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Top 50: The world's biggest superyachts

In 1971, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">Diana Yacht Design</a> first opened its doors in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. Over the past 50 years, the naval architecture and design company has championed Dutch Maritime heritage, developing award-winning naval architecture and engineering for some of the world’s most exciting superyacht projects.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/194343/image/large-90b094188b8ee84abb8f813a5390e84f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/194343">“To mark 50 years operating in an industry that has undergone so much change is truly remarkable.<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">&nbsp;DIANA'S&nbsp;</a>strength throughout the past 50 years is a testament to the company,” says Creative Director Hans-Maarten Bais. Here, we turn back the clock on the designer's brilliant back story.&nbsp;1971&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">Diana Yacht Design</a><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)"></a><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)"></a> <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">Diana Yacht Design</a> first opened its doors as a naval architecture and design company and published one of their first concept designs.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/194342/image/large-dc627713425a3ec02d4a4a0606ddbf80.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/194342"> 1979 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/507" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="C Side34.4m (112'10&quot;)Feadship1979">C-Side</a>, 35m <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/507" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="C Side34.4m (112'10&quot;)Feadship1979">C-side</a> (ex-Eleanor Allen), is an elegant classic yacht from <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">DIANA's</a> early days. Originally built in 1979 by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/29" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Feadship (Company)">Feadship</a> with exterior design and engineering by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">DIANA</a>. Her insides now feature a completely new design and the yacht's old car garage and car lift were removed from her stern.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/141/image/large-a6bf6474df884076b66260cfbb579267.JPG" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/141">1984 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/239" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Rio Rita56.0m (183'9&quot;)Feadship1984">Rio Rita</a>, 56m This era-defining yacht was launched in 1984 at <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/29" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Feadship (Company)">Feadship’s</a> De Vries shipyard, with <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">DIANA</a> calling her one of the “loveliest transom-stern motor yachts ever built”. The styling and architecture of the vessel blends contemporary and classical looks.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/54008/image/large-9ef1ab8f6a654bb54cec8bdcd871319b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/54008"> 1985 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/850" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Cleopatra57.0m (187'0&quot;)Amels1985">Cleopatra C</a>, 57m Launched in 1985 as the well-known GAIL III. This was the first project where <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">DIANA</a> teamed up with the legendary designer <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/17" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Bannenberg & Rowell Design (Company)">Jon Bannenberg</a>.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/29572/image/large-bb85021de81d630150feaf449bbde030.JPG" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/29572">1987 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/7756" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Nickeline25.69m (84'3&quot;)Moonen Yachts1987">Nickeline</a>, 26m Built in 1987 by Dutch shipyard <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/7756" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Nickeline25.69m (84'3&quot;)Moonen Yachts1987">Moonen Yachts</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/7756" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Nickeline25.69m (84'3&quot;)Moonen Yachts1987">Nickeline</a> sports design, naval architecture and engineering by the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">DIANA</a> team.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/45040/image/large-5ed535f96de31127eb00720070678d11.JPG" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/45040">1991 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1024" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Mata Mua38.5m (126'4&quot;)Scheepswerf Friesland1991">Mata Mua</a>, 38m<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1024" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Mata Mua38.5m (126'4&quot;)Scheepswerf Friesland1991"></a> <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1024" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Mata Mua38.5m (126'4&quot;)Scheepswerf Friesland1991">Mata Mua</a> was one of the three, famous Colombaio motorsailers which were revolutionary charter vessels at the time.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/194277/image/large-83b7e7e6a8a6e9c46ff8abbcc8ac2815.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/194277"> 1998 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1148" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Attessa IV100.0m (328'1&quot;)Evergreen Shipyard1999">Attessa IV</a>, 100m Formerly known as Evergreen, she was built by the Japanese <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/810" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Evergreen Shipyard (Company)">Evergreen</a> shipyard Corporation for the chairman of Evergreen Shipping. Later rebuilt as a completely different yacht, she is distinguished by a rounded bow, broad beam aft, and upper decks towards her centre. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/121475/image/large-e1266aeb4c02d161f29b1e1f6d9c4de1.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/121475">2007 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/3" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Rose Pigre44.4m (145'8&quot;)Royal Denship A/S2007">Rose Pigre</a>, 44m The <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/8" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Royal Denship A/S (Company)">Royal Denship</a> yacht has a steel displacement hull, and with five spacious cabins and a gym that can be converted into a sixth, her creators say she is ideal for family cruising. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/172957/image/large-c95d5195d198ecae0712d9f5d515a08a.