Batoo Magazine

Italy’s paper identity card no longer travels across borders

Since 3 August 2026, Italy’s paper identity card is no longer valid for foreign travel. That detail can disrupt cruises, crew changes and onward journeys.

August 4, 20265 min read

Sneekweek 2026 turns a Dutch lake into a sailing city

From 1 to 6 August, 30 classes fill the Sneekermeer. A dispatch from the Dutch regatta where serious racing, water access and city life become one.

August 3, 20264 min read

Cowes Week at 200 still makes the Solent an open proving ground

The bicentenary regatta opened on 1 August with more than 500 boats expected. Its value lies not in nostalgia, but in placing historic fleets, one-designs and IRC yachts on the same demanding tidal stage.

August 2, 20264 min read

Sydney Boat Show puts small boats back at the centre of the market

The Australian show opens with trailer boats, fishing and marine technology in the foreground—a format that exposes the real shape of volume demand.

August 1, 20265 min read

Grady-White moves into a purpose trust and sells continuity

Grady-White has moved control into a perpetual purpose trust, a succession choice that puts continuity, dealers and residual confidence ahead of a conventional sale.

July 31, 20265 min read

Admiral Althea at €26.9M turns price into the message

The €2M cut on VAT-paid 48m Admiral Althea is more than brokerage news: it shows where real value is being tested for turnkey 45-50m yachts before the late-season market.

July 30, 20265 min read

Sunseeker resets with credit investors and turnaround managers

Sunseeker’s move to Cross Ocean Partners and Cheyne Capital is more than a finance story: it reshapes model cadence, dealer confidence and used-yacht signals.

July 29, 20265 min read

ArticleTechnique & Maintenance

Cannes Yachting Festival 2026 as a buyer market map

Cannes 2026 is set to gather more than 700 boats and around 150 premieres, making preparation essential for serious buyers and sellers.

July 28, 20265 min read

Bayview Mackinac 2026 puts seamanship ahead of the result sheet

The 102nd Bayview Mackinac ended with Natalie J first to Mackinac Island, 107 finishers and 87 retirements. Its useful lesson is risk management, not just silverware.

July 27, 20265 min read

Aquila 35 Sport pushes the compact powercat beyond the dayboat brief

The new Aquila 35 Sport heads to Cannes with a 35ft 6in hull, 14ft 9in beam, four social zones and a two-berth cabin: a compact powercat built around real day-and-weekend use.

July 26, 20265 min read

Saxdor 460 GTS opens the flagship family before Cannes

Announced on 23 July, the Saxdor 460 GTS will bring a more open reading of the 460 platform to Cannes 2026: same flagship family, different priorities for deck life, shelter and weekends afloat.

July 25, 20265 min read

Next Yacht Group buys Siman and sharpens its metal superyacht play

Next Yacht Group's full acquisition of Siman adds direct metal fabrication, engineering and refit capacity. For Maiora and AB Yachts, the move is more industrial than financial.

July 24, 20265 min read

Monaco Yacht Show 2026 turns new-yacht scarcity into a live market

The first Monaco Yacht Show 2026 fleet list includes 43 superyachts delivered this year, turning Port Hercule into a practical test of availability and value.

July 23, 20265 min read

Arcadia A80new: the second launch reframes sub-24-metre luxury

Arcadia’s second A80new launch points to a sharper brief below 24 metres: less theatre around length, more emphasis on volume, owner space, crew flow and slow cruising.

July 22, 20266 min read

ArticleTechnique & Maintenance

Riva 96' Argo Super brings beach-club logic to the flybridge

Launched in La Spezia on 20 July 2026, the first Riva 96' Argo Super updates the 90' Argo with a more usable stern, a main-deck day head and a Cannes debut ahead.

July 21, 20265 min read

Sustainable marine fuels and the case for existing boats

NMMA’s latest update on sustainable marine fuels shifts the debate from green promise to real compatibility with engines, tanks, range and marina supply.

July 20, 20264 min read