Wally Yachts

Wally Yachts is a yacht brand headquartered in Monaco.^[1]

Esense, launched in 2006

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

• List of large sailing yachts
• List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
• WallyIsland