A bold second chapter
When the second wallywind110 made its debut at this year's Cannes Yachting Festival, it commanded attention from the moment it appeared. Stretching to 110 feet, she held the title of the newest largest sailing yacht on show, a natural centrepiece for a yard whose identity has always been built on fusing racing pedigree with genuine cruising comfort.
The first wallywind110, Galma, was delivered in 2024, and this new hull follows in her wake while charting its own course. A sand-grey hull finish, a lighter interior palette, and more adaptable living arrangements all signal that this is not a straight repeat but a considered evolution of an already proven platform.
"This boat represents Wally at its very best," the team explained at the launch. "She takes the DNA of the brand and evolves it into something even more versatile."
Performance sits at the heart of everything the wallywind110 offers. The underwater form was drawn by Judel/Vrolijk & Co., a studio whose standing among the world's naval architects is hard to overstate, and the hull delivers the blend of power, stability, and directional control the design demands.
A telescopic keel is one of the more practical engineering choices below the waterline, allowing draft to be adjusted anywhere between 4.5 and 6.95 metres. That range gives the yacht genuine flexibility, making harbour entry straightforward without sacrificing the offshore stability that deep draft provides. Twin rudders maintain grip and authority when the boat is pushed hard. The rig matches those ambitions: a Hall Spars carbon mast paired with ECSix stays carries 660 square metres of upwind canvas in North Sails 3Di, and when the downwind sails are set the total area grows to a striking 1,283 square metres. When conditions invite it, this is a yacht that will stretch her legs with purpose.
Below decks, Wally has taken care to give this second hull a personality distinct from Galma. The earlier yacht favoured a darker oak finish; here a paler stain has been chosen, and the effect on the saloon and cabins is immediate. The spaces feel lighter and more open, aided by hull windows, skylights, and carefully positioned glazing that draws natural light deep into the interior. Carbon fibre detailing has been updated as well. Where Galma featured panels with a 45-degree weave, this yacht uses a squared 90-degree pattern on the floor panels, a small change that delivers a noticeably crisper, more contemporary result.
The raised saloon brings wide sightlines through both skylights and deep hull lights, and the coachroof design is sufficiently discreet that it virtually disappears when viewed from outside. The impression from within is one of surprising volume, which is no small achievement given how clean and low the profile appears from the water.
Accommodation arrangements have been refined alongside the aesthetics. The owner's suite occupies the forward position, with a VIP cabin alongside it and two matching guest cabins positioned aft. The VIP cabin introduces a sliding bed system that converts two singles into a double without fuss, a practical touch that widens the yacht's appeal for family use or charter. Where Galma employed a bar to define the boundary between the forward cabins and the main social area, this hull takes a different approach. A properly equipped office desk with hidden storage occupies that position instead, acknowledging a reality of contemporary yacht ownership: the boat is increasingly a place where work happens as much as leisure does.
On deck, the separation of guest space from working sail controls is a defining feature of the layout. Guests can settle into the cockpit and enjoy the passage without the activity of trimming or manoeuvring intruding on their comfort. Seating can be oriented inward to encourage conversation or turned outward to take in the view.
Wally's signature open stern, described as a terrace on the sea, spreads across the aft section with sofas and sunpads that seem to lean toward the water. It is a space that captures what the brand has always been trying to say: that the best moments on a yacht happen as much at anchor with a drink in hand as they do under full sail.
The wallywind110 is aimed not only at buyers entering the superyacht market for the first time but also at owners stepping up from the 80 to 90 foot bracket, where the jump in volume opens up meaningful new possibilities. A fourth guest cabin and crew quarters for up to five people are among the practical gains that come with the extra length.
Her presence at Cannes and her upcoming appearance at the Monaco Yacht Show make clear that the wallywind110 is no peripheral project. For Wally, this yacht sits at the core of their sailing programme, a vessel that draws on three decades of unconventional thinking.
That thinking goes back to the yard's founding in 1994, and it has produced everything from radical maxi racers to stripped-back powerboats. Along the way, Wally has received the ADI Compasso d'Oro twice, the world's foremost design honour, a recognition that places the brand as firmly within the design world as the sailing one. The second wallywind110 carries that history without being weighed down by it. She is powerful and comfortable, refined and practical, a yacht that makes a convincing case that those qualities need not exist in tension with one another.
