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MONACO YACHT SHOW MAKES ITS RETURN. By Alice Gardner
Even the might of the Monaco Yacht Show couldn’t escape the cancellations of last year. But from global pandemic comes global premieres, as the 30th edition of MYS returns triumphant with a whole host of new superyachts to marvel at in the shimmering waters of Port Hercule. Two years in the making, MYS 2021 is - as ever smarter and better than the last. Rather remarkable after the disruptions of the past 18 months. Yet yachting is and always has been resilient; 2020 ended with 64 new superyacht sales compared to the 54 in the final quarter of 2019. So, what can we expect from this year’s edition of the world’s greatest yacht show?
The yachts For the statisticians: 80 super and megayachts are on show this year, ranging from 22-95 metres (average length: 54m) – including 32 new deliveries that are making their world debut, four of which are 70m+. One of the stars of the show will be Feadship’s 2021 launch, Viva. Coming in at 94m she is the largest new
