Around the world's seas: the new July issue takes off

What are the trends for summer 2025? Whether you have already started your holidays or are looking forward to the time of departure, the new issue of HTSI, on newsstands from Friday 18 July, is full of inspiration.

We begin with the suggestions of eclectic designer Yves Behar, who designs catamarans and is a big wave surfer, always in search of the big wave, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. We continue on to Kyoto, the city of a thousand temples, on the edge of a technical and craftsmanship knowledge of meticulous aesthetics. And then back to the Mediterranean, comparing island to island, from Greece to the French Riviera, in search of one's own. Because the last frontier of luxury is to rent a private island just for oneself (without giving up a few comforts such as a spa, a boat and a 24-hour chef), to feel a bit like Robinson Crusoe, but also free from any interference with one's privacy.

Always sea, but at the two extremes of the temperature scale, from the Cook Islands to the Azores: seven destinations with opposite atmospheric inclinations, for opposite desires: long swims in warm water, sun and tan or cool wind, walks on the beaches of the great tides and northern horizons.

But the summer of 2025 also marks the return of holidaying and the Italian summer, with the rediscovery of Taormina, which this year has been reborn as a luxury destination, synonymous with sophisticated Made in Italy and quality experiences, culture, excellent cuisine and world-class hospitality (with no less than 11 five-star hotels). HTSI goes on the re-discovery of Rimini with the guidance of an insider who was born there and still returns every chance he gets, fashion designer Massimo Giorgetti, and then the Versilia where the best superyachts over 50 metres are built.

This July issue is also a Boat Special: here are the in-depth features devoted to small electric boats, under 13 metres, with which one can reach the most remote and protected coves from the main boat; the trends of floating galleries: private superyachts where owners like to keep the paintings and sculptures of their collections, to sail in front of a Picasso or a Basquiat, or surrounded by canvases by contemporaries; the most recent varieties, the result of great collaborations, from Giorgio Armani's 72-metre Admiral to the luxury speed boat that combines the nautical know-how of Tecnomar with the performance of a Lamborghini supercar.