Why Wally’s New Wallywhy150 Yachts Makes First Appearance At Cannes Yacht Festival
Why Wally’s New Wallywhy150 yacht makes first appearance at the Cannes Yacht Festival. The new Wallywhy150 yachts is a testament of what one could love to see in a sub-24-metre yacht.
Conceived the same time four years ago, the wallywhy150 has been developed on the same concept as the larger wallywhy200. The yacht comes with many surprising features making it difficult to say which one stands out of the pack. However, the aft terrace on the main deck is a clear contender that sets the new yacht apart from previous designs.
Stefano de Vivo, Managing Director at Wally says following the successful debut of the wallywhy200 in 2021, there’s every reason to be excited about the arrival of her stunning smaller sister. “What we’re doing is offering those same features of the bigger vessel but in a smaller package, with design decisions that have created a unique and ultimately highly liveable 23.99-metre motor yacht with unparalleled interior and exterior spaces, and a layout that will be envied by everyone who sees her. We didn’t see the smaller volume as a compromise,” he explains.
In addition, the key element that differentiates the wallywhy200 design to that of the new wallywhy150 is that there is a master cabin in the high bow at the main deck level complete with a sweeping 270-degree panoramic view, and there’s the nod to one-level living found on the wallywhy200 with an extraordinary split-level saloon-cum-dining area that leads straight out onto the aft beach, coupled to interior design from Studio Vallicelli Design. Up top, there’s a vast saloon en plein air that runs nearly the entire length of the yacht, part sundeck, part chill lounge, and part party space, with the trademark angular hardtop providing shade and weather protection while extending seamlessly from the stealth-style glass raised pilothouse.
“The terrace-on-the sea is as ingrained in Wally’s DNA as carbon fibre,” says Luca Bassani, Wally’s Founder and Chief Designer. “It was first introduced aboard Tiketitan, which had a main salon below deck overlooking the open transom offering unique access to the sea. In 2012 the terrace-on-sea concept was reinterpreted for the first wallyace, which featured an aft owner’s suite and VIP cabin opening onto the terrace-on-the-sea. It’s something that has been there from the beginning and it’s one of the key differentiators Wally has versus other boats, which is the feeling of connection with the sea.”
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