The new Bluegame BG64 will make its World Premiere at the Cannes Yachting Festival equipped with Smartgyro’s latest-generation SG40 gyro stabiliser, with sea trials demonstrating up to an 86% reduction in roll.
The installation marks the latest development in the relationship between Italian yacht builder Bluegame and marine stabilisation specialist Smartgyro, as both companies continue to focus on onboard comfort, engineering efficiency and technology integration.
Bluegame BG64 combines open design with advanced stabilisation
The 64-foot BG64 extends Bluegame’s design approach into a highly competitive sector of the motor yacht market.
The model continues the brand’s emphasis on open spaces, strong connections with the sea and flexible outdoor living, while incorporating technologies intended to improve the experience both underway and at anchor.
For a yacht of this size, roll motion can have a significant effect on comfort, particularly when guests are using exterior areas or when the vessel is stationary at anchor. Gyro stabilisation provides an additional means of reducing that movement without relying solely on conventional fin-based systems.
During commissioning and sea trials, the Smartgyro SG40 installed aboard the BG64 achieved up to 86% roll reduction, according to Smartgyro.
The result provides a notable performance metric for the new yacht ahead of its first public appearance at Cannes.
Smartgyro and Bluegame expand their collaboration
The BG64 is not the first Bluegame project to incorporate Smartgyro technology.
The two Italian companies have developed an increasingly broad relationship, with Smartgyro systems integrated into models including the BG54, BG64 and BGX63, as well as the BGM75 multihull project.
The expansion across different yacht platforms is significant because monohull and multihull vessels can present different stabilisation requirements. Multihulls, for example, have distinct motion characteristics and design considerations compared with conventional monohull motor yachts.
For yacht builders, the ability to integrate a stabilisation system across multiple platforms can also simplify engineering familiarity, installation processes and aftersales support.
Latest-generation SG40 focuses on efficiency and serviceability
The BG64 also arrives following a substantial development programme for the SG40.
Smartgyro completed an extensive upgrade and optimisation programme in 2025, redesigning the stabiliser around developments in performance, energy consumption, maintenance accessibility and system reliability.
The latest-generation SG40 builds on more than a decade of operational experience and customer feedback.
According to Smartgyro, the updated system delivers increased stabilisation performance alongside lower power consumption, improved access for maintenance and enhanced reliability. The compact footprint and installation flexibility of the system have also been retained.
For yacht manufacturers, these factors can be as important as headline stabilisation performance. Equipment installation increasingly needs to be considered alongside machinery-space constraints, maintenance access, energy management and the overall lifecycle cost of a vessel.
What gyro stabilisation means for yacht builders
Stabilisation technology has become an increasingly important part of the specification process for modern motor yachts.
Owner expectations around comfort have risen alongside the development of larger exterior entertaining spaces, beach clubs and open-plan layouts. These areas can make motion more noticeable and increase the importance of managing roll while cruising and at anchor.
For builders and naval architects, stabilisation equipment therefore forms part of a wider engineering equation involving weight, available installation space, power requirements, machinery layout and vessel performance.
The BG64 demonstrates how stabilisation can be incorporated into a new yacht programme as part of the wider design and engineering process rather than being treated simply as an optional comfort feature.
Commercial significance for the marine equipment sector
The Bluegame-Smartgyro relationship also highlights the importance of technology partnerships between yacht builders and equipment manufacturers.
As the global yacht market becomes increasingly competitive, suppliers are being assessed not only on individual product performance but also on integration, technical support, reliability and lifecycle service.
For equipment manufacturers, securing installations across multiple models can provide opportunities to develop long-term relationships with shipyards while allowing technology to evolve through real-world operational feedback.
Smartgyro’s backing from the wider YANMAR Group provides additional engineering and global support infrastructure as the company continues to develop its stabilisation portfolio.
Cannes Yachting Festival provides first public showcase
The Cannes Yachting Festival will provide the first opportunity for visitors to see the BG64 following its development and commissioning.
Smartgyro will exhibit at PAN 302, while the Bluegame range will be displayed on the Jetée.
The event is an important annual meeting point for yacht builders, designers, equipment manufacturers, dealers and buyers, making the BG64 debut particularly relevant for companies tracking developments in the 60-70 foot motor yacht sector.
The combination of a new yacht platform and updated stabilisation technology also gives the industry an opportunity to assess how equipment suppliers and builders are responding to increasing expectations around comfort and efficiency.
What happens next
The BG64 represents another step in Bluegame’s ongoing product development and its relationship with Smartgyro.
For Smartgyro, the installation provides an early public showcase for the latest SG40 generation following its 2025 development programme. Further evolution across the company’s product range is expected as stabilisation technology continues to develop alongside changing yacht design requirements.
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The BG64 is significant not simply because it is a new Bluegame model, but because it demonstrates the increasing integration of comfort technology into yacht design from the outset. An independently reported 86% roll reductionduring trials gives the Smartgyro SG40 a clear performance headline, while the wider collaboration highlights a broader industry trend: yacht builders are increasingly looking to specialist equipment manufacturers for technologies that can improve comfort without compromising efficiency, installation flexibility or long-term serviceability.