It has been a busy stretch on the water. In the space of a few weeks, builders across Europe and beyond have put new hulls in the sea, and the spread is wide: a 101-metre Feadship flagship on her first North Sea trials, a carbon bluewater sloop from Finland, an Italian explorer carrying seven figures of bespoke work, the first of a new aluminium expedition catamaran, and a 28-metre open that tops 53 knots. Five launches worth watching.
Feadship Project 1014: a 101-metre flagship on trials
Feadship floated hull 1014 out of its Makkum yard on 1 April, and by 22 May the 101.2-metre yacht was running sea trials in the North Sea, navy hull against a white superstructure. At roughly 3,840 GT she is the Dutch builder's second-largest of the 17 yachts currently on order. Exterior and interior come from RWD, with Chahan Interior Design shaping the interiors and Azure on naval architecture.
The headline sits aft on the main deck: a glass-bottomed pool that filters daylight down into the beach club below. Add fold-down balconies, a foredeck helipad and a forward-facing Jacuzzi crowning the top deck, and the brief is clear enough.
Baltic 121 Custom: a 37-metre carbon sloop for going anywhere
Baltic Yachts launched this 37-metre performance cruiser in Finland, with delivery due in autumn 2026. The brief was a family bluewater yacht that looks after itself on proven systems: built entirely in carbon, with an all-glass deckhouse for 360-degree views and a telescopic keel that drops from 4.15 to 6.40 metres. Malcolm McKeon drew the naval architecture and exterior, and the interior is by Adam Lay Studio.
Sanlorenzo Casa F: a 47-metre explorer with €5m of upgrades
The eighth hull in Sanlorenzo's 500EXP explorer line splashed at Viareggio on 21 May. Casa F pairs a steel hull with an aluminium superstructure for 499 GT, styled inside and out by Francesco Paszkowski Design. What separates her from the series platform is the bespoke work: more than €5 million of owner upgrades. She is already listed through EKKA Yachts, and carries a 4,000-nautical-mile range at 10 knots.
Bering BC60: the yard's first aluminium expedition catamaran
Bering Yachts launched the first hull of its BC60 on 14 May, an 18.3-metre aluminium catamaran built for distance. More than 13,500 litres of fuel give a claimed range north of 3,000 nautical miles, the draft is a shallow 1.3 metres, and four to six cabins make her workable either owner-run or with a crew of two. The enclosed flybridge adds a bar and full 360-degree views. Scott Blee of Sabdes drew her, and the builder pitches her as "a really complete boat straight out of the box."
AB Yachts AB 95S: 53 knots on three waterjets
The sport version of AB Yachts' 95 broke cover from Viareggio and has already gone to a US owner. The 28.45-metre open runs three MAN V12X-2200 engines, 6,600 hp in total, on three MJP waterjets: two steerable plus a central booster. Top speed is north of 53 knots. A carbon-fibre superstructure keeps the weight down, while below there is a full-beam owner's suite and a beach club that takes a four-metre tender. She is among the first yachts to market on MAN's new V12X-2200.
Five very different boats, one busy month for the yards.
Photos: courtesy of Feadship, Baltic Yachts, Sanlorenzo, Bering Yachts and AB Yachts.
