The Future of Refit debuts in Monaco, uniting yacht owners, captains, and leading shipyards to showcase superyacht transformation and innovation.
Unveiled last summer ahead of the Monaco Yacht Show, The Future of Refit, a new event dedicated entirely to superyacht refit, now invites yacht owners and prospective owners, captains and owners’ representatives to save the date. In one place, they will be able to compare leading yards, explore ideas with designers and refit specialists, and step aboard yachts, two already refitted and eight awaiting their transformation, before committing to their own project. Organised by Informa Prestige, the luxury lifestyle events division of the Informa group, the event is presented by the Monaco Yacht Show and powered by BOAT International Media.
For a growing number of owners, the next yacht is not a new build. It is a yacht that already exists, transformed. More than 6,000 superyachts over 30 metres are in service, and many are entering their first or second major refit cycle. New-build slots at leading yards are scarce, environmental regulation is tightening and technology moves fast. Refit has become one of the defining realities of yacht ownership, and The Future of Refit gives it its own stage.
Three days in Monaco, at the opening of the Mediterranean season
Conferences and exhibition take place at the Grimaldi Forum, while the on-water display, staged with the support of the Yacht Club de Monaco, fills the club’s marina. Visitors can judge for themselves the quality of the refitted yachts, or step aboard those awaiting their refit to discuss with exhibitors what an existing yacht could become and how feasible its transformation would be.
Who it is for ?
– Owners and future owners exploring what refit can do for them
– Captains preparing their next yard period
– Owners’ representatives, yacht managers, brokers and advisers guiding their clients’ projects
– Designers and refit specialists
Refit Live, curated by BOAT International
– A bespoke owner and designer workshop, where shipyards and designers demystify the refit journey from concept to delivery
– Daily interactive sessions led by the editorial teams of BOAT International and IBI
– An exclusive owners’ showcase of refit excellence
– A refit sector conference covering market analysis, trends and forecasts
– The Future Refit Designer Challenge, where young designers present their concepts to a panel drawn from the participating yards, owners and yacht management companies.
“Refit is part of the lifecycle of every superyacht, and many of the shipyards that build the world’s finest yachts also refit them. Every September, the Monaco Yacht Show presents the yachts of tomorrow and those available for charter today; The Future of Refit now gives owners, captains and their advisers a dedicated spring meeting with the experts who maintain, preserve and reinvent today’s superyachts.” Toby Moore, CEO, Informa Prestige.
