Abeking & Rasmussen's 6507 project has so far been a kind of phantom on the superyacht scene. Neither photos of finished sections nor of the hull were ever seen by spotters. And instead of renderings, there were only photos of the Keel laying three years ago at Pella Sietas in Hamburg. What was already known from the outset: Joseph Dirand designed the exterior and interior. In the past, the Parisian office only stood out with one yacht reference: the 26-metre power format from Otam "Cara Montana".
Firstly, the basic data: The length is 118.20 metres and the width is 16.50 metres. Joseph Dirand Architecture created sharp-edged lines, from which the stern and the deck seem to rise at the same angle and which end in a stem that is only a few centimetres away from the vertical course and has been freed of anchor pockets. Instead, the iron falls out of the underwater hull. A pool rectangle measuring around twelve metres fills the elongated aft deck. In contrast, the short superstructures at the front and rear are round, and the certified helipad and sofa with marble-clad fireplace are circular on the sundeck. A crow's nest adorns the mast, which can now be positioned after the roll-out.
The tender and toy arsenal includes a dayboat that disappears behind a 16 metre long hatch in the forward hull section on the port side. In general, the black giga hull looks like a homogeneous surface from a distance due to the strong tinting of the windows. Four fin stabilisers from SKF and two conventional shaft systems operate below the waterline. In addition, the steel aft on the starboard side is interrupted by a Nemo lounge, which allows underwater views via a 3.40 metre by 1.30 metre glass pane. On the recently sold "Elandess" (2018, 75 metres, now "M'Brace"), Abeking realised a window front that runs above and below sea level.
Project 6507 was rolled out of Abeking & Rasmussen's largest hall onto a 124 metre long and 31.50 metre wide barge, whose 24 tanks are ballasted with up to 6000 cubic metres of water per hour. The 118 metres exceed the previous flagship "Aviva" by almost 20 metres and were calculated by the shipyard's own design department. Cornelsen & Partner from Glückstadt represented the North American owner and was responsible for project management.
André Jonker, Senior Project Manager at Abeking & Rasmussen, said during the undocking:
"The work was more than worth it. We have once again succeeded in creating an exceptional yacht."
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