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For an unforgettable Mediterranean charter vacation, the 134.8-foot (41.09m) WAVERUNNER is the perfect combination of luxurious comfort and speed. Built in 2007 by the American powerhouse shipyard Palmer Johnson Yachts, WAVERUNNER completed an extensive refit in 2018 and is offered at her pristine best. With her silvery blue and hot pink Nuvolari & Lenard exterior, WAVERUNNER is an eye-catcher wherever she goes. 

Stylish Interiors

Nuvolari & Lenard are also responsible for WAVERUNNER’s striking contemporary interior, which features light oak paneling to emphasize her impressive volume. The salon is embraced by generous windows that flood the space with natural light. Large neutral-toned sofas provide comfortable seating and are offset by an equally comfy sofa and accent cushions in energizing fuchsia. A massive widescreen TV splits the room lengthwise and creates a corridor to the minimalist formal dining space for 10 guests.

Spacious Staterooms

WAVERUNNER has five incredibly spacious staterooms accommodating up to 12 guests in luxurious comfort. All of the staterooms are on the lower deck, including the serene master with its sumptuous king-size bed, full-beam his-and-hers en-suite bathroom, and large private lounge with a gorgeous white leather chair by designer David Linley, the second Earl of Snowdon and member of the British Royal family. There are also two queen staterooms and two twins, each with an additional Pullman bunk for added versatility. 

Impressive Outdoor Living

The beautifully designed exterior spaces are where WAVERUNNER really shines. The main deck is an incredible spot for entertaining. Enjoy a lavish alfresco dinner and then drinks in the stunning hot pink lounge area. Recline on the expanse of bright sunpads and take in the views across the water. For sun lovers, the foredeck is the place to spend the day. There are expansive sunpads and a large Jacuzzi for relaxing after a fun-filled day exploring or for romantic nights of stargazing. WAVERUNNER’s flybridge has further space for relaxing and sunbathing while sipping a cocktail and enjoying the passing scenery.

Cruising Experience

A charter on WAVERUNNER is nothing short of thrilling. Cruising comfortably at 27 knots and with a top speed of 33 knots, you won’t be wasting any time traveling between destinations. With a top-notch stabilization system to reduce roll motion, guests will also enjoy a smooth ride even in rougher conditions. Luxury charter yacht WAVERUNNER spends a lot of her time cruising around Croatia with Dubrovnik, Split and Zadar as favored ports of call. With plenty of toys in her arsenal, including two WaveRunners and a handy tender, there are numerous opportunities for exploring and having fun. WAVERUNNER’s outstanding crew of eight provides intuitive service and incredible attention to detail, making her the perfect choice for a memorable charter vacation.

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The 41,10m (134’10’) superyacht WAVERUNNER was built by Palmer Johnson in 2007 and has received an extensive refit in 2018. The yacht features striking modern interior design by Nuvolari Lenard and accommodation for up to 12 guests in five spacious cabins. She has a crew of 8.

NOTABLE FEATURES OF WAVERUNNER: ~Modern and sophisticated interiors ~Abundance of sunbathing spots ~Eye-catching exterior hull colour and upholstery ~As-new from 2018 refit ~Top speed of 33 knots

The foredeck is designed as a sunbathing area and provides a sunpad sofa which raises up to store a tender underneath. A Jacuzzi tub is placed in front and another broad sunpad near the bow.

A sun-exposed lounge is placed on the main deck aft and while one integrated sofa faces inwards to the drinks tables and additional seating, a sizeable sofa-sun pad looks out to uninterrupted views across the stern Both the alfresco lounge and sunbathing area can be shaded using a canvas, and steps lead down to the swim platform for easy access to the tenders and the water.

On the flybridge, two sun loungers are positioned aft with a drinks table in between, and the forward sun pads are fitted along the sides and mid-section for the group to remain close together.

The lower deck contains the engine room, the crew accommodation and the guest accommodation, which consists of 1 Master suite, 2 double cabins and 1 twin cabin, all with en-suite facilities.

WAVERUNNER Specifications

On the main deck, pale wooden panelling is used to emphasise the interior space and natural light pouring in from the numerous windows along the port and starboard sides. The forward formal dining area can seat up to 10 guests in comfortable minimalist surroundings, while the aft salon places two large sofas and an armchair next to the port windows for maximum daylight. A massive widescreen TV divides the room lengthwise, creating a corridor for guests.

Twin 16V 4000 M90 MTU engines each producing 3650 HP allow for a cruising speed of 27 knots and a top speed of 33 knots. At economical cruising speed, motor yacht WAVERUNNER is capable of a range of 3000 nautical miles.

