The intense season of the most important international boat shows has
come to a close.
Among these the Cannes Yachting Festival spurred by the market's needs
towards larger and larger yachts, the Monaco Yacht Show, which is still
representing the most determining moment for b2b meetings concerning
super and megayachts segments, and finally the International Fort
Lauderdale Boat Show where the over 24 metre Italian yachting industry
takes the lion's share. We can finalize some conclusions on this year and
ponder on the next.
The considerable number of Italian yachts exhibited in the course of
the above mentioned events and the number of more or less imminent
launches, are proof enough of the high level of international interest for
made in Italy brands. Amer, Baglietto, Benetti, Cantieri di Pisa, Codecasa,
CRN, Mondomarine, Overmarine, Sanlorenzo, Tankoa. Many more are
currently busy building yachts with signed contracts in their pockets. We
believe buyers' interest is motivated by the size of the investments these
companies are dedicating in terms of styling, and above all in technologic
innovation, engineering, in construction materials and last but not least
in the hydrodynamics of the hulls themselves. In the wake of this success
the importance of design where Italian school designers have been initialling
Made in Italy yachts and those of several distinguished international
brands as well which produce some of the most beautiful superyachts
currently sailing should not be underrated. Among the signees there are
a number of young and talented designers whose projects we have really
admired in the course of the recent international events mentioned.
Anyhow all things considered, and now that the international yacht shows
are over until next season we have a listing of facts and figures published
and elucidated by Deloitte which see Italy taking 39% of the superyacht
market share in terms of units sold, followed some way behind by Holland
with a steady 19% and so on down to the ROW.
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