Bay Ship and Yacht Co. (BSY) located in Alameda, California in collaboration with naval architects Kirilloff and Associates of Green Cove springs, Florida, and Jeffrey Botwin of Herringbone Design of Los Angeles, California have been awarded the contract to lengthen the expedition yacht SuRi by adding a 11 metre mid-body hull and superstructure plug for a new overall length of 63.4 metre. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/136978/image/large-3ac79120625197befe20582068cb1e1e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/136978">The Sun Deck will be extended aft 24 feet to allow for the owner’s new alfresco dining area plus a complete main engine and generator renewal package. In the hull of the extension area, a new underwater viewing room will be added that will allow guests to view the ocean from the comfort of SuRi’s elegant interior. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/136979/image/large-66ede5bca60b8a27e547cb79417f6fa8.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/136979">BSY won the contract for this work by competing internationally against New Zealand and Australian shipyards. Since the 2008 financial crash, American super yacht refit yards have suffered severely, with far fewer projects planned, and those that did materialize mostly going to Europe. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/136980/image/large-62c5af92ac41aea1a4b93b27ccf43345.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/136980">BSY’s competitive spirit and its ability to perform this type of work with its skilled tradesmen and local vendor support helped win this contract. The SuRi refit will be accomplished using 99% American made products and Subcontractors, thus generating many jobs in the local economy, and is noted to be the largest yacht refit and modification project done in the United States in many years. All work will be overseen by the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and San Francisco, California offices of Bureau Veritas, the yacht’s classification society. The SuRi is an American built hull that was converted in Seattle in 2007/2008 and is owned by an American (California) yachtsman. Bay Ship and Yacht Co Eric Haberli +1 912 313 6010 <a href="mailto:ehaberli@bay-ship.com?subject=Refit%20of%20M/Y%20SuRi%20on%20SuperYachtTimes.com">ehaberli@bay-ship.com</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bay-ship.com">www.bay-ship.com</a>

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When new owners acquired <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/385" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maltese Falcon88.0m (288'9&quot;)Perini Navi2006">Maltese Falcon</a> early in 2022, they channelled their vision into a technical refit at <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/895" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lusben Shipyard (Company)">Lusben</a> in Livorno. The best way to bring the iconic yacht up to date and protect her legacy well into the future was to assemble as many of the contractors involved in the original project as possible.When <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/51" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Perini Navi (Company)">Perini Navi</a> launched the mighty <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/385" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maltese Falcon88.0m (288'9&quot;)Perini Navi2006">Maltese Falcon</a> in 2006, she represented not only the culmination of extraordinary ingenuity and vision on the part of her pioneering owner, the late Tom Perkins, but also a long list of subcontractors and suppliers. Her ground-breaking Dynarig had been pulled from design theory and engineered into existence on what would quickly become one of the most-photographed yachts in the world. But the development of her rig and sail plan introduced other technical challenges, from the unstayed rotating masts to the unique furlers and associated monitoring systems. Her place in the limelight is well deserved, but with that comes a certain pressure to maintain her iconic status.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/272536/image/large-ae1f5fd33237b177737c568c13aa0ad2.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/272536">Fast forward to 7th April 2022, when new owners took possession of the 88-metre yacht in the eastern Mediterranean. Neither they nor their captain, Pierfrancesco Cafaro, were strangers to <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/51" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Perini Navi (Company)">Perini Navi</a>, having owned and sailed the 52-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/51" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Perini Navi (Company)">Perini</a> <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/543" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="La Luna52.0m (170'7&quot;)Perini Navi1997">La Luna</a> around the world. But <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/385" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maltese Falcon88.0m (288'9&quot;)Perini Navi2006">Maltese Falcon</a> is a very different animal. It took 12 years for someone to build a second Dynarig yacht, and by the time <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4795" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Black Pearl106.7m (350'1&quot;)Oceanco2018">Black Pearl</a> was taking shape many of the technologies had evolved. This presented <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/385" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maltese Falcon88.0m (288'9&quot;)Perini Navi2006">Maltese Falcon</a>’s new owners with a dilemma.“The previous owner had essentially left much of the yacht as she was in 2006,” says Captain Cafaro. “In September 2022 we decided to come to the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/895" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lusben Shipyard (Company)">Lusben</a> yard in Livorno, which had a suitable dry dock available, and we set out a huge plan to refit her – although we reduced that a little in order to save the summer 2023 season. Why <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/895" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lusben Shipyard (Company)">Lusben</a>? Because it looks easy but it’s very specialist work and a mistake can stop the boat. I wanted it done by a big shipyard like <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6046" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Azimut-Benetti Group (Company)">Azimut-Benetti</a> who can give us a warranty.” <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/272540/image/large-f50ae6bd879c381d01b3db2bff696427.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/272540">Remade in ItalyThe nature of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/385" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maltese Falcon88.0m (288'9&quot;)Perini Navi2006">Maltese Falcon</a> means that most of her core equipment and control systems are completely custom, and refitting her in Italy rather than in her homeports of Malta or Palma meant that all the expertise that went into the original build was on the doorstep. Most of the contractors had heavy work schedules, but by staying local the team maximised the chances for the works to be completed in time for the 2023 Med season. The process started with the decision to strip the hull back to bare metal.&nbsp;“It wasn’t anything that the previous owners had done wrong, it’s just that the paint was 15 years old and the yacht has done a lot of sailing,” says Cafaro. “Also at close to 90 metres, there is some movement in the hull and that had clearly taken its toll on the filler.” It was also a chance to change the colour of the hull; gone is the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/385" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maltese Falcon88.0m (288'9&quot;)Perini Navi2006">Falcon</a>’s original black paint scheme and in its place is <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/51" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Perini Navi (Company)">Perini</a> blue.On deck, there have been alterations and additions to the guest areas. The addition of a fixed bimini, for example, now offers weather protection and shade for the aft deck dining table. Made by Massimo Forti of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/4308" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="FM Architettura (Company)">F.M.</a> Srl and stretching from the superstructure to the mizzen mast, it creates an area that when the saloon doors are fully open offers 50 metres of protected indoor/outdoor living (<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/4308" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="FM Architettura (Company)">F.M.</a> was also responsible for the class-certified welding and hotworks for the new exhaust system where it meets the hull).There have been some changes inside too, with much of the dark gloss and stainless steel décor replaced with warmer hues and softer touches, all under the watchful eye of Roman studio Emanuela Esposito. The artwork has been changed to reflect a Japanese influence, and the guest areas, cabins, VIP and master have all been overhauled. The guest bathrooms have been gutted and refitted with pale marble and less masculine palettes, and the deckheads have been replaced with new leather.&nbsp;The crew quarters have also received a makeover with a new wooden floor, new Miele appliances for the laundry, and new lower crew and upper guest pantries, as well as a completely new main galley installed by commercial specialists CS Refrigeration. All the tanks have been de-rusted and painted, the bilges painted and the sensors replaced.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294408/image/large-47a6848dcc558e357a84ce2b72205db9.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294408">Technical treatmentThe real focus and biggest challenge of the refit, however, has been a multi-million-euro technical overhaul. Due to the extent of the works and the complexities of the systems needed to control, drive and monitor the Dynarig which presented the biggest challenges for the team, the choice of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/895" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lusben Shipyard (Company)">Lusben</a> and the decision to use the contractors involved in the original build proved a wise decision.Ascheo was brought back in to service all the motors and hydraulics that control the rotation of the masts (see sidebar). The owner’s team considered switching to electric drives as on <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4795" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Black Pearl106.7m (350'1&quot;)Oceanco2018">Black Pearl</a>, but electric motors were too big for the existing space so they had no choice but to work with the original system. Fabbri Fiore was also brought back to overhaul and update the unique Dynarig furlers, winches and deck hardware, while Cacini &amp; C – another of the original build contractors – returned to update the sail control system and the yacht’s monitoring system (see sidebar).“Since the very beginning, the Maltese Falcon project has been an amazing challenge for all suppliers that has exerted a magic charm on all the companies participating in her construction,” says Angelo Cacini. “The opportunity to work again on this vessel rekindled these feelings, and the captain – working side by side, day by day with the workers onboard – transferred the new owners’ intention to make the Maltese Falcon greater than ever.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/272549/image/large-04b8f076cb63199cc0d053576f952c95.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/272549">Tiers before bedtimeFor the mechanical upgrades the team turned to 2gtech, yet another of the original build team, to replace the three generators with modern, more efficient and more appropriately sized Lindenberg-Anlagen 270kW gensets based on <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1441" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MAN (Company)">MAN</a> engines, and to overhaul the original <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1448" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Deutz AG (Company)">Deutz</a>-MWM main engines. A urea tank and SCR exhaust treatment system has been added alongside a new exhaust system and silencers. Meanwhile Manrico Francesconi Srl in Viareggio , who was also involved in the original project, replaced all the fan coils in the air-con system and made some improvements to the compressors.&nbsp;Similarly, all the bridge PLCs and navigation electronics have been updated or replaced by Caim and the entire yacht rewired to replace the old halogen lights with warm-Kelvin LEDs – a huge upgrade that will have a positive impact on power draw and heat generation.&nbsp;After flirting with Kymeta flat panels for satcomms a few years ago, these have been removed and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/385" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maltese Falcon88.0m (288'9&quot;)Perini Navi2006">Maltese Falcon</a> has gone full Starlink, even removing the traditional TV antennas. The yacht also has a new fire-suppression system.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/272554/image/large-757c00f1d4ff1d027fc06b35f28d2feb.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/272554">Digging deepAs with most refits, the team frequently came across more than they bargained for when digging deep into systems: “Sometimes we decided to do some works and we opened things up and found the situation was critical because it hadn’t been looked at for many years,” Cafaro says. “For example, when we were overhauling the mechanical and shaft elements, we realised the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2207" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Rolls-Royce Marine (Company)">Rolls-Royce</a> systems that usually have to be serviced every five years hadn’t been done for 10 years. It not only added to the budget, but facing these kinds of problems – which we found in more than one department – has taken up a lot of time and energy.”The result is a refreshed <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/385" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maltese Falcon88.0m (288'9&quot;)Perini Navi2006">Maltese Falcon</a> that will stay relevant into the future as environmental responsibility takes centre stage. “We could have spent half of what we did, but sustainability was a very important consideration for the owners – the boat had to be updated for the next 10 years,” says Cafaro. “Can you imagine using the gensets from the original build in 2032? You would be arrested as soon as you turned them on! And even if you weren’t, you would be out of the charter market because people are increasingly mindful of what’s going on. That goes for the crew too. So the focus was on safe sailing first, then doing it without damaging the environment.”What is clear from the love and attention (and money) that has been invested in the refit of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/385" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maltese Falcon88.0m (288'9&quot;)Perini Navi2006">Maltese Falcon</a>, is that the sailing yacht is still able to capture the imagination and stir the emotions 15 years after her launch. Just as important, the experience and expertise that went into building her is as valuable today as it was then.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294421/image/large-1af108451a4fcbb2af83c14452f96cf8.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294421">Automation &amp; monitoringCacini &amp; C was involved in the original <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/385" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maltese Falcon88.0m (288'9&quot;)Perini Navi2006">Maltese Falcon</a> project for implementing the sailing control and monitoring system. The company was responsible for designing the software, building the hardware, installed and commissioning it on-site in Tuzla, Turkey. Cacini’s main task was to design, build and install a new ship automation and monitoring system. The project comprises eight new automation panels, the integration of three new diesel generators, and the replacement of all sensors throughout the yacht.“One of the hardest challenges was to install the new wiring,” says Angelo Cacini, the company’s chairman.“This required laying more than 15 kilometres of cables, basically across the whole boat.” &nbsp;A second team worked to refit and, on occasion, to redesign some of the yacht’s core services ranging from the compressed air system to 24-volt distribution, the urea system and the rebuilding of lighting in several technical zones including the engine room. &nbsp;“This refit is a big upgrade for the whole boat,” says Cacini. “A lot of the elements have been replaced with up-to-date systems in an overall modernisation of the yacht with significant improvements in terms of increased features and reliability.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/272550/image/large-4ea24c385d484d1a69789c4b1f4d07e9.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/272550">Pool cool Part of the original plan for the winter 2022-23 refit was the addition of a swimming pool on the bridge deck aft in the area that serves as a terrace for the VIP cabin. The 10-square-metre pool with a capacity of 10,000 litres, presented a challenge for the design and engineering teams, as well as for the schedule of the refit works as in order to be signed off, it would have to to be emptied within three minutes. This would normally mean installing a large pump in the engine room, which is fine on a new-build, but problematic for a refit. The solution that was agreed upon was that the pool could drain to the main deck below.“Procedure means all the documents and designs have to be approved by ABS, but they were taking too much time and without that authorisation you can’t start building,” says Cafaro. “They told us they should be able to give authorisation by January 2023, but we didn’t trust that timeline so we decided to postpone those works.”The paperwork has now been completed, and the plan is for Lusben to begin construction of the pool module ready for installation in a brief follow-up refit period between the end of September and early November 2023.&nbsp;&nbsp;“They are all contractors that I know well, but they are all so full of work that it can be hard for them to give a firm completion date,” says Cafaro. “If they tell us the pool needs more time, we won’t do it this Autumn because we have to be in the Caribbean at the end of the year. But if they can do it, then we can start the Caribbean season with another big new feature.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/272544/image/large-132ad960e42b9a75d0ba30f4d2c2f72e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/272544">Keeping the rig runningThe overhauling of the Dynarig was left to Ascheo, who developed and installed the original system. The team was tasked with servicing the rescue crane and helm wing stations, and the hydraulic mast rotation units (indeed, Ascheo’s team now includes the original designer of the MRU system). Aside from replacing worn-out components, the team was also able to update the MRU hydraulic supply system, leading to a 50 per cent reduction in noise.It wasn’t all plain sailing, however: “We faced the challenge of insufficient information about previous troubles and maintenance coupled with limited time and space on board, also due to other refit work that was happening on the yacht,” says Ascheo president Guglielmo Lorenzoni. “All three systems had never been built before, and coming back on board meant we could observe and evaluate their condition after 18 years of operation. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/385" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maltese Falcon88.0m (288'9&quot;)Perini Navi2006">Maltese Falcon</a> is certainly one of the most prestigious constructions in yachting and the refit keeps her abreast of the times, as well as improving the liveability on board with the noise reduction.”Lorenzoni’s advice for such a complex technical refit is simple: “Proactively coordinate so all agencies are informed and ready to service the boat before it docks,” he asserts. “Remember that new technologies could offer opportunities for energy saving. Using the original suppliers could bring some advantages, and keep in mind the availability of spare parts, obsolescence, and long delivery times.”This article was originally published in Issue 3 of How To Build It, you can&nbsp;<a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/magazine/how-to-build-it-issue-3" target="_blank">download the magazine for free here</a>.