Yacht Charter Accommodation

The accommodation is situated on the lower deck, with the master suite featuring a full king-sized bed to starboard and a private lounge area to port. The seating in the lounge area includes a white leather chair by David Linley of the British Royal Family. There is also a huge, full-beam master bathroom aft, situated just forward of the engine room and also serving as an effective sound barrier. The remainder of the cabins is located forward. They are all equal in size, two featuring queen beds and two cabins are twins, each with an additional Pullman.

Charter Amenities and Extras

Tenders & Toys: One Tende BSC 65, 150HP Yamaha outboard Two Jet ski RXP260 supercharger Two jetski Yamaha Waverunner Fly Jet SeaBob F5 new model Two paddle board Skiis 3 pairs (double) Mono ski O'Conelli Wake skate O'Brien Maha Wakesurf board Aquaglide-retro inflatable doughnut Knee board Wake Board Kite surfing gear equivalent (7,9,12) Snorkelling gear Wet suites (male, female, children) Doughnut Aquaglide Malibu Lounge for guests Aquglide rebound with slide Audio Visual Equipment and Deck Facilities: Two satellite receivers, signal distribution system Theater systems with flat screen monitors for the salon and owner stateroom. Entertainment systems with flat screen monitors for the guest and crew areas Exterior decks with music source selections and marine speakers Communications: 4G/LTE internet available aboard and it is a subject to the signal

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Waverunner is a semi-custom motor yacht launched in 2007 by Palmer Johnson Yachts in Sturgeon Bay Wi, United States.

Palmer Johnson has emerged from modest beginnings in 1918 as a builder of wooden fishing boats to become a world leader in the construction of luxury high-performance superyachts.

Waverunner measures 41.50 metres in length, with a max draft of 1.80 metres and a beam of 8.40 metres.

Waverunner has an aluminium hull with an aluminium superstructure.

It is not necessary to live, it is necessary to sail; This is the firm belief of Italian design company Nuvolari & Lenard. No stranger to high-profile yacht design, the studio has stamped its distinctive style on a number of the ocean’s biggest and brightest.

Waverunner also features naval architecture by Palmer Johnson Yachts.

Waverunner is a semi-custom PJ 135 model.

The PJ 135 Sports Yacht semi-custom series presents a range of 41 metre motor yachts that, while larger and faster, maintain the sleek lines of the PJ 120 line. Designed to provide guests with mechanical superiority and relaxed elegance, the luxury vessel allows for a larger sundeck, generous fly bridge, Jacuzzi and five guest cabins.

Performance and Capabilities

Waverunner has a top speed of 33.00 knots and a cruising speed of 27.00 knots. She is powered by 2 a twin screw propulsion system.

Waverunner has a fuel capacity of 37,900 litres, and a water capacity of 3,500 litres.

She also has a range of 1,000 nautical miles.

Accommodation

Waverunner accommodates up to 10 guests in 5 cabins. She also houses room for up to 7 crew members.

Other Specifications

Waverunner is MCA compliant, her hull NB is PJ 247.

Waverunner is a LR class yacht. She flies the flag of the Cayman Islands.

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WAVERUNNER is a 41.09 m Motor Yacht, built in the United States of America by Palmer Johnson and delivered in 2007. She is one of 5 135 models.

Her top speed is 35.0 kn, her cruising speed is 28.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 1000.0 nm at 12.0 kn, with power coming from two MTU diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 staterooms, with 7 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 309.0 GT and a 8.2 m beam.

She was designed by Nuvolari Lenard , who also completed the naval architecture and designed the interior. Nuvolari Lenard has designed 118 yachts, created the naval architecture for 29 yachts, and designed the interior of 106 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

WAVERUNNER is in the top 30% by LOA and in the top 10% by speed in the world. She is one of 594 motor yachts in the 40-45m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her cruising speed is 11.71 kn above the average, and her top speed 15.35 kn above the average.

WAVERUNNER is currently sailing under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1362 yachts registered. She is currently located at the superyacht marina Porto Montenegro, in Montenegro, where she has been located for 1 month. For more information regarding WAVERUNNER's movements, find out more about BOAT Pro AIS .

Specifications

• Name: WAVERUNNER
• Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
• Yacht Subtype: Sports/Open Motor Yacht
• Builder: Palmer Johnson
• Naval Architect: Nuvolari Lenard
• Exterior Designer: Nuvolari Lenard
• Interior Designer: Nuvolari Lenard

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The Waverunner Runs the Show

A perennial yachting favorite, the waverunner has consistently demonstrated to be one of the more thrilling crafts in water sports. Waverunners happen to be a staple aboard many yachts for charter and sale, and are often seen creating wakes around the mothership. Not just a water toy, the waverunner is a multi-purpose personal watercraft used for far more than enjoyment and play.

