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Groupe Beneteau out in force at Miami show
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Following a strong display at Boot Dusseldorf, Groupe Beneteau brands also had a powerful presence at the Miami International Boat Show.
Beneteau Antares 12
Groupe Beneteau, which has nearly 8,000 employees around the world, put on a strong display at this year’s Miami International Boat Show led by 13 models from Beneteau.
Beneteau, which is celebrating its 140th anniversary this year, displayed nine motorboats at Herald Plaza including four outboard models: the Flyer 9 SunDeck, Flyer 10, Antares 11 Coupe and Antares 12, the new series flagship that had its world premiere at last year’s Cannes Yachting Festival.
The French builder’s outboard models at Herald Plaza ranged from the Gran Turismo 41 and Gran Turismo 45 cruisers to the Swift Trawler 41 Fly, Swift Trawler 48 and brand-flagship Grand Trawler 62. In Museum Park, the French builder showed four sailing boats: Oceanis 37.1, Oceanis 46.1, Oceanis 51.1 and Oceanis Yacht 60, its biggest sailboat.
At Herald Plaza, sister brand Jeanneau showed six Cap Camarat centre-console and walkaround models (7.5 CC, 9.0 CC, 9.0 WA, 10.5 CC, 10.5 WA and 12.5 WA), the Merry Fisher 895, 1095 and 1295 Fly, as well as the DB/37 OB and DB/43 OB outboard luxury day boats. At Museum Park, the builder displayed the Sun Odyssey 410, Sun Odyssey 440 and the innovative Jeanneau Yachts 55.
Prestige M8
Meanwhile, Prestige staged the US debut of its new F4 from the F-Line series and the M8, the 65ft flagship of its M-line of multihull motor yachts, with both models having their world premieres at Cannes last September. The motor yacht builder also showed a 520 flybridge model and the X60.
Lagoon, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, showed four sailing catamarans (42, 46, 55 and Sixty 5), while fellow cat builder Excess exhibited its 11 and 14 models. Other Groupe Beneteau models on display included Four Winns’ TH36 power catamaran, Wellcraft’s 435 and Scarab’s new 235 Open Wake ID wakeboat.
Gianguido Girotti, CEO of Groupe Beneteau’s Boat Division, said: “The complementary nature of our brands is a major asset in meeting the diverse needs of sailing enthusiasts around the world. Each bring unique expertise, which allows us to remain at the forefront of innovation across all our market segments.”
