"Prelude" is the name of the young office's first gigayacht concept Laraki Yacht Design based in Santa Monica in the US state of California. Abdeslam Laraki, who worked as chief designer for the Italian shipyard Privilege, founded the office with the aim of giving free rein to his own creativity.
With the 163-metre-long "Prelude", he created a voluminous displacer with nine decks and a multitude of features that had never before been realised on board a yacht. For example, he created an area on deck eight called the "Aqua Module", which consists of two pools. While the pools positioned at the front were designed entirely as wellness and relaxation areas, the large pool towards the stern serves purely as a play pool. Two water slides lead from deck nine past an automated sushi bar for 20 guests into the wet water.
Deck number six also offers terraces and pools, but is reserved exclusively for the owner. One floor below is the bridge and on the aft deck there is a fish pond with adjoining bar and helipad. The second aerotender landing pad is located on the foredeck of deck four, in front of another pool area.
THE MESSAGE COMES FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE 6/2012 OF THE SUPERYACHT MAGAZINEBOATS EXCLUSIVE.