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While on charter, crew are known to use the waverunner during snorkeling excursions to keep guests safe and to be close at hand, should anyone need assistance. There will typically be a crew member or two who are skilled riders, and will help guests to learn how to drive and maneuver the waverunner. Safety is key when operating any type of machinery, and the waverunner is no different.

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Most yachts for charter and sale will have a couple of waverunners on board, and some superyachts may even have as many as 10 stored in the tender/toy garage. On smaller vessels with no transom or garage storage space, the waverunners are typically seen secured to the deck where space is purposely allotted for such craft.

Waverunner Restrictions

There are some areas where waverunners are banned, due to environmental reasons. The British Virgin Islands, for example, ban them “in an effort to maintain the BVI’s pristine and peaceful environment.” Due to the many nature and wildlife preserves, certain areas around the world have also banned the use of waverunners, or at the least have restrictions on their usage. There are many other water toys that can offer similar thrills, such as the Flyboard, which has gained tremendous popularity as of late.

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• The Palm Beach International Boat Show kicks off later this week.
• Eight megayachts are expected to be on display for would-be buyers and charter customers.
• These are the show's biggest yachts — and how many millions of dollars they are going for.

The Palm Beach International Boat Show — the yacht world's flashiest event stateside — is returning this year with over 800 boats for both deep-pocketed potential owners and window shoppers to peruse.

While it's impossible to know what exactly will be on display until the show begins on Thursday, it's expected that eight megayachts — generally defined as ships over 60 meters long — will be docked at the show and at nearby marinas like the Rybovich Marina in the ritzy Florida town.

Some of these are for sale at eye-popping prices, but others are available to if in case you fancy living like a billionaire for a week or two this summer (and if you have six figures to spare on a vacation).

These are the eight biggest yachts that will be at the Palm Beach International Boat Show and nearby marinas, in size order.

Nero: 90.1 meters

Price: From $497,000 a week (charter) Standout features: Pizza ovens, beauty salon, massage room, resistance pool

Reportedly owned by Irish billionaire Denis O'Brien, Nero is modeled after J.P. Morgan's 1930s ship , and was built in 2007 and updated in 2021.

She now boasts a gym on her sundeck with multiple cardio machines and a beauty salon, and has an on-board beautician for manicure, pedicure, hair, and massage needs. There's also an upgraded movie theater, two new pizza ovens, and both a pool and a jacuzzi.

For those who want to go overboard, she has more than a dozen toys, including a waterslide, Jet Ski, and flyboard.

Victorious: 85 meters

Price: From $876,600 a week in the summer and $950,000 a week in the winter Standout features: Hammam (Turkish bath), wine cellar, wood-burning fireplace, children's playroom

Victorious brings a party vibe to the yacht show. With a beach club on board, a wine cellar, a cigar clubroom , multiple bars, and a lounge with a piano, the vessel is made for entertaining. Plus, there's a playroom and movie theater to entertain the kids.

For tamer charter clients, Victorious has a suite of wellness features such as a gym, massage room, beauty salon and hammam, or Turkish bath — perhaps a custom request of her owner, Turkish businessman Vural Ak.

She also boasts a treasure trove of water toys, including Jet Skis, jetsurfs, inflatable kayaks, and scuba equipment.

Casino Royale: 72 meters

Price: TBD Special Features: Infinity pool, helipad, private jacuzzi

Purchased and refitted by car dealer magnate John Staluppi last year, Casino Royale is the latest of his James Bond-inspired yachts (he's also owned an Octopussy and a Skyfall, among others).

Casino Royale has a helipad that turns into a dancefloor, an infinity pool, and a wellness center with a gym and sauna. The owner's cabin has its own deck, which features a private bar and jacuzzi.

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However, the boat's price isn't listed, and while she's not necessarily officially for sale, that might change depending on who's prepared to buy, Mr. Bond.

Talisman C: 70.6 meters

Price: $60 million (or from $567,000 a week to charter) Special features: Massage and beauty room, private library

Likely the largest yacht for sale (not just charter) at the show, the Talisman C is a 2011 six-bedroom boat. The owner's cabin comes with an en suite bathroom, dressing room, private library, and crystal chandeliers.

