Boat International’s Top 200 Largest Yachts: No. 200-181

The following list of the world’s largest superyachts was published by Boat International:

Your definitive guide to the largest superyachts in the world counts down from 200, revealing the biggest private boat at the last page of this article. Updated regularly, this is the most authoritative source of its kind that adds the biggest luxury yachts to the list once they are delivered.

In 2017, we have already seen nine new superyachts join the ranks of the world’s largest superyachts, including a new arrival in the top ten.

200. Vertigo | 67.2m (220’6″)

This 67.2 metre sailing yacht was commissioned by a first-time owner looking for extended cruising capability. The yard’s, the designer’s, and New Zealand’s largest yacht to date, Vertigo features an ‘urban at sea’ theme with walls devoid of art. Black and white leather and tan linen furniture reinforce the design theme. Vertigo was named sailing superyacht of the year during the 2012 World Superyacht Awards.

Vertigo also houses a state-of-the-art classroom and an office and well as midships hull openings for watersports and toys. The crew quarters meet the anticipated ILO/MLC, 2006 requirements. She is featured in The Superyachts, volume 25.

Builder: Alloy Yachts
Naval architecture: Philippe Briand
Interior design: Christian Liaigre Interior Design

199. Drizzle | 67.27m (220’8″)

The 67.27 metre motoryacht Drizzle was launched in 2012 by Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands. The owners of this Feadship used their former yacht’s classic design and perfect proportions as a starting point. De Voogt Naval Architects was responsible for her naval architecture and exterior design. The yacht is 12 metres — 20 percent — longer than her predecessor but proportioned accordingly so that the two yachts look like sisters.

Interior designers Redman Whiteley Dixon also returned to create a contemporary interior based on that of the former Drizzle. The layout accommodates 10 guests in a master suite on the main deck and four further double cabins on the lower deck. The well-designed crew quarters have been finished to a high standard for a maximum of 18.

Builder: Feadship
Naval architecture & Exterior styling: De Voogt
Interior design: Redman Whiteley Dixon

198. Archimedes | 67.75m (222’3″)

Elegant inside and out, Archimedes probably represents the current design pinnacle for John Munford, who created the concept, style and interior design for the vessel. Decorated in modern classic style, she accommodates 16 guests in an interior that includes a dining room, two saloons and a library with a working fireplace.

All decks are united by a central staircase and lift. The master suite, comprising a family cabin and study, is forward on the main deck, while six further guest cabins (four doubles and two twins) are on the lower deck. Exterior spaces include a spa pool and sunbathing area, an enclosed gym and observation area on the sun deck, and shaded dining and seating areas on the bridge deck. The foredeck offers a touch-and-go helipad, while her tenders are stowed on the main deck aft, sunk in wells whose floors can be raised to create a level deck after the tenders are launched.

Builder: Feadship
Naval architecture: De Voogt Naval Architects
Exterior styling: John Munford / De Voogt Naval Architects
Interior design: John Munford

197. Alwaeli | 67.8m (222’5″)

Alwaeli was built by CRN in 1990 as the state yacht for the Gulf Emirate Bahrain, and lengthened from 65.2 to 67.8 metres during a six-month refit by CRN in 1999, a modification that rocketed her up the list of the world’s largest yachts. This comprehensive refit extended and updated the design of the stern, adding a bathing platform/dock with twin stairs and an elevating platform rising to the aft deck.

A subsequent refit carried out at Amels in 2008, which earned her the accolade of being selected as a finalist in the Best Refitted Yacht section of the World Superyacht Awards in 2009, incorporated a thorough mechanical and electrical refurbishment, added zero speed stabilisers and made major improvements to her styling and functionality.

Designed by Terence Disdale, the yacht’s accommodation is extensive and includes a palatial full-beam master suite on the main deck, five VIP suites on the bridge deck, and a six double guest cabins on the lower deck. She is based in Manama in the Arabian Gulf.

