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BMW Debuts New Luxury Yachts

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At the Genoa Boat Show in Italy this week, BMW Group DesignWorks, a subsidiary of the German automaker, will debut the new high-performance luxury sailing yacht it developed in partnership with bespoke Belgian boat builder Zeydon. The 60-ft. Zeydon Z60 (above) "combines the sailing potential of a performance offshore yacht with the substantial equipment range and unaffected elegance of a modern luxury cruiser."

Available for order this fall, the exterior of the Z60 "presents regatta-oriented functionality, outstanding seaworthiness and a generously designed deck area," while the interior features "an equipment range that is commonly associated with much larger yachts [and] high-grade materials and design with a focus on precision and perfect functionality right down to the smallest detail," the company says. As we reported recently, Porsche also has a new line of luxury yachts in the works.

Ferretti's New Hybrid Yacht, The Mochi Craft Long Range 23

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I've been hearing whisperings about this one for months but Italian yacht maker Ferretti is set to show of the the Mochi Craft Long Range 23, a yacht they say is the first hybrid yacht over 20 feet long that produces negligible tailpipe emissions. The yacht is a 75-foot tri-deck that has a a hybrid propulsion system. When running on diesel and cruising at eight knots, it emits 10 kilograms of carbon dioxide for each nautical mile. And the engine charges a battery pack that can also power the boat. In this diesel-electric mode, it emits less than half a kilogram each nautical mile.The NY Times reports that the yacht will cost around three million euros. The boat is being displayed at the Genoa International Boat Show, October 4-12. More pictures can be found at a listing for the boat on The Yacht Market.


Gallery: Hybrid Yachts

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