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A superyacht with the best limousine tender provides plenty of "billionaire bragging rights."

Each of the largest, most expensive, most over-the-top yachts in the world are custom-built creations that represent the pinnacle of creativity, craftmanship, luxury and yes… billionaire bragging rights . But the question I’m often asked is…what makes a superyacht a superyacht? Is there a minimum price, or size, or other criteria that separates “super” yachts from much more common “yachts?” Does a superyacht require its own helicopter? What about a swimming pool(s) or IMAX theater?

Guests onboard the the Onda 321L limousine tender can rocket from the mothership to the dock without ... [+] ever getting their hair messed up.

Well, the answer is, yes and no. There is no “law” that says all yachts over a certain length, price or equipment must be called superyachts. However, the largest and most expensive yachts in the world are always (and obviously) referred to superyachts. And Wikipedia only muddies the water by quoting several sources in this vague attempt at a definition: “A superyacht or megayacht is a large, luxurious, professionally crewed motor or sailing yacht, ranging from 24 meters (79 ft) to more than 180 meters (590 ft) in length. Superyachts are often available for charter with a staff that caters to guests at a high standard of comfort.”

The interior of a superyacht limo is as luxurious as you think it'd be.

So, without even getting into the question of what’s the difference between a superyacht, megayacht or “gigayacht” (the three new 300-foot-long Benetti’s that were launched earlier this year have been called “gigayachts”). Or debating the fact that all superyachts are usually equipped with a wide range of “toys” that include everything from jet skis and speedboats to personal submarines . I may have found a very simple (and universal) metric.

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Superyacht limos are highly engineered to provide maximum comfort.

All superyachts are opulent enough to be equipped with an object that represents the epitome of luxury—a limousine tender—like the Onda 321L . And like most yacht limos, it’s comprised of three distinct zones. The helm is separated from the guest area in the front of the boat. The back section is comprised of a large teak swim and boarding platform, while the large covered section in the middle is a luxurious as it gets.

A superyacht limo that is deployed from the mothership is the epitome of luxury.

The interior features two hand stitched leather couches that are large enough for ten guests to travel from the mothership to anywhere on land in air-conditioned comfort. In addition, it has a number of extra features including a high-end entertainment system, espresso machine and champagne cooler.

Is your yacht tender a cross between a limo and a Ferrari?

“The Onda 321L is an outstanding luxury service boat,” George Riginos, CEO at Onda Tenders, said. “It has a special hull form that allows more space inside the cabin. Also, it starts planning at lower speeds, only from 10 knots, which is amazing. Therefore, the ride is much smoother and top speed is higher than usual for comparable tenders. It is as if a limousine was crossed with a Ferrari .

Not every superyacht is fitted out with a limousine that's crossed with a Ferrari. But I will say this: Every superyacht has a limousine.

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History Supreme: The £3 Billion Gold Plated Yacht

By Ben Roberts

Intriguing reports have emerged regarding the world’s most expensive superyacht today. Worth almost ten times more than Eclipse, the largest yacht in the world, the 30.48m Gold plated superyacht, History Supreme, has now apparently hit the water.

History Supreme has been a well kept secret in the Superyacht Industry, which is understandable as the yacht itself is reportedly worth over £3 billion. Containing around 100,000kg of gold and platinum, History Supreme was designed by Stuart Hughes, the world renowned luxury designer, and took just over three years to complete.

Her hull and exterior design are both wrapped in the most sought after precious metals on the planet, coating elements of the deck, dining area, rails and even the anchor.

History Supreme also holds one of the most unique interior features to ever grace a yacht; a wall feature which is made from meteor stone and Tyrannosaurus Rex bone.

However, we feel it is highly unlikely that a superyacht adorned to this level will ever actually grace the waters, and if the reports are in fact true, it would be far better suited to a museum exhibit than a life on the ocean.

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A superyacht or megayacht is a large and luxurious pleasure vessel. There are no official or agreed upon definitions for such yachts , but these terms are regularly used to describe professionally crewed motor or sailing yachts , ranging from 40 metres (130 ft) to more than 180 metres (590 ft) in length, and sometimes include yachts as small as 24 metres (79 ft). [2]

Superyachts are often available for charter with a staff that caters to guests at a high standard of comfort. They may be designed to emphasize comfort, speed, or expedition capability. Depending on the season, superyachts may be most frequently found in the Mediterranean or the Caribbean. Many are available for charter at prices that exceed € 100,000 per week. Larger examples may have more than one swimming pool; they may carry a variety of water toys, other boats, and some have helipads even to receive guests from helicopters.