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/172957">2008 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2465" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maximus Star30.0m (98'5&quot;)Moonen Yachts2008">Maximus Star</a>, 30m Handsomely shaped by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/241" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="René van der Velden Yacht Design (Company)">René van der Velden Design</a> and with naval architecture by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">DIANA</a>, she has a flared bow, sloped stern with twin stairways, a graceful sheerline and bold fashion plates. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/185183/image/large-62ca33e0dd75308d276f1b31a92035e3.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/185183">2011 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1208" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Pamela V44.9m (147'4&quot;)Royal Hakvoort Shipyard2011">Pamela V</a>, 45m<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1208" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Pamela V44.9m (147'4&quot;)Royal Hakvoort Shipyard2011"></a> <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1208" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Pamela V44.9m (147'4&quot;)Royal Hakvoort Shipyard2011">Pamela V</a> is reminiscent of famous <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">DIANA</a> yachts of the 80s like Jamaica Bay or <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/239" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Rio Rita56.0m (183'9&quot;)Feadship1984">Rio Rita</a>. Her owner opted for an energy storage inverter on board to create a sustainable vessel. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/172959/image/large-c96eb1f00d8c735d77eb474ab091287b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/172959">2013 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4975" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Robbie Bobby 33.5m (109'11&quot;)Lynx Yachts2013">Robbie Bobby</a>, 34m Formerly known as Heliad II, she was launched from the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/3031" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lynx Yachts (Company)">Lynx</a> shipyard in the Netherlands. With gentle curves and well-balanced proportions, the vessel delicately combines tradition with contemporary design. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/93774/image/large-67abdffc837095b9a7e21e1ca5c2765d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/93774">2014 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4598" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="So' Mar37.6m (123'4&quot;)Tansu Yachts2014">So’ Mar</a>, 38m Winner of the World Superyacht Awards in 2015, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4598" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="So' Mar37.6m (123'4&quot;)Tansu Yachts2014">So’ Mar</a> was launched by the Turkish shipyard <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1756" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Tansu Yachts (Company)">Tansu</a>. Strong and sharp lines give her a military-like look. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">DIANA</a> was behind both her naval architecture and engineering.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/194278/image/large-f4eb490d3ddd4e03c3686f9470b9acb5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/194278">2016 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/936" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Legend77.4m (253'11&quot;)IHC Verschure1974">Legend</a>, 77m This explorer yacht is a Class 1 ice breaking ship converted into a charter yacht. Her design and engineering were completed by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">DIANA</a>, and in 2017 she was announced the best superyacht in the rebuild category at the World Superyacht Awards. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/21714/image/large-02735682e1bf314c97ec384707cc1a20.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/21714">2019 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4886" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scout63.72m (209'1&quot;)Royal Hakvoort Shipyard2019">Scout</a>, 63m The timeless and elegant explorer yacht was built by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/40" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Royal Hakvoort Shipyard (Company)">Royal Hakvoort</a>. She features both interior and exterior design by the British design studio <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/161" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="H2 Yacht Design (Company)">H2 Yacht Design</a>. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">DIANA</a> was behind her naval architecture.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/106566/image/large-a269f4aa0e2d8459e55c0cf38e4c18c8.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/106566">2020 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/7497" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Venera28.5m (93'6&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2021">Venera</a>, 28m The third motor yacht in the explorer range was built by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2948" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Van der Valk Shipyard (Company)">Van der Valk</a> shipyard. With a raised pilot house, she features exterior design by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/234" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Guido de Groot Design (Company)">Guido de Groot</a>, and naval architecture by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/285" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ginton Naval Architects (Company)">Ginton Naval Architects</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">DIANA</a>, who was also responsible for the yacht's engineering.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/194279/image/large-e4cdbec325a51e6da9041951b5ef9bde.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/194279">2021 Diana R.50, 47m<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)"></a> <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design B.V. (Company)">DIANA</a> describes their latest superyacht concept, the sleek and bold Diana R.50, as a yacht created on a proven hull design with “seaworthiness at her core”. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/189845/image/large-d762af7bfff761c782b98dd1c72a2f4e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/189845">This article was originally published in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/yacht-news-summer-newspaper" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">Summer&nbsp;2021 issue of The SuperYacht Times newspaper</a>. To receive all future issues straight to your door, <a href="https://shop.superyachttimes.com/" target="_blank">subscribe to the newspaper here</a>.

