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Phoenix 2: On board Lürssen’s 90m superyacht inspired by New York’s skyline

With her rich, art deco-inspired styling and a layout that focuses on entertaining, 90 metre Phoenix 2 feels like the floating version of Jay Gatsby’s mansion. To get a feel for her star quality, Katia Damborsky steps on board.

“I think it's great if you go on this boat and you haven't seen it for five years,” muses Andrew Winch, whose team designed every inch of Phoenix 2 ’s eye-catching exteriors and remarkable interiors. “You will find things that you recognise and remember, but you will also find things that you didn't see the first time around.”

As soon as I step on board Phoenix 2 a few weeks later, I discover Winch is right. Phoenix 2 treads a fine line between wow-factor features that are impossible to forget - such as cherry velvet floors and a gold-gilded grand piano — and subtle details, evident in the owner’s brief for all-custom everything. Perhaps unsurprisingly for an owner with a penchant for music, the balance is in perfect harmony. 

You'd never guess this yacht was delivered over a decade ago. Not only is she subject to rigorous maintenance periods that keep her in immaculate condition, she also has an air of elegance that suggests she’ll never look tired or dated – in fact, she shares the same timelessness and charm as The Great Gatsby itself.

Phoenix 2 was completed by Lürssen in 2010, with Robert Moran overseeing the build and Winch Design undertaking the creative concept. Prior to Phoenix 2 , the owner had a previous Winch designed-Lürssen, and over the course of his ownership, he came to know Peter Lürssen well. “They became very good friends, which is something that’s typically hard to do with a client,” says Michael Breman, sales director at Lürssen. “So when he decided to build the boat, it was quite logical that he would come in to talk to Peter.”

But when it came to building his next boat, which would be his first new build, the client “didn’t really want a repeat of his current yacht, which was based on art deco Paris,” says Winch. Every major city in the world has its own take on art deco, explains Winch, and with Phoenix 2 , the brief was to capture the art deco spirit of New York. Why New York? “The client was inspired by the New York skyline and wanted to interpret that in the yacht. These buildings are symbolic of power and strength and the New York skyline was his inspiration” says Winch.

From the outside, Phoenix 2 captures that strength in her soaring lines, poised silhouette and a 5.7-metre phoenix figurehead that rises up from the bow like the eagles mounted on the Chrysler building. Phoenix 2 was the first modern yacht with a figurehead flying from the bow, as opposed to hugging the underside, and it adds to the yacht’s imposing stature.

On the interior, the yacht’s strength comes from her character; after all, it would be impossible to see a picture taken inside Phoenix 2 and mistake it for any other yacht. In the dining saloon, a six-panelled gold bas-relief structure, a bespoke piece by DKT Artworks, overlooks the dining table. Sitting opposite is a statue of a conductor and the backs of dining chairs are embroidered with different orchestra members, which marry up to the place settings at the dinner table. 

“The owner adored music and had built friendships with some world-class concert pianists who were were invited as guests to come and play for him,” recalls Winch. It’s easy to imagine an extravagant soireé here, with the custom-designed Steinway being played and fine wines from the owner’s collection being ushered in from the adjacent Sommelier Room.

Design choices that might make other designers recoil have been embraced by Winch. Bordering the dining saloon are thick, dark curtains, reminiscent of a 1920s speakeasy, and black tones feature heavily throughout other areas of the yacht. “The thing is that wherever this boat is cruising in the summer, it's never going anywhere where it's not sunny,” Winch reminds me. “And you can go outside and have too much light and wear your sunglasses and hat to give you shade. So when you go inside, it's actually relaxing.”

And then there’s the sparkle. “To have a darker interior is not sombre; it's sparkling,” says Winch, and he’s right (again). By keeping darker elements in the interior, the light feels like a glittering, golden air that dances through the boat, illuminating bronze phoenixes on the overheads and making the yacht’s 100 metres of uniquely shaped, polished stainless steel handrails glisten.

