Boat International US Edition

ShowBoats International is the leading magazine for big boat owners in the North American market. Since its launch in 1983 it has established itself as the indispensable guide for discerning, affluent buyers in the multi-billion dollar luxury yacht market. Published 10 times a year from Fort Lauderdale, the heart of the US luxury yachting community, Showboats International is the most authoritative voice, providing the best in luxury yachting and brokerage, written and photographed by the world's leading yachting journalists

Boat International US Edition

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On Board • REVEALING THE LATEST NEWS, TRENDS AND TECH

NEWS • The world's first artificial superyacht reef / the latest explorer yacht concepts / boats in build that can go the distance / Spain's largest private yacht revealed

Brokerage in America: boom or bust? • With reports of the American brokerage market flourishing, Gabrielle Lazaridis looks at the latest figures to find out more

STAR TURNS AT MONACO • FROM A FLOATING ART GALLERY TO A LEGENDARY BOAT REBORN AND A 73-KNOT “HYPER MUSCLE YACHT,” KATE LARDY ROUNDS UP THE MOST EXCITING BOATS TO DEBUT AT THIS YEAR'S MONACO YACHT SHOW

ON BOARD Edit • ANTI-SHARK EQUIPMENT

Boat Life • CELEBRATING EXCEPTIONAL STYLE AND DESIGN

Household names • Ultra-luxury branded residences are changing Miami's fortunes, as Ruth Bloomfield discovers

Asset management • The best silver and steel cufflinks on the market

Changing of the guard • Traditional English country estates are welcoming a fresh breed of owner with new wealth, reports Ruth Bloomfield

ON THE MARKET

MYKONOS • Belie Rice reveals the Greek summer haven's hippest happenings and coolest places to stay

BOAT LIFE Edit • CUSTOMIZED CORRESPONDENCE CARDS

Calling all yacht designers! • BOAT international's first-ever Artistry and Craft Awards celebrating incredible artisanship in the yachting industry - is now open. And we need your help…

The judges • Our panel, all ardent custodians of craft and artistry in their own right, include:

Owners’ Club • LIVING THE DREAM ON THE WORLD'S BEST BOATS

Mariacristina Rapisardi • The owner of 112ft Billy Budd III tells Sam Fartescue about Arctic forays, first ascents and sailing in the world's most remote locations

Climbing off the boat

Members’ Logbook • One owner reveals the trick to keeping crew happy, while another describes the joys of isolation in Malaysia

Captains in full swing • BOAT International teamed up with the Bermuda Tourism Authority to host a Captains’ Golf Retreat in June. They enjoyed two days on the greens, plus tours, dinners and a Rum Swizzle party

SIR MICHAEL HILL • Catch and release is the way forward aboard the New Zealand jeweler's 128ft The Beast, as Grace Trofa discovers

The Italian job • An American owner traveled to Italy to find a yacht big enough discovers how he customized a successful Benetti platform for his life afloat. Cecile Gauert - and gave it an American accent

Where the wild things are • The little-known Pacific paradise of Melanesia is at the top of many would-be adventurers’ bucket lists. Tristan Rutherford takes a look at the tropical subregion that can only be fully appreciated by boat

TOP • destinations to visit

The boat

Brazilian QUEEN • Brazil's superyacht production all but disappeared from international boat shows for a few years. Now 123ft Queen Tati, a family boat with the spirit of an explorer, could change all that. Cecile Gauert discovers why

“I don't go into the ocean to get ideas for movies; I goto find out what's there” •...