CONTENTS
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States of play: how the US market is staying buoyant38
Ronald Reagan and his yacht-owning American dream72
The best accessories for beach bliss this summer100
How Pershing’s new flagship stands out from the crowd156
Yachting design gurus identify the new wave of talent170
The new Princess S78: if McLaren built motor yachts...182
Exploring the Greek islands’ enduring charms124
What’s the mood among US owners? We ask a select sevenON THE COVER
100 Fast & furious: exclusively on board
Pershing’s 40-knot speed machine
118 USA: the making of a superyacht
superpower
124 American dreamers: owners open up
130 Westport doubles down on style
156 The new faces of yacht design
196 Horse power: watch the world’s
best polo – from your boatON BOARD
34 Market Intelligence
38 Eye Opener
41 News: concepts, launches and more
54 The best windsurf boardsBOAT LIFE
60 Up to Standard: New York’s style
central hotel hits London
65 The new Harley-Davidson glides in
68 Dial back in time: classic US watches
74 Design DNA: the Impossible US-1
law enforcement drone
75 Ramon Alonso reveals the interior
design secrets of 35.5m Botti
78 Saman Amel goes off-the-peg
79 Suits relax for summer
80 Gerhard Richter’s Seascapes
83 The best humidorsOWNERS’ CLUB
88 On board 44.2m Christensen
I Love This Boat with Hal Griffith
94 Members’ Logbook
97 Eddie Jordan breaks the
Med-Caribbean mouldFEATURES
118 Can US owners continue to prop up
the worldwide yachting market?
130 When Westport met Holly Hunt:
a truly radical relationship
142 Support act: the YXT 24 Evolution is
a superyacht’s flexible friendVOYAGE
193 Voyage News
196 Fields of glory: where in the world
to watch the very best polo
202 A six-day guide taking in the whisky
and wildlife of western Scotland
204 Buy me an island: Petit Nevis
205 The best Spanish beach clubs
206 Villa with a view: SotograndeREAR VIEW
264 Another angle on 135.5m CrescentON THE COVER: Pershing’s 43m Chorusline, photographed by Alberto Cocchi20