But then there’s that subtlety again, reining things in. The yacht plays host to a Modigliani sculpture, an epic piece that some owners might like to display front and centre – but on Phoenix 2 , it’s hidden in the hallway that leads to the master suite. “Why put it in the hallway? Why put it somewhere private? Because it's even more of a drama,” laughs Winch. 

The owner considered his guests’ reception to his yacht a lot when it came to the design, and nothing was more rigorously considered than custom details. During my tour, I stop and ask about where certain features were supplied from, and almost every time I’m met with a wry smile. “He didn’t want people to walk in and go ‘I see you've got a piece of a light from X, Y Z, shop’,” says Winch. “He wanted to be able to say: ‘It's the only one in the world.’” To this end, even the door handles and cutlery are unique, one-of-a-kind miniature art pieces.

Her show-stopping design even extends into the engine room. This space is usually a concealed area that guests and owners rarely visit – but on Phoenix 2 , this cavernous chamber packed with state-of-the-art technology is actually a sought-after stop-off on most tours around the boat.

Phoenix 2 is about to enjoy her first charter season with Edmiston , and Victoria Verhovskaia, the firm's charter fleet manager, predicts she will be a popular addition to the fleet. “July and August are fully booked in the western and eastern Med,” she says. “She will definitely have repeat clients.” Crowd-pleasing features include a 7.5-metre pool attached to a spa pool and bridge deck complete with a gym, hair-dressing salon-cum-massage room and a truly decadent hammam. 

In the belly of the boat, there is a cinema. A foyer influenced by Radio City Music Hall in New York hides a machine that produces hot, buttery popcorn and the cinema room itself volunteers five double chaises finished in black ostrich with mink and cashmere throws. Fibre optics paint a starfield across the black carpet and a velvet curtain slides open to reveal the enormous cinema screen.

From the lower deck, a spiralled staircase and a glass-encased elevator serve all decks. The staircase is aluminium and finished in a riveted style that speaks to the second industrial revolution that prevailed in the 1920s. The bannisters follow a phoenix wing theme and the silhouette of a skyscraper is ingrained in the carpet, widening as the staircase ascends. 

The skyscraper motif is repeated again in the backs of the barstools in the owner’s lounge, which sits on the upper deck. Here, there is an airier feeling thanks to a central skylight that lets light pour in. The lounge can be closed off for privacy or connected to the winter garden, a favoured spot on board according to Captain Ian Howcroft.

Here, retractable glass windows create a hybrid indoor-outdoor space that’s easily capable of hosting up to 120 guests – but when Phoenix 2 isn’t in party mode, it serves as a dining spot. A dining table is flanked by a pair of buffet-style tables and bordered by a small lounging area on the aft deck. “When the buffet tables were first installed, the owner told me to sit in the seat that he usually sat in,” says Howcroft. “He said, ‘now look out there,’ and I said, ‘I can’t, so we changed it!” Now, the buffet tables move up and down at the touch of a button.

The owner certainly knew what he wanted when designing Phoenix 2, and there is no more compelling evidence of this than the owner’s suite. It’s a visually striking space that’s accessed via a glass spiral staircase set against the backdrop of a busy mural depicting a scene of New York. An entire, unbroken black ring circles the bed, transitioning from the plush white carpet onto the marble of the en suite. 

A cleverly concealed wardrobe allows the owner to hide away their belongings while the yacht is chartering, and a sliding mirror divides the bathroom into two perfect segments. Private areas are hidden behind large artworks, but I manage to pop my head in during the tour and find that the rumours about black toilet paper are indeed true.

The custom vanity table in the owner’s suite is Winch’s pride and joy. Sitting elegantly by the window, its milky pearlescent finish makes it look like it’s emitting its own light. “The vanity [looks like] it could have come out of Breakfast at Tiffany's ,” agrees Winch.

With her glittering interiors and Hollywood charisma , Phoenix 2 is a yacht that shines both literally and figuratively. It may be 12 years since she was delivered, but it's safe to say that sparkle isn't going anywhere and it was well worth the wait to peer behind the velvet curtain. 

Phoenix 2 is listed for sale with Burgess and Cecil Wright , asking €124,950,000.

