Yachts International — July-August 2017

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No. 14

Built by Lürssen and designed by Espen Øino,

Project Thunder is a staggering 442 feet 11 inches

(135 meters) in length. Her keel was laid in 2015,

and she was launched from the fl oating dock just

two years later. Final outfi tting is underway, and

delivery to her owner is scheduled at the end of

2018. She is expected to cruise mostly in Asian
      waters. The project name derives from Lei Gong, a
      mythical god in the Asian culture who is the Lord of
      Thunder. For more information: lurssen.com

No. 22

At 403 feet 6 inches (123 meters), Project Jupiter

is a first-time collaboration among Lürssen, H2

Design and interior designers March & White.

Winterbothams provided technical services,

and Y.CO is managing the yacht. This yacht has

a full-displacement steel hull and aluminum

superstructure, and was built to Lloyds Register

classification. Project Jupiter has a central atrium

for natural light, a gym, a swimming pool, a

movie theater, a beach club and a helipad. Her

aggressive, sporty profile includes arching design

features and glass facades. Purportedly, she has an

eclectic interior. According to Lürssen, her design

is similar to the owner’s first yacht and will “stun

the Hollywood crowd.” Is that a veiled nod to her

ownership? For more information: lurssen.com

No. 32

Jubilee, at 360 feet 10 inches (110 meters), is not

only Oceanco’s biggest yacht ever, but she is also

the largest yacht built in the Netherlands. Burgess

signed the build in 2012 and provided technical

consultancy and project management. With the

The drive to build larger yachts remains strong. This year’s Top 100 contains twice as many additions as last

year’s—10 new yachts in total. With these ever-larger additions displacing older builds, the smallest yacht on

this year’s roster is just shy of 272 feet (83 meters), while the world’s 13 largest yachts remain the same.

All 10 additions to this year’s list were built in Germany and the Netherlands. Competition for business

in this top tier of superyachts is fi erce, so much so that several shipyards have acquired facilities or built

new ones to accommodate builds more than 328 feet (100 meters) in length. Even the most renowned

yacht yards in the world are indicating that they can’t rest on their laurels, given the level of consumer

demand for bigger, bolder and better.

OUR LIST INCLUDES

YACHTS LAUNCHED FROM

MAY 2016 TO JUNE 2017,

WHETHER OR NOT THEY

HAVE BEEN

DELIVERED TO THEIR

OWNERS.

PROJECT THUNDER

PROJECT JUPITER