BOAT International, March 2026. How have you found the shift from sailing to motoring? My husband and I, being big, big sailors, have sailed all over the world with Kokomo, Zefira and Ribelle so, for me, a motor boat was a funny idea. However, I saw that we can also enjoy the sea with a
The World Superyacht Awards celebrate the finest yachts launched and refitted each year, recognising the projects that push the boundaries of design, engineering and craftsmanship. But how exactly does that judging work — and what makes a yacht worthy of a World Superyacht Award? BOAT speaks to the judges to find out… Judging by experience. The awards panel consists
Paola Trifirò fell in love with boats during her university days when she sailed on Lake Como. This sparked a long fascination with yachting, starting with her first yacht, the seven-metre Calife, which she bought with her husband Salvatore. “A very strong boat, not too big,” she told BOAT in 2015. “I had one burner (in
Paola Trifirò is a passionate collector and her cookery book collection has reached 4,000, while she also collects quirky salt and pepper shakers. Just as well she has a hypermodern Milan apartment to display them in… “I always had a passion for kitsch, you can say it’s a stupid thing, but with 3,000 others it