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M/Y ‘Phoenix’: The ship of hope

We speak to the owner of m/y 'phoenix', a vessel saving refugees in the mediterranean and myanmar….

I came across a phrase a few weeks ago, ‘Noblesse Oblige’. French in its origin, the direct translation means ‘nobility obligates’ and, in essence, it describes the belief that those with advantages, power or influence, should use their position for the benefit of others. I could think of no more fitting phrase as an overarching theme to my conversation with Regina Catrambone, owner of 40m rescue vessel M/Y Phoenix . Catrambone, together with her husband Christopher, founded the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) in 2014, to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean sea. The Catrambones, following the Lampedusa migrant shipwreck in 2013, decided to take matters into their own hands and began to look for a vessel that would be able to carry out missions to save those drowning in the Mediterranean. They hired a boat agent and naval engineer in 2013, and found Phoenix (who was located in Virginia, USA) in December 2013. “My husband really wanted to have a vessel that would be strong and suitable for the search and rescue, that would would be stable,” she explained. Phoenix wasn’t perfect, but offered the opportunity to be refitted to suit their needs. In the summer of 2014, they were ready. “We were out at sea and we wanted to help,” recalls Catrambone. “At that time, the only country that was trying to help the migrants was Italy, and we wanted to explain to Europe that it’s impossible that one country can save the all of these people.” In this way, Phoenix is truly an autonomous ship, not aligned to a particular country and free from bureaucratic ties that often plague missions of this kind. Catrambone admits that although she found the many missions in the Mediterranean rewarding ( Phoenix is estimated to have rescued nearly 40,000 migrants in her time there, with some expeditions lasting up to a month at a time), the emotional-aspect of the work is undeniable. “It is not very easy, we did many successful rescues, but also sometimes we were in situations where there were children who have already drowned, and we were there picking up their bodies,” she offers. “I would not recommend that everyone do so if they don’t have the correct training. Myself, my husband and our daughter, were professional trained.”

“Our dreams are driven by our hope. If people don’t dream, don’t believe, and children don’t have hope, our world is in a very bad place. We need to keep hope alive.”

From October 2015 to May 2016, Phoenix monitored the South East Asian sea route of Rohingya migrants in Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea; these refugees were seeking work and asylum in Malaysia. They moved Phoenix once again to the other side of the globe, and arrived in Bangladesh in early September 2017 to take aid to Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar. Here, Phoenix ’s role changed, instead of acting as a search and rescue ship, she carried vital supplies (including medical equipment) to two aid stations set up by MOAS. Catrambone estimates that Phoenix has delivered over 40 tonnes of rations to those seeking refuge in Bangladesh. Staying in Dubai for the winter to conserve funding, it was only in April 2018 that Phoenix was once again deployed to the Andaman Sea to conduct a one-month observation mission. Catrambone explains that this new mission is in direct response to the reports of refugees attempting to fleet Myanmar by sea. “How can we sit back as people risk their lives and the lives of their loved ones to escape what the UN has described as ethnic cleansing?” asks Catrambone. She warns that the upcoming monsoon season will make the situation in the region even worse. As my conversation with Catrambone draws to a close, she reveals that Phoenix is known as the ‘Ship of Hope’, as it embodies the possibilities of what can be achieved with the vessel, and how vital is it to assist those in need. “Our dreams are driven by our hope. If people don’t dream, don’t believe, and children don’t have hope, our world is in a very bad place,” she sighs, “We need to keep hope alive.”

A full version of this article will be in the next issue of  The Superyacht Report.

Images courtesy of Jason Florio, MOAS and the Catrambone family.

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The 40.8m/133'10" motor yacht 'Phoenix' was built by Benetti in Italy at their Viareggio shipyard. Her interior is styled by American designer design house Bonetti/Kozerski and she was delivered to her owner in July 2021. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of RWD.

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Phoenix has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 suites comprising two cabins that can operate as twins or doubles. She is also capable of carrying up to 8 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

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Her features include beauty salon, beach club, WiFi and air conditioning.

