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55m  /  180'5   heesen   2011 / 2022.

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• Pool with waterfall
• Onboard professional masseuse
• NAIAD zero speed Stabilizers

First in the Heesen fleet to sport a tender bay that can be flooded to allow easy launching and recovery

After You was the largest and one of the most powerful Heesen yachts when she was delivered in 2011. Powered by a pair of 4,300kW, MTU 20V 4000 M93L diesel engines, After You will reach a notable top speed of 24 knots. In consultation with Van Oossanen Associates, Heesen’s in-house naval architects have created a sophisticated and highly efficient hard-chine hull, while Frank Laupman from Omega Architects drew the sleek and elegant exterior lines.

With her pelican beak bow and reverse sheer, ' After You ' clearly shows her Heesen pedigree. The owners, in collaboration with Dobroserdov Design, personally worked on the colour scheme, which features a combination of a custom metallic dark red Awlgrip paint that is combined with oyster white. The inspiration for the dark red tone is taken from Montemaggio Merlot and reflects another of the owner’s passions – fine Tuscan wines. The same colour scheme is repeated on the limousine tender, designed by Vripak and custom built in New Zealand by Vaudrey Miller. 

The discreet luxury of After You’s interior was conceived by interior designer Ken Freivokh and further developed by Michela Reverberi, who was responsible for the detailing and interior decoration.

After You’s design offers some notably luxurious features, such as the largest owners’ stateroom seen on any of Heesen’s yachts, which has been a personal input of the owner. In size it is comparable to those found on yachts of over 80 metres, while she is also the first in the Heesen fleet to sport a tender bay that can be flooded to allow easy launching and recovery of the tenders, and a swimming pool on the main deck that is filled by a waterfall. The gym and spa facilities, including a steam room and a massage room, play a key role on the sun deck.

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Built in 2011, After You offers guest accommodation for up to 12 guests in 6 suites comprising a master suite, four double cabins and one twin cabin. There are 7 beds in total, including 1 king, 1 queen, 3 doubles and 2 singles. She is also capable of carrying up to 13 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

On your charter, you'll find plenty to keep you busy and entertained, particularly a serene luxury spa, for the utmost in relaxation. Take a plunge in the pool under the sun or you can visit the well-equipped gym so that you can keep up with your fitness routine at sea. Soak up the bubbles in style in the deck jacuzzi.

After You benefits from some excellent features to improve your charter, particularly an elevator, making any part of the yacht quickly and easily accessible. With Wi-Fi connectivity you don't have to lose contact with the outside world, unless you want to or you can stay comfortable on board whatever the weather, with air conditioning during your charter.

Performance & Range

Built with a aluminium hull and aluminium superstructure, she benefits from a semi-displacement hull to provide exceptional seakeeping and impressive speeds. Powered by twin MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 17 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 24 knots with a range of up to 4,500 nautical miles from her 125,000 litre fuel tanks at 12 knots. After You features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels.

After You has a good selection of water toys and accessories to entertain you and your guests whilst on charter. Take to the sea on a Jet Ski offering you power and control on the water. Guests can experience the thrill and adventure of riding a Yamaha FX- SHO-CR WaveRunner. In addition there are waterskis that are hugely entertaining whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. If that isn't enough After You also features a seabob, wakeboards, fishing equipment and snorkelling equipment. When it comes to Tenders, After You has you covered - with two tenders, including a 7.5m/24'7" Vaudrey Miller Limo Tender.

Book your next Bermuda and the Caribbean luxury yacht charter aboard After You this winter. She is already accepting bookings this summer for cruising in the Caribbean and Central America.

Motor yacht After You is an outstanding pedigree yacht that delivers on all fronts for superlative luxury yacht vacations.

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For your relaxation and entertainment After You has the following facilities, for more details please speak to your yacht charter broker.

After You is reported to be available to Charter with the following recreation facilities:

• 7.5m  /  24'7 Vaudrey Miller Limo Tender
• 5.49m  /  18' Castoldi Rescue Boat

For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.

After You Awards & Nominations

• The World Superyacht Awards 2012 Best Three-deck Semi-Displacement or Planing Motor Yacht Finalist
• The ShowBoats Design Awards 2012 Interior Design Award: Semi-displacement Motor Yachts Finalist
• The ShowBoats Design Awards 2012 Exterior Design & Styling Award: Semi-displacement Motor Yachts Finalist
• The ShowBoats Design Awards 2012 Bespoke Furniture Award Finalist
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For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.

