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Vripack asks, “Why go longer when you can go wider?” Why, indeed.

It is a baking hot blue day off the coast of Dorset when Sunseeker shows off its new Superhawk 55. This is the British company’s home waters, and a latitude the boat will soon leave and probably never see again.

In a seamless in-house transaction, the 24.89-meter Nautor Swan sailing yacht, Grey Goose, has found a new owner, facilitated by Lorenzo Bortolotti of Nautor Swan Brokerage, who adeptly represented both the buyer and the seller.

Foils are really taking off in the marine industry, with all manner of watercraft spreading their literal wings to soar across the seas. The latest design to take flight is a bonkers Jet Ski from the folks at Boundary Layer Technologies. Christened the Valo Hyperfoil, the new personal watercraft (PWC) takes design cues from the foiling vessels currently cruising the air, land, and sea. Crafted from a mix of carbon, titanium, and stainless steel, the newcomer looks just like a conventional Jet Ski but can “fly” effortlessly above the waves with zero noise, emissions, and wake, according to the San Fransisco startup.

Meccano Engineering has been awarded an Approval in Principle Certificate by RINA for its 65-metre explorer yacht project, Orca 65. Presented during this year's Monaco Yacht Show, Orca 65's eco-minded design includes a diesel-methanol propulsion system. Orca 65's organic, curved design is modelled after the eponymous marine mammal, particularly the dorsal-like radar fin. Ice-classed, it is based on the 2019 project Orca which was initially developed with traditional propulsion by Meccano Engineering.