Characterized as symbols "of great wealth and excessive consumption", [3] superyachts have been controversial due to their adverse environmental impact. According to one estimate, a superyacht is the single most polluting object a person can own, more so than private jets. [4] [5] A superyacht, large enough for a helicopter pad, submarine and a permanent crew, emits 1,500 times more carbon in a year than a typical family car. [6]

• 3 Businesses
• 4 Distribution
• 6.1 40 metres
• 6.2 50 metres
• 6.3 60 metres
• 6.4 Support vessel
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At the beginning of the 20th century, when wealthy individuals constructed large private yachts for personal pleasure, some manufacturers, such as Cox & King and [7] Charles L. Seabury and Company, [8] were noted for their large steam yachts. The first half of the 20th century saw the first large motor yachts, including Charles Henry Fletcher's Jemima F. III (1908) at 34 metres (111 ft), [9] Savarona (1931) at 136 metres (446 ft), [10] and Christina O (1947 conversion) at 99 metres (325 ft). [11]

The "Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY2)" of Great Britain and its dominions defines a "large yacht" as one that is 24 metres (79 ft) or more at the waterline and is in commercial use for sport or pleasure, while not carrying cargo or more than 12 passengers, and carrying a professional crew. The code regulates the equipping of such vessels, both at sea and in port—including such matters as crew duty times and the presence of a helicopter on board. The code has different levels of standard for vessels above and below 500 gross tons . [13] Other countries have standards similar to LY2. [14] Whereas yachts of 24 metres and below may be constructed of fiberglass , larger yachts are more likely to be constructed of steel, aluminum or composite fiber-reinforced plastic . [15] Such yachts may be considered "superyachts" and are more commonly at 40 metres (130 ft) or more in length. [2]

Whereas "commercial" large yachts may carry no more than 12 passengers, "private" yachts are solely for the pleasure of the owner and guests do not carry the passenger restriction. Yachts may be identified by flag—the country under which a yacht is registered. [14] An industry publication categorizes superyachts by size, [1] by speed, [16] as "explorer" yachts, [17] as sailing yachts, [18] and classic yachts. [19]

As of 2016, there were about 10,000 superyachts over 24 metres in length, worldwide. Of these about 80% were power yachts. The annual production rate was reported to be around 150. [2] As of 2018, the 200 largest yachts ranged in length from 70 metres (230 ft) to 181 metres (594 ft)—the Azzam . The largest yacht by displacement was the 20,361 gross ton Fulk Al Salamah . [20] At 143 metres (469 ft), the largest sail-assisted motor yacht was Sailing Yacht A. [1] As of 2018, the top 50 sailing yachts ranged in size from 53 metres (174 ft) to 107 metres (351 ft)—the Black Pearl . [12] The 20 fastest superyachts ranged in speed from 50 knots (93 km/h) with 7,290-horsepower (5.44 MW) engines to 67 knots (124 km/h) with 20,600-horsepower (15.4 MW) engines for the motor yacht, World is not Enough . [16]

As superyachts have increased in size, so have the informal terms that describe their size evolved to include "megayacht", "gigayacht" [21] [22] and (speculatively) "terayacht". [23]

Between 1998 and 2008, European production of superyachts grew by 228%, ending the period with a total production of 916 units and $10 billion in orders. [24] In January 2020 , Boat International listed 4,621 professionals connected to the superyacht industry since 1856, [25] including 1,806 builders. [26] The top ten builders were (shown with the total number of units built, since the founding of the company):

Superyacht builders and yacht charter companies are predominantly based in Western Europe and the United States but are also found in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Eastern Europe. [26] [27]

Distribution

Each superyacht has a flag state where it is registered, but may have never visited. Common flag state registrars for large yachts are Cayman Islands , Marshall Islands, Isle of Man, and the British Virgin Islands, among others. [28]

Superyachts typically frequent the Mediterranean Sea in summer and the Caribbean Sea in winter. Typical destinations in Spain and the French, Italian and Portuguese Rivieras include Cannes, Antibes, St. Tropez, Monte Carlo, Portofino, Porto Cervo, Cascais, Puerto Banús, Puerto Portals, and Palma, Mallorca; explorer superyachts may cruise in remote areas worldwide. [29]

Some yachts are used exclusively by their private owners, others are operated all year round as charter businesses, and a large number are privately owned but available for charter part-time. As of 2018, superyacht charter costs were € 70–550 thousand per week. [30] Charter contracts usually include an advance provisioning allowance—a deposit to cover such operating expenses as food, fuel, and berthing . The unspent balance of the allowance is returned to the customer at the end of the charter. [31] [32]

