Boat International – June 2017

Lürssen’s Amadea

• formerly Project
  Mistral – is believed
  to measure 106m

NEWS

JUNE

Lürssen embarks on a

second colossus, deep

diving subs hit the

market, and “The Beast”

Ngoni breaks loose

Mammoth manoeuvres in

Germany last month sent

yachtspotters reaching for their

cameras as Lürssen launched the

monumental Project Thunder

just days after Project Mistral was

delivered under the name Amadea.

Both yachts feature

exterior styling by Espen Øino

International, showcasing the

breadth of the studio’s work. While

Amadea boasts classical lines,

Project Thunder sports a dark hull

finish and triple-height windows.

The German yard is remaining

characteristically quiet about both

launches, with interior details

under wraps and the lengths

of both yachts still officially

undisclosed. Amadea is believed

to measure 106m, and Project

Thunder is described by the yard

as “more than 120m long” – but

local reports put it at closer to

135m. Either way, this is easily the

largest launch of 2017 so far. Both

will be surpassed, however, by the

German yard’s largest in build

project, which measures 146m and

is due to be completed next year.

luerssen-yachts.com

Land of the giants

Goliath fleet grows as Lürssen lifts the

lid on two 100 metre-plus superyachts

BOOK

OF THE

MONTH

Cape Horn’s fearsome

reputation as the ultimate

test of sailing skill is well

deserved, as Adrian

Flanagan’s extensively

researched new book,

The Cape Horners’ Club,

explains. It tells the stories

of the brave souls who have

successfully taken on the

challenge since 1934.

£18.99, bloomsbury.com

ON BOARD

Can Land Rover BAR bring the America’s Cup home? Sir Keith Mills hopes so after asking British

jeweller Theo Fennell to create a silver statue of the team’s raceboat for the Royal Yacht Squadron.

http://www.boatinternational.com | June 2017

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