The Biggest Superyacht Deliveries of 2026
By any measure, 2026 is an exceptional year for superyacht construction. Several builds that have been in progress for three to five years are finally completing their outfitting and sea trials phases, and the aggregate volume of steel hitting the water is significant. Across the major European yards — Lürssen, Amels, Feadship, Freire, and VARD — the deliveries scheduled for this year represent a combined programme that would have been unusual even in the peak years before 2008.
What makes this cohort interesting is not only scale. The builds in this list reflect different ideas about what a large private vessel should be in 2026: more capable at sea, more considered on emissions, and in several cases purpose-built for expedition rather than seasonal Mediterranean cruising. Taken together, they offer a clear read on where the market’s priorities have moved.
REV Ocean — 194.9m, VARD
At 194.9 metres and 19,235 GT, REV Ocean will become the longest private vessel in the world on delivery, displacing Azzam from a position it has held since 2013. But length is the least interesting thing about her. Owned by Norwegian industrialist Kjell Inge Røkke and built at VARD’s Norwegian facilities before being towed to Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen for outfitting, REV Ocean is a Polar Class 6-rated research and expedition vessel first, a yacht second.
Her diesel-electric propulsion system switches into full-electric mode at 11 knots — the speed at which the scientific teams conduct sampling operations — to eliminate acoustic interference with underwater instrumentation. She carries 114 days of provisions and consumables at full complement, a figure that reflects genuine scientific autonomy rather than charter marketing. Design by Espen Øino and interior by H2 Yacht Design. Q4 2026 delivery.
Project Tanzanite — 120m, Amels
Amels’ largest build to date, Tanzanite is a 120-metre full-custom motor yacht with naval architecture by Damen Yachting and exterior design by Espen Øino. At 6,083 GT, she is also the largest Dutch-built motor yacht ever completed.
Her propulsion system is diesel-electric, driving Kongsberg Elegance azimuthing pod drives — a configuration that reduces shaft-line vibration and allows the machinery to be optimised for fuel efficiency at cruising speeds rather than peak performance. Zuretti Design handled the interior. The specification includes two helipads and a glass-bottomed swimming pool positioned above the beach club, with light filtering down through the pool floor into the deck below. Tanzanite launched in September 2025 and is completing final outfitting ahead of 2026 handover.
Boardwalk — 117m, Lürssen
Boardwalk was commissioned in 2022 by an American owner who was involved throughout the design process, and she has been on sea trials in the run-up to a Q2 2026 delivery. At 117 metres and 5,350 GT, she is steel-hulled with an aluminium superstructure.
Exterior design is by Frank Woll Design, interior by Amy Halffman Designs. Her programme includes two swimming pools, two helipads, a beach club, and a putting green — amenities that reflect long-range cruising as much as coastal entertaining. Twin Caterpillar main engines provide propulsion. On delivery she will become the 20th largest yacht by length in the Lürssen fleet, which is itself a measure of how prolific that yard has been at the top of the market.
Project Cosmos — 114.2m, Lürssen
Cosmos is the most technically significant build in this list from a propulsion standpoint. Commissioned for a Japanese owner with both interior and exterior design by Australian industrial designer Marc Newson, she is the first superyacht fitted with methanol fuel-cell technology at meaningful scale: two 500kW fuel cells capable of driving the vessel at up to seven knots for a range of 1,000 nautical miles on methanol alone. At anchor, the fuel-cell system can sustain zero-emissions hotel load for up to 15 days.
The installation sits alongside conventional diesel engines and generators, making Cosmos a prototype platform — Lürssen’s proof-of-concept for a propulsion pathway that avoids the infrastructure constraints of hydrogen. Gross tonnage is approximately 6,300 GT. The most distinctive visual feature is a large glass dome above the owner’s study, for which Lürssen developed a custom glass-bending solution to achieve 360-degree panoramic views without visible frame interruption. She is Ice Class 1D. Launched August 2025, delivery expected 2026.