The luxury yacht charter industry functions effectively because private yacht owners mitigate their running costs with charter income as well as keeping their yachts and crew in top running order. Conversely, private charterers charter yachts (rather than owning them) because it is generally considered to be less expensive, and less hassle, than owning a yacht and it also provides them with extra choice related to yacht type, location and crew. [33] The vessels may do short cruises with the owners and/or guests aboard. Antigua is one of the main ports in the Windward Islands of the Caribbean and hosts a Charter Show at the beginning of the winter season. [34]

Design and layout

The size and types of accommodations, amenities and number of water toys increases with boat size. [35]

A 40-metre (130 ft) superyacht may have cabins for 10–12 guests and for a crew of a similar size. This type of yacht may be configured, as follows: [35]

• Lower deck: exterior swimming platform at the stern; four (sometimes five) guest cabins with en-suite bath aft; engine room amidships; crew quarters forward.
• Main deck: sheltered exterior deck aft leading into the saloon; dining room and galley ; entrance amidships; owner's suite forward, usually includes a study, and sometimes a second stateroom for a personal assistant/bodyguard.
• Upper deck: exterior deck aft, often used for outdoor dining; second saloon (often called the sky lounge); sixth stateroom will be amidships if it is not on the lower deck or part of the owner's suite; captain's cabin; bridge.
• Sun deck: the uppermost deck, often features a hot tub and sometimes a glass-enclosed gym (which can also be below decks or even part of the owner's suite).

A 50-metre (160 ft) yacht may have one or more yacht tenders for reaching shore and other water toys which may include a speed boat or sailing boat, personal water craft, windsurfing and diving equipment and a banana boat . Such yachts have multiple screen displays and satellite communications. [35]

Yachts above 60 metres (200 ft) are typically built to individual specifications, cost tens of millions of dollars, and typically have four decks above the waterline and one or two below. There is likely to be a helicopter landing platform. Apart from additional guest cabins, which are likely to include one or more "VIP suites" besides the owner's suite, such a yacht will have some or all of the following amenities: indoor hot tubs, sauna and steam rooms, a beauty salon, massage and other treatment rooms, a medical centre, a disco (usually the same space as the sky lounge or saloon, transformed into a dance area when furnishings are moved aside and special lighting activated), a cinema, plunge pool (possibly with a wave-maker), a playroom, and additional living areas such as a separate bar, secondary dining room, private sitting rooms or a library. [35]

Support vessel

Superyachts may be accompanied by a support (or shadow) vessel that carries such items as watercraft, helicopters or other large items that the yacht itself cannot readily accommodate. Such vessels range in length from 20 to 100 metres (66 to 328 ft). There are at least four manufacturers that specialize in building such vessels. [37] One 67-metre (220 ft) example included the following amenities: a helicopter deck, six guest rooms, two-story helicopter hangar with sound system, movie theater, freshwater pool, a landing craft, four each of: jet skis , kayaks, sailboats , diving and fishing gear, and water skis. For use ashore, there were reportedly a two-seater automobile, two motor scooters and two bicycles. The vessel also featured a 35-tonne (35,000 kg) crane. [36]

The crew of a superyacht comprises five elements, each with its own staff: the captain, who has overall responsibility for the yacht; the chef, who is responsible for the cuisine; the interior staff, who create a hotel-like environment; the deck crew, which operates and maintains the vessel; and the engineers, who ensure the proper functioning of the vessel's many systems. [38] A superyacht may be maintained by its crew, which may be reduced in size during the periods that the owners are not on board and no charters are booked. Most crew members live on board and are paid a monthly salary, with most living expenses covered by the owner. Live-on-board crews do not pay rent, food, electricity or water bills. [21]

All superyachts have crew areas below deck, which consist of a crew mess, crew cabins and laundry. While most crew cabins contain bunk beds, there are captains and chief engineers who, on the larger yachts, have their own cabins. There are no set hours that crew members work each week. The hours depend greatly on how often the owners are on board, how often it is chartered and on what hours the captain sets when there are no guests on board. Crew members may be hired through crew agencies or various websites. [38] [39]