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Phoenix is built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel MAN (V12-1400) 12-cylinder 1,400hp engines running at 2300rpm, she comfortably cruises at 12 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 16 knots with a range of up to 4,000 nautical miles from her 45,000 litre fuel tanks at 11 knots. Her low draft of 2.14m/7' makes her primed for accessing shallow areas and cruising close to the shorelines. Her water tanks store around 8,000 Litres of fresh water. She was built to RINA (Registro Italiano Navale) C ✠ HULL • MACH Y classification society rules.

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65m undersea superyacht Phoenix 1000 is a personal luxury submarine built by US Submarines. Submarine yacht Phoenix 1000 is the single largest private undersea vehicle ever built, and probably one of the most important personal transportation devices of the century.

US Submarines Phoenix 1000 submarine

213´ luxury submarine yacht Phoenix 1000 has more than ample space. The total interior area of the submarine is in excess of 460 square meters (5000 square feet). The significant volume, coupled with very large acrylic viewports, and the potential for relatively large open spaces, results in a vehicle as luxurious as the finest of motor yachts.

Clearly, underwater super yacht Phoenix 1000 provides its owner with substantially more capability than a simple yacht – the opportunity to explore the depths of the world’s oceans in perfect comfort and safety. The Phoenix 1000 yacht is capable of making trans-Atlantic crossings at 16 knots yet can dive along the route and explore the continental margins of some of the most fascinating waters on earth.

US Submarines Phoenix 1000

And unlike surface yachts, when the water gets rough, the submarine can submerge into a perfectly smooth and quiet environment, continuing on toward its destination, providing a ride unsurpassed in quality-unequaled by the finest motor coach or the most luxurious executive aircraft.

At 65-meters (213 feet) in overall length, and with a beam in excess of 8 meters (26 feet), the Phoenix 1000 is a vehicle of formidable size. Yet despite its 1500-ton displacement, the submarine is quite streamlined. Given the significant waterplane area and ample internal volume, which allows for greater battery storage, the Phoenix 1000 yacht will out-perform smaller counterparts in surface speed, submerged speed and submerged endurance.

Phoenix 1000 luxury submarine

The large pressure hull diameter allows for very large acrylic viewports, making the undersea viewing capability truly extraordinary. The interior space, with the noted absence of structural bulkheads, provides for tremendous versatility in interior layout and space planning. And finally, the Phoenix 1000’s large size coupled with its integrated roll stabilization system makes surface transit quite comfortable in all but the worst conditions.

Flying Bridge

The uppermost level of the vessel is the flying bridge. This area is similar to its equivalent area on most yachts, with the exception of the fact that the materials selected are subject to immersion in water. Ample space exists for lounging, and cushions may be brought up from the area below. The flying bridge also houses the pressure-compensated radar radome, GPS antennae and satellite communications radome, as well as radio aerials, running lights, etc. A remote steering station is also available.

Luxurious interior of the Phoenix 1000 undersea superyacht

Deck Saloon

Immediately below the flying bridge and accessible through a large hydraulically operated hatch and a stairway, is the deck saloon. As proposed, this area would be composed of structural acrylic cylindrical sections 2.1 meters (7′) in diameter and 20 centimeters (8″) in thickness. The overall length of the deck saloon pressure hull would be 12 meters.

The deck saloon would have a comfortably appointed interior and would boast an incredible view for observation, both on the surface and when submerged. By fitting transparent sections into the deck of the flying bridge, a view above can be enjoyed as well.

In the forward portion of the saloon is the surface bridge. This area contains all the necessary control, monitoring and navigation equipment to operate the submarine in the surfaced condition. The captain has a hemispherical sector acrylic viewport immediately in front, with the transparent cylindrical walls to either side.

The aft portion of the saloon has a large acrylic window, providing a view astern that also acts as a large hydraulically operated hatch. A small automobile could be kept in the aft section if desired.

Superstructure

The superstructure itself is composed principally of aluminum (or FRP if the owner prefers), and it houses the deck saloon pressure vessel and also provides the structural base for the flying bridge. There is a large degree of latitude possible with regard to the styling of the structure, with the caveat that its hydrodynamic efficiency will have a significant effect on the submerged speed of the submarine.

