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The products that define a superyacht are rarely the ones that appear in brochures. They are the fenders that protect a hull in adverse conditions, the leathers that hold their colour across ten Mediterranean summers, the climate systems that make a beach club usable in forty-degree heat. This section examines the materials and technologies that make a yacht work — and last.
fendertex: the fender that changed how superyachts dock
The humble fender has always been the least admired object on a superyacht — heavy, bulky, and prone to scuffing the very hull it protects — until Fendertex rebuilt it from woven textile instead of moulded rubber. Lighter, kinder to paintwork, and collapsible for storage, it's quietly become standard equipment rather than an afterthought. Find out what makes it different.
materials that actually survive at sea
Salt air, UV, and constant motion make yacht interiors one of the harshest design environments on earth — where a beautiful fabric or leather can fail in a single season. From technical fenders to next-gen synthetic leathers, here's what it really takes to build interiors that endure the voyage. Click through for the full lineup.