Drawing board: The Latest Superyacht Concepts

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1 - Codecasa Jet 2020 Codecasa Jet 2020

Superyacht concepts come in all shapes and sizes - radical, ordinary, revolutionary and bizarre. We round up the latest list of designs from the industry... This 70 metre aircraft-inspired superyacht concept Codecasa Jet 2020 “breaks the mould” of yacht design, Italian yard Codecasa said. The yacht sports a number of design features “borrowed” from aviation, such as air inlets and radar antennas in the “typical style of AWACS airplanes”. Elsewhere, the yacht includes a 20 metre sundeck with a swimming pool and covered gym. The main deck area meanwhile is dedicated to the owner’s suite, which the eight guests are accommodated on the lower deck.

Superyacht concepts come in all shapes and sizes - radical, ordinary, revolutionary and bizarre. We round up the latest list of designs from the industry...

This 70 metre aircraft-inspired superyacht concept Codecasa Jet 2020 “breaks the mould” of yacht design, Italian yard Codecasa said. The yacht sports a number of design features “borrowed” from aviation, such as air inlets and radar antennas in the “typical style of AWACS airplanes”. Elsewhere, the yacht includes a 20 metre sundeck with a swimming pool and covered gym. The main deck area meanwhile is dedicated to the owner’s suite, which the eight guests are accommodated on the lower deck.

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2 - Telex Telex

The 65 metre superyacht concept Telex from Bannenberg & Rowell features a “well balanced profile” with layered decks, a vertical bow and wide upper superstructure. Telex is well equipped with a lower deck stern area with a gym, dive shop, wellness area and optional submarine storage forward of the main “club room”.

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3 - SWCAT 90 SWCAT 90

The 27 metre catamaran SWCAT 90 concept from Southern Wind has been penned inside and out by Nauta Design with catamaran design specialist Berret-Racoupeau. The yard said the new model “combines all the greatest attributes of the SWS monohull yachts into a versatile catamaran design”. Accommodation is for a total of eight guests in four cabins, while the crew quarters of two to three staff cabins.

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4 - Abaco Abaco

Dedicated to the besieged Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, the 40 metre superyacht concept Abaco was penned by Santa Maria Magnolfi. Intended for Bahamas cruising, the concept pairs “robust” exterior lines and open exterior spaces. This includes the main deck, which boasts more than 120 metres of outdoor space. Accommodation meanwhile is for a total of 10 guests in a main deck owner’s suite and four lower deck suites.

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5 - Project L Project L

Fresh from the boards of French designer Thierry Gaugain is the “ultra-modern” 120 metre superyacht concept Project L. Inspired by the “smooth form of a beach pebble”, Project L can be fully opened for a direct connection to the ocean. Powered by a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion package, Project L is designed to “glide” through the water. Futuristic features include the likes of a high-tech underwater media room, drive-in tender garage and submarine escape pod.