BOOTE EXCLUSIV-Ranking 2025: The 200 largest sailing yachts in the world
These are the 200 largest sailing yachts in the world. A collection of superlatives. XXL sail areas, spectacular designs and innovative on-board technology that demanded the maximum from designers, shipyards and suppliers during the years of planning and construction. Twelve yachts have been added since 2023, so the number of newcomers remains constant. However, this time there were seven newcomers in the top 100, two more than two years ago. This can be seen as a sign that the sailing formats are also getting bigger on average. However, there are no new giant formats over 100 metres in the ranking, although with luck there will be a 130-metre "Vela" in 2027, which is being built in Croatia.
Italians dominate superyacht rankings
At just under 70 metres in length, "Zero" is the largest newcomer, putting the Vitters ketch in 12th place, followed in 17th place by the second largest newcomer, "Aquarius II", at 65 metres. The ketch was built by Royal Huisman primarily because the owners found their first "Aquarius" (56.18 metres, 40th place) a few metres too small. The Italians once again dominate the rankings. Perini Navi occupies an impressive 31 places in the top 100, with the majority in the popular 56-metre class (42nd to 52nd), which also includes the "Bayesian" (48th place), which was involved in an accident last year and has remained in the ranking for various reasons.
Overall, there is a lot of movement on the sailing yacht market. Many owners have ordered a larger yacht during or after the Corona period, which was delivered last year or this year. Accordingly, many used yachts are listed with brokers. Among the top 100 alone, there are no fewer than 20 offers waiting for interested customers, all between 49 and 62 metres in length. "Simena" (21st place) tops this list and is also one of the most recent newbuilds. It could currently change hands for around 45.9 million euros.
The top 100 sailing yachts and their stories:
The trend in sailing superyachts
Multihulls are not currently a trend, but could become one. With "Artexplorer" (125th place), a catamaran has made it into the top 200, and with "Charley 3" (57 metres), another is under construction - even with DynaRig, which has not powered a new build since "Black Pearl" (3rd place). Sailing yachts are currently playing their sustainability trump card, which is reflected in the figures, but not yet across the board. If the shipyards are to be believed, some owners from the motorised camp are thinking about being powered by wind energy. That would be nice!
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