Exploring the refit of the 88m superyacht Maltese Falcon

Charlotte Thomas takes a look at the refit of the iconic sailing yacht Maltese Falcon. 

Flight of the Falcon: exploring the refit of the 88m superyacht Maltese Falcon

This September, the 72-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/12" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="CRN (Company)">CRN</a> superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/337" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Arbema72.0m (236'3&quot;)CRN2010">Arbema</a> was spotted cruising on the French Riviera, showing off a whole new look following a major refit at <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/547" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MB92 La Ciotat (Company)">MB92 La Ciotat</a>. Previously named Azteca and launched in 2010, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/337" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Arbema72.0m (236'3&quot;)CRN2010">Arbema</a> has become one of the more iconic yachts in the global fleet, easily recognisable due to her large foredeck mast. While the mast is still in place, the yacht has undergone some significant changes over the 12 month refit, most obviously, her hull is now a dark shade of blue from its previous grey. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293616/image/large-11464753ac7bf662ae325e858a7078a6.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293616">Sold to her current owner back in November 2021, after a very short time on the market of only 91 days, her new owner turned to <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/124" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Edmiston (Company)">Edmiston</a> broker Charles Carveles to oversee her refit and to upgrade the superyacht to modern technological standards. We sat down with Charles, and Vincent Escallier, Business Development Director of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/547" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MB92 La Ciotat (Company)">MB92 La Ciotat</a>, and Dean Smith of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6165" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Hampshire Marine (Company)">Hampshire Marine</a> to find out more.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293577/image/large-297bf34676c3b00348e750c6745be058.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293577">A new interior lookOriginally designed by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/65" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Nuvolari Lenard (Company)">Nuvolari Lenard</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/337" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Arbema72.0m (236'3&quot;)CRN2010">Arbema</a>'s original interiors were typical of her era, with high gloss lacquered walls in teak, with marble countertops and floors and the use of cream upholstery and brown furnishings throughout. However, with her spacious interior layout and 2,043 GT, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/337" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Arbema72.0m (236'3&quot;)CRN2010">Arbema</a> offered a huge amount of potential when it came to a possible refit, something that her owner saw immediately. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/203379/image/large-477abbe43ce77178910951dee76a2a7c.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/203379"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293622/image/large-c5f4ebc05666e2937a759bacd91d0b1d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293622">"The owner was drawn to the layout of the yacht and the large sundeck. We spent a huge amount of time exploring the market to find the perfect yacht and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/337" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Arbema72.0m (236'3&quot;)CRN2010">Azteca</a> had the perfect layout for family and friends," explains Charles Carveles. "Luckily the owners have a good appetite for projects, and they knew with the upgrades and time in the shipyard she would be the perfect fit." <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/203359/image/large-1c09662253f4c9b58906766de2c84371.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/203359"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293602/image/large-4073a82bfaa12bda7edd21ec2d70248d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293602">Able to accommodate as many as 16 guests across six spacious suites, the yacht was an ideal family vessel, but as Charles explained, was in need of an interior overhaul. With a very clear vision of what they wanted to achieve, the owners were closely involved with the redesign, working alongside the team at <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/547" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MB92 La Ciotat (Company)">MB92 La Ciotat</a>, Project Managers <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6165" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Hampshire Marine (Company)">Hampshire Marine</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/124" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Edmiston (Company)">Edmiston</a> to manage it themselves. As the project grew however, and the scope was expanded, they decided to turn to <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/200" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Rhoades Young Design (Company)">Rhoades Young Design</a> to bring their vision into reality. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293604/image/large-2aa0d887a970941a4832402ece53a400.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293604"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293627/image/large-656580dc6540fb4502e4ceebd9be9bf1.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293627">Today, the superyacht exhibits an unrecognisable interior design. Contemporary and stylish, the yacht's once dark walls have been stripped and transformed, with bespoke leather paneling and white walls and ceiling replacing the dark glossy wood. In terms of furniture, the owners have opted for cool colours in grey and cream tones that reflect the walls and bring a huge amount of light into her interiors. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/203373/image/large-0c79a57e1113d414ad4b530ea08d465b.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/203373"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293598/image/large-f7e0ea5bd3f0d1c5ff3c7ec5411c5c98.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293598">Reusing some of the original features, the bathrooms have retained their original marble tops, but with the new finish of white paint and wooden floors, are lent an entirely new aesthetic. The superyacht's master stateroom, located on the main deck, is a spacious and elegant space, once again designed in the minimalist fashion with cool-toned finishes.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293622/image/large-c5f4ebc05666e2937a759bacd91d0b1d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293622"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293626/image/large-0e1f1295e08241373b3739902e781905.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293626">To complete such a considerable interior refit in only 12 months is an impressive feat, especially when combined with major mechanical works. Vincent Escallier adds, "Our recent project on <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/337" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Arbema72.0m (236'3&quot;)CRN2010">Arbema</a> was notably complex. It encompassed a continually evolving, extensive works list, starting with a full paint job and ending with a significant interior refit. Coordinating the efforts of over 100 companies and numerous specialists. In the weeks leading up to delivery, the daily workforce on board swelled to include between 50 and 70 individuals, 7 days a week, in order to deliver on time."Technical milestonesWhile the yacht's interior refurbishment was one of the most significant changes undergone during the refit, the superyacht has also been modernised in regards to her technical and mechanical elements. Vincent explains, "While the majority of the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/337" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Arbema72.0m (236'3&quot;)CRN2010">Arbema</a> refit relied on dedicated craftsmanship and hard work rather than cutting-edge technology, there were notable instances of innovation incorporated into the process. For instance, laser technology played a pivotal role in precision alignment work on the transom door. Additionally, our use of 3D scanning technology is becoming standard practice in most of our projects as it provides greater accuracy and consistency."<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293578/image/large-13eaf45851176cf4c369daf26df41486.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293578">Ideally placed to complete a refit of this complexity, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/547" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MB92 La Ciotat (Company)">MB92</a> is often the yard of choice when it comes to highly technical works. For the owner of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/337" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Arbema72.0m (236'3&quot;)CRN2010">Arbema</a>, it was the yard's track record and appetite to tackle larger projects that made it an ideal choice, while <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6165" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Hampshire Marine (Company)">Hampshire Marine</a> supported the owner and the crew in the management of the project.&nbsp;Deam Smith, Project Manager from <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6165" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Hampshire Marine (Company)">Hampshire Marine</a> explains more, "We were approached by Edmiston when the owner of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/337" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Arbema72.0m (236'3&quot;)CRN2010">Arbema</a> was looking to re-style this classic <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/65" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Nuvolari Lenard (Company)">Nuvolari Lenard</a> <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/12" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="CRN (Company)">CRN</a> back in early 2022. After some initial designs and scoping it was agreed to move forward and commence work in Winter 2022 and complete as much as possible to include a full review of every system onboard with replacement where deemed necessary, such as interior/exterior lighting, water makers, HVAC system, Nav/Comms upgrades and all ancillary machinery overhauls. In addition a full new underwater hull paint system and full exterior paint system with a stunning midnight blue hull topsides colour using <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1546" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Alexseal Yacht Coatings (Company)">Alexseal</a>’s Base Coat/Clear Coat system applied by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/340" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Pinmar (Company)">Pinmar</a>. Perhaps the biggest change however was that vested in the interior with a complete modernisation styled by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/200" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Rhoades Young Design (Company)">Rhoades Young</a> of Lymington and executed to great effect by M<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/547" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MB92 La Ciotat (Company)">B92</a>’s interior team”.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293587/image/large-d996d75aa8f9bf765bb888fabc1957ab.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293587">Charles Carveles adds, "In terms of milestones there was a lot of technical work behind the scenes, new tanks, sub flooring, AC, AV, flooring. She has also had a lot of work to help minimise noise and vibration."<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293613/image/large-5f0c61dd990d5cbb902c942e84edb331.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293613">With her works now complete and her owners having adorned the yacht with their contemporary art collection, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/337" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Arbema72.0m (236'3&quot;)CRN2010">Arbema</a> is shortly due to head across the Atlantic, where she has already been snapped up for the Christmas and New Year period in the Caribbean. Captain Matt Bryant commented, "<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/337" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Arbema72.0m (236'3&quot;)CRN2010">Arbema</a> looks fantastic, and as good as new. With this extensive refit, we effectively carried out 18 months of work in a year, thereby minimising downtime for the owner. Her guest areas have been completely transformed, with practically every surface updated to provide a fresh, contemporary aesthetic. A lot of attention has been paid to upgrading the ‘behind the scenes’ technical areas to ensure her performance is as good as her styling. And on her exterior, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/65" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Nuvolari Lenard (Company)">Nuvolari Lenard</a>’s timeless lines are now shown off in an updated colour combination, complemented by sleek new glass railings, resulting in a striking and unique look." <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/124" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Edmiston (Company)">Edmiston</a> is managing the yachts charter calendar. &nbsp;

