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Wally Yachts is a yacht brand headquartered in Monaco.[1]
Company history
Founded by Italian entrepreneur Luca Bassani[2] in 1994, Wally started out with sailing boats and then branched out into designing motoryachts, including the 118 WallyPower.[3]
Wally launched sailing yachts ranging from the Wallynano 37 feet (11 m) day sailer to the 166 feet (51 m) flybridge carbonfiber sloop Better Place.
Wally is known[4] for being a pioneer of carbon fiber as a yacht-building material.
On 31 January 2019 Ferretti Group acquired Wally Yachts.[5]
In film
In 2005, the 118 WallyPower featured in the film The Island, starring Ewan McGregor. The yacht appeared as a distant memory in the mind of McGregor's character. A 2004 Top Gear UK TV episode also featured the 118 WallyPower.
See also
- List of large sailing yachts
- List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
References
- ^ "Wally Yacht Wallpapers - Wally Yacht | YachtForums: We Know Big Boats!". www.yachtforums.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ Luca Bassani Antivari (2015-01-21), Yacht designer Luca Bassani, Boat International Media
- ^ "Wallypower 118 superyacht". www.diseno-art.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ "Wallypower SuperYacht wins Millennium Design Award". www.gizmag.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ Springer, Bill. "Ferretti Group Acquires Wally Yachts". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-29.