NAVIS Jun/Jul'26

Oceanco’s 106.7-meter sailing yacht Black Pearl has kept her secrets close since her delivery in 2018. Recently joining the charter market, this exceptionally gifted icon has revealed why she is held in such high regard by seafaring gentlemen the world over.

Top-of-industry naval architecture gives Black Pearl a stunning profile. Hybrid propulsion and automation paired with energy regeneration and highly advanced materials to raise the bar for every large sailing yacht built in her wake. She is, quite simply, the epitome of technology, comfort, and luxury in one beautiful package.

Form and function are beautifully aligned on this artfully designed and crafted Southern Wind 108, Kiboko 4. So named as the fourth Southern Wind yacht for this seasoned owner, Kiboko 4 is the second of three 108s built by the yard based in Cape Town, South Africa, with sales, marketing, and customer care based out of Genoa, Italy.

The first hull of the Southern Wind 108 was Gelliceaux, surprising the yachting world by winning the Saint Barth Bucket on her debut. The third hull, Kalantis, delivered in March of 2026, placed third overall in the Southern Wind Trophy, held alongside/within the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, finishing just behind Liberty Squared and Gelliceaux.

An exquisite example of Benetti’s 67-meter B.Now Oasis Deck design, Lady Estey has the distinctive look of a full custom yacht. The synergy displayed by the collaborative efforts of the owner, the design team, and the shipbuilder confirms the versatility of the B.Now range and celebrates the beautiful sweeping design of the 67-meter series.

Not only does Lady Estey have a different look about her, she also evokes a different feeling, even functioning differently than the previous sister ship, Iryna. While they share some brilliant Benetti DNA, Lady Estey shines a unique light on the design, displaying a sedate style that is meticulously thought through in every respect, illustrating the stunning result of the team’s alignment, working to ensure the materials were not only beautiful, but complementary to their purpose.

The 2026 edition of the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta recently concluded in Porto Cervo, marking the official opening of the Mediterranean big-boat racing calendar. Organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) with five consecutive years of title sponsorship from the Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani, the regatta featured four days of competitive coastal racing. Seventeen international superyachts lined up along the quays of the Porto Cervo marina, ready to contest the island-strewn pathways of the Costa Smeralda and the La Maddalena Archipelago from May 26 to May 30.

To ensure equitable competition among vessels of vast structural diversity, the fleet was separated into Blue and White divisions. This classification relied on performance parameters calculated under the ORCsy (Offshore Racing Congress Superyacht) rating system. The ORCsy is a specialized handicapping framework mathematically engineered to balance the distinct design, displacement, and sail-area attributes of large luxury yachts, allowing them to compete fairly on corrected time.

Additionally, several owners opted to compete in the Corinthian Division. This category is dedicated to teams that maintain a traditional cruising setup with a significantly reduced sail inventory, prioritizing classic seamanship over technical optimization.

In charming St Anton am Arlberg (the cradle of alpine skiing), the Galzigbahn cars stop running at 16:15. By 18:30, when the kitchen at Ullrhaus begins to plate its first amuses, the collective mood in the village has shifted: boots off, lanterns on, the day’s adrenaline metabolizes into something quieter and hungrier. Inside Ullrhaus, the designer-led hotel that opened in 2021, a creatively disciplined flurry is in motion. The hotel boasts both à la carte dining for visitors and guests on half-board in their Wine & Dine and a much smaller restaurant-within-a-restaurant occupies what the owners call the Gourmetstube: an intimate sage and timber-beamed room where the nine-course “Elements” tasting menu is laid out for those who book well ahead. The latter is, by most measures the trade uses, an exceptionally ambitious table.

The credentials are real: two toques from Gault Millau in 2024 and 2025, a score of 14.5/20 that places it among Tyrol’s notable kitchens, a 2026 Star in the MICHELIN Guide, ninety points from Falstaff. Chef de cuisine Erkan Cakir conceived and developed the Elements menu together with host Michael Gfall, himself a chef of long standing in the Arlberg, whose creative input and regional expertise played an essential role in its development. The discipline of that symbiotic culinary relationship shows in every plate that leaves the pass.

A first glimpse of Shebara Resort typically emerges out over the Al Wajh lagoon in Saudi Arabia, some 500 km (360 mi) north of Jeddah. Ten or twelve minutes into the boat transfer, a long necklace of mirrored ovals appears, shimmering in the heat of the day. From a seaplane window, half an hour out of Red Sea International Airport, the effect is different but equally arresting: a curving chain of stainless-steel pods stitched into the turquoise of the Kingdom’s Red Sea, set against a silken beach of sand so pale it looks bleached.

Shebara, which opened to its first guests in late 2024 as the first ultra-luxe Red Sea Global-operated property within the Kingdom’s flagship destination, has been engineered for exactly this kind of optical theater, especially as its 1,760 km of pristine Red Sea coast features strongly in the ambitious Vision 2030 plan. Within its first months in operation, TIME Magazine named it to its 2025 World’s Greatest Places list, a recognition that, more than nightly rates, signals where the property is being positioned.

Spring and summer sailing ask a great deal from technical apparel. The weather may be warmer, but the demands on deck remain precise: protection from spray, freedom of movement, dependable grip, sun coverage, breathability, and enough durability to withstand the constant friction of life aboard. The best gear allows sailors to move naturally, stay focused, and respond quickly as conditions change.

This season, Helly Hansen, Musto, and Gill Marine each approach that challenge from a distinct angle. Helly Hansen brings Scandinavian practicality to agile inshore and coastal systems. Musto sharpens its race-focused LPX collection with lightweight GORE-TEX protection and athletic detailing. Gill Marine frames the season with its ambitious OS1 Ocean System launch, while its Infinity 2.0 layers deliver accessible sun protection for long, bright days on the water. Together, the collections show how modern sailing gear continues to evolve: lighter, cleaner, more responsible, and more comfortable without losing sight of performance.

There are Ferrari names that behave like numbers, and there are Ferrari names that behave like weather. Testarossa belongs to the second group. Say it aloud and the air changes temperature: red cam covers, white Miami nights, black side strakes, flat-twelve heat rising from a rear deck wide enough to seem architectural. Before the new 849 Testarossa can be understood as a 1,050-cv plug-in hybrid berlinetta with a re-engineered twin-turbo V8, three electric motors, active aerodynamics, ABS Evo, and Ferrari’s new FIVE digital vehicle estimator, it has to be understood as an act of naming. Ferrari has revived one of its most combustible words, and words like this do not return quietly. They arrive carrying memory, expectation, and the suspicion that Maranello is once again asking a body shape to carry more than speed. The 849 Testarossa replaces the SF90 Stradale at the top of Ferrari’s range, but its true predecessor is larger than a single model. It is an idea: that a Ferrari’s bodywork should reveal the pressure beneath it, that engineering should leave a visible trace, and that speed, in Maranello, has always been allowed to look dramatic.