Refit of 72m CRN yacht Arbema

SYT is given an exclusive view to the interiors of newly refitted superyacht Arbema.

Exclusive: Inside the refit of the 72m CRN superyacht Arbema

The 56-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/51" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Perini Navi (Company)">Perini Navi</a> sailing yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1448" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Panthalassea56.0m (183'9&quot;)Perini Navi2010">Panthalassea</a> recently completed a refit at the Zaandam-based shipyard <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6695" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Amsterdam Yacht Service (Company)">Amsterdam Yacht Service</a>. The size of the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/51" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Perini Navi (Company)">Perini Navi</a> sailing yacht required the shed to undergo an extension in order to accommodate her.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293852/image/large-f431fb650286e1dcc56d196fd8367bff.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293852">Delivered in 2010, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1448" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Panthalassea56.0m (183'9&quot;)Perini Navi2010">Panthalassea</a> features exterior design penned by her Italy-based builder <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/51" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Perini Navi (Company)">Perini Navi</a>, while her interior stemmed from the drawing boards of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/170" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Foster + Partners (Company)">Foster + Partners</a> and her naval architecture is the work of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/52" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ron Holland Design (Company)">Ron Holland Design</a>. The sailing yacht can accommodate up to 12 guests across her six sumptuous staterooms.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293853/image/large-9c8401feeb873821e7cda948e3470b86.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293853">During the renovation of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1448" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Panthalassea56.0m (183'9&quot;)Perini Navi2010">Panthalassea</a>, the shipyard underwent some major upgrades to its facilities, demolishing part of its shed and adding a temporary extension in order to make room for the sailing yacht. During the refit process the superyacht was transported in and out of the shed by a self propelled motor trolly.Following <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1448" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Panthalassea56.0m (183'9&quot;)Perini Navi2010">Panthalassea</a>’s delivery to her owner, the temporary extension on the shed was removed. The demolished hall’s walls were covered with new doors, expanding the door opening from 10-metres to 12-metres.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293855/image/large-29785f75366fad1fd1baf692e25b9afc.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293855">Built in 1962, the shed has undergone regular refurbishments since she opened, shipyard director Robert Binnekade commented, “With all of these upgrades to our facilities underway, it has been an extremely busy time for us at <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6695" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Amsterdam Yacht Service (Company)">Amsterdam Yacht Services</a>. We are looking forward to showcasing more of our upcoming projects in the coming months and continuing to prove to the industry what our incredible team is capable of, and the impeccable standards of work which we are consistently able to deliver."<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293857/image/large-9dce980df077acd0147cf0cd3776c6b4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293857">Regarding performance, the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/51" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Perini Navi (Company)">Perini Navi</a> sailing yacht is 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, providing her with a top speed of 15 knots.

Perini Navi sailing yacht Panthalassea completes refit

Amsterdam Yacht Service extends to house the refit of the 56m Perini Navi sailing yacht Panthalassea.

56m Perini Navi sailing yacht Panthalassea completes refit

The interiors of the 69.5-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/29" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Feadship (Company)">Feadship</a> superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/19" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Firebird69.5m (228'0&quot;)Feadship2007">Firebird</a> have been revealed following her extensive refit. The 1,557 GT superyacht boasts a contemporary interior aesthetic, featuring timeless design detailing.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293269/image/large-5dc2e2d898917c2a30cf5126450de606.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293269">The motor yacht showcases both exterior and interior design crafted by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/25" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Michael Leach Design Ltd. (Company)">Michael Leach Design</a>, while her naval architecture derived from the drawing boards of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/30" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="De Voogt Naval Architects (Company)">De Voogt Naval Architects</a>. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/19" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Firebird69.5m (228'0&quot;)Feadship2007">Firebird</a> can accommodate up to 12 charter guests across her six sumptuous staterooms. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/4509" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="SuperYacht Times (Company)">SuperYacht Times</a> takes a closer look onboard her refurbished interiors.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293274/image/large-7b77f1c20666ae73e091b302f21c1566.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293274">Delivered in 2007, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/19" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Firebird69.5m (228'0&quot;)Feadship2007">Firebird</a> is in meticulous condition following her extensive refit at the Makkum yard in the Netherlands. A large U-shaped olive-toned sofa takes centre stage in the main saloon, two comfortable armchairs are situated opposite the sofa, surrounding a carefully crafted coffee table. A contemporary curved carpet further highlights the lounge area, contrasting with the light wood floor. A large angular dining table is also situated in the main saloon, complete with seating for up to 10 guests, featuring vibrant green chairs which blend seamlessly with the sofa. The saloon also houses a modern overhead lighting fixture, fusing gold and white tones.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293276/image/large-910a06ddfe52560ee2d508a7d675970f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293276"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293271/image/large-b4db7b124cda539392cd4f35c3370ebe.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293271">Designed with comfort in mind, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/19" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Firebird69.5m (228'0&quot;)Feadship2007">Firebird</a>’s saloon leads into a smaller cosy space, defined by an extensive rustic orange sofa and adjacent uniquely-crafted study desk. Dark wooden panelling, featuring warm hues fuse with the white lacquered ceiling to enhance the inviting ambiance onboard. Suspended bronze lamps and classic art wall hangings similarly complement one another to create a serene interior design. The intricately designed carpet defines this space and is reminiscent of &nbsp;feathers.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293272/image/large-c38583baa918921e0a5e39597319a224.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293272">Moving to the skylounge, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/19" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Firebird69.5m (228'0&quot;)Feadship2007">Firebird</a> displays a modern interior aesthetic. A curved mustard yellow and pale blue sofa surround a layered white coffee table. Two deep blue leather armchairs are situated in front of a large art wall hanging, while an opulent gold-toned bar with four luxurious bar stools characterises the space.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293277/image/large-718308d3cfa16ef3ebe1a4c49699c929.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293277"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293278/image/large-3b10cf6f677da656f066572f2626099a.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293278">The expansive owner’s suite features a contemporary art piece framed by cosy twin armchairs, facing a large king sized bed. The extensive suite is characterised by a circular skylight, allowing a plethora of natural light to illuminate the opulent interior. Fresh, white fabrics and neutral furnishings blend together to further enhance the serene atmosphere.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293275/image/large-545fa1e9dc1e527592181def11dcdfea.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293275">Notable features onboard include the relaxing spa room, complete with extensive oval-shaped windows and Firebird’s large full equipped gym.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293279/image/large-ae6c0cddc7416a564bd730c4d5413b84.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293279">Regarding performance, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/19" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Firebird69.5m (228'0&quot;)Feadship2007">Firebird</a> is 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, providing her with a top speed of 16.7 knots and a cruising speed of 13 knots. Firebird is currently available for charter with <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/259" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Y.CO (Company)">Y.C.O</a>.

Interior images of Feadship superyacht Firebird following her refit

 The interior images of the 70m Feadship superyacht Firebird have been unveiled following her extensive refit.

First look at the interiors of 70m Feadship superyacht Firebird following her extensive refit

Refitting Carinthia VII yacht with Lürssen

We sat down with the team behind Carinthia VII to find out more about Lürssen's refit capabilities. 

