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VENICE BOAT SHOW 2026 ⛵ the most interesting sailboats at the boat show in the Arsenal
June 11, 2026 · 1h 4m · 9K views · Arsenale di Venezia, Venezia, Italia
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What this video covers
Alfredo Contaldo tours the 2026 Salone Nautico di Venezia, held inside the Arsenale di Venezia, and walks through the most notable sailing boats on display.0:02 The Pegasus 50, a Slovenian bluewater cruiser designed for short-handed or two-person sailing, features B&G instrumentation, solar panels, a 30-inch chartplotter at the nav station, and a sightline from the helm directly up to the sails — a layout Contaldo describes as unlike anything he has seen before.3:16 The Solaris 60, an Italian performance cruiser, carries an in-boom furling mainsail, a clear foredeck, and all halyards and sheets managed from the cockpit.15:48 The Comuzzi C32, built on Lago di Garda by a Udine-based yard, comes in Sport and Weekender versions; the Sport version displaces 2.2 tonnes, carries 60 m² upwind sail area expanding to 160 m² with a 100 m² gennaker, draws 2.2 m, and can be fitted with a lifting keel reducing draft to 1.4 m. A Seawing 11.70 Australian-designed catamaran built in Turkey and a Beneteau 34.1 First Line — designed by Marc Lombard and powered by a 30 hp Yanmar — round out the sailing boats.26:36 The historic America's Cup maxi Il Moro di Venezia, winner of the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup under skipper Paul Cayard, is also on board and open to visitors.2:28 A BOTI electric outboard weighing 6 kg, developed on Lago di Como, is demonstrated inside the Arsenale basin.34:15
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