures and simply experience the yacht as an owner would. For electric and hybrid yachting to move from an interesting alternative into the mainstream luxury market, the ownership experience cannot feel compromised.
Lürssen, Oceanco, Ferretti and plenty more to watch
At the very top end of the fleet, Monaco again delivers extraordinary scale.
Lürssen has the 102-metre Nixie among the major yachts appearing this year, while Oceanco arrives with an especially significant presence around Leviathan and Draak. Leviathan measures 111 metres, while the extensively rebuilt Draak provides another example of how major yachts can be comprehensively transformed rather than replaced.
Ferretti Group also has a broad presence across its brands, with yachts from Custom Line, Pershing and Riva showing just how influential the Italian groups remain across the contemporary superyacht market.
We have also been adding new yacht films and short-form videos to Lomond Yachts in the build-up to Monaco, including content from Lürssen, Oceanco, Ferretti Group, Sunreef, Baglietto and other leading builders.
The video library is designed for buyers who want to go beyond still photography and get a better sense of new yachts, shipyards, layouts and design ideas.
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Monaco is where the shortlist becomes real
A brochure can tell you beam, range, gross tonnage and cruising speed. A video can show you the beach club and owner’s suite. Neither tells you quite what it feels like to walk from the aft deck into the main saloon, whether the guest areas feel sufficiently separated from crew circulation or whether a yacht that looked perfect on paper simply feels wrong once you step aboard.
That is why Monaco remains such an important show for serious buyers.
With show appointments now effectively set, the best time to contact Lomond Yachts is immediately after Monaco. I will be coming out of the show with a clearer view of the yachts that genuinely impressed, the new launches worth following and the opportunities that merit a closer look once the crowds have gone.
If you are considering buying a yacht, get in touch after the show and we can discuss your requirements, identify the strongest options and arrange the next steps from there.
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