The must-see new yachts at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show 2017

Although she is hull number 11 in the ISA Sport 120 series, Clorinda is very much a different animal to her predecessors. This 36 metre fast cruiser is the first yacht to be launched since the Ancona-based yard was acquired by the Palumbo Group in August 2016. The new parent company brought in Enrico Gobbi Team For Design to further refine her styling. Notable tweaks include dark tinted glass inserts in the superstructure, a side-loading tender garage and a skylight in the master suite.

Length: 36.45 metres
Builder: ISA Yachts
Exterior design: Andrea Vallicelli / Enrico Gobbi Team For Design
Interior design: Cristiano Gatto

The M90 Panacera’s styling makes it an instantly recognisable member of Hatteras’ Motor Yacht family. The open-concept interior includes a new option: the builder’s first hydraulic superyacht balcony, and the atrium skylight first shown on the M75 is even bigger here, filling the interior with light. The M90 also introduces the HattCON ship management system, which integrates navigation, monitoring and automation functions into a simple touchscreen.

Length: 27.95 metres
Builder / exterior and interior design: Hatteras Yachts

Unveiled two years ago as Project Nova, Home is a ground-breaking vessel for Heesen, combining a fuel-efficient fast displacement hull with hybrid propulsion. Electric shaft motors silently push Home to nine knots without the main engines. With mains on, they act as generators, providing enough power for hotel loads. Styling is cutting edge, inspired by a beach villa and emphasising a close connection to the sea with large expanses of glass.

Length: 49.8 metres
Builder: Heesen
Exterior design: Omega Architects
Interior design: Cristiano Gatto

Horizon’s new FD range represents a styling departure for the Taiwanese builder, with a plumb bow and floor to ceiling windows fronted by cut-out bulwarks for even bigger views out. The fast displacement hull gives the Horizon FD85 efficiency over a range of speeds and her wide beam means tremendous interior volume. Hull No 3 will be in the US and it features a main deck master and warm anigre and walnut throughout. The yard is also exhibiting its latest Horizon RP110 yacht at FLIBS 2017.

Length: 26.07 metres
Builder / interior design: Horizon
Exterior design: Cor D Rover

Outer Reef has found great demand for this 860 Deluxbridge Skylounge model, as long distance cruisers seem to really appreciate the climate controlled, all weather, protected helm. The configuration on HQ negates the need for a lower helm, which allows for an expanded galley. Accommodation also mimics superyachts, with four guest cabins and two crew cabins.

Length: 26.3 metres
Builder / exterior design: Outer Reef Yachts
Interior design: A La Mer

Muchos Mas is much more than a beautiful tri-deck superyacht. As the first new Crescent for more than a decade, she marks the return of the Canadian brand after a troubled period. Key features include a foredeck spa pool, a main saloon bar that extends to the aft deck and four guest cabins in addition to a spacious main deck master.

Length: 44.2 metres
Builder: Crescent Custom Yachts
Exterior and interior design: JQB Design

The newest Damen Yacht Support vessel, New Frontiers has the huge deck space and crane necessary to carry every conceivable tender and toy, but she has something new, too: guest accommodation. For the first time, Damen included an owner’s lounge and guest quarters for six on the main deck. The Dutch yard will also be exhibiting Axis, which was at FLIBS last year under her original name Fast & Furious and has since been refitted to add guest accommodation.

Length: 55.3 metres
Builder / exterior and interior design: Damen

British builder Pearl Yachts will unveil its new flagship yacht at this year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Featuring a spacious flybridge, oversized windows, a full-beam master, a foredeck lounge and a PWC garage, the Pearl 80 is packed with big-boat amenities.

Length: 23.99 metres
Builder / exterior and interior design: Pearl Yachts

It’s not just the wave-piercing bow and displacement to planing hull that sets the Benetti Fast range apart. It’s also the innovative propulsion system developed by Rolls-Royce, featuring a steerable thruster — the Azipull Carbon 65. The third hull in the Fast 125 series, Skyler will shows off this technology at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, along with RWD’s ‘Air’ interior, one of the three styles available to owners.

Length: 38.1 metres
Builder: Benetti
Exterior design: Stefano Righini
Interior design: RWD

Tankoa’s second launch uses every bit of her 499GT interior for such amenities as a beach club gym, a master and VIP on the main deck, an upper deck home movie theatre and a seven metre tender garage. Constructed in aluminium with a full displacement hull, Vertige has a timeless look and includes floor to ceiling windows with cut-out bulwarks for maximum views from within.

Length: 49.9 metres
Builder: Tankoa
Exterior design: Francesco Paszkowski
Interior design: Francesco Paszkowski / Margherita Casprini