Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show (DBMIBS 2026)

If recent editions felt distributed, DBMIBS 2026 felt composed. Organizers emphasized three connected show anchors: the Miami Beach Convention Center + Pride Park as the central hub, the revived Miami Beach Yacht Collection on Collins Avenue, and the debut sailing destination Sailor’s Cove at IGY Yacht Haven Grande Miami, paired with SuperYacht Miami.

The Collins Avenue return delivered the “dockside theater” collectors crave: powerboats and motor yachts spanning roughly 30–125 feet set against Indian Creek and the iconic hotel backdrop nearby. For a glimpse of the tone, industry coverage spotlighted showpieces like the Mangusta Oceano 39 on display along that corridor, a yacht built for the current appetite for glass, space, and indoor-outdoor living.

At SuperYacht Miami, the biggest draws spread across the Collins Avenue Yacht Collection (with yachts up to 125 feet) and IGY Yacht Haven Grande, where the truly oversized brokerage and showpieces gathered. The standout “heavy hitters” included Laurel by Delta Marine at 240 feet (73.15m), circulating as one of the largest listings in the area with an estimated $69.5 million ask, the Custom Line 120 from the Ferretti Group, a benchmark of Italian planing design, Wally’s WHY200, celebrated for its futuristic wide-body architecture that delivers the volume and liveability of a far larger yacht within a compact footprint; the Scout 670 LXF, an outboard-driven statement at 67 feet powered by five 600-hp Mercury V12s and widely touted as the world’s largest outboard sport yacht; and the Sunreef 80 Power, a solar-integrated luxury catamaran built around the brand’s “solar skin” approach for onboard systems.

Across the show, sustainability landed as a clear mood, sometimes described as a “gentle era” of conscious design, with details like Azimut’s Seadeck 7 “Fun Island” cockpit concept by Alberto Mancini bringing guests closer to the waterline, alongside a visible rise in electric and hybrid solutions, including electric saildrives such as the YANMAR E-Saildrive and an expanding fleet of hybrid-ready hulls.

On the numbers, DBMIBS 2026 continues to operate as a civic-scale engine: the show lists 100,000+ attendees, 1,000+ boats, 1,000+ brands, and an economic impact figure of $955.6M, while City of Miami Beach communications cite $1.34B (methodologies vary, and both get referenced in the ecosystem).