Builder / naval architecture: CRN
Exterior styling / interior design: Terence Disdale Design

196. Lady Christine | 68m (223′)

Launched in early 2010 as a replacement for an Oceanco yacht of the same name, the state-of-the-art Feadship Lady Christine was designed and built for a particularly experienced yachtsman who requested generous spaces for himself and his guests. The owner’s apartment, divided between two deck levels, offers his-and-hers studies, a gymnasium and an observation saloon.

The sun deck has touch-and-go helicopter facilities and includes the ability to refuel the aircraft. The main deck features a saloon, cinema, formal dining room seating 12 guests and a bar with extending balconies, while the outside area offers an infinity pool that flows down to the bathing platform. She is featured in The Superyachts, volume 25.

Builder: Feadship
Naval architecture / exterior styling: De Voogt Naval Architects
Interior design: Rodney Black Design Studios

195. Aviva III | 68m (223′)

Launched by Abeking & Rasmussen in February 2007, Aviva III was reportedly built for currency dealer Joe Lewis as a replacement for an earlier yacht of the same name. With her continuous sheerline and a near-plumb bow providing a waterline length of just a half-metre less than her overall length, she is easily recognisable.

Her superstructure is topped by a sun deck with a central enclosed section carrying the staircase and the glass lift that links all five levels. Forward are a spa pool and sunpads and aft a shaded dining area. Her unusual interior layout places both the galley and dining room aft on the upper deck, the latter having wide doors that fold back to unite the room with the deck.

Builder / naval architecture: Abeking & Rasmussen
Exterior styling / Interior design: Reymond Langton

194. Sycara V | 68.15m (223’58”)

The fifth custom yacht for her serial owners, Sycara V is the ultimate charter yacht. The Craig Beale interior is contemporary and modern, with a penthouse feel accentuated by her wide open spaces and a light and airy palette of blue and pastel colored fabrics.

Each of Sycara V’s five decks is versatile from convertible staterooms, that can be converted in to suites, to multiple dining options and a climate-controlled gym with steam shower and massage treatment room.

Sycara V is featured in volume 25 of The Superyachts.

Builder / naval architecture: Nobiskrug
Exterior Styling / interior design: Craig Beale

193. Hermitage | 68.15m (223’7″)

The fifth yacht launched by Lürssen in 2010, Hermitage has sharp and modern exterior lines that were designed by Espen Øino and the final result is beautiful, reinforced by her black and white paint job. Built in steel with an aluminium superstructure, her interior is designed by Andrew Winch, and she will accommodate 12 guests in 6 staterooms.

Builder / naval architecture: Lürssen
Exterior styling: Espen Øino
Interior design: Winch Design

192. Lady S | 68.5m (224’9″)

Lady S (ex-Lady Anne PB), delivered to her original American owner in early 2006 from the Amels-Schelde shipyard, was built with environmental protection in mind – she has low-emission engines, a zero-discharge cooling system for the main engines and generators, zero pollution refrigeration and air conditioning systems, and a salt water-fed sanitary system.

She has a high bow with a bulb at the forefoot that can be ballasted to optimise fuel economy, trim and sea-keeping. Inward-turning props minimise noise and cavitation, while independently operable rudders also increase manoeuvrability. Her top speed is 17.4 knots, while at 15.5 knots she has a maximum cruising range of 5,500 nautical miles. Lady S’s stunning interior, designed by Walter Francini in collaboration with the owner’s wife, is in the art deco style and incorporates many original pieces of Ruhlmann furniture from the French art deco period. She was sold in August 2011 and renamed Lady S.

Lady S is featured in The Superyachts, Volume 20.

Builder / naval architecture: Amel
Exterior styling / interior design: Walter Franchini

191. Attessa III | 68.58m (225′)

Reportedly built for the Bahamas-based currency trader Joe Lewis, who named her Lady Aviva, this Feadship was launched from the Royal Van Lent yard in 1998. Following an onboard fire in 2001, which caused serious damage, she was purchased by Dennis Washington, an American entrepreneur from Montana, who renamed her Attessa and restored her in a Vancouver shipyard to the designs of Glade Johnson, in the process increasing her length from 62 to 68.58 metres.

