This New 197-Foot Explorer Yacht Has a ‘Treasure Cupboard’ for Trinkets

Daring shoppers spur on equally daring superyachts. Simply ask Vripack, the Dutch design studio growing a pioneering expedition vessel for a younger thrill seeker.

“He’s an adventurous, boat-loving proprietor who additionally occurs to be a extremely skilled helicopter pilot, a really skilled sailor, and an avid diver,” Vripack’s co-creative director Marnix Hoekstra stated in an announcement. “He’s at all times on the transfer and needed a yacht that may sustain.”

Venture Supernova will probably be based mostly on a 177-footer that Greek shipyard Cosmo Explorer delivered in 2013. The prevailing vessel will probably be transformed into an even bigger and badder metal explorer, gaining an additional 20 ft, a reshaped bow, and a brand new customized inside. The total-displacement 197-footer can be outfitted for transoceanic voyages, with a luxurious inside guaranteeing consolation on lengthy stints at sea and a ton of facilities offering limitless leisure on the water. Supernova has a high pace of 15 knots and a spread of 5,500 nautical miles, for those who’re questioning.

Excessive on the proprietor’s wishlist was the flexibility to dive in hotter climates and heli-ski in colder climates. To that finish, Supernova is provided with a big helipad on the bridge deck aft and an built-in crane that may launch and retrieve toys or tenders. It additionally sports activities two 39-foot storage containers that may maintain all the things from bikes and scooters to seaside buggies and vehicles. To facilitate additional exploration, Supernova options an expansive seaside membership with fold-out platforms that present direct entry to the ocean and a dive heart stocked with all you have to traverse the underwater world.

As for the inside, the proprietor requested a recent tackle traditional American decor with a masculine really feel. Darkish wooden paneling is contrasted with a refined palette of grays, blues, and browns. Equally, leather-based and bronze accents play towards the textured partitions and oak furnishings. The juxtaposition between hues and supplies is maybe greatest illustrated in the principle salon the place a hammered rock centerpiece sits subsequent to a smooth calf-skin bar.

Because the proprietor needed a “no door design,” Vripack opted for an open-plan structure much like a loft-style condo. Drop-down balconies in the principle salon, mirrored surfaces, and glass walkways join seafarers with their environment and create a way of circulate. A big full-beam VIP sits on the principle deck, whereas 4 visitor cabins could be discovered on the decrease deck. Up high, the devoted proprietor’s deck options an oval-shaped proprietor’s suite with entry to an out of doors lounge and fireplace pit.

Different highlights embrace a ahead cigar lounge that may double as an workplace, a “treasure cupboard” that holds all of the proprietor’s trinkets, and a residing wall that brings the outside world in. To high it off, actually, the sundeck affords a Jacuzzi, bar, sunbeds, and panoramic views.

The most effective half is Supernova might be yours. Because of a “change of plan,” the unique proprietor is not tied to the challenge and the explorer is now on the market with IYC. His loss might be your acquire. For extra info, contact IYC.

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