Yas, which also is the name of Abu Dhabi’s luxury superyacht marina, is Abu Dhabi-based ADMShipyards’ first private superyacht. Paris-based Pierrejean Design, a firm that has worked extensively in aviation and recently created a concept for a large eco yacht using solar and hydra energy called Lou Lou, is responsible for the design.
Samuda Brothers built Al Mahroussa (The Protected) on the banks of the Thames for the Viceroy of Egypt, Isma’il Pasha, in 1865. The world’s oldest surviving yacht is said to have inaugurated the Suez Canal in 1869. This long life gave ample opportunities for refits and changes.
The Royal Saudi yacht held on as the world’s largest private yacht for more than 20 years, until she was unseated in 2006. Regular maintenance and several refits have preserved this elegant yacht, which features naval architecture and design by Maierform.
Lürssen built Al Said under the code name “Sunflower” for Oman’s sultan and prime minister, the 71-years-old Qaboos bin Said Al-Said. The yacht, styled by Espen Øino, is said to sleep 70 guests and a crew of some 150.
In 2001, Platinum Yachts acquired the enormous unfinished carcass and 250 containers full of spare parts and worked four years on finishing this giant. The Andrew Winch-styled Dubai, features a 10,000 sq.-m painted surface finished in Awlgrip Snow White, and stylistic enhancements in stainless steel around portholes and large windows.
Eclipse took the crown as the reigning queen of private yachts in 2010 and, so far, has not been unseated. Rather stylish for her estimated 13,000 gross tons and 72-foot (22-meter beam), Eclipse owes her styling to UK-based designer Terence Disdale who also worked on Pelorus, once the flagship of Roman Abramovich’s fleet.
This supremely elegant sailing yacht, designed by Ron Holland, is the largest single-masted yacht and the largest sailing yacht built in composite. The nearly 300-foot carbon fiber mast (291 feet to be exact) helps support a 36,000-sq.-ft. sail area, weighing about 3.5 tons, made by Doyle Sailmakers. The foredeck’s tender storage recesses double as a plunge pool and Jacuzzi.
A few years ago, a slender yacht made the cover of Yachts International. We called her A Slice of Silver. Smeralda is her big sister. Like Silver (now called Rabdan) and the subsequently launched Silver Zwei (now Dragonfly), Smeralda hails from Hanseatic Marine in Henderson, Western Australia.
The yacht has been renamed five times since her launch in 1960. The late American billionaire Daniel K. Ludwig had the yacht built at the commercial shipyard he leased in Japan. Ludwig, in collaboration with the shipyard team, designed Al Diriyah, then Danginn, with a very classical profile and low superstructure for that time.
Vava II is the largest yacht built in the UK. Her beautiful exterior lines by Redman, Whiteley, Dixon envelop an interior by French designer and minimalist master Rémi Tessier. After construction began, shipyard owner Babcock sold yacht division Devonport Yachts to Pendennis. Construction continued in the original location in Plymouth, now the Pendennis Plus shipyard.
Yas, which also is the name of Abu Dhabi’s luxury superyacht marina, is Abu Dhabi-based ADMShipyards’ first private superyacht. Paris-based Pierrejean Design, a firm that has worked extensively in aviation and recently created a concept for a large eco yacht using solar and hydra energy called Lou Lou, is responsible for the design.
Samuda Brothers built Al Mahroussa (The Protected) on the banks of the Thames for the Viceroy of Egypt, Isma’il Pasha, in 1865. The world’s oldest surviving yacht is said to have inaugurated the Suez Canal in 1869. This long life gave ample opportunities for refits and changes.
The Royal Saudi yacht held on as the world’s largest private yacht for more than 20 years, until she was unseated in 2006. Regular maintenance and several refits have preserved this elegant yacht, which features naval architecture and design by Maierform.
Lürssen built Al Said under the code name “Sunflower” for Oman’s sultan and prime minister, the 71-years-old Qaboos bin Said Al-Said. The yacht, styled by Espen Øino, is said to sleep 70 guests and a crew of some 150.
In 2001, Platinum Yachts acquired the enormous unfinished carcass and 250 containers full of spare parts and worked four years on finishing this giant. The Andrew Winch-styled Dubai, features a 10,000 sq.-m painted surface finished in Awlgrip Snow White, and stylistic enhancements in stainless steel around portholes and large windows.
Eclipse took the crown as the reigning queen of private yachts in 2010 and, so far, has not been unseated. Rather stylish for her estimated 13,000 gross tons and 72-foot (22-meter beam), Eclipse owes her styling to UK-based designer Terence Disdale who also worked on Pelorus, once the flagship of Roman Abramovich’s fleet.
This supremely elegant sailing yacht, designed by Ron Holland, is the largest single-masted yacht and the largest sailing yacht built in composite. The nearly 300-foot carbon fiber mast (291 feet to be exact) helps support a 36,000-sq.-ft. sail area, weighing about 3.5 tons, made by Doyle Sailmakers. The foredeck’s tender storage recesses double as a plunge pool and Jacuzzi.
A few years ago, a slender yacht made the cover of Yachts International. We called her A Slice of Silver. Smeralda is her big sister. Like Silver (now called Rabdan) and the subsequently launched Silver Zwei (now Dragonfly), Smeralda hails from Hanseatic Marine in Henderson, Western Australia.
The yacht has been renamed five times since her launch in 1960. The late American billionaire Daniel K. Ludwig had the yacht built at the commercial shipyard he leased in Japan. Ludwig, in collaboration with the shipyard team, designed Al Diriyah, then Danginn, with a very classical profile and low superstructure for that time.
Vava II is the largest yacht built in the UK. Her beautiful exterior lines by Redman, Whiteley, Dixon envelop an interior by French designer and minimalist master Rémi Tessier. After construction began, shipyard owner Babcock sold yacht division Devonport Yachts to Pendennis. Construction continued in the original location in Plymouth, now the Pendennis Plus shipyard.
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