• List of motor yachts by length
• List of large sailing yachts
• List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
• ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Top 200 largest yachts" (in en). December 13, 2018 . https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-register/top-200-largest-yachts--25027/page-20 .  
• ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nineham, Laura (August 22, 2016). "Megayachts explained" (in en) . https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/mega-yachts-explained--27357 .  
• ↑ Mallet, Victor (2022-09-01). "Superyachts aim to go green — but at what cost?" . Financial Times . https://www.ft.com/content/e72cf7c8-cfbe-47df-9d79-27edbda74c37 .  
• ↑ Niranjan, Ajit (2023-11-21). "'I cannot stress too much about it': Monaco yacht buyers shrug off climate concerns" (in en-GB). The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/21/i-cannot-stress-too-much-about-it-monaco-yacht-buyers-shrug-off-climate-concerns .  
• ↑ Barros, Beatriz; Wilk, Richard (2021). "The outsized carbon footprints of the super-rich" (in en). Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy 17 (1): 316–322. doi : 10.1080/15487733.2021.1949847 . ISSN   1548-7733 . Bibcode :  2021SSPP...17..316B .  
• ↑ Ungoed-Thomas, Jon (2022-01-29). "Superyacht sales surge prompts fresh calls for curbs on their emissions" (in en-GB). The Observer . ISSN   0029-7712 . https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/29/superyacht-sales-surge-prompts-fresh-calls-for-curbs-on-their-emissions .  
• ↑ Day, Thomas Fleming (1916) (in en). The Rudder . Fawcett Publications. pp. 252 . https://books.google.com/books?id=nsU6AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Cox+&pg=PA252 .  
• ↑ Bray, Maynard (November 2000) (in en). The Book of Wooden Boats . W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 78–9. ISBN   9780393048995 . https://books.google.com/books?id=W81k1c2f7pYC&q=Consolidated+Shipbuilding%2C+Morris+Heights+NY&pg=PA79 .  
• ↑ Staff (17 July 1908), "Queen of Motor Yachts, The Jemima F. III., Largest in the World, Launched in the Harlem" , The New York Times (New York): 1 , https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/07/17/104739777.pdf  
• ↑ "Erdoğan uses Atatürk's yacht for first time to host Bosnian leader - Turkey News" (in en). March 4, 2014 . http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/erdogan-uses-ataturks-yacht-for-first-time-to-host-bosnian-leader-79178 .  
• ↑ Overton, Holly; Lean-Vercoe, Roger; Boulton, Peter (22 November 2022). "The real story behind the Triangle of Sadness superyacht" . Boat International . https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/christina-o-yacht-triangle-of-sadness .  
• ↑ 12.0 12.1 Staff (April 19, 2018). "Top 50 Largest Sailing Yachts" (in en) . https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-register/top-50-largest-sailing-yachts--25057 .  
• ↑ Maritime and Coastguard Agency (September 2007). The Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY2) . Southampton: Department of Transport . https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295047/msn_1792_edition_2.pdf .  
• ↑ 14.0 14.1 Moretti, Paolo (January 21, 2015). "Yacht classification definitions" (in en) . https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/luxury-yacht-advice/yacht-classification-definitions--587 .  
• ↑ Coles, Richard; Lorenzon, Filippo (2013-07-31) (in en). Law of Yachts & Yachting . CRC Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN   9781317995791 . https://books.google.com/books?id=NZk3AAAAQBAJ&q=%22superyacht%22+definition&pg=PA1 .  
• ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Top 20 Fastest yachts" (in en). 2018 . https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-register/top-20-fastest-yachts--25053 .  
• ↑ "Top 20 largest Explorer Yachts" (in en). 2018 . https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-register/top-20-explorer-yachts--25047 .  
• ↑ "Top 50 Largest Sailing Yachts" (in en). 2018 . https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-register/top-50-largest-sailing-yachts--25057?view_all=true .  
• ↑ "Top 20 Classic Yachts" (in en). 2018 . https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-register/top-20-classic-yachts--25051?view_all=true .  
