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British builders Princess and Sunseeker are among shipyards to announce strong displays for the 30th Dubai International Boat Show.
Princess X95
Princess’s flagship X95 heads the British builder’s impressive six-yacht line-up for the 30th edition of the Dubai International Boat Show, which will be held at Dubai Harbour from February 28-March 3. Located before the Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal, Dubai Harbour is hosting the Middle East’s biggest boat show for a third successive year.
The Princess line-up also includes the Dubai show debut of the X80, the second model in the shipyard’s super-flybridge series, while the Plymouth shipyard’s other models comprise the Y72, F55, F45 and V40. Last year, Princess also showed the X95 in a six-yacht display including the V60, F55, F50, V50 and F45.
Princess X80
Last year, Sunseeker exhibited a 74 Sport Yacht XPS, but this year has expanded its display with Sunseeker Gulf to four models, comprising the 88 Yacht, Manhattan 55 and 68, and the eye-catching 65 Sport Yacht featuring the Poole builder’s iconic SkyHelm™ low-set, sportscar-inspired driver’s seat on the sportbridge.
An earlier show preview by YACHT STYLE revealed that Sunreef has expanded its display to three large catamarans, comprising the 80 Sunreef Power Eco, Sunreef 80 sailing cat and a 60 Sunreef Power.
Sunseeker 88 Yacht
Meanwhile, Yachting Ventures and Monaco Marina Management (M3) have invited startups to pitch at the GCC Smart Yachting Days, which will be held at the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina from February 28-29 (9am-3pm each day).
The event’s topics include regional debates around how GCC countries can promote sustainable economic growth, and conversations about how to balance luxury with responsible practices and circular economy strategies for sustainable yachting.
Sunseeker 65 Sport Yacht
An Innovation Competition will feature 10 startups comprising five building new products to advance the sustainability of marinas, and five building products and technologies for the future of sustainable yachts. The deadline for startups to apply to participate in the competition is February 16.
Gabbi Richardson, founder of Yachting Ventures, said: “We recognise the significant potential for yachting in the region and the willingness of key stakeholders to invest into innovation. We hope that the GCC Smart Yachting Days will help catalyse investments into the startups within our network, and we look forward to building on collaboration with the M3 team.”
