While some owners continue to step up in size, at least one has decided to step down – before the yacht has even left the drawing board, no less.

Quick: Name the location of this sandy-beach vista. Do I hear Hawaii? A Caribbean island, maybe? Somewhere in the South Pacific?

If you attended last week’s Abu Dhabi Yacht Show, then no doubt you saw this unusual tender. You may have even hitched a ride onboard.

It’s called the electric sofa boat. And it’s being marketed as a zero-emission, more appealing method of transport particularly for families and women.

Twenty-five years ago, Sanlorenzo built its first all-fiberglass yacht, previously specializing in wood. Now comes another first: the 44 Steel.

If there’s a fashionista in your household, she probably knows the name Elie Saab. Those of you who watch the annual Academy Awards broadcast know his handiwork, too: Actress Halle Berry was clad in one of his creations, a much-photographed burgundy gown, when she won Best Actress in 2002.

If things continue to go well on the local-government level, the Rybovich megayacht marina and refit facility may gain use of waterfront property in a nearby town.

When asked how many colors exist, some people will count off the familiar ROY G BIV acronym (for red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet). Ask Dean Loucks, however, and he'll tell you there are at least 769.

That's the number of custom colors he developed, with a paint company, that are being used on some of the fastest speedboats around – as well as motorcycles, helicopters, private planes, and even an Indy racecar. He's now bringing that same concept to the megayacht market, for everything from the toys they tote to the yachts themselves. But don't think his designs are just riots of bold colors. They're cool, and classy. Loucks employs intricate techniques to give the illusion of depth, layered shapes that reveal themselves at just the right angle and lighting, and flake effects that make the paint sparkle brilliantly with even more intensity of color.

When asked how many colors exist, some people will count off the familiar ROY G BIV acronym (for red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet). Ask Dean Loucks (left), however, and he’ll tell you there are at least 769.