• ↑ Pearson, Oliver (2016-07-29). "Meet the New World's Largest Yacht: Superyacht 'Fulk Al Salamah'" (in en) . https://www.yachtcharterfleet.com/news/fulk-al-salamah-6484.htm .  
• ↑ 21.0 21.1 Perry, Julie (August 2013). Insiders' guide to becoming a yacht stewardess : confessions from my years afloat with the rich and famous (Second ed.). New York. ISBN   978-1-61448-786-9 . OCLC   859781233 . https://books.google.com/books?id=MRcIOQxVDM0C&q=%22Insiders%27+guide+to+becoming+a+yacht+stewardess+:+confessions+from+my+years+afloat+with+the+rich+and+famous%22 .  
• ↑ Hoffmann, J.; Coste-Manière, I. (2012-12-04) (in en). Global Luxury Trends: Innovative Strategies for Emerging Markets . Springer. ISBN   9781137287397 . https://books.google.com/books?id=HzpD1GhtDFsC&q=gigayacht&pg=PT71 .  
• ↑ "2008 Private Preview: Tera-Incognita" . robbreport.com. October 2007 . https://www.robbreport.com/motors/marine/2008-private-preview-tera-incognita-239065/amp/ .  
• ↑ European Central Bank (2007-02-07) (in en). European Union Shipbuilding Industry Investment and Business Guide . 3 . Washington, DC: Int'l Business Publications. pp. 211. ISBN   9781433015106 . https://books.google.com/books?id=bmezDSjqDWoC&q=mega+yacht+industry&pg=PA211 .  
• ↑ "Search for Yachts on Boat International" (in en) . https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-superyacht-directory/search?sort_field=year_of_build&sort_direction=asc .  
• ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Yacht Builders" (in en). January 2020 . https://www.boatinternational.com/profiles/role-builder?sort_direction=desc&sort_field=yachts_count .  
• ↑ Heikell, Rod (2013-08-05) (in en). Sailing in Paradise: Yacht Charters Around the World . A&C Black. ISBN   9781408109533 . https://books.google.com/books?id=2WQTAAAAQBAJ&q=superyacht .  
• ↑ "Top 10 flag states 2018" . 2018-12-10 . https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1125024/Top-10-flag-states-2018 .  
• ↑ Warren, Katie (April 19, 2019). "The 10 countries with the most superyachts in the world: Ranked" . https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-with-most-superyachts-world-usa-spain-italy-yachts-2019-4 .  
• ↑ Tovey, Alan (2019-04-21). "Burgess boss Jonathan Beckett on going from 'living on rice' to selling superyachts" (in en-GB). The Telegraph . ISSN   0307-1235 . https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/04/21/burgess-boss-jonathan-beckett-going-living-rice-selling-superyachts/ .  
• ↑ "What is APA? Advance Provisioning Allowance" (in en-US). 2018-06-11 . https://www.marinareservation.com/articles/what-is-apa-advance-provisioning-allowance/ .  
• ↑ Coles, Richard; Lorenzon, Filippo (2013-07-31) (in en). Law of Yachts & Yachting . CRC Press. ISBN   978-1-317-99578-4 . https://books.google.com/books?id=5Z03AAAAQBAJ&dq=Advance+provisioning+allowance&pg=PT348 .  
• ↑ Bestic, Ralph (May 22, 2017). "5 superyachts to charter" . Australian Financial Review (Melbourne: Fairfax Media) . http://www.afr.com/brand/afr-magazine/5-superyachts-to-charter-20170403-gvcfmc .  
• ↑ Murray, Elizabeth J. (October 1998) (in en). Four Stars Afloat . Yachting. pp. 44 . https://books.google.com/books?id=d5lRvsjiVjkC&dq=Advance+provisioning+allowance&pg=PA44 .  
• ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 Williams, Michelle (October 25, 2016). "Best Superyacht Design Features" (in en) . https://www.yachting-pages.com/content/the-best-superyacht-design-features-guide.html .  
• ↑ 36.0 36.1 Staff (2009). "Global Yacht for Sale Shadow Marine Motor Yacht Yacht" . https://www.superyachts.com/luxury-yacht-for-sale/global-887/ .  
• ↑ Lardy, Kate (November 27, 2017). "Me and my shadow: The rise and rise of superyacht support vessels" (in en) . https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/me-and-my-shadow-the-rise-and-rise-of-superyacht-support-vessels--35395 .  
• ↑ 38.0 38.1 Caswell, Chris (January 29, 2015). "Who's who in a superyacht charter crew" (in en) . https://www.boatinternational.com/charter/luxury-yacht-charter-advice/the-importance-of-the-crew--1785 .  
• ↑ Clarke, James (2013-07-13) (in en). Reeds Superyacht Manual . London: Adlard Coles Nautical. ISBN   9781408123034 . https://books.google.com/books?id=tcCkAwAAQBAJ&q=superyacht+crew+accommodations&pg=PA364 .  

