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New images showcase the 75-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/224" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Turquoise Yachts (Company)">Turquoise</a> superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/8446" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Infinite Jest 75.0m (246'1&quot;)Turquoise Yachts2023">Infinite Jest</a> as she makes her maiden voyage to the southern continent of Antarctica. Having been delivered in 2023 by her Turkey-based shipyard, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/8446" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Infinite Jest 75.0m (246'1&quot;)Turquoise Yachts2023">Infinite Jest</a> has certainly proven her capacity for adventure already. In the past seven months alone, she has successfully sailed 19,699 miles on five continents, including this exhilarating trip to Antarctica. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/303809/image/large-51119d8c3f2c5cd63ed109ced7ac6bd4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/303809">“In December 2023, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/8446" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Infinite Jest 75.0m (246'1&quot;)Turquoise Yachts2023">Infinite Jest</a> left the South American continent in her wake and headed towards the great southern continent of Antarctica. Twenty-four hours later, the air and water temperatures dropped to freezing point, the sea changed colour, the wildlife changed, the fog closed in, and the first icebergs were sighted,” Tim Davidson, the captain of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/8446" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Infinite Jest 75.0m (246'1&quot;)Turquoise Yachts2023">Infinite Jest</a>, recalled. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/303811/image/large-460468c443cd0d74aebd01b8b9c6f710.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/303811">“We had crossed the Antarctic convergence zone and entered a new realm […] What lay ahead of us was the adventure of a lifetime,” added Davidson.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/303812/image/large-f57833810268990d5adf7e42d1ae67d6.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/303812">In addition to displaying a sporty silhouette, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/8446" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Infinite Jest 75.0m (246'1&quot;)Turquoise Yachts2023">Infinite Jest</a>’s exterior, created by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/289" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Studio Vallicelli Design (Company)">Studio Vallicelli Design</a>, features a generous full beam beach club decorated with shell doors for a seaside spirit.&nbsp;Her athletic-looking exterior profile is emphasised by the low angle of the transform slope as well as the long forward overhang, creating a clever illusion that the vessel is sleek and slim, despite her roomy volume of 1,725 GT. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/303813/image/large-e475ba3f9d048bdeadd86642c824d699.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/303813">Meanwhile, the superyacht’s chic interior, imagined by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/926" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design (Company)">Sinot Yacht Architecture &amp; Design</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7570" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Julie Hillman Design (Company)">Julie Hillman Design</a>, includes accommodation for up to 14 guests across seven state rooms, while lodgings are also provided for up to 21 crew members. &nbsp;Composed of steel hull and aluminium superstructure defined by their simplistic, fashionable lines, Infinite Jest, the eighth largest yacht manufactured by her shipyard, is also powered by twin <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1408" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Caterpillar Inc (Company)">Caterpillar</a> engines that allow a mellow cruising speed of 15 knots and a swift top speed of 18 knots.&nbsp;<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/303810/image/large-6b4f6abe7783a566875684b5078bc784.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/303810">

75m yacht Infinite Jest’s Antarctic exploration

New images showcase the 75-metre Turquoise superyacht Infinite Jest as she makes her maiden voyage to the southern continent of Antarctica. 