Amenities include a gym, a beauty room, oversized jacuzzi, and a fully equipped bar. Her crew of 19 includes a trained masseuse, and the toy room comes equipped with a wakeboard, eFoil , and WaveRunners.

Joy: 70 meters

Price: From $650,000 a week Special features: Disco club, basketball court, onboard fitness instructor

Superyacht Joy testifies to the fact that owners want as many on-board experiences as they can get.

There's an expansive suite of fitness features, including a basketball court (don't shoot that hoop too hard!), a personal trainer on staff, boxing equipment, and a handful of machines. For post-workout winddowns, there's a spa with a steam room and onboard masseuse. And for entertainment, there's both an outdoor and indoor cinema, and a disco club.

Triumph: 65.4 meters

Price: From $707,600 a week in the summer and $650,000 a week in the winter Special features: Sauna, helipad, banana boat

This 2021 superyacht is named after Triumph motorcycles — a reported favorite of her rumored owner, British businessman Chris Dawson — and even has one on display as an art piece in the upper deck's lounge. The primary suite is 1,400 square feet and has its own study , and there's a sauna, an indoor-outdoor gym, a helipad, and a massage room spread among her six decks.

She boasts an "armada of water toys," including two kinds of Jet Skis, electric water bikes, and a banana boat.

Seanna: 64.5 meters

Price: $54,000,000 (or from $462,000 a week to charter) Special features: marble foyer, movie room, sundeck pool

The recently refurbished Seanna is available for sale and charter.

Her indoor-outdoor gym is on sea level so that passengers can take a dip after a session with the onboard personal trainer. There's also a sundeck pool, a helipad, a two-room massage facility, and, for the more cerebral guests, a library with an electric fireplace.

There are a number of toys on board, including a popular water trampoline and two WaveRunners.

Come Together: 60 meters

Price: $65,000,000 Special Features: DJ and videographer on board, ice bath, sauna

Next-to-new yacht Come Together is looking for a new owner after doing charters during the 2023 season.

The Beatles' influence is evident beyond the yacht's name, with guitars dotting the sky lounge and a crewmember who doubles as a DJ. There's also an outdoor cinema and bar for entertainment and an ice bath and sauna for the day after the party. The owner's suite has a private study and lounge, and each guest cabin has its own ensuite.

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I Was 6 When My Father Decided We'd Sail Around The World. I Would Be Trapped On That Boat For Nearly A Decade.

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It has taken me decades to be ready to tell this story. Until I reached the safety of adulthood and created my own family, I wasn’t able to confront my parents’ story about my past. In their telling, I was “privileged.” After all, I grew up on a beautiful boat called Wavewalker , sailing around the world.

Of course I knew their story wasn’t true. Although I had grown up on Wavewalker from the age of 7 for almost a decade, I was trapped there — unable to go to school or have friends. While my brother was allowed to help out on deck, I was expected to cook and clean down below for hours each day.

My normal life in England ended when I was 6 years old and my father announced that we were going to sail around the world. He wanted to recreate Captain Cook’s third voyage, which would take three years. This was a long time — but we would be back, he promised, before I was 10. That meant that even though I was leaving my best friend Sarah, my beloved water spaniel Rusty, and my dollhouse behind, they would all be waiting for me when we returned.

Except that wasn’t what happened. We set sail from England a year after that announcement, and it was a decade before I returned alone at the age of 17. Most of the time in between I lived on Wavewalker and was unable to go to school. We often ran out of fresh food — and sometimes almost ran out of water ― on longer voyages. When that happened, we relied on canned and dried food, and my father allowed us each a cup of water a day for drinking and washing.

One of the challenges of my childhood, I grew to understand, was that my parents’ narrative looked true — we seemed to be living a privileged life by being able to sail to gorgeous places like Vanuatu and Fiji in the South Pacific. But the reality was very different.

For a start, I learned early on our voyage how dangerous the ocean could be. A few months after we left England, we were hit by an enormous wave when my father attempted to cross the Southern Indian Ocean accompanied only by two novice crew members, my mother (who didn’t like sailing) and his two small children. I fractured my skull and broke my nose in that accident and had to endure multiple head operations without anesthesia on the small atoll that we eventually found in the middle of the ocean.

But my life on Wavewalker wasn’t just physically dangerous. Living on a boat for a decade meant that I could rarely have friendships, I had little or no access to medical care and I couldn’t attend school.

As I turned into a teenager, I had no private space. Instead I had to share the one working toilet we had on board with my family and up to eight or nine crew, and to share a cabin with adult crew members.