Further reading

• O'Shannassy, Brendan (2022). Superyacht Captain . London: Adlard Coles. ISBN   9781472992666 . https://books.google.com/books?id=FiVBEAAAQBAJ .  

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Flying Fox: On board the world's most expensive charter yacht that will set you back €3M a week

Power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z have been spotted on board the world's largest yacht available for charter, Flying Fox after missing the Met Gala 2021. BOAT takes a tour of the largest and most expensive charter yacht in the world. 

The standout Lürssen superyacht takes the freshest superyacht trends – and then pushes them to the limit. On a canvas of this scale, that’s fantastically far: the 136-metre, six-deck Lürssen yacht towers 32 metres above the waterline – as tall as three London buses balanced end on end – and has seized the crown as the world’s largest charter yacht .

“If people tell you that we can create a brief for a 130-metre-plus project, I can tell you that’s totally wrong,” says Evgeniy Kochman, CEO of brokerage house Imperial, which acted as owner’s rep on the owner’s last superyacht project and shepherded Flying Fox from inception to completion. “Like every yacht, you start with a white sheet – but in this case you have many more spaces to fit and to adapt to a very demanding, meticulous owner.”

Flying Fox’s 7,000 square metres of curving exterior by Espen Øino certainly contain a spectacular array of spaces, designed with originality by Øino, Mark Berryman and the owner, and executed with precision by Lürssen. The owner himself was deeply involved in every detail, “from the engine room to the observation deck”, says Kochman, who personally attended more than 50 meetings with the client, poring over the GA for an average of 14 hours at a time. Key to shaping the design was the owner’s experience on his previous fleet of superyachts. “It looked obvious to combine the facilities of them in one fully functional superyacht,” says Kochman.

Looking at the finished arrangement, it is clear that the key takeaway from his other yachts has been a passion for watersports and wellness – which defines this boat. It’s a modern preference reflected on many new yachts, but never before on this scale. The whole aft end of the yacht is a two-deck temple to on-water fun and relaxation. The tone is set when guests step on to the 22.5-metre-wide bathing platform and into one of the best superyacht spas to date. With heated limestone floors and louvred oak panelling, the centrepiece of this 400-square-metre “sea lobby” is a vast spa pool , the waters of which can be changed from steaming to icy in about 10 minutes (thanks to dual hot and cold tanks) so it can be used as a plunge pool following the hammam or sauna.

There’s also the first cryosauna ever installed on a yacht. It comprises an antechamber at -60 ̊C, followed by a main chamber at -110 ̊C – you stay in for a maximum of three minutes and emerge with a post-sprint endorphin rush. It is popular with professional athletes to aid muscle regeneration and pain relief. “It is not so easy to come down to that temperature; normal air-conditioning cannot do this,” says Florian Preuss, project manager at Lürssen. “You need three compressors and three circuits – so you cool down three times; three independent systems, working in three steps.”

To starboard off the sea lobby lies a loungey relaxation room with a fold-down balcony. To port, the counterpart balcony sits between a kite surf store and a dive centre that will make enthusiasts swoon. There’s every bit of kit imaginable, from advanced nitrox mixing systems to full face masks and underwater scooters, plus a super-quiet compressor. “We can cater for anyone who has never dived before,” says the dive instructor. “We can start you up in the main swimming pool on the aft deck, all the way through to technical rebreather diving here – if we have certified clients on board, we can do expeditions down to 100 metres. We can do enriched air nitrox just for recreational diving or trimix as well.” In the boat’s hospital there’s also a “proper” decompression chamber.

The fun continues in the cavernous and innovative tender garage just forward, which holds five tenders and a treasure trove of toys, from flyboards and hoverboards to Seabobs and windsurfs. The space has also been specced to meet regulations for fuelling the tenders with petrol. “Quite a technical challenge to achieve that,” says the captain, “similar to what supertankers have.”

And there’s space for more. “We also investigated and prepared the tender garage to carry a personal submarine ,” says Preuss. “So we installed an extra hatch in the tender garage so that you can go from the deck above into the submarine.” Because it’s shorter than a tender, launching it via the two sliding cranes designed to hitch each end of a boat would not work, “so we designed a special rack to put the submarine on, which can be picked up by the crane”.

Aside from the tender garage, this spa and sports space is designed to feel cohesive – you can walk via side decks all the way round from the bathing platform to the fold-down terraces either side of the spa. Directly above the lower deck spa pool, meanwhile, a three-metre by three-metre section of deckhead slides into a forward pocket to create a two-deck atrium. Stainless-steel handrails are then erected around the gap on the main deck. When closed, as Preuss puts it, “you can walk over it as if it was not there”; open, it connects the lower and main decks in spectacular fashion.

The spa-like feeling is carried through this aft part of the main deck too. Just inside from the aft deck is a beauty centre, followed by a dry massage room – “We carry a lot of high-tech electrical equipment so we can do body-shaping and electrical facials, and we use high-quality products by Swiss Perfection and Elemis,” says the therapist. There’s a wet massage room too, where “we do massages with the rain showers on, so you’re laid on a nice warm water bed, in a full shower”.

For more active guests there’s a standout superyacht gym packed with the latest Technogym kit, a balcony for fresh-air yoga and a gym “menu” laying out what’s on offer. It is staffed by ex-British military instructors (of the supportive rather than the shouty kind) – in fact, all crew members are dual-trained in order to staff Flying Fox’s wellness and watersports components: for example, the medic is a dive instructor and some of the housekeepers are also hairdressers.

But the jewel in the crown of this whole two-deck space – at least technically – is the 12-metre aft deck pool. A 22.5-metre beam allowed the team to place this transversely. “It was the owner’s idea to do it in this direction and the rationale behind it was that it would take up less space,” says Øino. “If you were to orient it in the longitudinal direction it would overshoot big time into the deck house and the gym, so it was a very rational decision.”