'After You' Charter Rates & Destinations

Summer Season

May - September

$350,000 p/week + expenses

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Cruising Regions

Caribbean Cuba Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico

Winter Season

October - April

Bermuda Caribbean Antigua, Bahamas, Cuba, Saint Martin, St Barts Central America Belize, Costa Rica

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The Virginia woman believed to have been killed alongside her husband by escaped prisoners who commandeered the couple’s yacht in the Caribbean was allegedly raped by one of their murderers, according to police.

One of the three men charged with the couple’s murder allegedly raped Kathy Brandel, 71, before the trio killed her and her 66-year-old husband, Ralph Hendry, on their sailboat last month, according to the Royal Grenada Police Force.

Ron Mitchell, Atiba Stanisclaus and Trevon Robertson were all charged Thursday with two counts of capital murder as well as escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and two counts of kidnapping, police said .

Stanisclaus, 25, was also charged with one count of rape in the deadly case. The Royal Grenada Police confirmed that the rape charge is related to an assault on Brandel in a statement to the Daily Mail .

The Royal Grenada Police did not immediately reply to a question about what evidence led to the additional charge, given that cops have not recovered Brandel’s body.

The bodies of the couple have not been found since they were last seen near their docked catamaran, the Simplicity, in St. George’s, Grenada, on Feb. 18 — the same day the three men allegedly broke out of a police holding cell on the island.

Police believe the escapees hijacked the sailboat while the couple were on board. It was found anchored and deserted days later.

Large amounts of blood were found on the ransacked boat, but Hendry and Brandel were nowhere to be found. Police believe their killers threw their bodies overboard while sailing to St. Vincent.

The three men were arrested in St. Vincent on Feb. 21 and were sent back to Grenada on Monday, where they were arraigned in court and sent back to prison.

The men were originally being held on robbery charges before their escape.

They are expected back in court on March 27.

Brandel and Hendry, experienced cruisers, were living on their sailboat at the time of their brutal deaths.

The couple’s children remembered their parents in a touching statement.

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Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly gifted himself a $300 million megayacht, dubbed “Launchpad,” ahead of his 40th birthday.

The staggering 387-foot-long vessel was seen floating at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after arriving at its berth earlier this week, The Sun reported Thursday.

The multi-layered luxury ship’s sleek exterior was designed by Espen Øino International and boasts a steel hull and an aluminum superstructure, according to SuperYacht Times.

Reportedly ranking as the 45th largest yacht in the world, the interiors are just as aesthetically pleasing and reportedly executed by Zuretti Interior Design company, a France-based company specializing in unique and custom yacht design.

The breathtakingly beautiful floater stands out with a navy blue theme matching an American flag perched proudly on its wood-paneled stern.

There are several outdoor areas where the social media maven will be able to relax with his family and the indoor levels feature glass paneling allowing for tons of natural light.

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There also appears to be a helipad perfect for whenever the Facebook co-founder wants to travel to his vessel by air.

The Feadship-built yacht, built in 2022, can comfortably fit 24 guests aboard, requires a crew of 48, and is said to cost $30 million a year for upkeep and usage, according to Superyachtfan.com .

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Boatworld insiders have been buzzing with speculation that Zuckerberg is the owner of the newly minted mega-cruise ever since it made its main voyage from the Netherlands last week.

The tech titan was spotted touring the Russian-commissioned megayacht in early March, though the impressive boat didn’t arrive stateside until this week due to sanctions, according to The Sun.

The website reported that Zuckerberg purchased the pricey yacht – along with its own $30 million partner boat — most likely as an early 40th birthday present to himself.

The boat reportedly traveled to Florida after being granted special permission to be imported just weeks ahead of Zuckerberg’s birthday on May 14.

Zuckerberg’s yacht is just 30 feet shorter than the length of fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos’ 417-foot megayacht Koru, which the Amazon boss snagged for a whopping $500 million.

