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Wally Yachts

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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.[citation needed]

Wally is known[4] for being a pioneer of carbon fiber as a yacht-building material.[citation needed]

On 31 January 2019 Ferretti Group acquired Wally Yachts.[5]

In film

In 2005, the 118 WallyPower was featured in the film The Island, starring Ewan McGregor. The yacht appeared to be a distant memory in the mind of McGregor's character. A 2004 Top Gear UK TV episode also featured the 118 WallyPower.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wally Yacht Wallpapers - Wally Yacht | YachtForums: We Know Big Boats!". www.yachtforums.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  2. ^ Luca Bassani Antivari (2015-01-21), Yacht designer Luca Bassani, Boat International Media
  3. ^ "Wallypower 118 superyacht". www.diseno-art.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  4. ^ "Wallypower SuperYacht wins Millennium Design Award". www.gizmag.com. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  5. ^ Springer, Bill. "Ferretti Group Acquires Wally Yachts". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-29.