The world’s largest indoor boat show, boot Düsseldorf, returns for 2024 from 20-28 January.
While there are an incredible 17 halls to get through, featuring everything from diving and wingfoiling exhibitions to superyachts and charter firms, Hall 16 will once again be the place for yachting enthusiasts to head for. Here are some of the most notable new models making their premieres at the show:
HALLBERG-RASSY 69
Swedish yard Hallberg-Rassy, arguably the most established name in cruising, has launched what is by far its largest volume model to date. The HR69 broke the ice, literally, off the Ellos yard’s marina in early December for first trials before it was due to be transported to Germany for the indoor show in January.
The Frers design is a handsome cruising yacht, very much reflecting Rassy’s latest generation of thinking, which includes modern hull shapes with long waterlines, plenty of aft beam, a plumb stem, and twin rudders and wheels. And yet it maintains many of the traditional elements this brand has long promoted, including a protected cockpit, ease of handling – thanks largely to in-mast furling and push button hydraulic control – a single level interior which showcases the yard’s joinerwork, and a walk-in engine room.
We were just one of two magazines to be invited for the first exclusive test sails, spent three nights aboard and can confirm this is one formidable new flagship in many ways, including the price, which starts at around €5m. The full report will follow in a forthcoming issue.
Unsurprisingly, you’ll need to make an appointment to view this one at Düsseldorf – in the meantime watch our full tour on the Yachting World YouTube channel.
XC47
Our cover star last month, we featured a full test report and video tour of X-Yachts’ latest model, which it boldly claims to be the best bluewater cruiser ever built. Such a statement is sure to arouse plenty of debate, but what we can say is that the thinking behind the