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Video: “We’ve always had a refit mentality” Alberto Perrone da Zara on refitting Carinthia VII at Lürssen

The 69.5-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/29" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Feadship (Company)">Feadship</a> superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/19" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Firebird67.07m (220'1&quot;)Feadship2007">Firebird</a> has left the Makkum yard in the Netherlands, following her extensive refit. The motor yacht was first delivered in 2007 and has just completed a refit with her original builder <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/29" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Feadship (Company)">Feadship</a>, which saw her extended at her stern by 2.5-metres.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293060/image/large-d98897fdf1c38edbf98a2f102a5baf4d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293060"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/19" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Firebird67.07m (220'1&quot;)Feadship2007">Firebird</a> now measures 69.5-metres and features interior and exterior design by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/25" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Michael Leach Design Ltd. (Company)">Michael Leach Design</a>, with naval architecture from Netherlands-based <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/30" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="De Voogt Naval Architects (Company)">De Voogt Naval Architects</a>. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293058/image/large-ea54272bd0070e1fe0570ee4f8440298.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293058"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/19" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Firebird69.5m (228'0&quot;)Feadship2007">Firebird</a> accommodates up to 12 guests in six stately suites, including the main deck, split level master suite, a VIP stateroom on the bridge deck and four lower deck guest staterooms, two doubles, one twin, and one convertible double/twin – each with a pullman bed for additional flexibility.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293061/image/large-029d8e83804872939c09bdb34f4ab344.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293061">Other key features onboard <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/19" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Firebird67.07m (220'1&quot;)Feadship2007">Firebird</a> include a gym, a hammam, a spa with a massage room, and a private helipad for an EC 135. Her sun deck offers the perfect place to sit back and unwind with the addition of numerous sun pads, sun loungers and a Jacuzzi.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293057/image/large-a9a17094b59037d247e7f9777c96273b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293057"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/293059/image/large-01ecc6561d5c7f89c5c97488389aef46.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/293059">&nbsp;In terms of performance, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/19" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Firebird67.07m (220'1&quot;)Feadship2007">Firebird</a> can reach a top speed of 16.7 knots and cruises at 13 knots, with a range of 5,100 nautical miles.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/276124/image/large-afab3039181b108ee8cb9ff387a341ca.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/276124">

70m Feadship superyacht Firebird completes refit

The 67m Feadship superyacht Firebird has left the Makkum yard in the Netherlands, following her extensive winter refit.

70m Feadship superyacht Firebird completes extensive refit

The 62.23-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/29" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Feadship (Company)">Feadship</a> superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/225" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Virginian62.23m (204'2&quot;)Feadship1991">Virginian</a> has arrived at the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1768" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Atlantic Refit Center (Company)">Atlantic Refit Centre</a> on the French coast for her extensive winter refit, due to be completed in 2024. The dry docking of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/225" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Virginian62.23m (204'2&quot;)Feadship1991">Virginian</a> in La Rochelle’s large dry dock was announced today.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292736/image/large-6085312f8f9cf756a81ccaa65bd5f182.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292736">Delivered in 1991, the superyacht currently boasts a volume of 1,027 GT. Notably, the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1768" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Atlantic Refit Center (Company)">Atlantic Refit Center</a> is the only shipyard on the French Atlantic coast exclusively dedicated to complex superyacht refits and conversions.&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/225" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Virginian62.23m (204'2&quot;)Feadship1991">Virginian</a> features exterior design and naval architecture penned by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/30" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="De Voogt Naval Architects (Company)">De Voogt Naval Architects</a>, while her English country home inspired interior stemmed from the drawing boards of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/208" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="David Easton (Company)">David Easton</a>. Up to 12 guests can be accommodated across the yacht’s six stateroom configurations, with space for a crew of up to 18 members, including the yacht’s captain.Owner’s Representative, Captain Paul Neill stated, “We did prepare this refit period a long time ago with an extensive worklist to be performed. Working in very close collaboration with <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1768" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Atlantic Refit Center (Company)">ARC</a> shipyard’s team, pre-planning and parts order confirmed well in advance is key for such a project, that includes the 20 years service on the 2 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1441" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MAN (Company)">MAN</a> main engines. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1768" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Atlantic Refit Center (Company)">ARC</a>’s set up is perfect for us.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/228771/image/large-a0ae271829b6a8902fbe187253959b2c.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/228771">CEO of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1768" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Atlantic Refit Center (Company)">Atlantic Refit Center</a> commented on the news stating, “Thanks to fleet captain Paul Neill, his team and a very passionate owner for their trust to come back to <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1768" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Atlantic Refit Center (Company)">ARC</a> after a first refit in 2010-2020. We are delighted to work again with such a professional owner’s team. All our energies are focused to deliver the best to the owner and his crew.”

62m Feadship superyacht Virginian refit

The 62m Feadship superyacht Virginian has returned to the Atlantic Refit Center for her 2023 to 2024 extensive winter refit.

62m Feadship superyacht Virginian to undergo extensive winter refit

The 34.1-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/217" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Westport Yachts (Company)">Westport</a> 112 motor yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2155" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Emilia34.1m (111'11&quot;)Westport Yachts2001">Emilia</a> displays a fresh and modern interior aesthetic, following her extensive refit overseen by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2524" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Destry Darr Designs (Company)">Destry Darr Designs</a>, in collaboration with her owner. The new interiors were revealed at the recent <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Event/183" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show - 2023">2023 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show</a>.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292566/image/large-86ba119237dab2f351f119d07cc0f134.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292566">Delivered in 2001, the motor yacht showcases both exterior design and naval architecture penned by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/218" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jack Sarin Naval Architects, Inc. (Company)">Jack Sarin Naval Architects</a>, while her original interiors were the work of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/219" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Pacific Custom Interiors (Company)">Pacific Custom Interiors</a>. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2155" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Emilia34.1m (111'11&quot;)Westport Yachts2001">Emilia</a> can accommodate up to eight guests across her four recently refurbished staterooms, with space for a crew of five, including the yacht’s captain.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292584/image/large-30d2e23db17cb92b09b4bf327c20a3fc.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292584"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/291726/image/large-6505a11df11cf1672e9b0dcf0d09cd4c.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/291726"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/291728/image/large-64b4c74c5e2d2c205ac8a4f2bebb2780.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/291728">The owner contacted <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2524" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Destry Darr Designs (Company)">Destry Darr Designs</a> with a design brief which involved increasing the sustainability of the yacht, reducing sound throughout, enhancing the crew areas and forming a gentleman’s yacht interior design in Mid Century Modern style, to reflect the couple’s Italian and Japanese heritage. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2155" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Emilia34.1m (111'11&quot;)Westport Yachts2001">Emilia</a> underwent a rebuild at Safe Harbor Lauderdale Marine Center. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/4509" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="SuperYacht Times (Company)">SuperYacht Times</a> explores the refreshed interiors.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292574/image/large-615e140cb95673ef44902d021f87bbc4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292574"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292576/image/large-ae489fd611bcbf4999875630ca54cb27.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292576"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292587/image/large-a3d103f5bfac2fa51d6da41c972c3350.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292587">Notably, the ceilings in the main saloon have been raised by nearly six inches, featuring redesigned window frames to maximise the surrounding views for guests onboard. Light and dark woods blend with another in the main saloon to enhance the bright interior design. A large L-shaped sofa surrounds a uniquely shaped glass coffee table, with adjacent leather armchairs.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292580/image/large-ab218d8bbdc2ed7c8dc158087b765684.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292580"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292579/image/large-28653901aaa6ff5b37e4135717827ef5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292579"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292578/image/large-87597baf060c45d2af839dc01308db6d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292578">Much of the furniture scattered throughout the motor yacht represents original or reproduced examples of Mid Century Modern designs, such as the work of Charles Eames, Isamu Noguchi and George Nakashima. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2155" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Emilia34.1m (111'11&quot;)Westport Yachts2001">Emilia</a>’s main saloon also boasts a dedicated dining area, featuring a large wooden dining table, complete with seating for up to eight guests. The owner commented on these important design choices in the main saloon, “In order to retain the authenticity of the Mid Century Modern aesthetic, we found and restored a Thorens TD-12k MKII turntable. Two Eames lounge chairs face the speakers for pure unadulterated enjoyment.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/291733/image/large-6799b3b1d96691181d5693083c8702b8.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/291733"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292577/image/large-e00cdd9968ff8566d2d3afe3f9d4e11c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292577"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/291732/image/large-dbd201971b03fc3c7df823b2694f64d0.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/291732">During the refit, the VIP stateroom located on the lower deck was insulated throughout to ensure sound reduction and features a convertible queen-size bed for guests use. The lower deck houses the master, queen and twin guests staterooms, showcasing a water-based rich, dark stain across the wooden panelling. The queen stateroom boasts a custom headboard, with wooden slats over a linen wall covering, while the guest stateroom hallway displays Edo Period woodblock prints to celebrate the yacht’s Japanese and Mid Century Modern theme.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292588/image/large-aa80053211c622f8c7cfd274088cf288.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292588"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292589/image/large-7203df28f25a7e257619b737ee679d92.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292589">The original rounded nightstands and ceiling arch in <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2155" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Emilia34.1m (111'11&quot;)Westport Yachts2001">Emilia</a>’s master suite were replaced during the refit and a dedicated workspace and custom-built sofa were incorporated into the stateroom. The master ensuite was also refitted, the shower fixtures were relocated and new cabinetry and Cambria Quartz countertops were installed.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292585/image/large-954ab26fdf8311ad9bfdd32e65feaa01.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292585"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/291729/image/large-b377a666a2bdc1e33018fe23d59b59f1.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/291729"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292586/image/large-2c9bcb3e4c645eb85a09c98e2010e388.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292586">In addition, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2155" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Emilia34.1m (111'11&quot;)Westport Yachts2001">Emilia</a>’s flybridge deck showcases a new bar, featuring a fridge, sink and lift-up television and the space is enclosed under the radar arch. The owner’s didn't have use for the Jacuzzi but redesigned it so it can be seamlessly re-installed for a future owner, toy storage and oversized sunpads currently take up this space.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/292568/image/large-b9550a81c73aec47fb5864d535761db7.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/292568">Regarding performance, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2155" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Emilia34.1m (111'11&quot;)Westport Yachts2001">Emilia</a> is powered by twin <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1409" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MTU (Company)">MTU</a> engines, providing her with a cruising speed of 12.2 knots and a top speed of 25 knots.&nbsp;

onboard Westport yacht Emilia following major refit

SuperYacht Times takes a closer look onboard the Mid Century Modern interiors of the 34m Westport yacht Emilia, following her refit.

