The 57th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) will feature around 1,000 exhibitors from more than 30 countries, and nearly 1,500 boats – including six yachts 200 feet or more long – will be offered for sale or charter.

Held at Fort Lauderdale in Florida, one of the yachting capitals of the world, the show opens today and runs until November 7, 2016. 

Show exhibits range from yacht builders and designers to exotic cars and brokerage yachts. A wide variety of boats will be on display including runabouts, sportfishers, high performance boats, centre consoles, cabin cruisers, flats boats, skiffs, express cruisers, sailing yachts, motor yachts, bowriders, catamarans, ski boats, jet boats, trawlers, inflatables, canoes, and extraordinary superyachts.  

The 2016 edition will feature more than $4 billion of marine merchandise and accessories on display across seven sites in Fort Lauderdale, according to reports.

This year’s show will showcase a larger selection of superyachts that ever before.  

Among the more than 100 yachts larger than 100 feet that will be on display at the show are six massive vessels larger than 200 feet.  

While yachts of this size surely assume an extraordinary amount of space along the Face Dock of the Bahia Mar and Hall of Fame Marina show locations, even more astonishing are the numbers they command for purchase or charter, say the organisers.

They are among the largest yachts in the world and are sure to draw major crowds at the show, they say.  

Here are six wonders of the FLIBS 2017:


Length: 257’
Name: TV
Builder: Lurssen    
Brokerage: Moran Yacht & Ship
Location: Bahia Mar Marina Face Dock 15, 15A-5
Estimated price: $103 million
Description: TV features accommodation for 18 guests in 10 opulent staterooms. Her Alberto Pinto interior gives off a casual, laid back South Beach vibe while her striking grey hull clearly sets her apart from her peers.


Length: 230
Name: Galactica Super Nova
Builder: Heesen Yachts
Location: Superyacht Life Slip 4/ Hall of Fame Marina 
Estimated price: Upon request
Description: At 70 m, Galactica Super Nova is the largest Heesen built to date.  Following on from the multi award-winning Galactica Star, this aluminium fast displacement yacht achieves a top speed of 30 knots. With a sleek, elegant profile by Espen Øino, Galactica Super Nova is the perfect combination of speed, space and style.


Length: 227
Name: Suerte
Builder: Tankoa Yachts
Brokerage: Northrop & Johnson
Location: Hall of Fame Marina Face Dock 36-47
Estimated price: $67.23 million
Description: Designed by the award-winning Francesco Paszkowski Designs, Suerte has panache. From her striking lines to her “comfortable, yet contemporary” atmosphere, which was a collaborative effort by Paszkowski and Margherita Casprini, she is as unique as she is beautiful. To complement her stunning deign, all aspects of her engineering from the Rolls-Royce rudders to the Northern Lights generators and Caterpillar engines, SUERTE is a safe, steadfast superyacht.  

Length: 205    
Name: Apogee    
Builder: Codecasa
Brokerage: Merle Wood & Associates 
Location: Hall of Fame Marina Face Dock 32-35, 34A, 32A, 33A
Estimated charter: $350,000 a week + expenses
Description: Apogee's interior layout sleeps up to 12 guests in 7 rooms, including a master suite, 4 double cabins and 2 twin cabins. She is also capable of carrying up to 17 crew onboard.  This custom displacement yacht is equipped with an ultra-modern stabilization system which reduces roll motion effect and results in a smoother more enjoyable cruising experience.


Length: 205
Name: Lady Lola
Builder: Oceanco
Brokerage: Merle Wood & Associates
Location: Hall of Fame Marina Face Dock 32-35, 34A, 32A, 33A
Estimated charter price: from $365,000 a week + expenses
Description: Lady Lola is available for crewed private charter vacations and sleeps up to 10 guests in five luxurious staterooms.  The entire upper deck of the vessel is a private owner’s suite, complete with secluded outside decks, salon and study.  A massive sun deck is divided into three sections to ensure ample lounge areas forward and aft.


Length: 200    
Name: Just J's    
Builder: Hakvoort Shipyard    
Location: Hall of Fame Marina Face Dock 22A, 27
Estimated price: Upon request
Description: Just J’s's interior configuration has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 16 guests overnight in 8 cabins, comprising a master suite, 1 VIP stateroom, 4 double cabins and 2 twin cabins. She is also capable of carrying up to 17 crew onboard in 8 cabins to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.