Aft of the deck saloon is a covered space that can be either fully or partially enclosed. The greater the degree of closure to the after portion of the structure, the less turbulence and the more hydromdynamic efficiency. Hydraulically actuated after doors could be designed to open, allowing fresh air to circulate. The area would be excellent for covered, informal, deck-level dining.

Docking Minisub

Aft of the superstructure, or optionally, above the control cabin on the bow, is an area for a docking minisub. Utilizing a special docking collar, this vehicle is capable of leaving the Phoenix 1000 superyacht while submerged and making excursions down to 610 meters (2000 feet). With both top and bottom hatches, the minisub could also bring passengers from the surface to the submarine lying at depth. The minisub could be designed to hold between two and eight passengers, depending upon the owner’s preferences. Additionally, in the unlikely event of an emergency at depth, the minisub could be used to take passengers and crew to the surface.

Forward Control Room

The forward control room is entered from the main deck through a watertight, pressure-proof door. The control room has a 2.4 meter (8′) diameter hemispherical sector acrylic viewport forward and three 1.8 meter (6′) diameter viewports on either side, with the foremost pair angled slightly forward.

The control room contains all of the control and navigation equipment necessary to operate the submarine while submerged. The 8 meter x 4 meter (26′ x 13′) area contains sufficient space to fit comfortable lounge chairs for passenger observation while underway.

Main Passenger Areas

The main passenger area consists of two decks, each 31 meters (102′) long and 6 meters (20′) wide. The upper deck is accessed from one of two hatches, either from the deck saloon or from a hatch to the after portion of the superstructure. Two stairways, one in the center of the deck, the other in the after section, lead to the lower deck.

The upper deck is intended to provide space for an engineering workstation, a switch and contactor room, crew cabins and mess, as well as the galley. The forward portion, which ends at a bulkhead, is designed as a room of the owner’s choosing.

The main deck is situated such that the forward portion, with eight 1.8 meter (6′) diameter acrylic windows, contains the living and dining areas, while the section aft of the beam houses the owner’s stateroom and guest cabins. Five viewports, 90 centimeters (35″) in diameter, are situated on both port and starboard sides.

Below the passenger area is the battery compartment and bilge. A narrow manway allows access through the compartment for battery maintenance.

Engine Room

The engine room is accessed through doors at the after portion of both passenger decks. The space contains the majority of the equipment necessary for the submarine’s operation, including the main diesels, motor generators, drive systems, air compressors, hydraulic aggregates and life support systems. The upper level of the engine space provides access to the minisub, and in the stern section, to a diver lock-out chamber. The bottom level allows maintenance of the main engines and related components. Diver Lock-out Chamber

A spherical diver lock-out chamber, 2.4 meters (8′) in diameter is fitted above the shafts and attached to the aftermost section of the pressure hull. The chamber allows a diver to enter or exit the submarine from the area between the shafts at depths of up to 45 meters (150′). The chamber can be fitted with decompression capability if required.

General Specifications of the 65m luxury undersea superyacht Phoenix 1000:

Certification: ABS+A1 Manned Submersible Operating Depth: 305 meters Passengers: varies (470 sq m interior) Crew: 3 Length: 65.0 meters (213′) Beam: 8.0 meters (26.3′) Pressure Hull Diameter: 6.7 meters (22′) center Weight in Air: 1500 tons

Dynamic Characteristics Maximum Surface Speed: 18.0 knots Cruising Surface Speed: 16.0 knots Max. Submerged Speed: 10.0 knots

Propulsion Surface Diesels: 2 x 1100 kW Main Electric Motor/Generators: 2 x 370 kW Vertical Thrusters: 2 x 110 kW Lateral Thrusters: 2 x 410 kW

Endurance (Predicted) Surface Range: 3500 nautical miles Submerged Endurance: 6 hours at 10 knots/50 hours at 5 knots/140 hours at 2.5 knots

Battery and Electrical Systems Main Battery: 360 VDC Communication Battery: 24 VDC Control Battery: 24 VDC Emergency Battery: 24 VDC Total Battery Capacity: 3280 KWH Electric Generator: 2 x 370 kW

