Boat International – September 2019

romtheoutset,Amadea’sowner

wasdeterminedthathis106-metre

Lürssenshouldbeaprojectto

leaveothersintheshade.“The

keytohis brief wastomake

Amadeaoneofthemostdetailedvesselsever

built:millionsofhoursspentoncreatingand

assembling...andthenfindingthesmallest

snagging points,”saysEvgeniy Kochman,

founderandCEOofbrokerImperial,which

actedastheowner’srepresentative.

Monaco-basedImperialhasareputationfor,

shallwesay,exactitude.Theverynamesendsa

frissonoffeardownthespinesofboatbuilders,

whorecognisethatImperialrequirestotal

precision in every elementof the yacht,

particularlythefinish.

YetdespiteAmadea’sastonishinglydetailed

finish,shewasbuiltquicklybythestandardsofa

yachtofthissize.Fromthefirststeelcutting,

deliverytookjust 31 months.“Thatisveryfast,”

saysMichaelBreman,salesdirectoratLürssen.

“Weweregiventheopportunity,inordernotto

waste time,to use engineeringsolutions

previouslyarrivedat.”Inotherwords,the

technicalinnardsoftheyachtwerebasedonan

existingproject–QuantumBlue,launchedin

2014.Evenso,thecaptainsaystheyhadthetime

topersonaliseandpolisheverydetailoftheboat

beforedelivery:“Thewarrantylistprettymuch

didn’texist,”he tellsmeover coffeeand

patisseriesfromAmadea’sclassicallytrained

Frenchpastrychef.That’spartlybecauseaflurry

oflateupgrades,notablyinthegalleyandowner’s

bathroom,addedaboutsixmonthstothebuild–

atthesametimetakingtimepressureofffor

fixingsmallproblems.Andit’spartlythat

Imperial’srigourinplanningmeansthatthere

arenoquestionmarksleftwhenworkbegins.

“Wearerecognisedforbeing‘inflexible’and

abovetheexpectationsofourclient,”Kochman

tellsme.“Butthisiswhatsuccessismadeof:the

partnersworkingwithushavetodealwiththis

philosophy,andsofar...wecanproudlysaythis

visionhasbeenfollowedbythegreatestyards

anddesignersofourindustry.”

IboardAmadeaalongthepasserelle,because

sheisberthedport-sidetointheharbourat

Vilanova,Spain.Butmostvisitorswillarrivein

oneofthecustomWindytenders,wheretheir

firstviewwillbetheteakofthebeachclub,which

ispartlyoverhungbythe10-metrepoolonthe

maindeck,overflowingdownaglasswallbehind

theboat’sbacklitname.Itisanimpressivewayto

maketheboat’sacquaintance.“Itriedtomakeit

dramatic,”saysexteriordesignerEspenØinoof

thepool.“Loungersateithersidekindoffloatin

space,andlookliketwowingscomingoffit.”

Assumingyou’vehurriedupfromthebeach

club,eagertogetonboard,youwouldhave

missedtheangularbasetothetransom–justone

ofamyriadoftinydetailsØinodroppedin.“You

cannaturallysitdownthereandtakeyourshoes

offwithoutputtingchairsout,”hetellsme,before

asking,“Didyounoticeit?”

IconfessthatIdidnot,andmovequicklyonto

whatreallydidstrikeme:thelargenumberof

small,personalcornerswhereyoucanrelax

unobserved.Andnowheremoresothanatthe

frontofthesuperstructure,whereawingcreates

aprivatenookoneachdeck,whichhasbeenwell

filledwithcushionsandloungers.

Buthereagain,I’vemissedsomething.“It’sa

clamshellarrangement,”Øinotellsme–a

commentthatmakesmoresensewhenIseethe

aerialviewofthispartoftheboat, which

resemblesthreeoverlappingshellscascading

downfromthefoursilversatellitedomes.Andit

turnsoutthisfeatureissomethingthatØino

introducedafterpersonalexperienceonboard

yachts.“IvisitalotoftheseboatsandIreceive

F

Thesundeckisthe“partyarea”saysdesignerEspenØino.TothatendthepoolcanbeconvertedintoastageforbandsorDJs,andequipmentcanbeplugged

intotheyacht’saudiosystem.Oppositepage:Øino’sdistinctiveclamshell-likesuperstructurecreatesastrikingprofileandlotsofprivateloungingareas

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