50 Years of Diana Yacht Design

More than 70 superyachts bearing the Diana name have set sail over the past 50 years. SYT marks the milestone.

<img src="/uploads/store/photo/112224/image/large-4eeef4402686b731a050cf29516a0ff0.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/112224">Previously named Aviva, the 68.5-metre <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/attessa">Attessa</a> was launched at <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/feadship">Feadship</a> in 1998. A collaboration between<a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/winch">&nbsp;Winch Design</a> and<a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/glade-johnson">&nbsp;Glade Johnson</a> was the result of the exterior design of the vessel with Johnson also responsible for the interior of <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/attessa">Attessa</a>. Her serial yacht owner's second yacht, the 100-metre&nbsp;<a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/attessa-iv">Attessa IV</a>, was built in Japan at the <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/evergreen-shipyard">Evergreen Shipyard</a> and rebuilt in 2007; a project which <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/glade-johnson">Glade Johnson</a> was also involved as interior designer. Here <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/attessa">Attessa</a> is seen anchored off the town of Cabo San Lucas on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.

Motor yacht Attessa Cabo San Lucas

The 69-metre Feadship motor yacht Attessa captured anchored off Cabo San Lucas in Mexico.

Motor yacht Attessa in Cabo San Lucas

<img src="/uploads/store/photo/69730/image/large-6177c7b353823546e2677f367fba884c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/69730">Previously named Aviva, the 68.5-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/80" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Attessa68.58m (225'0&quot;)Feadship2001">Attessa</a> was launched at <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/29" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Feadship (Company)">Feadship</a> in 1998. A collaboration between<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/69" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Winch Design (Company)">&nbsp;Winch Design</a> and<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/42" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Glade Johnson Design, Inc. (Company)">&nbsp;Glade Johnson</a> was the result of the exterior design of the vessel with Johnson also responsible for the interior of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/80" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Attessa68.58m (225'0&quot;)Feadship2001">Attessa</a>. Her serial yacht owner's second yacht, the 100-metre&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1148" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Attessa IV100.0m (328'1&quot;)Evergreen Shipyard1999">Attessa IV</a>, was built in Japan at the<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/810" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Evergreen Shipyard (Company)">&nbsp;Evergreen Shipyard</a> and rebuilt in 2007; a project which <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/42" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Glade Johnson Design, Inc. (Company)">Glade Johnson</a> was also involved as interior designer. Here <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/80" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Attessa68.58m (225'0&quot;)Feadship2001">Attessa</a> is seen anchored off the town of Cabo San Lucas on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.

The Feadship superyacht Attessa in Cabo San Lucas

The 69-metre Feadship superyacht Attessa anchored off the Mexican town of Cabo San Lucas. 