As the years went on, it became clear that my parents had no intention of fulfilling their promise to return home. I had no way of leaving the boat — I had no passport or money. But more than that, I had nowhere to go.

We’d set sail when I was a small child, and after that I never saw any of my relatives again. Apart from my parents, I had no other adults in my life apart from the crew members who came and went. The only people I saw in authority were the customs and immigration officials who boarded our boat when we arrived in each new country, and they never expressed any interest in the welfare of the two children they found there.

While Wavewalker represented freedom for my parents — they could pull up the anchor and sail away whenever they wanted — it was a prison for me.

I eventually realized that the only way I would ever escape Wavewalker was if I found a way to educate myself. I tried to convince my parents to let me go to school, and six years after setting sail, they finally agreed to allow me to enroll in an Australian correspondence school. I was 13 years old.

While it was clear to me that my only possible escape was through education, studying by correspondence on a boat was very difficult. By this time my father had turned our boat into a sort of “floating hotel” to pay for our endless voyage, and my parents wanted me to work rather than spending my days with my nose in my books.

There were also more practical issues. I had no postal address and I had no space in which to study apart from the one small table in our main cabin. Sometimes I would hide myself inside a sail at the front of the boat to study, knowing no one would come looking for me there. I had to fight my father for paper, which was an expensive commodity in the South Pacific. Whenever we reached a major port, I sent off the lessons I’d completed and asked the school to send them back to the post office at our next port of call, but if my father decided to change course, my lessons went astray.

I found the correspondence lessons very challenging, partially because I had missed a lot of education and because it was very difficult to learn remotely without being able to talk to a teacher. I knew, however, that I had no choice ― it was my only way out.

After three years of studying by correspondence while at sea, when I was 16 and my brother was 15, my parents decided to put my brother into a school in New Zealand. (As my father once explained it to me, my education was less important since I would never have to support a family.)

When my parents sailed away, I was left behind to look after my brother, doing the shopping, cooking and cleaning while he went to school each day and I tried to keep studying by correspondence. For nine months, we lived alone in a small hut beside a lake in a country in which I only knew one adult (who lived several hours away). My father left a small amount of money in a bank account that I could only access by forging his signature.

I kept working through my correspondence lessons, posting them off each week. I also wrote to every university I’d ever heard of, asking them if they would let me apply to be a student. Most wrote back saying that they would not consider me.

The local universities wouldn’t consider me because I was an English citizen, and the English ones wouldn’t consider me because they thought my qualifications were too hard to assess. But eventually Oxford University wrote back and ― after I sent them two essays – offered to interview me if I could find some way to get myself back to England. So I used money I’d earned picking kiwis, together with a small contribution from my father, to buy a one-way plane ticket, betting everything on that meeting.

Amazingly, Oxford gave me a place, and I went to university the following year. By that time, however, my relationship with my parents was tenuous. I really struggled that first year at university — not only because I had almost no money and survived mainly on cans of tomatoes and dried pasta, but also because I found it hard to fit in socially after so many years of isolation.

The good news is that after that tough first year, I started to make friends, and with access at last to libraries and laboratories, I thrived academically. After finishing my degree, I went on to do a Ph.D. at Cambridge University and then joined the U.K. government, working in the Treasury. It was there that I met my wonderful husband, Jeremy. When I became a parent myself — Jeremy and I had three lovely children ― I was determined to treat my children very differently. I make it clear to them that my love will always be unconditional, and that I will always be there for them if they need me.

When my parents eventually returned to the U.K., I tried several times to talk to them about the past, but they always reacted defensively, stating that it had “all worked out fine in the end.”

I knew I would probably lose the remaining relationship I had with them when I told the true story about my childhood. However, I never doubted that I would write about my time on Wavewalker. When my children reached the same age I was when I was struggling with my loneliness and lack of access to education, I at last saw my childhood through a mother’s eyes. I knew that I no longer had an obligation to maintain my parents’ narrative: My childhood was certainly unusual, but it was never privileged.

Author’s Note: This essay is an account of my childhood as I experienced it, and based on extensive diaries and other documents from the time. Others who were present may have experienced it differently. But this is my story.

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91m   Neorion

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Huntress 12 6

76m   Lurssen

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65m   Codecasa

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Seanna 12 7

65m   Benetti

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64m   Codecasa

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64m   Elsflether Werft

from $357,000 p/w eek

63m   Halter Marine

from $350,000 p/w eek *

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63m   Benetti

Lady Britt 12 7

63m   Feadship

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Soundwave 12 6

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Utopia IV 12 6

63m   Rossinavi

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Apogee 12 7

63m   Codecasa

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