Ballast and Trim Systems Main Ballast Capacity: 340,000 KG Variable Ballast: 18,000 KG Trim/Dropweight: 9,000 KG trim/135,000 KG drop

Gas Supply Main Oxygen: 30 days, full load Reserve Oxygen: 10 days Main Air: 275 bar, external Air Compressor: 310 bar, 150 kW Navigation and Communications Compass Main: Gyro compass Compass reserve: Fluxgate Speed Log: Digital Depth Gauge: 400 meter, analog and digital Active Sonar: Color Imaging Surface Communications: Marine VHF Subsurface UWT: 10 and 27 KHZ

Additional Instrumentation Custom Control LCDs: Ballast Indicators Thruster Control Panel: Hydraulic Panel F-16 Style Joystick: Hydraulic Pressure RPM Gauge: Depth Sounder CRT Rudder Indicator: Video Camera System Life Support Panel: Video Monitors Oxygen Gauges: Electrical Panel Oxygen Analyzer: Volt andAmp Meters Carbon Dioxide Monitor: IR andCircuit Protection Alarm Panel: Lighting Panel Interlock Indicators: Clock Flammable Gas Monitor: Barometer/Hygrometer Fire Suppression System: Inclinometers Ballast Panel: Thermometer Air Pressure Gauges

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Phoenix 2 is an 90.10 metre luxury superyacht that was launched by Lurssen Yachts in 2010.

The displacement yacht’s exterior and interior design are both the work of Andrew Winch Designs.

With an impressive 13.5 metre beam, the yacht will offer generous interior spaces.

Phoenix 2 was the first superyacht to be completed in Lurssen’s new floating dock at the yard’s Rendsburg facility.

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PHOENIX 2 Yacht – Immersive $160 M Superyacht

The PHOENIX 2 yacht is a magnificent motor yacht that is 90.02 meters in length with a 14.0m beam, a 3.8m draft, and a capacity of 2,667 GT.

She was built in 2010 specifically for world-class luxury yacht chartering.

With a plethora of large living rooms and great facilities, you’ll be in for a treat from the moment you step aboard. 

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She was designed by Andrew Winch Designs with inspiration from the early 20th century.

Her features include a beauty salon, a movie theater, a spa, underwater lighting, an elevator, a beach club, and a gym.

The PHOENIX 2 yacht can accommodate up to 12 passengers in seven rooms, including a master suite on the main deck, two VIP cabins, and two double cabins.

The master suite’s exceptionally expansive full-beam design includes enough storage space in the dressing area and a convertible bed. 

Guests will find plenty of activities to keep them busy and entertained such as a comfortable movie theatre, luxurious beauty room, and a sauna.

It also has an elevator that makes any part of the yacht quickly and easily accessible. 

Her exterior boasts elegant arrowhead design lines that are both beautiful and streamlined, as well as more than 100 meters of polished stainless steel railings that are distinctively formed and installed.

She also has a sundeck that features a large pool with a separate Jacuzzi and an outdoor movie.

With the outstanding variety of water toys and accessories aboard the PHOENIX 2 yacht, guests will enjoy countless days of fun on the water against the backdrop of the beautiful waters.

It is equipped with fly boards, jet skis, kitesurfers, sea bob, wakeboards, kayaks, and much more.

She has four tenders, including a 10.06m/33′ Delphia Limo Tender that will transport guests in style.

But what makes this yacht stand out among its contemporaries is the massive carved phoenix figurehead that proudly rests on the prow which adds to its striking beauty. 

Specifications

The PHOENIX 2 yacht has a steel hull and an aluminum superstructure and cruises comfortably at 14 knots.

She has a top speed of 18 knots and has a range of up to 6,425 nautical miles from her 205,000-liter fuel tanks at 12 knots. 

Powered by twin MTU engines that will take guests to their dream destination, a luxury yacht holiday on board promises to be nothing short of fantastic.

With its opulent interiors, a wide range of onboard amenities, and a well-trained and competent crew PHOENIX 2 is

She was bought for US$ 160 million and has an annual running cost of US$ 10 – 16 million.

