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United States

The Palm Beach International Boat Show 2023 will feature more than $1.2 billion worth of yachts and accessories, showcasing hundreds of boats, from 2.4 metre inflatables to superyachts nearly 91 metres in length. Attendees can attend seminars and talks on various unique topics related to cruising and sailing, fishing, and more.

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Palm Beach International Boat Show 2019 

Netherlands

Rotterdam Boat Show 2023 will feature the most prestigious yachts, suppliers and tenders from shipyards all over the world. The Marina de Rotterdamsche Admiraliteit, located in the bustling centre of Rotterdam, will be transformed into a chic exhibition location exhibiting various elements of luxury watersports and boating.

Rotterdam Boat Show 

Infinity yacht cruising through Rotterdam

Italy

In April, Marina Genova will host the third edition of Sea You - Yacht Sales and Charter Days 2023. The event is dedicated to the exhibition and discussion of yachts both available for charter and for sale, and provides an opportunity for brokers, yacht owners, captains, and potential new clients to meet.

Sea You - Marina Genova 2023

Marina Genova - Sea You 2022

Sea You - Yacht Sales & Charter Days

France

Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille 2023 is a sailing regatta spanning five days, with participants competing in diverse challenging coastal courses. The event provides more than just racing, offering contestants and guests the opportunity to attend evening concerts and beach parties, and explore St Barth’s fine dining scene, great shopping culture and marvellous beaches.

Day two of Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille 2022

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Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille - 2023

Bella Mente yacht at  Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille logo

Spain

Held in Marina Port Vell Barcelona, the MYBA Charter Show 2023 celebrates yachting, bringing together the world’s leading luxury charter professionals to assess some of the finest yachts available for charter. The event focuses on charter and will be filled with enlightening seminars and endless networking possibilities.

MYBA charter show 2019

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MYBA Charter Show - 2023

The Palma International Boat Show 2023 opens the Mediterranean nautical season from Palma’s Moll Vell, in the centre of the island’s capital. The show will feature some of the finest superyachts on the international brokerage and charter market.

Palma Superyacht Village

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Palma International Boat Show

Singapore

ONE˚15 Marina

Singapore Yachting Festival

ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove

Greece

The Mediterranean Yacht Show 2023 is a targeted trade show for yachting professionals, and will be returning in April as one of the largest shows in the world exhibiting professional crewed yachts from this part of the world.

Mediterranean Yacht Show 2022 

Mediterranean Yacht Show

Turkey

The TYBA Charter Show 2023 returns in May, hosted by the renowned D-Marin in Turkey. The event will be located in Gocek, a beautiful town emerging as a new hot-spot for Turkish yachting. The TYBA Charter Show offers attendees the opportunity to view some of the greatest yachts in the region and network with fellow yachting industry professionals.

TYBA Yacht Charter Show 2019

TYBA Yacht Charter Show

TYBA Yacht Charter Show 20222 at D Marin Gozek 

The Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show 2023 is one of Australia’s most popular boating events. With over 45,000 visitors in attendance, there is plenty to do, with the show featuring luxurious superyachts, the latest-and-greatest boating tech and equipment, and endless activities allowing for ample family-fun.

Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show

Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show logo

The Venice Boat Show 2023, held in the historic Arsenale of Venice, is one of the main international boating events. In addition to showcasing numerous yachts and superyachts, the show will also provide themed conferences, exhibitions, art installations, regattas, and has a family-friendly approach, with educational activities for children.

Venice Boat Show

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Venice Boat Show - 2021

The Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta 2023 will be returning in June for its 16th edition, held in the glorious waters surrounding Sardinia. Organised by the YCCS, with the support of title sponsor Giorgio Armani, the regatta is open to sailing yachts of over 27 metres and multihulls of over 15 metres, and is a week filled with superb competitive racing.

Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta 2022 Day 4

Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta

Magic Carpet Cubed yacht at the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta 2022 Day 4

Portofino Regate di Primavera 2023 is an invitation-only sailing event filled with some of the best-known Italian boat manufacturers. The regatta returns in June, and will include all of the traditional events, as well as a few new ones. The season’s most important event, the Rolex Giraglia, comprises three days of inshore racing from Sanremo/Saint-Tropez to Genoa.

Portofino Regate di Primavera 

Portofino Regate di Primavera - 2023

Twin Soul B yacht sailing in the Portofino Regate di Primavera 

The Superyacht Cup Palma 2022 - Day 1 

The Superyacht Cup Palma 

Malta

The Malta Maritime Law Association, together with the Malta Chamber, will be hosting the second edition of the Malta Superyacht Symposium 2023 in July. The event aims to showcase and analyse Malta’s superyacht industry, looking at its achievements over the years. Last year’s event was a huge success, with over 170 delegates from an array of industry sectors offering insight on various topics.

Malta Superyacht Symposium 2022

Malta Superyacht Symposium

Maxi Yacht Rolex Club is an iconic sailing regatta which dates back to 1980, its partnership with title sponsor Rolex commencing in 1984. Every year, the regatta offers an insight into the quality of boats and sailors in attendance, packed with highly demanding courses.