The 69m superyacht Attessa in Cabo San Lucas

<img src="/uploads/store/photo/41157/image/large-5f2d6dcbb49368f8db75c056e0d0e882.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/41157">Seen here side by side in their home ports are the two superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/80" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Attessa68.58m (225'0&quot;)">Attessa</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1148" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Attessa IV100.0m (328'1&quot;)">Attessa IV</a>. Belonging to the same owner, the two yachts are rarely seen together, with Attessa IV spending much of her time on the east coast of the USA. Previously named Aviva, the 68.5-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/80" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Attessa68.58m (225'0&quot;)">Attessa</a> was launched at Feadship in 1998 as a collaboration between Winch Design and Glade Johnson. The 100-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1148" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Attessa IV100.0m (328'1&quot;)">Attessa IV</a> on her port side was originally built in 1998 as the 92-metre Evergreen by Evergreen Shipyard in Japan. In 2007 she was bought by her current owner who completely re-built the yacht over three and a half years, with new exterior lines and interior decorations by Glade Johnson Design.

Superyachts Attessa and Attessa IV side by side

<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/165593/image/large-12b2ca2eacbe768403cf861974cdb21e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/165593">

The 100.58 m superyacht Attessa IV in Miami 

The 100.58-metre superyacht Attessa IV was originally built in 1998 as the 92-metre Evergreen by Evergreen Shipyard in Japan. In 2007 she was bought by her current owner who completely re-built the yacht over three and a half years, with new exterior lines and interior decorations by Glade Johnson Design. Her owner is no stranger when it comes to rebuilding large yachts. He also rebuilt Attessa, a large Feadship which he still owns, and several smaller superyachts before that.

Photo by Stephen Najarian

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Attessa IV in Miami

<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/163404/image/large-67bb3691539ff2256d26a10268bbd5bf.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/163404">

The 69m superyacht Attessa in Vancouver, Canada

Built by Feadship and completed in 1998, the 68.58-metre superyacht Attessa (ex: Lady Aviva; Aviva) is seen here in Lonsdale Quay, Vancouver. Exterior design was undertaken by Winch Design in collaboration with Glade Johnson Design, with the latter also responsible for her interior design. Her owner also owns the 100.58-metre Evergreen Shipyard superyacht Attessa IV, which he completely rebuilt upon purchase in 2007.