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Surveys predict that, 10 years from now, the average age of a superyacht buyer will be 35 to 40.

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Ten years from now, Millennials will have taken over the superyacht world. At least that’s the forecast by several experts who are seeing ages of yacht buyers trending younger.

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That trend is expected to continue, according to research from Italian yacht builder Rossinavi and the University of Monaco, with the average age of superyacht buyers decreasing 10 to 15 years over the next decade. That could make Millennials the primary buyers of superyachts.

The topic of younger buyers is a constant discussion in shipyard boardrooms and among designers looking to modify their designs to this changing market. It was also one of the topics at the recent Yachtmaster event in Key West, hosted by Benetti Yachts . Benetti sponsors Yachtmaster events twice a year (the European edition was in Budapest last month) to brief captains and other professionals on new trends in the superyacht industry.

“We have been doing this event for 24 years now,” Benetti Americas manager Nick Bischoff told Robb Report . “The intent is to continue to build relationships with influencers of our current and prospective owners. In the beginning that meant mostly captains, but it’s expanded to include surveyors and owners’ reps, too.” The ultimate goal, says Bischoff, is for participants not only to network, but “put their heads together to create an ever-improving onboard experience both for owners and crew.”

Many seminars focused on the concept of onboard lifestyle, which most brokers and shipyards see as a primary driver for purchasing a yacht. Benetti’s head of product, Sebastiano Vida, also spoke about how lifestyle influences new designs in the yachts.

But Jason Dunbar, a broker and appraisal surveyor with Vessel Value Survey, recommended tough love to the brokers. His discussion about managing expectations for newbie owners included advice about being “realistic” with owners who are flush with cash, but might be new to the superyacht world. If an owner wants a brand-new 120-footer with a crew of six, but has a budget of $8 million, the broker is the one who needs to break the bad news. “A good broker has to tell people ‘Listen, that’s just not going to happen,’” says Dunbar. “That will save a lot of headaches down the road and will hopefully keep a client in boating for the long term.”

A new buyer is often coming off a one-week charter that was magical: perfect weather, a well-oiled boat, and a crew looking forward to a little R&R after hustling all week for the charter guests. “It’s relatively easy to make things work like that one week at a time,” says Dunbar. “But a new owner who wants to use their boat for 10, 15, or 30 weeks, that’s a totally different thing. You may have to tell them they need to hire two crews and rotate them—which will be news to them.” He said that overworking the crew will “burn through humans.” The crew will be miserable, he says, which will make the boat not live up to the owners’ expectations. “The next thing you know these new owners will be long gone from yachting.”

Fraser Yachts CEO Anders Kurtén sees the new buyers as a boon for design creativity in an old-school industry. “It starts with a piece of paper,” he says. “We sit down and start designing these boats for younger clients and we see similar trends. Basically they all want to live their shore-based lives on a yacht.”

The segmented and often claustrophobic interiors of many current superyacht designs, says Dirand, just doesn’t float with the new generation. “Young owners’ preferences are honed by hospitality and a knowledge of architectural trends,” he says.

Because of that, wellness centers have become focal points of design. As moguls like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg have made clear as of late, having six-pack abs in middle age is the new Lamborghini. These new owners expect their boats to be designed with beach clubs with gyms, saunas, massage areas that allow owners and guests to work out or relax, amidst warm sun rays and luscious sea breezes.

Kurtén also pointed to green tech as key for the new generation of clients. “We’ve hit a point where a 150-foot sailboat can go across the Atlantic without burning a drop of fuel. And motoryachts can function on battery-only mode, at least when they are close to port,” he says. “That’s important to these new clients—they want to be green. A few years ago that was something you said at a cocktail party, but today it’s a reality for a lot of buyers.”

Peter Selivanoff, senior yacht service manager for Fraser, also spoke about how owners are seeking highly specialized crews who can perform multiple functions across the yacht.

Navigating these new realities is an important part for the industry to future-proof itself in the competitive realm of ultra-luxury products. This is a place where youth may not spring eternal but, at least for now, it reigns supreme.

