ShowBoats International is the leading magazine for big boat owners in the North American market. Since its launch in 1983 it has established itself as the indispensable guide for discerning, affluent buyers in the multi-billion dollar luxury yacht market. Published 10 times a year from Fort Lauderdale, the heart of the US luxury yachting community, Showboats International is the most authoritative voice, providing the best in luxury yachting and brokerage, written and photographed by the world's leading yachting journalists

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On Board • REVEALING THE LATEST NEWS, TRENDS AND TECH

Eye Opener • TRUMP’S INAUGURAL BOAT PARADE

NEWS • Yards from North Carolina to Italy splash new yachts; Amels tackles the Netherlands’ largest build ever; and summer yacht sales surge

SPOTLIGHT • NEW TO THE MARKET

SPOTLIGHT • SERIOUSLY FOR SALE

FLIBS 2020 / SHOW OR NO-SHOW? • Fort Lauderdale prepares to welcome new boats in a year of event disruption

Game, set sail, match • Tennis ace Rafael Nadal tells Caroline White about his new Sunreef catamaran

A WEEKEND WONDER • Easy on the driver, easy on the eye – the Palm Beach GT60 delivers lots of fun efficiently, says Cecile Gauert

SPECIFICATIONS

ON BOARD Edit • NEWLY REFITTED CHARTER YACHTS

Boat Life • CELEBRATING EXCEPTIONAL STYLE AND DESIGN

Depth charge • A true diver’s watch can be a sailor’s best friend. Simon de Burton reveals the models to splash out on

The Watch Directory BOAT International’s pick of the best timepieces of 2020.

BOAT LIFE Edit • POCKET WATCHES

AVIATION • Special section: private ownership takes off / high-altitude well-being / the perfect helicopter for you / hot new launches

FOR BUSINESS • PACK THE PICK OF THE CROP IN LUGGAGE THAT WORKS FOR YOU

FOR PLEASURE • GET PROPERLY KITTED OUT FOR NEW ADVENTURES IN STYLE

Boom time for private flight • In today’s Covid-19 world, private aviation is on the increase. But can it last? Gabriel Leigh investigates…

The comfort zone • When it comes to emerging from your flight bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, aircraft manufacturers are upping their game. Gabriel Leigh discovers a host of smart innovations with well-being in mind

Find your match

Owners’ Club • LIVING THE DREAM ON THE WORLD’S BEST BOATS

Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza • With the sea and arts coursing through her veins, it comes as no surprise that Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza is dedicated to heritage, travel and conservation. Tristan Rutherford explores a life of adventure

FRANCESCA THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA

Passages from Paradise • A not-so-tender ride reminds Pamela Ellertson that boating is at the mercy of the gods

PAM’S PICKS

Members’ Logbook • Every month you tell us where you are on the seven seas, what you can see from your deck and your on-board tips

JEFFREY LIBERT • Grace Trofa finds out how a real-estate developer became a boating convert

WESTPORT YACHTS • For the last remaining semi-production superyacht builder in the US, adherence to its promise of delivering the goods holds true – even during a pandemic

Planning for the future • Presenting Westport’s stunning fleet for 2020 and beyond

Westport line-up

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The long game • Tatiana, a large, svelte yacht with a bow shaped like a bullet, is heralding a new era for Turkish builder Bilgin Yachts, says Cecile Gauert

FULL STEAM AHEAD

TATIANA BILGINYACHTS

DARWIN’S DESOLATION • Predatory fishing and the collapse of tourism due to Covid-19 is putting the Galápagos Islands at risk, reports Sam...