New Icebreaking Megayacht Will Have Adventurous Billionaires Drooling

Cruising across the Caribbean or Mediterranean in a mega yacht could also be enjoyable and all, however for you extra adventurous yachtsmen unafraid of just a little chilly and actually boatloads of money to burn a brand new line of expedition vessels could also be simply what you’re on the lookout for.

The new line of purpose-built, Polar-capable expedition yachts, referred to as SeaXplorer, was unveiled this week on the Monaco Yacht Show, promising “life-changing encounters with exotic cultures, majestic wildlife and spectacular wildernesses.”

Among many notable options, the SeaXplorer line is constructed to be Polar Code compliant, with a bolstered, double-acting hull able to breaking ice stern-first with out impacting the vessel’s general seakeeping means whereas on long-hauls.

The 65 to 100-meter SeaXplorer vary was developed via a collaboration between Dutch luxurious superyacht builder AMELS and DAMEN, a Netherlands-based shipbuilder specializing in a wide-range of business and public-sector vessels from harbor and terminal tugs to offshore vessels and safety and protection.

The SeaXplorer additionally comes with a helicopter hanger, an final dive heart with optionally available decompression chamber, an open bridge, storage for tenders and toys, a crow’s nest with panoramic views, and a swimming pool and jacuzzi, The line additionally options the confirmed SEA AXE bow design, recognized for its wave-piercing bow and seakeeping traits.

“A number of experienced yachting clients approached us about adapting DAMEN’s professional vessels, so we knew from them that there were simply no globally capable luxury explorer yachts out there,” says Rob Luijendijk, AMELS Managing Director. “And that’s also what we heard from EYOS Expeditions who have decades of experience in bespoke luxury expeditions to the wildest places on the planet. So that’s why DAMEN began developing the SeaXplorer. The result is well beyond a pretty rendering. It’s a fully developed range – something only DAMEN could do.”

To give you the design, Damen says that 1000’s of hours has been invested into analysis and improvement, ice tank testing, and actual expedition pedigree via detailed design enter from associate EYOS Expeditions, and exterior traces had been penned by AZURE Yacht Design and Naval Architecture.

The three fashions within the vary – 65, 90 and 100 – can keep at sea for up 40 days with no port name and journey at speeds as much as 16 knots.