Review of the German Superyacht Conference 2025

BOOTE EXCLUSIV had invited designers, shipyard representatives and other creative minds to the Hotel Hafen Hamburg. Nine presentations were on the programme at the German Superyacht Conference. Almost all of them took place live in front of the fantastic backdrop of the Elbe and the harbour.

The first speaker was the editor-in-chief of BOOTE EXCLUSIV, Martin Hager, who brought the three sponsors of the German Superyacht Conference on stage. Patrick Ettmann from PEC Interiors reported on the expansion of his company through Würzburg interiors and a major Lürssen order. Timo Holthoff from The Rug Company gave an outlook on his favourite project "Handmade carpets", which he expanded on in his later presentation. Felix Zimmermann from Pantaenius Versicherungen explained that 2024 was probably the most challenging year in Pantaenius insurance history: "17 yachts with 30 metres plus alone" were affected.

Great explorers at Damen Yachting

Before the start of the lecture series, Martin Hager presented presenter Michael Antwerpes with a compass for his tenth participation in the German Superyacht Conference. The first speaker was a team from Damen Yachting, Rob Luijendijk and Enrique Tintore. The occasion was the success of the Amels 80, four of the Espen-Oeino design have already been sold. The second success story is the Yachtsupport series, for example "Bad Company", as well as the semi-custom Xplorer series, which also includes "Pink Shadow " counts. When asked what was the most challenging vehicle that one of their yachts ever had to accommodate on board, Enrique Tintore replied: "a seaplane".

Fire at the German Superyacht Conference

Number two at the German Superyacht Conference was Stefan Nehry and Oliver Blattner from Nauticfire. This presentation was all about fireplaces and fire pits on board. After "Tatoosh" (1999), Stefan Nehry has installed around 60 of them to date. The actual fireplace only accounts for ten per cent of the construction, the rest is made up of pipes, sensors and motors. With wood or gas fires, modern exhaust air and control technology allow the flames to flicker safely. Oliver Blattner from Swash also presented a design collection of outdoor fireplaces for superyachts.

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