Photo by Ruth Hartnup

The 69m Feadship superyacht Attessa in Vancouver

Felix Buytendijk is one of Holland’s longest contributing members of the design community, with over 32 superyachts of 24 metres and above built to his designs. Unlike many of his peers in the superyacht industry, Buytendijk wasn’t born with an immediate affinity with yachts. Though he had a keen interest in water sports, he confesses that before he established his architecture and design studio in the Netherlands in 1980, “I didn’t have a clue.”<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/160493/image/large-b7218104077ddbced1e889b933e1544a.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/160493">Explaining his coincidental entrance into the industry and the beginning of what would be a decidedly fruitful venture, he says: “In ‘82, I was hired by Diana Yacht Design as a freelance stylist and since then I always had a part of the yachting business. I became passionate about the industry. These were the early days. Imagine in 1982, in Cannes or Monaco all the vessels were classics - though they were new at the time. The first to do really exciting stuff was Jon Bannenberg and Tim Heywood. I met them in 1984 when we were cooperating on an Amels project with Diana.” Although he has completed many modern vessels, one of Buytendijk’s most successful designs is Jamaica Bay, a project spanning three superyachts that maintain a classic motif from one yacht to the next. “One of my first projects was Jamaica Bay with Amels. Canoe stern, very classic, mahogany interior.” Delving into the origins of the Jamaica Bay trilogy, Buytendijk elaborates: “The first was for a Spanish client in 1984, that’s where it started. She was sold to somebody from the U.S. After some years they approached me and wanted to find a suitable vessel and change it into a Jamaica Bay lookalike. She was called Leocrie III, with a complete interior by Disdale. We ripped most of the interior out and did some adjustments on the outside, and that was Jamaica Bay II for some years (now known as Legend - Ed)".<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/160494/image/large-d20b976bae9a2be0ddd00a098970426c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/160494"> “Then they approached me again. They had created a partnership and wanted to go to Italian harbours where the maximum dimensions are 60 metres, so they wanted a 59.95 metre Jamaica Bay. Number three was done with Nobiskrug and completed in 2010. It’s a little bit more luxurious, because one of the owner’s wives was involved. So that was a good one for me, Jamaica Bay.” Another of Buytendijk’s projects that has generated substantial interest is Desert Rose. Though this 100+ metre concept has never been commissioned, what she wants in fruition she makes up for in fascination, with a mysteriously confidential backstory. He divulges: “It was a competition for a Saudi Arabian client, but I never met him. There were five designers involved, but it was all top secret. I made it to the second round, where this was skipped as being too futuristic looking.”<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/160495/image/large-d044fd7d1c260c2839a4c4a3be02abbb.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/160495">Indeed, the as yet unbuilt Desert Rose truly is futuristic and a clear indication of her creator’s versatility. Desert Rose, interestingly, is also the design that Buytendijk immediately answers when we pose the question, “Do you have a design you really hope gets built?” After pointing to a rendering of Desert Rose, he continues, “I can tell you that most of my designs are never built - but that’s the interesting part. It doesn’t have to float, it doesn’t have to reach a certain speed… You’re not restricted and you can really do your own thing. This was really my thing.” It hangs proudly on the wall of his cosy home-studio, a nod to his design talents, a reminder of a fantastic experience, and an emblem of still chasing the dream to see the lines on the paper brought to life. New builds aside, Buytendijk’s favourite projects are refits and extensive conversions. Why? Both types of builds simplify the design process whilst simultaneously applying just enough pressure to never allow for tediousness. “The nice thing about refits is that it’s a short time span,” he explains. “There’s always pressure. With the big motor yacht projects there are some years within that time span that, frankly, are really boring. With a refit you have everything prepared, you do your work well, and then the next spring they want to be back in the water. I love that.” The 2012 conversion of the 36.4-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/3735" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Noorderzon36.4m (119'5&quot;)Stemat BV2012">Lars</a> is demonstrative of this short and interesting turnover that Buytendijk favours. “Lars was a commercial tugboat with icebreaker capabilities,” he tells us. “I did a 35 metre for the owner years ago in Italy. He went around the world and eventually came back to me and said he wanted more; a yacht style inside, but very commercial on the outside. That was a process of around a year. It is completely different.”<img src="/uploads/store/photo/23214/image/large-256c9318f51913b0a713f4992580037c.JPG" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/23214"> A stark contrast to the relative ease of refits (and perhaps another reason for his preference), was the 100-metre superyacht Attessa IV, completed by the Japanese shipyard Evergreen in 1999. “Diana did the specifications, and I did the styling and interior design. The owner purchased a shipyard in Japan to do smaller container vessels and this private yacht. He said they are able to build a vessel in seven months, so he expected the yacht in a year. I think that became four years.”<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/160496/image/large-6412345c27923db1d15ea7ddba838262.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/160496">Speaking of the difficulties that came with of working on that project - regardless of the obvious complexities of creating one of the largest superyachts in the world - Buytendijk told us that the biggest hurdle was the cultural difference between the yachts’ European designers and Asian builders. He says, “The Japanese are very friendly people, but Asia is a completely different world. If I said yes or no, people would often move around the subject. No hardly exists: it’s yes, but! Or yes. So it was complicated.” With four projects on the drawing boards for Buytendijk consisting of a 28-metre trawler, the Hakvoort 38 metre Soprano, the 62-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2475" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Big Hoo62.48m (204'12&quot;)Brooke Marine Ltd.1967">Big Hoo</a> at Amadeus Marine Philippines, and an interior refit of the 37-metre Lars at Balk Shipyard, the fact that Buytendijk says he is slowing down is surprising. But he is, and his small, relaxed studio exudes comfortable, understated success. “I used to work here with two freelancers, so I’ve taken it down a gear,” he tells us. “Now I do the fun stuff that I really like to do. I will continue, I’m not going to stop.”There’s more to this slowing down than merely creating a more comfortable, less work-dominated life. Buytendijk is consciously making room for the new generation of designers. He concludes, “My philosophy is that there are a lot of new designers coming and you should make some space. I worked in an architectural office before I went on my own. When I decided to leave the company the boss gave me a project that I was working on. A town hall. He told me to finish it and send them the bills. It was so warm. He really gave me a chance. So that’s my philosophy. At a certain point, you have to make space for the new ones to come up.”

