Superyacht

Italian senior yacht designer Luca Bassani is the force behind the world’s first full-wide-body superyacht. Dubbed wallywhy200, it's a modern vessel that boasts innovation, space, speed and performance.

Italian yacht design firm Lazzarini has unveiled designs for a solar-powered amphibious “crabmaran” that the studio says will be the first in the world. Dubbed Pagurus, the striking 82-ft catamaran merges solar technology and innovative design.

Triton has turned its attention back to the luxury sector with a new six-person sub designed to launch from the garage of your mega-yacht. Its giant 2.5-m diameter spherical acrylic pressure hull is the biggest ever, giving panoramic views for six.

Nemesis Yachts has put forward a blue-sky vision for a super-fast, hydrogen-powered, autonomous luxury catamaran that can rise out of the water on hydrofoils to achieve crazy speeds over 50 knots. Oh, and you can swap this 300-footer's cabins out.

Iguana has built some of the most interesting amphibious boats in the world, sleek tenders with retractable treads for masterfully negotiating coastline on the way to the water. This month Iguana adds a 12-passenger Day Limo with retractable canopy.

Stepping away from designing yachts with the Porsches of the world, Dynamiq presents its latest superyacht. The sharply styled GTT 160 brings together avant-garde styling, aluminum construction and an entertainment complex worth of amenities.

Superyachts and space satellites may not seem like they have much in common, but Royal Huisman's Sea Eagle II – the world’s largest aluminum sailing yacht – was designed using the same engineering techniques that go into developing ESA space missions.

Going greener than average with their latest superyacht, Red Yacht Design and Dykstra Naval Architects skip diesel-electric in favor of diesel-kite power. The Ice Kite also includes a helipad, beach area with waterfall, and toy-carrying tender.

Oceanco, in collaboration with naval architects Lateral, has adopted a sustainable design approach for its 357-ft Bravo Eugenia superyacht. The vessel rethinks traditional superyacht design, boasting eco-conscious principles and hybrid propulsion.

In the exaggerated world of superyachts, it can be difficult to make a statement. So instead of penning a yacht to be lost early in a sea of 2020 launches, shipyard Codecasa smashes together the nautical and the aeronautical to create the Jet 2020.

A boundless explorer yacht loaded with toys for examining land, air and sea, the new Heesen Xventure concept yacht can journey to little-seen stretches of sea and coast, serving as a base camp for everything from scuba diving to heli-skiing.

The aft swim platform is the cherry on any yacht design, and the Nauta 78m Slipstream supersizes that cherry with an expanding "island" retreat.