“I don’t think there is another project with a pool arranged this way,” adds Preuss. “And this is, of course, difficult from an engineering side because of the movement of the water – if the ship is rolling it is difficult to keep it in the pool.” The yard ordered extensive model testing at the University of Duisburg-Essen with a 1:10 scale model mounted on a pedestal that moved according to seakeeping analysis of the ship – so simulating real conditions. The yard identified the solution as two retractable baffles that create a “gate” in the middle that breaks up the volume of water, so it can’t build up momentum. Crew can still empty the pool in three minutes, but there are fewer occasions when they will have to and therefore more times the pool can be used.

But all of this is nothing that guests would ordinarily see. What they will notice is the glass front that can be misted to opaque at the touch of a button, the swim jets at one end and the massage jets at the other, and the height-adjustable floor that means it can offer a deep swim, shallow paddle or even, at full height above the water, a bandstand for parties.

The 10 guest suites are ranged forward of the gym, so guests can pad straight from their beds for a workout or, further aft, a morning swim. These rooms are uniformly massive and each opens on to one of the long side decks, which can be separated into broad fixed balconies in different configurations via hidden sliding panels (there are 45 sliding doors on Flying Fox ). “We’ve carried families with the children in one suite and the parents in another, with this one big balcony for them. It works really well,” says the captain.

The decor here, as throughout the yacht, is, says Berryman, “clean-lined, contemporary”, functional and tactile, with Japanese influences. The aim is a feeling of calm that fits perfectly with both the spa and the wider boat, with a small palette of colours, materials and finishes for a cohesive look – golden oak, caramel bamboo, brushed limestone, travertine marble and cream leather, as well as rattans and coconut shell embellishment.

The upper deck master suite carries this pared-back look as well. There’s a 48-square-metre bathroom, centred with an oval bath and huge shower all ranged outboard, for the views through double-fronted sliding doors on to the broad private deck that wraps all the way around the front of the suite. Highlighting the decor is a delicate mosaic of corals and seaweeds at the back of the shower. “The owner has a love of mosaics,” says Berryman, noting that the 1,700-year-old Lod Mosaic found in Israel in 1996 was an influence on their designs. “We also have them on the floors running throughout the main deck and the lower deck areas.” Created for Berryman by a specialist near Venice, they take on a playful character on the guest suite doors, each marked with a different sea creature.

The owner’s suite also comprises a beauty room and his-and-hers dressing rooms, but the cabin itself is the showstopper. “I have to say it was a difficult area to do,” says Berryman. “At 105 square metres you think, well, it’s a bedroom and you’ve got an aft saloon and aft dining room, what does he need out of it?” The solution was to place the bed to port and to create a cosy sitting room to starboard, complete with an ethanol fireplace.

There are 180-degree windows and Øino replaced bulwarks with glass so that views could flow straight out to the seascape. Forward on the private terrace is a huge spa pool with sunpads and seating. Adjacent to the suite is a cluster of work-focused spaces – a meeting room and the owner’s office, accessed through a studio. “The owner said to me early on, ‘I’m here to work, so I don’t want to be looking at the beautiful sea out there; let me face a wall and then I can concentrate,’” says Berryman.

But things get more social with one of the most extraordinary spaces on board. To port on the upper deck lies a loungey sitting room, for flicking through magazines and, perhaps, waiting for a meeting in the office. To starboard, the space drops off, behind glass balustrades, into a double-height saloon.

“Originally the upper deck saloon and dining was laid out to the port and starboard sides. After a few months of looking at those areas, we all felt the boat needed a wow factor,” says Berryman, “and also there was the saloon on the bridge deck – how many saloons did you actually need? So the starboard side upper dining was removed and the double-height space created.” The space is certainly wow-inducing and to avoid the feeling of, as Berryman puts it, “standing in the middle of a field” the seating is grouped in the centre of the saloon, leaving a walkway of warm oak around the outside.

Also aiding a cosy feeling is the real-wood fireplace, one of five superyacht fireplaces on board. They work, as Preuss puts it, “like a normal fireplace at home” except with insulated ducts routing smoke up through the mast with the help of forced extraction, and measures to meet marine safety regulations. “The glass pane in front needs to be closed all the time and there is a shut-off mechanism,” says Preuss, adding that when you are dealing with unusual onboard technology, “regulations don’t exactly describe what is possible and what is not possible – you have to discuss a lot with the authorities to come to a good solution”.