29th edition Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship

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Kaleido Beau in Nice

Francois Zuretti is one of the elder statesmen of yacht design. In a rare interview opportunity, SuperYacht Times was invited to visit his home and studio in the south of France.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/251947/image/large-a36ab6a395be1d60a171671d61215df0.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/251947">Modest, unassuming and a little shy, Francois Zuretti may be one the most prolific and distinguished names in the world of superyacht design, but he likes to keep a low profile. In fact, our recent video profile of the French interior designer was the first of its kind, period. Not that he is in need of the publicity, having worked with all the top shipyards on some of the largest superyachts afloat.Zuretti began his design career in the mid-‘70s with&nbsp;Triad Condas, a Paris-based company specialising in the interior design of Middle Eastern palaces, which led to him working for the King of Morocco. He set up his own studio in 1987, first in Geneva before moving to Nice to be closer to his yachting clients on the French Riviera. Interestingly, he chose not to relocate to Monaco, not least because he wanted his company to retain its distinctly French identity.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/207091/image/large-d9a7f07880c0f54ee7b05372ceeb1db7.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/207091"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/13573/image/large-0c51f21446e9cbaee949065f50e04469.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/13573">Zuretti’s first yacht interior was for Eco (now <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/901" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Zeus74.5m (244'5&quot;)Blohm & Voss GmbH1991">Zeus</a>), the iconic 75-metre motor yacht designed by Martin Francis and delivered by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/3" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blohm & Voss GmbH (Company)">Blohm + Voss</a> in 1991. While Eco was in build, he was also working on 46-metre Shamwari (now <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/532" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Mistress46.0m (150'11&quot;)Benetti SpA1991">Mistress</a>), the first project in a string of collaborations with the Italian builder that culminated in 65-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/607" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ambrosia65.0m (213'3&quot;)Benetti SpA2006">Ambrosia</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/212" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Benetti SpA (Company)">Benetti</a>’s first diesel-electric superyacht in 2006.&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/607" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ambrosia65.0m (213'3&quot;)Benetti SpA2006">Ambrosia</a>’s sumptuous Art Deco interior for a client in Hong Kong may be lavish by today’s standards, but at the time it was considered the height of luxury for its rare and expensive materials and exquisite craftsmanship. Zuretti’s personal tastes could not be more different and are best reflected in his own home, which he designed himself. Decidedly modernist and rational, the stunning building is set into the hills between Cap-d'Ail and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/174091/image/large-ad1b7760b6be3a55da0ed04ceb3dfb13.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/174091">“Tastes have changed over the past 20 years, but the market has changed more,” says Zuretti from a sitting room with stunning views of the coast through floor-to-ceiling windows. “New clients have brought new developments. Before my clients had a stronger relationship with the sea, the boats were smaller and people were closer to the water. Life aboard a 45-metre yacht is centred around the sea, but on a 150-metre superyacht you need other activities like spas and cinemas. We’re working on a project at the moment that has a full-size tennis court, for example. I’m not sure it’s all good for the yachting business, but it has certainly helped to develop new materials and concepts.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/223388/image/large-074e023730e2605abe0ba60d1240f0b7.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/223388">Zuretti started out with <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/212" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Benetti SpA (Company)">Benetti</a> but quickly moved on to work with the leading north European shipyards, including <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/23" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lürssen Yachts (Company)">Lurssen</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/29" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Feadship (Company)">Feadship</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/64" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Oceanco (Company)">Oceanco</a>. Sadly, most of these yachts are strictly private and the designer is unable to discuss them, but his studio has been involved in multiple projects over 100 metres. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/18" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Amels (Company)">Amels</a> is a more recent client and Zuretti devised the interior of its 78-metre custom project <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6826" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Energy77.8m (255'3&quot;)Amels2022">Energy</a> with exterior design by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/82" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Espen Øino International (Company)">Espen Øino</a>that left the shipyard last July. The studio describes the project as “the perfect combination of good production processes and bespoke design.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/174094/image/large-41a16e4a10044301f253ba0c6f1e6eff.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/174094">Watch:&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Article/55899" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Video: At the studio with Francois Zuretti of Zuretti Interior Design (2022-09-12 14:00:00 +0200)">Video: At the studio with Francois Zuretti of Zuretti Interior Design</a>Zuretti is still the creative heart of the company that bears his name, but the daily operations are overseen by his general manager, Sebastien Gey, who is responsible for a 50-strong multinational staff that occupies an entire floor of a stately building in the Belle Epoque style close to the seafront in Nice. A civil architect and designer, but also a naval architect and passionate sailor, it is Sebastien’s job to manage a team that has up to a dozen superyacht and residential projects on the go at any one time.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/261469/image/large-f07ee8303e98a7c24f4cbff8ad5e5c31.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/261469">“To offer the best quality you need the best team,” says Sebastien. “We have very talented designers, architects and project managers. We create all our own renderings in-house, and we have the best people for that as well. Managing all these people and bringing them together to realise projects for our clients is challenging, but a talent we need to have as a company is to find the right people and build a good team.”The residential and yacht design teams worked in separate offices, but a few years ago it was decided to bring them together to encourage the exchange of skills and ideas (Zuretti explains, only half-jokingly, that the move also avoided petty in-house rivalries as the yacht designers were prone to think of themselves as a cut above their residential design colleagues). Since the beginning, however, the company has remained true to its name and avoided the temptation to expand into designing yacht exteriors. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/261468/image/large-0a0c6af22bd2981b49240226df114d60.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/261468">“The temptation is always there, of course,” says Sebastien, “but we are most successful when we work with the best exterior designers. We try to be the best for the interiors, so the combination means we can create the best project for our clients.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/261467/image/large-9cc7a2078af026e6b7d4c7378fbbf676.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/261467">A custom interior is the result of an owner’s personal taste and the designer’s creative vision, but whatever a client’s preferred style, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/67" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Zuretti Interior Design (Company)">Zuretti Interior Design</a>aims to bring to each project what Sebastien calls ‘veracity’, or a thorough understanding of the chosen style.“We’ve worked on very classic and very contemporary, even minimalist, interior designs,” he says. “In each case, you have to approach the project firstly with passion, but also with knowledge. So we thoroughly study a particular style to capture its reality. Of course, it may have to be adapted to suit the spaces and dimensions, but we’re always looking for veracity – this is very important.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/261465/image/large-92fbebb785ce71627038cd6797c9d0b3.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/261465">One of Zuretti’s sons, Matthieu, works in the company as procurement director &amp; quality manager. His job was made especially difficult when Covid precautions made it more difficult to meet in person with suppliers, and the challenges continue post-pandemic at a time when supply chains are so unpredictable.“Two thirds of our meetings need to be face-to-face, because you have to see the materials and see how something works.,” he explains. “Pictures or videos can never give you the same feeling you get by opening the door of a cabinet, when you can feel if it works smoothly or there is something rattling inside. You need to be on site to control the quality.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/261466/image/large-92717969b1d93f562038b141e8b30e38.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/261466">After more than 30 years in the business and now aged 70, Zuretti is looking to take a step back and prepare Matthieu and Sebastien to take over the running of the business – by no means a straightforward task for someone addicted to design that finds it hard to delegate. A new office in Dubai has been tasked with developing the Middle Eastern market and the firm is growing its superyacht clientele in the Americas. Having designed so many custom furniture pieces over the years, the studio is also pondering its own branded line of high-end furniture. &nbsp;“I have so many stamps in my passport from around the world, but each of those represent a day or two spent with a client,” he says. “I was always too busy to explore the countries I’ve been to, so now I’d like to enjoy life a little more. I think I still have a lot to offer my team, but I have to learn to leave them alone to create the Zuretti of tomorrow. I’m already surprised sometimes at what a great job they do without me!”This article was originally published in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/superyacht-times-issue-43-newspaper-launched" target="_blank">Issue 43 of SuperYacht Times newspaper</a>.&nbsp;To read more stories like this one and to never again miss another issue of the SuperYacht Times newspaper,&nbsp;<a href="https://shop.superyachttimes.com/report/the-superyacht-times-subscription" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>.