Project Incógnita — 107m, Freire Shipyard
Built at Freire’s facilities in Vigo, Spain, Project Incógnita is a 107-metre explorer yacht notable for two reasons: it is the largest yacht yet built by Freire, and it represents a genuine widening of the European builder landscape beyond the traditional Dutch-German axis. Keel laid August 2022, hull launched June 2024, now in the outfitting phase.
She has a displacement ice-class steel hull, aluminium superstructure, a 15.6-metre beam, and a 4.1-metre draught across six decks. Gross tonnage is 3,999 GT. The vertical bow profile and deep glazing bands along the superstructure sides give her an expedition character consistent with her hull form. Owner and designers have not been publicly disclosed. Delivery is expected in 2026.
Jassi — 102.4m, Lürssen
Launched at Lürssen’s Rendsburg facility in February 2026 in winter conditions — snow on the floating dock as tugs towed her out — Jassi is a full-displacement, steel-and-aluminium motor yacht with a 15-metre beam, 3.9-metre draught, and 3,420 GT. Interior and exterior design by British studio RWD.
RWD’s profile is characterised by taut horizontal lines, extensive curved glazing, and a foredeck helipad atop a traditional flared bow. The arrangement includes accommodation for 22 guests in 11 cabins, with a crew of 37. A side-opening tender garage and main deck aft pool are among the notable features. She was sold in 2021 by Moran Yacht & Ship, with construction beginning in 2022. Delivery is expected Q3 2026.
Netto II — 80m, Amels
The second hull on the Amels 80 Limited Editions platform, Netto II was launched in Vlissingen with a custom dolphin blue metallic hull and platinum bootstripe. The platform provides a 79.9-metre, steel-and-aluminium displacement hull with a 12.3-metre beam; the second build demonstrates how extensively the Limited Editions model can be individualised at the interior level. Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design delivered a custom interior concept that includes a speakeasy bar with a 1960s casino reference — a brief unusual enough to be worth noting.
Hybrid propulsion gives a top speed of 16.5 knots and a range of 5,000 nautical miles at 12 knots. A 6.5-metre glass-bottom pool on the main deck aft doubles as a skylight into the beach club below. Espen Øino exterior design. Delivery to her owner — described as seasoned — is scheduled for May 2026.
Horizon II — 61m, Leapher Yachts
Horizon II is the debut vessel from Leapher Yachts, a newly established Dutch shipyard operating out of Tolkamer. Launched 20 February 2026, she is a 60.96-metre steel-hull, steel-and-aluminium superstructure explorer yacht built to the NAVIX60 platform, with naval architecture by Van Oossanen Naval Architects and O7 Designers, and exterior and interior design by Cor D. Rover.
At 1,710 GT with a 12.8-metre beam and 3.15-metre draught, she is built for sustained offshore operation: 40 days of autonomy, 9,000 nautical miles at 10 knots, top speed 14 knots. Accommodation for 14 guests in seven staterooms, crew of 17. For a first build from a new yard, the specification is coherent and the explorer brief is credible. Sea trials are expected later in 2026.
What This Year’s Deliveries Tell Us
The 2026 delivery cohort makes several things clear. First, the market for very large yachts — 100 metres and above — remains active at the European builder level, even as the global economic backdrop has tightened. Lürssen alone is delivering four vessels over 100 metres this year.
Second, propulsion is no longer a binary choice between diesel and the future. Project Cosmos at Lürssen represents a credible methanol pathway; Feadship’s Project 717 at 49.5 metres runs on an advanced electric drive with a 100kWh battery bank and John Deere gensets; Netto II carries hybrid propulsion as standard on the Amels platform. These are not one-off experiments — they are becoming the default specification at the quality end of the market.
Third, the explorer configuration continues to attract investment at scale. REV Ocean, Project Incógnita, and Horizon II all reflect a client base that wants genuine offshore capability — range, ice class, extended autonomy — rather than coastal luxury optimised for the season. That demand shows no sign of softening.
For clients considering new commissions, the lead times implied by this year’s deliveries are instructive. Most of these projects were contracted in 2021 or 2022, with build periods of three to five years. The yards with capacity in 2027 and 2028 are already under discussion.
