Greatness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, and the team at SuperYacht World have been doing some beholding of our own, creating an exclusive Superyacht Hall of Fame of the yachts that have inspired us most since we launched in 2008. The yachts you’ll find here are breathtaking examples of audacious design, and yachts which genuinely broke new ground or have opened up a new tributary of yacht building. You’ll disagree about some of the yachts we’ve included, and you’ll miss some of your favourites, but we believe that each here deserves to be celebrated. There’ll surely be plenty of new entries over the coming years, of course – at any given moment, somewhere in the world there’ll be a yacht owner, a designer and a shipyard cooking up something magical.

ALFA NERO
A perfectly balanced design and the yacht that everyone wants to own
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AZZAM
A technological marvel of thrilling power and beautiful design
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ENIGMA
A ground-breaking and timeless take on the modern superyacht
For more on Enigma click here

MADAME GU
A slender and head-turning sight on the water
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MALTESE FALCON
When technology meets the power of the wind, magic happens
For more on Maltese Falcon click here

MOTOR YACHT A
An incredible piece of design that never fails to amaze
For more on Motor Yacht A click here

SAVANNAH
Imposing design and full of hybrid innovations
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SKAT
A feast of angles and hard edges and yet with the softest of centres
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TALITHA
Our seafaring ancestors would salute this traditional beauty
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VAVA II
A beautiful design and a yacht that never stops cruising
For more on Vava II click here