Insight: The design story of Felix Buytendijk

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Superyacht Attessa IV in St. Thomas

The 100.58 metre superyacht Attessa IV was originally built in 1998 as the 92 metre Evergreen by Evergreen Shipyard in Japan. In 2007 she was bought by her current owner who completely re-built the yacht over three and a half years, with new exterior lines and interior decorations by Glade Johnson Design. Her owner is no stranger when it comes to rebuilding large yachts. He also rebuilt Attessa, a large Feadship which he still owns, and several smaller superyachts before that. She was recently captured moored at the Caribbean Island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Photo by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/golfking1/" target="_blank">Jonathan Palombo</a>

The 100m superyacht Atessa IV in St Thomas

Superyacht Attessa IV was bought by her American owner in 2007. The yacht started out as a 92 metre yacht called Evergreen, and was built by the Japanese Evergreen shipyard Corporation in 1998 for the chairman of Evergreen Shipping. Her new owner took the yacht to the West Coast, where she spend three and half years at the Washington Yachting Group shipyard, owned by Attessa's owner. Both the interior and exterior of Attessa IV were completely restyled by Glade Johnson Design, who has since retired after a long and highly successful career as a superyacht designer. During the reconstruction of the yacht, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1148">Attessa IV</a> grew to 100.58 metres (330ft). She is seen here when she arrived Europe for the first time since her relaunch in 2011. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/140743/image/large-b348829cb1f19cf9319ff894d82b5699.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/140743"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/140744/image/large-6d6eaf3d3592b854893ef81537415781.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/140744"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/140745/image/large-9a0a9266f0e0a59a547c0ab491427bd1.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/140745"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/140746/image/large-fe7c48914d66a5fa82729b18c91a01a1.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/140746"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/140747/image/large-3b7e406cfb542d236b0194e13eb770bb.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/140747"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/140748/image/large-8b5527cf635579aa505cd4f1692b79b0.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/140748"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/140749/image/large-209485a837718dad91027b85ad7f24f9.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/140749"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/140750/image/large-2d8b8ead847e2b7b345e44aa8630128e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/140750"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/140751/image/large-a79a925ada332fb7e226f1622a1e51ec.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/140751"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/140752/image/large-231d1471d5373310e54e5ffb3e4e1926.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/140752"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/140753/image/large-a5ed5949a070aefb18090830e95c2d80.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/140753">By Maarten Janssen, photos by Giovanni Romero

The top 100 in photos: Number 26, the 100 metre refitted Attessa IV

Project manager captain Ted McCumber sends SuperYachtTimes.com the very first photos of the 100 metre Attessa IV. After three and a half years of extensive reconstruction to new condition the Washington Yachting Group has started with removing the scaffolding of this impressive looking superyacht. Both the interior and exterior of <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1148">Attessa IV</a> were restyled by Glade Johnson Design. The superyacht was originally built in Japan as Evergreen to a design of Diana Yacht Design and Felix Buyendijk Yacht Design. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/133169/image/large-3c9bb1abf78930ba15caab235b8e1a6b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/133169"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/133170/image/large-dc8a0d69b80a899c18f0171d1fa1ca5f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/133170">Washington Yachting Group +1 604 990 8400 <a href="mailto:info@washingtonyachtinggroup.com?subject=M/Y%20Attessa%20IV%20on%20SuperYachtTimes.com">info@washingtonyachtinggroup.com</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonyachtinggroup.com">www.washingtonyachtinggroup.com</a> By Merijn de Waard