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3 escaped inmates from Grenada charged with murder after US sailing couple vanishes

Police transport escaped prisoners Atiba Stanislaus, far left, and Trevon Robertson who are handcuffed together in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Monday, March 4, 2024. The men had escaped from a police holding cell in Grenada on Feb. 18 and are suspected of hijacking a catamaran while Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel, who disappeared, were aboard. (AP Photo/Kenton Chance)

The yacht “Simplicity”, that officials say was hijacked by three escaped prisoners with two people aboard, is docked at the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coastguard Service Calliaqua Base, in Calliaqua, St. Vincent, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Authorities in the eastern Caribbean said they were trying to locate two people believed to be U.S. citizens who were aboard the yacht that was hijacked by the three escaped prisoners from Grenada. (AP Photo/Kenton X. Chance)

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three escaped inmates from the eastern Caribbean island of Grenada were charged in the killing of a U.S. couple whose catamaran they hijacked, police said Thursday.

Ron Mitchell, a 30-year-old sailor; Atiba Stanislaus, a 25-year-old farmer; and Trevon Robertson, a 23-year-old unemployed man, were charged with capital murder, escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and kidnapping. Stanislaus also was charged with one count of rape, according to a statement from the Royal Grenada Police Force.

The men appeared in court on Thursday and were ordered held in prison until their hearing in late March.

They were accused of escaping from a police holding cell on Feb. 18 and hijacking a catamaran owned by Ralph Henry and Kathy Brandel while they were aboard. Authorities said they believe the couple was thrown overboard as the suspects sailed to nearby St. Vincent, where they were arrested on Feb. 21.

The three men were ordered deported from St. Vincent on Monday.

The nonprofit Salty Dawg Sailing Association described Hendry and Brandel as “veteran cruisers” who participated in last year’s Caribbean Rally from Hampton, Virginia, to Antigua, and had planned to spend the winter cruising in the eastern Caribbean.

Their bodies have not been found.

Woman takes father’s Auckland yacht brokerage firm to task over employment dispute

A large yacht brokerage firm has been challenged by the daughter of its sole director in an employment dispute she partially succeeded in getting over the line.

Tobie Erceg worked for Yacht Finders Global, an Auckland-based brokerage run by her father Gary Erceg, but two months after starting she quit and lobbed a missive at the firm over the way she claimed to have been treated.

The investigation has revealed “under the table” wage payments in cash to avoid harming her Work and Income benefit payments.

The Employment Relations Authority said in its decision this month that Erceg succeeded in proving she was an employee at the brokerage, despite the firm’s claim she was engaged as an independent contractor.

Authority member Alex Leulu said the test was finely balanced, given the evidence showed there was an intention to pay Erceg for her work but did not determine any intention to create an employment (or contractual) relationship.

Erceg’s claim for unjustified disadvantage was also established when the firm changed her job title from operations director to customer co-ordinator at a meeting when she wasn’t present.

She was awarded $5000 compensation for the hurt and humiliation caused by what she said was a demotion.

The authority said the “unilateral decision” to change the job title without consultation was unreasonable, but her claim for constructive dismissal was unsuccessful after it was found her resignation was due to the actions of Yacht Finders Global towards someone else, rather than her.

Erceg, who represented herself, had claimed $50,000 compensation for both grievances.

The authority found no evidence to back her claims of bullying, that Yacht Finders Global had breached its Covid-19 commitments to her, that her claim for bad faith negotiations stood up, or that she had worked “unreasonable hours”.

Much of the alleged behaviour was attributed to Erceg’s relationship with her father and their “usually informal” style of communication, the ERA said.

Tobie Erceg’s role was described as an integral part of the business and she was represented to stakeholders as a senior member of the organisation.

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She was engaged by the firm in October 2022 but since April that year she had helped her father with various administration tasks, which she continued to do until December, when she resigned over a workplace dispute involving her friend Aidan Harvey.

He had been introduced to the firm, allegedly as a prospective business partner, but the relationship between him and Gary Erceg soured and in December 2022, after a dispute, Yacht Finders Global ended its work agreement with Harvey by email.

Further communication continued between the Ercegs, including what the authority described as unsuccessful attempts to mend their familial differences.

In February 2023 Tobie Erceg and Harvey jointly lodged a statement of problem against Yacht Finders Global but Harvey later withdrew his claims against the firm.

Gary Erceg declined to comment when approached by NZME. Efforts have been made to reach Tobie Erceg via social media.

In establishing whether Erceg was an employee, the authority found there was no written employment agreement or contract, with most of what was agreed to arising from a meeting at an Auckland restaurant in September 2022.

