"Designed to be sailed single-handed if necessary, their cruising versatility ensures a second life when sailing technology leaves the boat in its wake."

With the upturn in the financial state of the world, has come a shift in the way multi millionaires look at sailing boats. They want speed, style, and luxury; but they also want versatility. The latest superyacht: Galateia from Wally has all this, and so much more...

While the name might sound a little silly at first, Wally make boats that look jaw-droppingly good. They stand out in any marina, but could be any size from a tender, which is far from your average 'rubber duck' at 12.5m long and capable of doing 40knots; to the 160ft 'Better Place', the worlds largest Carbon fibre sailing yacht, which simply dwarfs the crew under sail. None look as good as their latest creation, Galateia, a 100ft Wally Cento, part of a new class of superyacht that has so much potential it dashes all humour from their brand name. "The wallycento formula is indisputably successful because these super yachts proved to be highly competitive, very technical, extremely fast in all conditions, and exceptionally cruiser friendly" says Wally founder Luca Bassani. Designed to be sailed single-handed if necessary, their cruising versatility ensures a second life when sailing technology leaves the boat in its wake. Creature comforts like air conditioning, guest cabins, large executive style bedrooms and fully equiped kitchens are all fitted as standard, complementing the self tacking jibs, autopilot systems that can sail better than the skipper, and flush mounted deck hardware to finish the perfect blend of cruising and racing. Speaking of the skipper, one of the most interesting features of the wallycento class is not the boats themselves, it's the peculiar rule that requires the boats owner to skipper it during racing! Multi-millionaires, sailing multi-million dollar superyachts around courses in the most exotic locations around the world? Sure, why not! Drool over the white and teak beauty that is Wally Cento - Galateia, launched this month in the UK, and set to spend the winter cruising the Caribbean with the owners family.