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From owners’ personal priorities to unexpected engineering choices, many yachts offer compelling reasons to take a closer look. What did the owners want to do differently? What problem did the designer or shipyard solve? What does this superyacht enable that buyers might not expect? Each of the yachts below, all exhibiting at the 2026 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show starting October 28, answer these questions in their own ways.
Inside the Monaco Yacht Show 2026, discover the superyachts, sustainable technologies and luxury innovations shaping the future of the global yachting industry.
Fresh from a sojourn to Port Hercule, Lisa Barnard recounts the latest launches from the Monaco Yacht Show and selects the vessels to add to your nautical shopping list.
When a charter guest sits down to a beautifully prepared meal aboard a superyacht, the journey behind the plate is probably the last thing on their mind. But before a superyacht chef can put the finishing touches on a dish, its ingredients may have travelled through a global network of small producers, provisioning agents and logistics providers.
IYC arrives at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show at an interesting point for both the wider brokerage market and the company itself. With the show providing one of the industry’s clearest opportunities to take the temperature of the superyacht sector, Raphael Sauleau, CEO of IYC, discusses what he is hearing from clients, where demand is moving and the conversations shaping the market as the industry heads into the final months of 2026.
A newly formed division of a private-equity company has acquired the majority stake of IYC. Peninsula Yachting may be new to the superyacht market, but its parent company has roots in maritime. Additionally, similar to previous practice, it intends to invest in business expansion, allowing IYC to reach new markets.
Brokerage and management group IYC has received significant investment from Peninsula Yachting, a newly formed investment vehicle from Peninsula Capital.
Yacht brokerage and management group International Yacht Company (IYC) has announced that Peninsula Yachting, a newly created investment vehicle from Peninsula Capital, has acquired a majority stake in the company. According to IYC, the investment will accelerate its geographic expansion in the yachting industry, as well as increase its adjacent offerings to better serve its clients.
Superyacht Loon, one of Icon Yachts’ most distinctive flagship builds, has been sold after being offered to the market in turnkey condition following an extensive 2025 refit. Delivered in 2010 as Icon, the steel-and-aluminum yacht was designed by British studio RWD with an interior by Studio Linse. She was originally built at approximately 205 feet before Icon Yachts extended her by about 16 feet in 2014, creating a much larger beach club and reshaping the way guests use the stern. The sale was handled by Jim McConville of Merle Wood & Associates and Kevin Bonnie of IYC for the seller, while Jean-Marie Recamier and Jessica Ruez of Camper & Nicholsons introduced the buyer. The identity of the new owner has not been disclosed.
Zeus returns to the market after almost ten years. The 74.5-metre superyacht built by Blohm + Voss, launched in 1991 as Eco and subsequently renamed Katana, Enigma and finally Zeus, will also be among the yachts on display at the Monaco Yacht Show 2026, from 23 to 26 September.
