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10 largest yacht refits completed in 2024 

SuperYacht Times takes a deep dive into 10 of the most substantial refits that were completed in the last year. 


11 largest yacht refits completed in 2024 

The classic motor yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2435" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lady Esther60.0m (196'10&quot;)Elsflether Werft GmbH & Co. KG1979">Lady Esther</a> has been relaunched this morning following a four year rebuild at the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6228" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Damen Maaskant Shipyards (Company)">Damen Maaskant Shipyards</a> facility in the Netherlands. The superyacht has undergone a major transformation during the refit, with images showing amendments to both her hull and superstructure. She has also undergone a hull extension and is now around 60-metres in length. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/320560/image/large-898021fe7578451c853622841abcf195.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/320560"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/175663/image/large-0cb61f652e2dad2237909bb7c3aa887f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/175663">Originally launched in 1979 as Hanse by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/352" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Elsflether Werft GmbH & Co. KG (Company)">Elsflether Werft GmbH &amp; Co. KG</a>, the superyacht already underwent an extensive rebuild in 2004 at <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1375" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Insignia Yachts (Company)">Insignia Yachts</a>. At that time, designer <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/283" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Luiz de Basto Designs (Company)">Luiz de Basto Designs</a> created the full interior and exterior design for the yacht and she left the shipyard under the name Insignia. She was sold to her current owner in 2020 and initially renamed Lou Spirit, but has since been named <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2435" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lady Esther60.0m (196'10&quot;)Elsflether Werft GmbH & Co. KG1979">Lady Esther</a>.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/320559/image/large-d05c7222475aac3eecef4bb0a2e2b601.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/320559"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/320562/image/large-42bbb7e0bcdc96e877be743f41a7b096.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/320562">The full details of her rebuild have remained well under wraps, however it is likely that the yacht has undergone a major interior and mechanical rebuild in addition to the hull extension.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/320563/image/large-78502d5ca3ddf45f4bab884eb3ef5840.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/320563">

Lady Esther yacht refit

The classic motor yacht Lady Esther has been relaunched following a four year refit at Damen Maaskant.