Interview with Francois Zuretti

In a rare interview opportunity, SYT was invited to visit his home and studio in the south of France.

At the studio with Francois Zuretti of Zuretti Interior Design

The 46-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/212" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Benetti SpA (Company)">Benetti</a> yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/532" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Mistress46.0m (150'11&quot;)Benetti SpA1991">Mistress</a> has found a new owner. Sold with a last known asking price of €3,900,000, the yacht is now off the market after a total of 1,355 days. Sebastiano Pitasi from <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6490" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Next Yachting (Company)">Engel &amp; Völkers</a> represented the seller and Italy-based brokers <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5397" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Corte Srl. (Company)">Corte Srl</a> represented the buyer in the deal. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/43289/image/large-b6fb8b854acd57f34d4560a98f5ec895.JPG" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/43289">Built in 1991, the vessel, previously named Kaleido Beau, features an exterior design by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/245" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Stefano Natucci (Company)">Stefano Natucci</a> and an interior by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/67" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Zuretti Interior Design (Company)">Zuretti Interior Design</a>. Since her launch she has undergone multiple refits, most recently having refit work done in 2017. The yacht has space for as many as 11 guests on board, assisted by a crew of nine.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/189487/image/large-a286ea5de7c4ce4475dcb82e0c97eb32.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/189487"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/189486/image/large-b41c646e1aa90b7adcb66753b3b0164d.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/189486">Powered by twin MTU engines, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/532" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Mistress46.0m (150'11&quot;)Benetti SpA1991">Mistress</a> can reach a top speed of 16.7 knots and cruises comfortably at 12 knots.

46m Benetti yacht Mistress sold 

The 46m yacht Mistress has been sold with a last known asking price of €3,900,000.

New owner for 46m Benetti yacht Mistress 

<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/126387/image/large-073e2b4c190d7949ec087e01819831f4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/126387">Kaleido Beau &amp; Stanley off MonacoKaleido Beau &amp; Stanley anchored off Monaco during the 2008 Monaco Yacht Show. The Japanese owned Kaleido Beau was built by Benetti in 1991 as Shamwari and later known as Dolce Far Niente. The Nuvolari &amp; Lenard designed Stanley was built by Palmer Johnson in 2005 and she is the second PJ 120. Both superyachts are for sale; Kaleido Beau is for sale through Burgess, while Stanley is for sale through International Yacht Collection. By Merijn de Waard