Onboard 34m Westport motor yacht Emilia following major refit

The 25.64-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5935" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Svendborg Skibsværft (Company)">Svendborg Skibsværft</a> motor yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10164" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Spirit of Ginette25.64m (84'1&quot;)Svendborg Skibsværft1973">Spirit of Ginette</a> underwent emergency repairs this September at the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/23" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lürssen Yachts (Company)">Lürssen</a> Shipyard. While <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/23" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lürssen Yachts (Company)">Lürssen</a> primarily specialises in large refits, it assisted the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10164" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Spirit of Ginette25.64m (84'1&quot;)Svendborg Skibsværft1973">Spirit of Ginette</a> motor yacht, offering its shipyard to help out. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/865" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Carinthia VII97.2m (318'11&quot;)Lürssen Yachts2002">Carinthia VII</a> had left Dock 11, leading to the 25.64-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5935" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Svendborg Skibsværft (Company)">Svendborg Skibsværft</a> yacht being in a 320-metre dock for several days.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/291489/image/large-c4f610f74dd34cd95df20b67074da69a.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/291489">The refit involved the repair of the defective water lubricated bearing in the stern tube. The steering gear was dismantled and the propeller and drive shafts were pulled, consequently the drive shaft had to be rebuilt. The production of the bearings only took six days, as opposed to the normal delivery time of up to six weeks. In addition, the refit involved the installation of new parts including a new propeller and rudder.Previously named Spirit of Romo, the motor yacht is entirely designed by her Denmark-based builder <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5935" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Svendborg Skibsværft (Company)">Svendborg Skibsværf</a> and was originally delivered in 1973. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10164" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Spirit of Ginette25.64m (84'1&quot;)Svendborg Skibsværft1973">Spirit of Ginette</a> was in need of a shipyard at short notice to help with her emergency maintenance.&nbsp;The owner of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10164" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Spirit of Ginette25.64m (84'1&quot;)Svendborg Skibsværft1973">Spirit of Ginette</a> commented on the German-based shipyard's quick response stating, “I had not expected a shipyard like <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/23" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lürssen Yachts (Company)">Lürssen</a> to respond so flexibly to our request. I am impressed with how quickly and professionally we were helped.”During the refit <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/23" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lürssen Yachts (Company)">Lürssen</a> also manufactured a shaft break, replaced the seawater valves, repaired the motor yacht’s exhaust outlet and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10164" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Spirit of Ginette25.64m (84'1&quot;)Svendborg Skibsværft1973">Spirit of Ginette</a>’s antifouling coating.Mid-September also saw the refit of the 66-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/860" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Astilleros Zamakona S.A (Company)">Astilleros Zamakona</a> offshore and rescue vessel Ocean Falcon, also known as <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12320" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Project UFO70.0m (229'8&quot;)Astilleros Zamakona S.A2015">Project UFO</a>. The superyacht arrived at <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/23" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lürssen Yachts (Company)">Lürssen</a>’s Berne facility in Germany for an extensive refit involving an extension of the hull to 70-metres.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/286059/image/large-a53f4e80a93d0c2c669859aab2b5f7e4.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/286059">Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/project-ufo-arrives-at-lurssen-for-conversion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">Exclusive: 66m offshore and rescue vessel Project UFO arrives at Lürssen for conversion</a>Refit and Sales Director Alberto Perrone commented on the increasing importance of refit for <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/23" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lürssen Yachts (Company)">Lürssen</a>, “A refit is not just about necessary maintenance, it can also be a way to completely transform a yacht. We enjoy the very complex rebuilds and refits, we like it when owners come to us with problems to solve, we want to do the things that other yards steer clear of”.

26m yacht in Lürssen’s 320m dock for repairs

26m Svendborg Skibsværft yacht Spirit of Ginette underwent a refit this September at Lürssen’s shipyard.

The 45.6-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6228" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Damen Maaskant Shipyards (Company)">Damen Maaskant</a> conversion yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10859" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scintilla Maris 45.6m (149'7&quot;)Damen Maaskant Shipyards1988">Scintilla Maris</a> was delivered to her owner last month, following a ceremony at the new <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6228" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Damen Maaskant Shipyards (Company)">Damen Maaskant</a> yacht refit facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289155/image/large-2f43a8449a99622302d805161cb2a5be.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289155">The hybrid propulsion expedition yacht started life as a single-prop fishing trawler before she underwent a conversion into a superyacht. SuperYacht Times takes a first look onboard the yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10859" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scintilla Maris 45.6m (149'7&quot;)Damen Maaskant Shipyards1988">Scintilla Maris</a> to find out more about her journey to become a superyacht.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289152/image/large-97403770cfa84c518390e51df1373124.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289152">The hull of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10859" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scintilla Maris 45.6m (149'7&quot;)Damen Maaskant Shipyards1988">Scintilla Maris</a> was recycled and her superstructure remains that of a beam trawler. When she was first launched in 1988 she was the first of eight sisterships built by the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6228" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Damen Maaskant Shipyards (Company)">Damen Maaskant</a> Shipyard near Rotterdam, which is now part of the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6617" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Damen Shipyards (Company)">Damen Group</a>.&nbsp;The entrepreneurial owner of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10859" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scintilla Maris 45.6m (149'7&quot;)Damen Maaskant Shipyards1988">Scintilla Maris</a> grew up fascinated by tug boats and trawlers. “In the 1980s and into the ‘90s these steel-hulled boats represented the epitome of Dutch shipbuilding,” he explained. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/281863/image/large-63f5cca84536ee5b6d6db86965e46542.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/281863">“I’d been following the Dutch beam trawlers for years and when one became available as part of a decommissioning scheme in 2006 I decided to buy her, basically with a virtual handshake over the phone.”Read:&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Article/57140" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="The unlikely conversion of the 45m trawler Scintilla Maris (2023-03-14 17:00:00 +0100)">The unlikely conversion of the 45m trawler Scintilla Maris</a>During her extensive refit, the hull of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10859" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scintilla Maris 45.6m (149'7&quot;)Damen Maaskant Shipyards1988">Scintilla Maris</a> was stripped back to the bar metal and her interior, decking and propulsion system were all removed. Her fishing gear was also removed and some upgrades were made to her onboard systems. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/281866/image/large-667037de7fc4a44d300f42b9a542d05c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/281866">The main deck features multiple interior and exterior areas for relaxation, including a private office located on her bridge deck. The interior design by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/15" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Vripack (Company)">Vripack</a> is utilitarian, but also comfortable and not in any way sparse.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289151/image/large-e8f36df5b0e4999214d787dfaa056c93.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289151"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289153/image/large-eb3fcd594fef6799df795134964463fc.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289153">The main saloon of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10859" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scintilla Maris 45.6m (149'7&quot;)Damen Maaskant Shipyards1988">Scintilla Maris</a> boasts a classic yet contemporary aesthetic with wooden floor and a light and bright colour scheme. Her white walls are complemented by her fixed ochre seats, with an adjustable-height dining table.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289149/image/large-7b0c245c792715dea259b531ff8f41cc.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289149"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289147/image/large-78ad728f38ba6d86908792ddc5f06822.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289147">The galley of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10859" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scintilla Maris 45.6m (149'7&quot;)Damen Maaskant Shipyards1988">Scintilla Maris</a> follows the same modern aesthetic as her saloon, with bright seating surrounding a fin shaped wooden table. Her portholes are in line with her original design, sporting traditional circle and square shapes providing plenty of natural light to the space.Read:&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Article/58375" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="New images of 46m Damen Maaskant conversion yacht Scintilla Maris following her extensive refit (2023-08-19 10:45:00 +0200)">New images of 46m Damen Maaskant conversion yacht Scintilla Maris following her extensive refit<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289141/image/large-ec0a8cc894b26170d976ae632e3189a5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289141"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289146/image/large-d483e50d76bd384b3f75b99730e2d31f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289146"></a><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10859" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scintilla Maris 45.6m (149'7&quot;)Damen Maaskant Shipyards1988"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289142/image/large-84dbf2aeb4733f2355f33dd1d6907250.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289142">Scintilla Maris</a> can comfortably sleep up to 10 guests across four double staterooms on the lower deck. These consist of a full-beam owner’s suite amidships underneath the original hatch into the fish hold.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289141/image/large-ec0a8cc894b26170d976ae632e3189a5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289141"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289145/image/large-6db32b279e258a5c8181f51821305b45.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289145">Her full-beam master stateroom incorporates a skylight into the design, with light bouncing off of her curved feature walls and her diverse colour palette of reds, greens and yellows. An office area provides the perfect space for working, illuminated by her wall of circle portholes.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289136/image/large-4c0aaaab287c1a9c64dc375678c0e72d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289136"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289138/image/large-fc63770502cf6eac0a88c70faf311ceb.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289138"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289135/image/large-785a8826bbfe2179ef617b0b2091ce87.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289135"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289134/image/large-eb0d642e19c99d8eb96560430a023dc5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289134"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289137/image/large-3bcf557095a3b6642ef0be1ceda4bd73.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289137">The remaining guest staterooms follow a similar aesthetic to her master suite, with white finishes and pops of primary colours. Each stateroom is equipped with an ensuite bathroom, and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10859" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scintilla Maris 45.6m (149'7&quot;)Damen Maaskant Shipyards1988">Scintilla Maris</a> can also carry a crew of nine across four cabins.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/281865/image/large-a93513dfb1703e3613b137e92ef0978a.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/281865"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10859" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scintilla Maris 45.6m (149'7&quot;)Damen Maaskant Shipyards1988">Scintilla Maris</a> completed several sea trials before she was delivered, with her first taking place in July 2023. “During two days of rigorous sea trials, Scintilla Maris passed all tests of all main systems with flying colors," explained her Project Manager.Read: <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Article/58083" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="45m conversion explorer yacht Scintilla Maris on sea trials (2023-07-12 11:00:00 +0200)">45m conversion explorer yacht Scintilla Maris on sea trials</a><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289132/image/large-70aeeeb83d79c3c3d5574d0bc2a83958.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289132"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289131/image/large-c0926832f2ea6767c93e722c54ca8984.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289131">The expansive decks of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10859" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scintilla Maris 45.6m (149'7&quot;)Damen Maaskant Shipyards1988">Scintilla Maris</a> are designed with relaxation and entertainment in mind. She offers an alfresco dining area on her upper deck, which is suitable for all weather conditions, thanks to her protective hard top cover.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289130/image/large-3acda27b0cb51f5fa4fddaf59974846f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289130"> <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289123/image/large-234cd0771a4e1b53f6522370d757e973.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289123">In terms of propulsion, the original 4,400 horsepower <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1448" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Deutz AG (Company)">Deutz</a> MWM diesel engine had to be replaced as it did not meet strict emission regulations. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10859" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scintilla Maris 45.6m (149'7&quot;)Damen Maaskant Shipyards1988">Scintilla Maris</a> now boasts a hybrid DE system, with a single 3.4-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6306" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Van Voorden (Company)">Van Voorden</a> propeller being driven by a 2,000 horsepower electric motor. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/289156/image/large-a4068dfd58e9b27bfa9c1bf7d241c94d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/289156">You can read more about the conversion of Scintilla Maris in Issue 1 of our technical magazine How To Build It, available for free here.