Notable features of the yacht, which accommodates an owner’s party of 10 in hedonistic comfort, include her atrium, through which a staircase and lift rise four decks, and a main deck saloon and games lounge that offer an open space some 15 metres in length. The tenders are stowed in a full-beam garage forward on the main deck. Attessa rightly won the accolade of Best Refit of the Year at the 2006 World Superyacht Awards in Venice.

Builder: Feadship
Naval architecture: De Voogt Naval Architects
Exterior styling / interior design: Andrew Winch Designs
Former name: Lady Aviva

190. Saluzi | 69.1m (226’8″)

Saluzi was launched by Austal Ships in 2003. At that time she was christened Tia Moana and was part of a cruising company’s fleet in French Polynesia with her sistership Tu Moana. She was converted into a private yacht by Horizon in 2013-2014 and given a dramatic exterior paint job in 2016.

Builder: Austal
Naval Architecture / Exterior Styling: Austal
Interior Design: Tillberg Design
Former name: Tia Moana

189. Suerte | 69.3m (227’36”)

The debut launch from Italian yard Tankoa Yachts, Suerte hit the water in 2015 boasting a vast beach club that was a key requirement of her owner. Other stand-out features include a cinema room with an 80-inch curved screen and a foredeck tender garage, which can hold up to four Jet Skis. Styled inside and out by Francesco Paszkowski, Suerte can accommodate 12 guests and 19 crew members.

Builder: Tankoa Yachts
Naval architecture: Studio Ruggiero
Exterior design: Francesco Paszkowski
Interior design: Francesco Paszkowski / Margherita Casprini

188. Nomad | 69.5m (228′)

Nomad was first owned by professional golfer Greg Norman, who named her after the colloquial term for Australian football, Aussie Rules. In 2004 she was sold to Florida businessman Wayne Huizenga, an American real estate developer and owner of the Miami Dolphins, who removed her ability to carry sport fishing craft on the main deck aft and converted this space into a massive entertaining area, while extending the bridge deck to carry a helicopter.

The yacht changed hands once again in 2008, when it was subjected to a lengthy refit and renamed Nomad. Accommodation includes a main deck owner’s suite and five guest cabins on the lower deck. Other notable features are an observation lounge and cinema on the upper deck and a superb aft deck with alfresco dining area and an impressive barbecue. Nomad, currently being offered for charter, is featured in The Superyachts, Volume 19.

Builder / naval architecture: Oceanfast
Interior design: Sam Sorgiovanni
Former names: Aussie Rules, Floridian

187. Sherakhan | 69.95m (229″6′)

Converted from a Dutch merchant marine training vessel, Sherakhan features an amazing 22-seat dining saloon that rises 7 metres through two decks, illuminated by panoramic windows and light that filters in through the 18-person glass-bottomed spa pool in the deckhead.

Suites range from 30 to 50 square metres and feature interesting décor and style. The owner’s suite has a revolving bed, a private terrace and a combined lounge and study that can be converted into an independent double with its own bathroom. The remaining 10 guest cabins (four doubles, four twin/double convertibles, and two smaller twins that each link to a double making them suitable for children) are equipped in similar fashion to the owner’s suite. Eight further cabins provide accommodation for nannies or staff.

Other facilities include a beauty salon, massage rooms, a sauna and a fitness room. Sherakhan is featured in The Superyachts, Volume 19.

Builder: Vuyk en Zn (1966) / KMC & KHMB (2004)
Naval architecture: KMC & KHMB
Interior design: J. Verkerk & C Rijntjes
Former name: MPS Prinses Margriet

186. Olivia | 70m (229’8″)

A conversion from a USSR ice class hydrographical survey vessel into a yacht between 2008-2010 by OY Laivateollisuus and Rouvia Road Yacht Design & Construction, she was named Delta Bravo One. Now named Olivia, she is RINA classed.

Builder / naval architecture: OY Laivateollisuus
Exterior styling / interior design: Rouvia Road Yacht Design & Construction
Former names: Delta Bravo One

185. Freedom | 70m (229’8″)

Although Freedom (ex-Reverie) is the third longest yacht (after Kingdom 5KR and Lionheart) to be built by Benetti, she is the second largest in terms of volume. Built for Norwegian businessman Inge Rokke, she was sold to an American in 2004, reportedly Peter Sperling.

