Bellini Yacht and RYI Extend Monaco Partnership With Astor 38 Tender

Bellini becomes RYI’s Monaco transport partner

Bellini Yacht and Royal Yacht International have expanded their commercial relationship for Monaco Yacht Show 2026, with Bellini appointed as RYI’s official transportation partner during the event. An Astor 38 outboard tender will be used to move RYI clients within Monaco’s marina and to yachts lying at anchor offshore.

The arrangement runs through the show from 23 to 26 September and supports RYI’s hospitality programme for owners, buyers and invited guests. For Bellini, it also puts one of its smaller models into active use in front of a concentrated superyacht audience rather than displaying it only as a static exhibit.

Partnership builds on ETERNAL 36 sales mandate

The Monaco agreement follows Royal Yacht International’s recent appointment as sales agent for Bellini’s new 36-metre ETERNAL 36. RYI holds that role as joint central agent alongside Worth Avenue, extending the relationship beyond event logistics into the sale of Bellini’s first superyacht.

That makes the Astor 38 partnership more than a short-term show transport arrangement. The companies are using Monaco to connect Bellini’s production range, its new superyacht programme and RYI’s owner and buyer network within one commercial strategy.

Astor 38 used as working yacht tender

The Astor 38 will be tasked with short transfers between the harbour and yachts at anchor, giving clients direct experience of the model in the role Bellini is promoting. Operational use at a major yacht show can be more informative than a dockside presentation because noise, boarding, acceleration and manoeuvrability are experienced in real conditions.

For captains and owner representatives, tender selection depends on more than styling and speed. Stowage dimensions, lifting points, fuel capacity, weather protection, boarding arrangements and compatibility with a mothership’s crane or garage remain central considerations.

Monaco as a business-development platform

Bellini says the arrangement forms part of a broader international marketing and business-development programme. The company was established in 2023 within the longer-established Bellini Group and has been expanding from the Astor range into the 24-metre-plus market through ETERNAL 36.

RYI, headquartered in Monaco, provides sales, charter, management and advisory services. The partnership therefore gives Bellini both product exposure and access to an established superyacht client network during one of the industry’s busiest commercial weeks.