Onboard the 46m conversion yacht Scintilla Maris

SuperYacht Times takes a look onboard the 46m Damen Maaskant conversion yacht Scintilla Maris, following her delivery last month.

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A first look onboard the 46m conversion yacht Scintilla Maris

The third hull in the 25.98–metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6321" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Fleming Yachts (Company)">Fleming</a> 85 series has been delivered to her new owners in the United States of America.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294964/image/large-ec42aacac427cae8ae874d3cf49a632c.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294964">Scheduled to be delivered in 2023, she features exterior design and naval architecture by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1111" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Norman R. Wright & Son's (Company)">Norman R. Wright &amp; Sons</a>. Furthermore, she can accomodate up to eight guests onboard the motor yacht and she also has accommodation for three crew members including the captain. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294966/image/large-5b0c11fae59f51d8b2bc3f6d9a66b59d.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294966">The <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6321" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Fleming Yachts (Company)">Fleming</a> 85/03 yacht has a GRP hull and superstructure. She is powered by twin <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1441" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MAN (Company)">MAN</a> engines. The yacht carries 12,000 litres of fuel onboard, and 1,892 litres of water.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294965/image/large-c39559db1576bff5b857788deeaa3092.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294965">According to SYT IQ, the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6321" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Fleming Yachts (Company)">Fleming</a> 85/03 is one of five yachts in the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6321" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Fleming Yachts (Company)">Fleming 85 series</a>. The first motor yacht delivered in the series was <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/11136" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ticket to Ride25.9m (84'12&quot;)Fleming Yachts 2023">Ticket to Ride</a> in 2023.

26-metre Fleming 85 motor yacht delivered

The 25.9-metre Fleming 85 motor yacht 85/03 has arrived at the port of Baltimore and is now undergoing outfitting

26m Fleming 85 motor yacht delivered

<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294928/image/large-69cd13c256ba167c22891decf59121b4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294928">Spotted last month cruising here in Freeport, in the Bahamas, is the 70.2-metre superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/112" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Saint Nicolas70.2m (230'4&quot;)Lürssen Yachts2007">Saint Nicolas</a>. Launched in 2007 in Germany, the 1,938 GT superyacht, designed by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/82" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Espen Øino International (Company)">Espen Øino International</a> and built by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/23" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lürssen Yachts (Company)">Lürssen Yachts</a>, features an elegant interior by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/67" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Zuretti Interior Design (Company)">Zuretti Interior Design</a>. The yacht underwent a 10-year <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1452" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lloyd's Register (Company)">Lloyd’s</a> class survey in May 2017 and received a comprehensive overhaul in 2016-2017, including a new paint job. 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, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/112" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Saint Nicolas70.2m (230'4&quot;)Lürssen Yachts2007">Saint Nicolas</a> cruises at 12 knots and reaches a top speed of 15.5 knots. She was sold last month by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/244" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="IYC (Company)">IYC</a>.&nbsp;

70m Lürssen superyacht Saint Nicolas in the Bahamas

The 70m superyacht Saint Nicolas, built by Lürssen in 2007, is seen here cruising in the Bahamas. 

Written for the 3rd Issue of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/magazine/how-to-build-it-issue-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">How to Build It</a>&nbsp;magazine by Ralph Dazert and Justin Ratcliffe.&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen Yachts</a> has gone from strength to strength since Frans <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> acquired the local yard Striker Boats in 1978. According to our own market intelligence, over the last 10 years the shipyard has delivered an average of three to four yachts per year with an annual turnover of around €200 million.A small industrial town in the southern Netherlands about 90 minutes by car from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport and far from the sea, is not the most likely place to find one of the world’s top superyacht shipyards. Nevertheless, the municipality of Oss is home to <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen Yachts</a>, one of the area’s biggest employers with approximately 500 staff on its payroll and up to 500 more engaged as external contractors.Following the war in Ukraine and the sanctioning of one of its UBOs, last year <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> announced that the company ownership “is once again 100 percent Dutch” and controlled by a Dutch foundation presided over by former <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> CEO Arthur Brouwer, now Niels Vaessen and Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Anjo Joldersma. Coming in the wake of the Covid crisis, the shipyard handled a tricky situation speedily and transparently with no effect on production or sales.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/187162/image/large-2a66a2332500b5f0ebf24d96a5d4a8a4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/187162">“The transition to a Dutch foundation has not impacted <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a>'s day-to-day operations,” says Mark Cavendish, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a>’s CCO, who returned as a board member after Friso Visser stepped down from the role earlier this year. “The change in ownership structure was primarily aimed at ensuring long-term stability. And yes, we do expect this structure to remain in place in the foreseeable future.”While the yard’s original shed is still in operation and currently houses the 50-metre full aluminium, semi-displacement Project Jade, there are no fewer than seven other construction halls, of which six contain covered drydocks. During our visit, there were nine new-build projects in various stages of construction at the shipyard. Another four projects were in earlier stages of construction elsewhere in the Netherlands and two further yachts were undergoing sea trials.While <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> outsources the construction of its steel hulls in the north of the country, it builds its aluminium hulls in-house in Oss (the aluminium superstructures are made close to the yard by a local subcontractor). In 2000 the shipyard established its own furniture factory, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen Yachts Interiors</a>, when it acquired the Oortgiese company close to the Dutch-German border, but it also works with external contractors for the interiors.The science of speculation<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen Yachts</a> is a leading exponent of building superyachts on speculation, but the practice requires deep pockets and brings inherent risks. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> CCO Mark Cavendish explains: &nbsp;“The decision-making process for starting a new spec build involves many factors, such as – but not limited to – the level of inquiries for certain yacht models or sizes, the availability of capacity in our sheds, financial considerations, the capacity of our workforce – you name it. Our management team will make the final decision, but all departments give their input in order to have full buy-in when we make the choice for a new speculation yacht to start. However, in the end, the choice always remains somewhat of a calculated risk. At <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a>, we’re well prepared to take this risk, as we have shown over and over across several decades that we are very good at selling yachts.”The fact that even its series yachts have custom interiors by established international designers would seem to add an extra dimension to speculation projects in terms of costing. Series yachts are sold at fixed prices, but presumably some designers cost more than others?<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294877/image/large-307f5ade526df2ad8caa0e1bc2c05b02.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294877">“The choice of a certain designer over another for a new speculation project does not really have a significant impact on the price of a yacht,” continues Cavendish. “We set a budget for the designer and some parameters for them to work with. However, if the designer has a particularly good idea, but it would stretch the budget, then we can be flexible if we think it will make for a more attractive yacht commercially.”The power of threeOver the years, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a>'s product strategy has evolved to suit market needs but has generally aimed at combining series, semi-custom and full custom production. The current business model is centred on three distinct product lines: Series, Smart Custom, and Full Custom, which offer varying degrees of personalisation and speed of delivery. At first glance, this is confirmation of the way the company was already operating, but the difference lies in the messaging: “The aim was to bring more clarity to our product offering by refining our terminology,” explains Cavendish. “In a competitive market, a clear proposition is vital for success.”There is a lot of fudging when it comes to defining what terms like ‘series’, ‘semi-‘ and ‘full-custom’ actually mean in the superyacht world and the lack of clarity can sometimes be misleading. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> likes to keep the record straight, not least as an aid to managing its own clients’ expectations.“For instance, if a client arrives late in the build cycle and wants all kinds of changes, we have to gently explain what we can and cannot do,” says former CEO Arthur Brouwer. “We have to be very careful that these instances don’t start a snowball effect in our production that takes up too many resources. If there is a significant delay in the build cycle of one project, it can affect others and that can be very risky for the shipyard. We have managed significant changes without issues, but there have been others where we felt we couldn’t accommodate all the changes requested and had to let the customer go.”Series production has traditionally been <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a>’s bread and butter, accounting for up to half of its production. It is important to note, however, that the interiors are always customised and only six to 12 units in each series are built. Moreover, as in the automotive world, a life-cycle change is introduced after every fourth to sixth hull (the latest in these periodic changes is the new 50-metre Steel series designed by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/168" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Harrison Eidsgaard (Company)">Harrison Eidsgaard</a> announced at FLIBS last year). This allows products to be adapted to the market and technological developments, while avoiding over-supply of the same yachts down the line when they enter the pre-owned market.<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> has the in-house engineering capacity for one or two full-custom project like Project Skyfall (now <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/8982" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ultra G60.0m (196'10&quot;)Heesen Yachts2023">Ultra G</a>) and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/9081" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Sparta67.0m (219'10&quot;)Heesen Yachts2023">Project Sparta</a> per year. Any more and it has to start in-sourcing some expertise as the lead times for the engineering are that much longer. Alongside that it can handle a Smart Custom project and two or three series yachts.&nbsp;“We can adapt our workflow, but the stretch starts when we have two Smart Custom projects that begin close together, for example, because we have to scramble all our resources at the pre-production stage,” says Brouwer.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294878/image/large-134a4ef8a5985318779ba1a4b4302e50.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294878">Bright ideasEver since Frans <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> agreed to build <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2547" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Octopussy 43.58m (142'12&quot;)Heesen Yachts1988">Octopussy</a> that broke the 50-knot barrier and was the fastest yacht in the world when delivered in 1988, technical innovation has figured strongly in <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a>’s make-up. Nowadays that innovation is focused less on raw speed and more on combining performance with fuel economy. In 2013 it launched 65-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/3676" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Illusion65.0m (213'3&quot;)Heesen Yachts2013">Illusion</a> (previously Galactica Star), the first yacht with a Fast Displacment Hull Form (FDHF) devised by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/460" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Van Oossanen Naval Architects (Company)">Van Oossanen Naval Architects</a>, which offers resistance values that are typically 20 per cent lower than a well-designed hard chine hull form at semi-displacement speeds. In 2014 it was the turn of 42-metre Alive (now <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4639" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ares42.4m (139'1&quot;)Heesen Yachts2014">Ares</a>), the first yacht with a Hull Vane, a patented foil also by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/460" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Van Oossanen Naval Architects (Company)">Van Oossanen</a> that is fitted below the transom to reduce water resistance and pitching motions. Model tests at the towing tank of Wolfson Unit in Southampton showed fuel savings of 20 per cent at 12 knots and up to 23 per cent at 14.5 knots. In 2017 the yard delivered 50-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5959" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Home49.8m (163'5&quot;)Heesen Yachts2017">Home</a>, the first hybrid-powered Fast Displacement yacht (the entire <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> range is now offered with hybrid propulsion). Last but not least, 80-metre all-aluminium <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/7394" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Genesis80.07m (262'8&quot;)Heesen Yachts2023">Genesis</a> (previously Galactica), its largest yacht to date, features a patented ‘Backbone’ structure for additional rigidity with zero weight penalty.Upcoming deliveries&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> has sold 37 yachts in total since 1 January 2013 for an average of 3.7 sales per year. These comprise 10 projects started for the client (Full Custom or Smart Custom) and 27 on speculation. 20 of the total number of sales were for yachts between 40 and 50 metres, 12 between 50 and 60 metres, and five over 60 metres LOA. At the time of writing, the company had 14 projects in build.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/256089/image/large-cb8b97e5eae6f99bd6b763a450a7df8e.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/256089">Starting on specWithin its three product lines, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> builds fast displacement and semi-displacement motor yachts in steel or aluminium between 49 metres (up from 37 metres not so long ago) and 80 metres, with a sweet spot somewhere in the middle. But the business strategy that <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> excels at is building yachts on speculation, a potentially risky practice that it has honed to perfection.These are the projects that the shipyard finances and starts building itself with the aim of selling them at a later point during construction (half of the projects currently in build were started on spec). The advantage is that owners don’t have to wait for so long for delivery and means the yard can guarantee availability to the market in the future. This proved especially true in the immediate aftermath of the Covid pandemic when demand exceeded supply. “Yacht building has changed insofar as you used to be able to plan a year or two in advance,” Brouwer notes. “Now you have to look four or five years ahead.”Key to the success of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a>’s on-spec build program is the close relationship it enjoys with the brokerage community. The annual <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> Ski Cup in the Italian Dolomites, for example, is a coveted trip among brokers. The event is all about having fun, but has a serious side too as a ‘thank you’ to their hard work during the course of the year. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> has good reason to be thankful as the vast majority of sales, whether new-builds or pre-owned yachts, are concluded through brokerage houses. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/274630/image/large-1811b8f522d4b7b1daec47c955e8b180.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/274630">Bigger is not always bestThe current facilities in Oss, as well as the surrounding bridges and waterways, mean the shipyard cannot build much over 80 metres, but this is not seen as a drawback. The market for 90-metre plus superyachts is smaller and driven by a handful of yards like <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/23" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lürssen Yachts (Company)">Lurssen</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/29" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Feadship (Company)">Feadship</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/64" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Oceanco (Company)">Oceanco</a>. Attempting to break into a new category would also risk impacting the yard’s margins: “We are content with our current facilities in Oss and have no plans for a second facility,” says Cavedish. “We are committed to optimising our operations and delivering exceptional yachts from our existing premises.”Although no longer a family company, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a> retains a familiar design DNA and a strong brand identity. This may be one reason why it has avoided joining the trend for building catamaran and explorer yachts. Its XV67 concept, for example, began life as the Xventure, a 57-metre expedition yacht, but has been restyled as a bluewater voyager that will inspire owners to venture into new terrain in 7-star comfort.“The XV67 designed by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/69" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Winch Design (Company)">Winch Design</a> is not a rugged explorer with a utilitarian look as we’ve come to expect from explorer yachts,” says Cavendish. “On the contrary, it’s a concept design that belongs to our Full Custom yacht proposition, and is a refined luxury yacht with exploring capabilities.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294879/image/large-f713b89adbd0ef6e231956b39a08b3cb.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294879">It is well known that superyacht sales are hard-wired into the global economy. With an ongoing war in Europe, shifting inflation and widespread recession on the cards, the economic outlook is far from rosy and SYT iQ registered a drop in new motoryacht sales over 40 metres of about 40 per cent during the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/54" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Heesen Yachts (Company)">Heesen</a>’s CCO, however, is confident that the company is better prepared than most to weather these market fluctuations and is not unduly perturbed by the uncertainty.&nbsp;This article was originally published in Issue 3 of How To Build It, you can&nbsp;<a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/magazine/how-to-build-it-issue-3" target="_blank">download the magazine for free here</a>.