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The superyacht world is speculating that Mark Zuckerberg just bought this 118-meter boat

• The 118-meter superyacht Launchpad made her maiden voyage last week.
• The yacht world is speculating that her owner is Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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In the world of superyachts , privacy is the most valuable asset. It can be next to impossible to discern the details of a superyacht transaction — and that's particularly true if the vessel in question is worth nine figures.

Yet some in the boat blogging world are speculating that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the new owner of Launchpad, a megayacht currently moored in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after she made her maiden voyage from Gibraltar to St Maarten last week. Launchpad clocks in at 118 meters long, about nine meters shorter than Jeff Bezos' superyacht Koru .

The transaction could not be confirmed, with yacht world insiders declining to share what they know and representatives for Zuckerberg not responding to a request for comment from Business Insider. In the past, reports about Zuckerberg owning superyacht Ulysses have proven false.

"It is Feadship's standard policy to never divulge any information about our yachts with reference to ownership, costs, or delivery, etc," Feadship, the ship's builder, wrote to BI. "Whether it is an 18-meter Feadship from the 1960s or a 118-meter Feadship from the 21st century, we do not share private information."

But Zuckerberg's name has been connected to Launchpad for a few months now, beginning in December when reports swirled that he visited Feadship's shipyard in the Netherlands.

Then, earlier in March, yachting bloggers like eSysman SuperYachts and Autoevolution started speculating that he officially snagged the boat, originally built for a sanctioned Russian businessman, at a $300 million price tag. (While that's a seemingly huge amount, it's still less than 0.2% of Zuckerberg's $177 billion net worth.)

Another clue that might point to US ownership is that the yacht bears the flag of the Marshall Islands, a US territory and commonplace for American buyers to register their ships, according to public marine tracking.

If Zuckerberg were to have bought Launchpad, he would join a cohort of superyacht-owning tech billionaires . Along with Bezos, the likes of Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison and Google cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have purchased impressive boats with even more impressive amenities.

SuperYacht Times , an industry publication and intelligence platform, has some of the best images of the yacht. Photos show a swimming pool on her main deck and a large helipad.

While less is known of the interior, a vessel of her size can likely sleep dozens of guests and crew and may have amenities like an expansive gym where Zuckerberg could practice his jiu-jitsu or a spa with a massage area. We suspect there's also space for plenty of toys — which could include his viral hydrofoil foil .

Do you have any details about Launchpad or any other superyachts? Email reporter Madeline Berg at [email protected].

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A California yacht owner's vicious beef with a dock worker has reached death-threat levels -- and their exchange was caught on camera and included a nude, and very rude, gesture!

Check out the clip ... it all unfolds when San Diego entrepreneur Ajay Thakore swings by the swanky Marriott Marquis Marina in his rare $4.5M Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 yacht to pick up one of his employees -- but things boil over when dock worker Joseph Holt tells him he can't be there.

Thakore, the CEO of medical advertising firm Doctor Multimedia, flips out on Holt big time ... and starts spewing threats like, "I will kill you, you know I will kill you, I will kill."

And it doesn't stop there -- as Thakore's pulling out of the harbor, he drops trou to make a full frontal salute in Holt's direction. Stay classy, San Diego!

Holt's only retaliation was flipping the bird, and he later told CBS8 that was all he could do to keep his cool and avoid escalating the situation.

Holt says parts of the altercation were not captured on camera, and he adds ... Thakore not only threatened to kill him, but also claimed to have connections who could totally mess up his life.

Holt also says Thakore pulled out $100 bills and tossed them at him, even chucking some in the water.

BTW, Thakore's done some backpedaling since the ugly exchange -- he now says, "The interaction that occurred yesterday was regrettable. What started as a minor misunderstanding escalated into an argument, and I apologize for my actions and to those who witnessed the unfortunate exchange."

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FWIW ... One of Thakore’s employees claims the whole thing began because other dock workers blocked him from boarding the yacht.

Oh, and if that fancy Lambo yacht looks familiar -- it's the same one Chuck Liddell recently tumbled off just last month. Now it's famous AND infamous!

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