She has six decks, all connected by a lift. One deck is reserved for the owner’s party. It offers a private sitting room and study and two family cabins in addition to the master suite, where the bedroom is adjoined by vast his-and-hers en suites. Accommodations include a VIP suite on the main deck and four guest suites on the lower deck. The yacht has two dining rooms, one in formal baroque style, the other more casual.

She is featured in volume 22 of The Superyachts.

Builder / naval architecture / exterior styling: Benetti
Interior design: John Munford Design

184. Nourah of Riyad | 70m (229’8″)

Nourah of Riyad was the largest yacht to be constructed in Turkey at the time of her launch, and was built while the yard was being developed around her on land reclaimed from the Gulf of Izmit. Donald Starkey’s exterior design features vertical bridge windows, ample deck spaces and mezzanine deck levels that create more space in the crew areas and improve visibility from the bridge and the master suite.

The light and airy interior includes two master suites forward on the main deck, a main deck VIP, six guest cabins and a cinema. A large dining saloon for up to 36 people is located on the upper deck, while the main saloon features side doors that give access to balconies created from outward-folding bulwarks.

Her impressive 26.5 metre-long sun deck can be accessed by both the internal stairwell and a lift, and features a dayhead, shower and a large spa pool flanked by sun mattresses. She is featured in The Superyachts, Volume 23.

Mid-2010, Nourah of Riyad came back to her yard for a refit, her stern was lengthened by five metres, a bulbous bow was added and the layout of the sundeck was modified.

Builder: Yachtley
Naval Architecture: Donald Starkey
Exterior Styling & Interior design: Donald Starkey Design

183. High Power III | 70m (229’8″)

High Power III (ex-Numptia) offers a spectacular variety of large exterior deck areas. The owner’s meticulous attention to detail is reflected in a dedicated spa deck, complete with beauty salon, massage room, sauna, Turkish bath and a fully equipped gymnasium. High Power III accommodates 12 guests in six spacious guest cabins (full beam master suite, VIP suite, three queen-size double guest cabins and one twin guest cabin). All decks can be accessed via an expansive circular staircase and a glass elevator which links four decks runs through the heart of the yacht.

Vast interior spaces and intelligent design offer the height of luxurious living in a modern, light and understated elegance. Her stylish Italian interior by Salvagni Architetti is contemporary and calm and creates an overall feeling of pure, stylish simplicity.

She is featured in volume 26 of The Superyachts as Numptia.

Builder / naval architecture: Rossi Navi
Exterior styling: Design Studio Spadolini
Interior design: Salvagni Architetti

182. Joy | 70m (229’8″)

Launched by Feadship in June 2016, Joy was a particularly significant superyacht for London-based studio Bannenberg & Rowell as she represented their first exterior design, with chamfered bulwarks channelling light into her Studio Indigo interiors. Accommodation is for 12 guests split across six cabins. Built from a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, Joy is powered by twin 1,850hp MTU diesel engines for a top speed of 16 knots and a maximum cruising range of 4,500 nautical miles at 12 knots. Her name refers to the joy of exploration and was inspired by the statue of Christopher Columbus in New York.

Builder: Feadship
Naval Architecture: De Voogt
Exterior Design: Bannenberg & Rowell
Interior Design: Studio Indigo

181. Sybaris | 70m (229’8″)

Commissioned for serial yacht owner Bill Duker, Sybaris is one of the largest yachts built by Italian yard Perini Navi to date, second only to the 88 metre Maltese Falcon (number 62 on this list). Her carbon-fibre rig includes two masts, which measure 72 and 62 metres respectively. Naval architecture, exterior design and sail plan optimisation are all by Philippe Briand, while her interiors were styled by PH Design. Accommodation is for 12 guests, split across six cabins, and her total interior volume of 870 gross tonnes also allows for a crew of up to 11.

Builder: Perini Navi
Naval Architecture: Philippe Briand
Exterior Design: Philippe Briand
Interior Design: PH Design

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