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Bellini Astor 68 brings the sea into everyday life on board

The 21.4-metre Astor 68 expands the Bellini Yacht range with Volvo Penta IPS propulsion and a multi-level layout

Bellini Astor 68 will debut in Cannes with a 37-square-metre beach area and open spaces designed around the sea

The new Bellini Astor 68 has been conceived around a clear idea, allowing owners and guests to experience the water, natural light and surrounding landscape more directly. Rather than simply adding length and volume to the Italian shipyard’s range, the 21.4-metre yacht introduces a more open and contemporary approach to life at sea.

Its public world premiere is scheduled for the 2026 Cannes Yachting Festival, taking place from 8 to 13 September. The first unit was sold before the international unveiling, indicating early interest in a yacht designed to balance elegance, functionality and genuinely usable living areas.

A 68-foot yacht shaped around its guests

The proportions of the Astor 68 reveal much about its purpose. An overall length of 21.4 metres is combined with a maximum beam of 5.99 metres, providing a wide platform for social spaces, private areas and straightforward circulation around the yacht.

Its walkaround architecture allows guests to move naturally between the stern and bow. Instead of presenting a sequence of isolated areas, the layout creates a single onboard environment arranged across different levels and capable of adapting throughout the day.

A 37-square-metre terrace beside the water

One of the yacht’s defining features is its large stern beach area. Covering more than 37 square metres and positioned less than one metre above the waterline, it functions as an open terrace overlooking the sea.

A morning swim can be followed by a quiet break in the sun, while the same area can become a social setting facing the horizon later in the day. Its proximity to the surface reduces both the physical and emotional distance between those on board and the waters through which they are travelling.

Outdoor areas connected by a natural route

Side walkways lead from the stern towards the main salon and forward lounge, creating an uninterrupted route along the yacht. The bow provides a second social area with a more sheltered and intimate character, suitable both while cruising and at anchor.

The multi-level arrangement gives each section its own identity without separating it from the rest of the yacht. The beach area, salon and bow remain visually and functionally connected, allowing guests to choose their preferred setting while continuing to share the overall onboard experience.

The salon opens towards light and landscape

Large glazed surfaces bring the view into the main salon and increase the perceived size of the interior. Opening side windows also encourage natural ventilation, helping the protected indoor environment connect more closely with the open decks.

The open-plan layout avoids rigid divisions and allows the salon to change character during the day. It can serve as a dining area, a place for conversation or a comfortable retreat during the warmest hours, without losing its visual relationship with the sea.

Selected materials, clean lines and carefully controlled finishes reflect an understated interpretation of comfort. Rather than relying on decorative excess, the interior focuses on balance, light and ease of use, particularly valuable during longer cruises.

A compact sportbridge adds another viewpoint

A compact sportbridge is positioned above the superstructure and includes a second helm station. It provides the captain with an elevated viewpoint and allows the yacht to be controlled outdoors when weather and sea conditions are suitable.

The area can also be used by guests to observe the coastline, follow harbour manoeuvres or enjoy a broader perspective while underway. Instead of becoming an oversized upper deck, it complements the design while preserving the yacht’s balanced profile.

Private accommodation for guests and crew

The lower-deck arrangement includes three guest cabins accommodating up to six people, together with separate quarters for two crew members. This separation supports greater privacy, especially when the yacht is used for extended cruising.

Three bathrooms are provided for guests, with an additional bathroom serving the crew area. The accommodation has been designed to retain a sense of light, order and usable volume, avoiding the enclosed feeling sometimes associated with more conventional lower-deck layouts.

The yacht is approved to carry up to 16 people during daytime navigation, offering considerable capacity when a day on the water is shared with family and friends.

Volvo Penta IPS propulsion and precise control

Standard propulsion is provided by two Volvo Penta IPS 1200 D13 engines producing 900 horsepower each. An optional installation with two IPS 1350 D13 units, each developing 1,000 horsepower, is also available.

The IPS system has been selected to combine manoeuvrability, responsive handling and straightforward control. On a yacht with a fully loaded displacement of approximately 46.5 tonnes, propulsion quality is relevant not only to performance but also to making harbour movements and coastal cruising more manageable.

The fuel capacity is approximately 4,000 litres, while the freshwater tanks hold around 1,000 litres. A draught of 1.6 metres at the propellers should provide access to a wide selection of Mediterranean bays, marinas and coastal destinations.

A launch story between physical yacht and digital art

Ahead of the yacht’s arrival in Cannes, Bellini Yacht introduced the Astor 68 through a digital project developed with Andrés Reisinger. The Argentine artist did not contribute to the yacht’s naval or industrial design, but created a visual interpretation of its identity between physical reality and digital imagination.

The collaboration offers a different way of presenting a new yacht. Before focusing on materials, furnishings and construction details, the digital narrative seeks to communicate an atmosphere in which technology, freedom and life by the sea can coexist.

A new scale for the Bellini Yacht range

With the Astor 68, the shipyard takes a significant step towards larger yachts while retaining several recognisable elements of its design approach, clean exterior lines, rational use of space and a close relationship between indoor and outdoor living.

The result is not a yacht built around visual effects alone. Its character emerges from the way it guides people towards the water, simplifies movement on board and allows light, sea and landscape to become part of the architecture.

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Bellini Yacht, Astor 68

25 July 2026
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Bellini Astor 68 brings the sea into everyday life on board
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