Heesen Yachts business brief

By changing its ownership structure and refining its product offering, Heesen Yachts has put out a very clear message to the market.

Resilience, growth & customisation: Exploring Heesen's business approach

The 55.75-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/29" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Feadship (Company)">Feadship</a> superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/596" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Illusion I55.7m (182'9&quot;)Feadship1983">Illusion I</a> has entered the market, represented by Stig Jensen of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2237" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="SuperYachtsMonaco (Company)">SuperYachtsMonaco</a>. The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/illusion-i/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">yacht Illusion I, for sale,</a> has been well-maintained, following an extensive refit in 2010.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215431/image/large-40b5ce932dced78dfc6697fa5805143e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215431">Launched in 1983 by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/29" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Feadship (Company)">Feadship</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/596" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Illusion I55.7m (182'9&quot;)Feadship1983">Illusion I</a> was extensively refitted in 2010 at <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/209" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Pendennis Shipyard Ltd (Company)">Pendennis Shipyard</a> in Cornwall, England. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/30" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="De Voogt Naval Architects (Company)">De Voogt Naval Architects</a> oversaw the work and collaborated with the renowned shipyard on the £3.5 million refit, which saw her stern extended by five-metres, as well as an interior overhaul.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215428/image/large-e2c98c13c8f0300ecd574cb024f0a8c4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215428"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215427/image/large-8228a7d3f1ff5d21fc3fa33450dbfcd6.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215427">The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">yacht for sale</a>'s original interior was the work of Pierre Tanter and Barbara Thornhill, but the new design was undertaken by British design firm <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/17" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Bannenberg & Rowell Design (Company)">Bannenberg &amp; Rowell Design</a>. She boasts a warm and comfortable interior, with an array of seating and lounge areas and a colour palette of gold, brown and taupe. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215426/image/large-789181efc0c8dcd9fc757236704e0fc7.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215426">Her expansive main deck saloon is elegantly divided into various lounging areas with a timeless and warm décor. Further forward, a private dining room is located, which can also be used and set up as a meeting room.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215430/image/large-6f3697a6272da8329eef309de09b79cf.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215430"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215424/image/large-b444c609b1c3caf3c770cb3b44f67d50.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215424"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215429/image/large-99c942110f516980eb84c4ee71514cea.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215429"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215423/image/large-68a0f84991d1765206f9ade99ef2fda0.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215423">The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/feadship/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">Feadship yacht for sale</a> can accommodate as many as 12 guests across six staterooms, including the full-beam master suite on the main deck. Her remaining guest staterooms include a VIP suite, two doubles, and two twins located on the lower deck. She can also accommodate a crew of 13.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215432/image/large-ad6592d769ace8b093d48cac6b4ea5e3.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215432"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/596" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Illusion I55.7m (182'9&quot;)Feadship1983">Illusion I</a> has a proven charter record, with an impressive array of amenities which include, a Jacuzzi, large beach club and generous swim platform. Her modern and spacious beach club aft with a large swim platform is complemented by a perfectly shaded area on the main deck.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215433/image/large-ab47f756beea7fb12deba9645efe002f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215433"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215395/image/large-87ae0e23f9e484f94aee508e8b329670.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215395">Her bridge deck saloon is ideal for more intimate gatherings, while offering stunning views to the horizon and a private office area. On the bridge deck aft of the <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/motor/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">motor yacht for sale</a>, casual dining is facilitated by two tables, along with a discreet sunbathing area on the bridge deck forward.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215435/image/large-9818a9dda695c64f128713a9808d30c0.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215435"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215420/image/large-c5e0a83f93bd65d43520fae62fdd04e5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215420"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215419/image/large-eeec47fb154f3fa8e7fb18646066960e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215419">In terms of performance, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/596" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Illusion I55.7m (182'9&quot;)Feadship1983">Illusion I</a>is equipped with <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5020" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Quantum Marine Stabilizers (Company)">Quantum</a> zero-speed stabilisers to ensure utmost comfort and twin <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1408" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Caterpillar Inc (Company)">Caterpillar</a> diesel engines giving her a range of 3,500 nautical miles at 12 knots.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/215434/image/large-276626742276548699d86a8696a92874.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/215434">

56m Feadship superyacht Illusion I for sale

The 56m Feadship superyacht Illusion I for sale 

56m Feadship superyacht Illusion I enters the market

<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6491" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Merveille Yachting (Company)">Merveille Yachting</a> has unveiled renders of the 132-metre Merveille 433w Eco-explorer superyacht concept. The yacht has been designed with eco-responsibility in mind.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294861/image/large-f7d8d85bacf8be3d411f70070e3b7c0f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294861">The explorer yacht concept is equipped with a variety of notable features onboard, including an extensive swimming pool, gym, spa and massage facility. With a focus on designing sustainable interiors, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6491" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Merveille Yachting (Company)">Merveille Yachting</a> offers customisable and comfortable interior design elements to their clients.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294859/image/large-1b64a0ecf6d74dfdec0f0758cdab126b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294859">The superyacht concept, much like the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6491" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Merveille Yachting (Company)">Merveille</a> line of Eco-explorer yachts, is equipped with a wing propulsion system, deriving power from the wind to source renewable energy.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294858/image/large-1929d130740d313300f47bc88d2725bc.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294858">The superyacht concept features a semi-displacement ice classed hull, reducing the drag of the hull and in turn the energy consumption. This also enhances the yacht’s performance, providing her with a cruising speed ranging between 15 and 18 knots.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294845/image/large-d16c7cb17f11e200f1ee7a006ebcab77.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294845">Regarding performance, the superyacht concept will be equipped with wind turbines, solar panels and underwater turbines. The explorer yacht concept houses a touch-and-go helipad, in addition to a mini submarine and a 15-metre chase boat, enhancing her exploring capabilities.

132m superyacht concept Merveille 433w Eco-explorer 

Renders of Merveille Yachtings superyacht concept, the 132m Merveille 433w Eco-explorer have been revealed.