Another unusual – and residential – feature of the saloon is the greenery. It borders the staircase down from the upper deck and sprouts from planters set into the balustrade, while two ficus trees tower in the outer corners of the space. “We have a full irrigation system on board that is then linked down to the engine control room so that you can keep a check on what is working and if there are any problems there,” says Berryman. The different watering schedules, nutrients and quantities for different plants are programmed in. There are also “specialised lighting systems to give them the correct amount of UV without bleaching the materials”, notes the captain.

Adjacent to the bridge deck saloon lies a dining saloon with a long table by Metrica (which made all the loose furniture on board). A central aquarium, filled with bright artificial corals, adds a splash of colour while delineating the spaces (which can be entirely sequestered using sliding screens).

But just as the spectacular spa acknowledges the trend towards wellness, the yacht’s primary dining areas reflect the modern preference for eating al fresco. “My own experience of cruising is that you always end up spending your time on the outside decks,” says Øino, “so actually moving the cooking outside is a very logical thing to do.” The outdoor kitchen on the bridge aft deck features a wok station, a Josper (coal-powered Spanish grill), a rotisserie capable of cooking a whole lamb, goat or suckling pig, a churrasco oven, pizza oven, teppanyaki and tandoori grill. Guests can sit at a counter and watch the chef work, or at an extendable dining table.

Aft, seating around a gas-fuelled firepit offers the perfect nook for a nightcap. “Everyone says it has completely changed the dynamics of the boat, the interaction between the chef and the guests,” says Øino. “The chef is at the forefront and has become the star on board.” On the upper aft deck is a more intimate version of this space, which Øino describes as “more like a juice bar with ice cream and yoghurts”, as well as an outdoor cinema area and another firepit.

There are other noteworthy outdoor spaces. Take the helipad on the sundeck aft – it has an 18-metre D-value, capable of accommodating the world’s largest helicopters, including an Airbus H175. There are also power points and a DJ alcove built into the mast for when the helipad is used as a dancefloor, and a neat waiting room for departing guests (there is also a foredeck helipad on the bridge deck, with a 14-metre D-value). Up top there’s a (relatively) petite roof deck, with the best views out to sea and also all the way down to the main deck, via the glass roof of the lift shaft. “Despite the very large size of the boat, it can sometimes be difficult finding intimate spaces away from everyone else,” says Øino. “But when you are on the top deck you know that you are on your own – it’s private there.”

The relaxed winter garden , meanwhile, is an indoor space that feels airy thanks to two huge openable, domed skylights made by Yachtglass. “They look light but the skylights are massive and actually very heavy so they were not easy to produce,” adds Preuss. “They needed a couple of tries.”

Perhaps the most surprising thing about this boat is that chartering was not among its primary aims. From the equally proportioned suites, to the neutral decor, massive spa, outdoor lifestyle and dynamic positioning, it seems as if she was built for it. There’s even a cinema with D-Box seating for the latest blockbusters with motion and vibrations (Lürssen had to box the room and add “many tonnes of steel”, says Preuss, to soundproof it). This really is a boat with the scope to offer something for everyone.

“Conceiving and building such yachts is not a quiet path for all parties involved,” notes Kochman with some understatement. “But seeing the pride in the eyes of our client at the delivery, of our build and operational team, and of the crew, reminds us why we do this job.” Now that the hard work is done, there’s nothing for the owner to do but sit back and enjoy the most relaxing boat afloat.

The Crew Cut

It takes a powerful “human engine” to run a boat like Flying Fox – and behind-the-scenes design to supercharge crew work. “We carry two galleys, one for guests and one for crew, and four chefs in total,” says the captain. “We have 55 crew to feed two, sometimes three hot meals.” With a full capacity of crew plus 25 guests, that’s 246 meals a day.

The guest galley is a cook’s fantasy. There’s a pasta machine and prep area with drying racks, a lobster tank for the freshest seafood, vacuum packing for tender steaks using a sous-vide water bath, Pacojet freezing blenders for silky purées and ice creams – and every other bit of kit you could imagine. The fridges and freezers on board measure a total of 137 cubic metres.

In terms of space to relax, “crew consideration was always in the middle of everything”, says Evgeniy Kochman. Aside from large cabins, lounge, mess and gym, crew have use of a comfortable outdoor lounge just behind the forward helipad – a request of the owner. The paperless wheelhouse is set up to handle anything the sea can throw at it. “The bridge splits into three key areas,” says the captain, “planning and communication, navigation and emergency response.” Recessed screens can completely isolate the emergency space.

“You allow the bridge officers to continue with the navigation. They don’t get overawed with all the other communication going on, which could create another incident.” It’s a system common on cruise ships, not on yachts.

All images courtesy of Guillaume Plisson for Imperial.

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