Wally Yachts

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Wally Yachts is a yacht brand headquartered in Monaco.{{Cite web|url=http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/luxury-mega-super-yacht-builders/4675-wally-yachts.html|title=Wally Yacht Wallpapers - Wally Yacht {{!}} YachtForums: We Know Big Boats!|website=www.yachtforums.com|access-date=2016-11-28}}

Company history

Founded by Italian entrepreneur Luca Bassani{{citation|url=http://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/luxury-yacht-design-interiors/yacht-designer-luca-bassani--695|title=Yacht designer Luca Bassani|publisher=Boat International Media|author=Luca Bassani Antivari|date=2015-01-21}} in 1994, Wally started out with sailing boats and then branched out into designing motoryachts, including the 118 WallyPower.{{Cite web|url=http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/archive/wally118.html|title=Wallypower 118 superyacht|website=www.diseno-art.com|access-date=2016-11-28}}

Wally launched sailing yachts ranging from the Wallynano {{convert|37|ft|m}} day sailer to the {{convert|166|ft|m}} flybridge carbonfiber sloop Better Place.{{cn|date=August 2019}}

Wally is known{{Cite web|url=http://www.gizmag.com/go/3534/|title=Wallypower SuperYacht wins Millennium Design Award|website=www.gizmag.com|date=3 December 2004 |access-date=2016-11-28}} for being a pioneer of carbon fiber as a yacht-building material.{{cn|date=August 2019}}

On 31 January 2019 Ferretti Group acquired Wally Yachts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2019/01/31/leading-yacht-builder-ferretti-group-acquires-wally-yachts/|title=Ferretti Group Acquires Wally Yachts|last=Springer|first=Bill|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29}}

In film

In 2005, the 118 WallyPower was featured in the film The Island, starring Ewan McGregor. The yacht appeared to be a distant memory in the mind of McGregor's character. A 2004 Top Gear UK TV episode also featured the 118 WallyPower.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}