 Merveille Yachting unveils 132m superyacht concept Merveille 433w Eco-explorer 

The 25.75-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/130" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Moonen Yachts (Company)">Moonen</a> motor yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6394" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Amphitrite 25.75m (84'6&quot;)Moonen Yachts2008">Amphitrite</a> sold in an in-house deal represented by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5947" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Alexander Marine Australia (Company)">Alexander Marine Australia</a>.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/237036/image/large-d1e852502361ee49c24f8831cb6637b5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/237036">The yacht features exterior design crafted 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 Yacht Design</a>, while her interior derived from the drawing boards of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/165" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Art Line (Company)">Art Line</a> and her naval architecture was envisioned by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/240" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Stolk Marimecs BV (Company)">Stolk Marimecs</a>. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6394" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Amphitrite 25.75m (84'6&quot;)Moonen Yachts2008">Amphitrite</a> can accommodate up to eight guests across her four luxurious staterooms, with space for a crew of three.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/237059/image/large-cfb4ee9c71a731680197f8d9242d0c5e.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/237059"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/237056/image/large-9bff2aed1e7d1a887c58e5aa2c061007.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/237056">The motor yacht showcases a large main saloon, complete with expansive windows, allowing an abundance of light to flood the space throughout the day. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6394" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Amphitrite 25.75m (84'6&quot;)Moonen Yachts2008">Amphitrite</a> houses a cosy lounge area, featuring a large U-shaped cream sofa, complete with plush navy furnishings. In addition, the saloon showcases a bar and informal dining area, allowing guests to enjoy their sea views while feeling utterly relaxed.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/237055/image/large-79d9786f5f8383476944458742a1d093.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/237055"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/237051/image/large-1def4b79b2328b799fef366c02f4a4b2.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/237051"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/237050/image/large-abebd233840b6e3d9e6167c32c06d4cc.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/237050">Delivered in 2008, the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/130" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Moonen Yachts (Company)">Moonen</a> 84 model displays a large master suite, featuring a modern white sofa and an opulent ensuite. Crisp white fabrics blend with vibrant blue furnishings to enhance the inviting ambiance onboard. Warm wooden panelling and overhead lighting extends across the yacht’s staterooms, further amplifying the relaxed atmosphere onboard.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/237054/image/large-1479c405d59930719a2077850426a7e8.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/237054">Regarding her exterior decks, guests can enjoy the sun from the comfort of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6394" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Amphitrite 25.75m (84'6&quot;)Moonen Yachts2008">Amphitrite</a>’s oversized sunpads situated on her sundeck or enjoy alfresco dining on the yacht’s main deck aft.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/237053/image/large-9242b9f07b6f0ecb27e24981dab9f940.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/237053">In terms of performance, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6394" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Amphitrite 25.75m (84'6&quot;)Moonen Yachts2008">Amphitrite</a> is 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, providing her with a top speed of up to 12.5 knots.

Moonen motor yacht Amphitrite sold in-house

The 26m Moonen motor yacht Amphitrite sold an in-house deal.

26m Moonen motor yacht Amphitrite sold in-house

The 24.46-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/412" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Astondoa S.A. (Astilleros) (Company)">Astondoa</a> motor yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13259" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Astondoa Ax8/0124.46m (80'3&quot;)Astondoa S.A. (Astilleros)2023">Astondoa Ax8</a> has completed her sea trials in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294750/image/large-a8ca6ad2b777a0155657969c5327a1ab.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294750">The crossover yacht is characterised by her impressive 6.22-metre beam, and is described by her builder as a yacht that has been “created to be lived.” She features exterior design and naval architecture by her Spain-based builder <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/412" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Astondoa S.A. (Astilleros) (Company)">Astondoa</a>, with interior design penned by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/205" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Cristiano Gatto Design (Company)">Cristiano Gatto Design</a>. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/889006388?share=copy" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> The <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13259" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Astondoa Ax8/0124.46m (80'3&quot;)Astondoa S.A. (Astilleros)2023">Astondoa Ax8</a> yacht boasts a sleek and contemporary interior design, characterised by a plethora of high quality materials and reflective surfaces. Her main saloon harmoniously combines sophistication and warmth, creating an inviting space that beckons guests to immerse themselves in a lavish and visually captivating atmosphere.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294751/image/large-b59fd1918e687469cf84979b3156596f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294751"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294856/image/large-4c354870d7feb0d4582ca3b581f18d5d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294856"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294867/image/large-3122fcb693bf2ce077fdbe7f8122515f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294867">Her expansive windows illuminate her interior with plenty of natural light and are complemented by modern light installations spanning across her ceiling and walls. A seamless transition between her interior and exterior spaces has been created, with a protective glass panel that unifies her entire saloon.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294870/image/large-1f9f204ef83abe8a91ab4b1c8b47b923.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294870"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294873/image/large-237347873594522327c0fd7616ef9eeb.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294873"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294747/image/large-533de1fa518055dc5e6a0d4329d54705.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294747">The <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13259" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Astondoa Ax8/0124.46m (80'3&quot;)Astondoa S.A. (Astilleros)2023">Astondoa Ax8</a> yacht can comfortably sleep up to eight guests across a four stateroom configuration on the lower deck. Her full-beam VIP stateroom is situated aft, while her guest stateroom is located forward, alongside two other staterooms.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294871/image/large-e2e45593bda499fd13374160cee143fa.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294871"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294743/image/large-2e9a9f3b8e79a70c62ad66998b461b5d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294743">The <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13259" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Astondoa Ax8/0124.46m (80'3&quot;)Astondoa S.A. (Astilleros)2023">Astondoa Ax8</a> yacht offers spacious exterior decks, with her flybridge providing the perfect spot for guests to top up their tans, and her main deck acting as the ideal spot for alfresco dining.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294854/image/large-1436bef78555e343e381bcf9f90715d6.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294854"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294766/image/large-c7a28494134a5603ba6ef82f2cb491f0.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294766">In terms of performance, the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13259" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Astondoa Ax8/0124.46m (80'3&quot;)Astondoa S.A. (Astilleros)2023">Astondoa Ax8</a> is powered by twin <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5350" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Volvo Penta (Company)">Volvo Penta</a> IPS 1,350 engines, providing her with a top speed of 19 knots. &nbsp;

24m Astondoa Ax8 yacht completes sea trials

The 24.46-metre Astondoa motor yacht Astondoa Ax8 has completed her sea trials in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain.

First 24m Astondoa Ax8 motor yacht completes sea trials in Spain

Luxury yacht brokerage and charter company <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/159" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Burgess (Company)">Burgess</a> has announced its expansion in the US, with a new office in the heart of Miami’s financial district.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/60233/image/large-cc9d0bab31947a2be3bc155e29fa9f17.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/60233">The new bright and spacious office is located on the 27th floor of the state-of-the-art 1450 Brickell office tower designed by the celebrated architectural firm, Nichols Architects.<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/159" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Burgess (Company)">Burgess</a>’ expansion to the Brickell area, known as Wall Street South, comes on the heels of a number of leading hedge funds and tech companies such as Ken Griffin’s Citadel that have recently relocated to the area, and several prominent firms relocating their headquarters to South Florida including Carl Icahn’s Icahn Enterprises and Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital Group.<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/159" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Burgess (Company)">Burgess</a> first opened its doors in South Florida over 20 years ago, and has grown from a very small team to 19 spanning charter, charter management, brokerage, and yacht management with a reputation for providing first class service.

Burgess opens new office in Miami’s financial district

Burgess has announced its expansion in the US, with a new office in the heart of Miami’s financial district.

Burgess opens new office in Miami, Florida 

The 26.3-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/354" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Sunseeker (Company)">Sunseeker</a> motor yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10937" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Sydney26.3m (86'3&quot;)Sunseeker2009">Sydney</a> has entered the market. The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">yacht for sale</a> is represented by Eugenio Cannarsa and Peter Redford of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/158" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Fraser (Company)">Fraser</a>.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294701/image/large-a7548fba409c6a73581ecf37cedd3b4b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294701">Delivered in 2009, the <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/motor/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">motor yacht for sale</a> was last refitted in 2022, leaving her in excellent condition. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10937" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Sydney26.3m (86'3&quot;)Sunseeker2009">Sydney</a> showcases both exterior and interior design and naval architecture penned by her UK-based builder, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/354" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Sunseeker (Company)">Sunseeker</a>. Displaying a four stateroom configuration, up to eight guests can be accommodated onboard, in addition to a crew of four.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294707/image/large-7ec1e6f2e629b36f8ba4bd1b89b6bb09.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294707"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294706/image/large-c7a82891e83ab5787a136c7d39b448fd.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294706"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294705/image/large-45cf8a7a5a9b4f7b8b318836fe961f8f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294705"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294704/image/large-1195cdcaea4066070c9ac348450c0584.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294704">The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/sydney/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">yacht Sydney for sale</a> displays a large saloon, featuring a dedicated lounge and dining area. Extensive horizontal windows line the space, allowing plenty of light to illuminate the interior throughout the day. Guests can enjoy their oceanic views from the comfort of her cream L-shaped sofa or the modern white lacquered dining table, complete with seating for six guests. The spacious saloon leads to the main deck aft, offering relaxed alfresco dining.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294710/image/large-564a9a7f3d7fc0bc8e26f2d066fe1a26.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294710"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294714/image/large-bbe6588dc64a34f9f9b480b5c70532b1.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294714"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294712/image/large-71e56fc2187584a6501244b78fed9e6c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294712"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294713/image/large-7b8a2544aec8d57ff89723b079301370.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294713">The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/sunseeker/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">Sunseeker yacht for sale</a> houses an owner’s stateroom on the lower deck, complete with an ensuite. Meticulous wooden craftsmanship and plush furnishings create an inviting ambiance onboard, while a skylight above the owner’s double bed characterises the suite. The lower deck also features a VIP stateroom, with comfortable seating and sage green furnishings in addition to a twin and double stateroom.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294716/image/large-a849ba783bf1a844975970a2eade1a2a.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294716"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294719/image/large-51f59fd03d69eefbaa067e56433ba9ae.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294719"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294718/image/large-0fc456599fbeef06ca4b70c2742df1cd.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294718">Designed with relaxation in mind, guests can enjoy their surrounding environment from the Jacuzzi, fitted sofa or intimate bar area situated on <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10937" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Sydney26.3m (86'3&quot;)Sunseeker2009">Sydney</a>’s sundeck. The yacht’s transom also showcases a swim platform for easy access to and from the water.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294703/image/large-c5e7842f5edb3dc032485b554e54b7ac.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294703"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/294723/image/large-951a058a71b2fb7664d1dd09707ef025.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/294723">Regarding performance, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10937" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Sydney26.3m (86'3&quot;)Sunseeker2009">Sydney</a> is 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, reaching a top speed of up to 28 knots and a cruising speed of 20 knots.

 26m Sunseeker yacht Sydney for sale 

New to market: The 26m Sunseeker motor yacht Sydney is for sale and represented by Fraser.

26m Sunseeker motor yacht Sydney for sale 

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