Monaco Yacht Show 2025: Excellence and Influence at Sea

Zeelander 8 (Photos - credit Tom van Oossanen)

The Epicentre of Nautical Prestige

The 2025 Monaco Yacht Show once again confirmed its position as the most significant event on the global yachting calendar. For four days, Port Hercule became the stage for the world’s most prestigious shipyards, brokers, designers and luxury brands, a curated ecosystem where innovation, craftsmanship and influence converge.

More than a showcase, the event serves as a platform of vision and negotiation. Each yacht on display embodies a distinct philosophy, reflecting both technical precision and aesthetic mastery.

Icons that Define the Industry

Regina d’Italia

Among this year’s highlights, the Regina d’Italia, associated with Dolce & Gabbana, captured the essence of Italian refinement and artistic flair. The imposing Boardwalk, at seventy six and a half metres, stood as one of the largest vessels on display, while the Zeelander 8, a sleek twenty four metre debut, represented a new approach to contemporary yachting, elegant, efficient and deeply personal.

Northrop & Johnson, one of the world’s leading brokerage houses, reinforced its legacy of excellence. I was given the privilege of stepping aboard several of their yachts and, for the first time, entering an engine room, a rare opportunity that revealed the quiet sophistication of technical perfection behind every detail.

Boardwalk

Afternoons of Wine and Conversation

The Onshore Cellars bar quickly became one of the event’s most delightful meeting points. Known for supplying fine wines and spirits to superyachts and luxury villas across the Riviera, the brand brought an effortless charm to the afternoons at Port Hercule. Guests gathered over chilled rosé and light conversation, creating an atmosphere both intimate and refined.

Gracefully hosted by Jessica, whose warmth and professionalism added to the experience, the space captured the understated elegance that defines true luxury.

Precision and Presence

Among the official partners, Richard Mille once again affirmed its stature as a symbol of precision, design and mechanical artistry. Its continued partnership with the Monaco Yacht Show underscores the brand’s commitment to excellence, values shared by the world of high yachting.

A notable highlight was the private cocktail hosted by The Red Sea and Amaala at Vesta Monte Carlo. The evening introduced guests to the ambitious vision for Saudi Arabia’s west coast, a destination redefining sustainable luxury through architecture, art and environmental harmony.

A Dialogue Between Art, Sea and Engineering

Beyond glamour, the Monaco Yacht Show remains a dialogue between art and engineering, between human ingenuity and the natural world. Each edition reaffirms that luxury, at its highest form, lies not in excess but in mastery, the mastery to create, to connect and to inspire.

Photography by Avesso Magazine / Courtesy of the shipyards