The work arrangement’s aim was for her to be introduced further into the brokerage business, leading to a possible partnership role.

Tobie Erceg understood her work was to be a continuation of the previous arrangement, the nature of which appeared to consist of irregular work when she was needed.

Before she started in a paid role there was no discussion about her work hours, payment of tax or whether she was entitled to holidays and sick leave, the authority said.

Yacht Finders Global argued that Erceg was engaged as an independent contractor, under an arrangement described as a father helping his daughter.

For this reason, the firm said it arranged Erceg’s hours at one hour a day so it would not impede her childcare responsibilities; and that her pay was treated as payment “under the table” to avoid a clash with her Work and Income benefit payments.

To facilitate this, the firm paid her through a debit card which would be topped up with each pay.

Despite initial allegations that no tax had been paid, evidence showed tax had been deducted by the payer.

Tobie Erceg said she was required to work “all hours” as required, and not the one hour as stated.

Her closing submissions referred to further claims against the firm, but they weren’t considered in the authority’s decision.

Tracy Neal is a Nelson-based Open Justice reporter at NZME. She was previously RNZ’s regional reporter in Nelson-Marlborough and has covered general news, including court and local government for the Nelson Mail.

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Endorsements | keeping up with the bezoses: mark zuckerberg buys a super yacht, reports say, a report says that zuckerberg’s luxurious new $300 million vessel was originally was commissioned by a russian oligarch who was the target of sanctions imposed after that country’s invasion of ukraine.

Given that Mark Zuckerberg enjoys a respectable 16th place on a list of the world’s richest people, he probably figured it was time for him to acquire one of the ultimate status symbols for the mega-wealthy — a super yacht.

A new report from The Sun said that Zuckerberg is now the proud owner of a $300 million vessel that he has christened “Launchpad.” The 387-foot-long vessel, which comes with a helipad and a $30 million companion boat, was seen docked this week at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with its unique chrome finish reflecting in the sun.

This purchase shows, among other things, that the Facebook and Meta founder and CEO has branched out from buying islands and building an underground complex to help him survive the apocalypse. Perhaps, he wants to cruise the Mediterranean this summer and be among the moguls who can play host to Leonardo DiCaprio.

The yacht definitely grants him admission to the watery playgrounds of such multibillionaires as Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, Bill Gates and any of the Russian oligarchs who haven’t been the target of sanctions imposed by the United States or its allies over Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

In fact, Zuckerberg reportedly came by Launchpad due to the misfortunes of one of those oligarchs. The yacht originally was commissioned to be built by Vladimir Potanin, one of Russia’s richest men who is on multiple sanctions list, according to a report by Autoevolution.com , a transportation industry site. The yacht was known as Project 1010, and the shipbuilder in the Netherlands was legally barred from delivering it to Potanin when it was completed in 2022, though Autoevolution also said that Potanin was not the yacht’s actual owner.

The Sun reported that the yacht recently received “special permission” to be imported. It has since arrived in the United States, a couple months ahead of Zuckerberg’s 40th birthday on May 14 — which raises the question of whether he meant Launchpad as a birthday gift to himself.

It’s quite a gift: Launchpad can comfortably fit 24 guests aboard. It also requires a crew of 48 and is said to cost $30 million a year for upkeep and usage, according to Superyachtfan.com . But shelling out $30 million for maintenance a year shouldn’t be a problem for Zuckerberg, who reportedly earns between $6 million and $12 million a day, The Sun said.

But as spectacular as Launchpad sounds, super yacht fans might say it’s not as spectacular as Jeff Bezos’s super yacht, Koru. The $500 million sailing vessel features very tall masts, a swimming pool, a helipad and room for a second, smaller yacht. The most noteworthy thing about Koru is that Bezos commissioned a special sculpture to decorate its prow. It’s a “curvaceous winged goddess” that is said to bear a striking resemblance to his fiancee Lauren Sanchez.

The Amazon founder, his wife-to-be and the goddess figurehead spent much of last summer sailing around the Mediterranean, cruising from Spain to Croatia and hosting such famous guests as Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and Usher. The couple also threw a lavish engagement party off the coast of Positano on Italy’s Amalfi coast, attended by another pack of famous friends, including Kris Jenner, Wendi Murdoch and, yes, Leonardo DiCaprio.

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