Lürssen launched two new yachts within one week in May. The first was "Boardwalk" in Bremen. With its classic lines, the 117-metre building invites you on a design journey through time. From the pier in Rendsburg Nord, as Lürssen calls the site in Schacht-Audorf further south after the takeover of Nobiskrug "Nausicaä" with methanol fuel cells and their many curves and louvre details.
"Nixie" causes a stir in Kiel
Also in Rendsburg, the 102.40 metre-long project "Jassj" was now unveiled in a seaworthy manner and with the clear name "Nixie". Lürssen sent the newbuild on sea trials in the Kiel Fjord via the Kiel Canal. The British company RWD designed the interior and exterior for 22 guests and 37 crew members.
The lines of "Nixie" appear minimalist at first glance and prove that a classic stern and a contemporary design do not have to be mutually exclusive. The calm appearance is enhanced by the steel grey paintwork and the concave superstructure structure typical of RWD.
Large, but not bulky
At the top is a bonnet, which is frequently used by the studio and which here docks onto a wave-shaped window strip with its arched tip. On the outside, concave lines create striking ribs that are particularly easy to recognise when viewed from the front. The 15 metre wide "Nixie" has an interior volume of 3,420 gross tonnes, an average figure for a yacht of this size.
The mast with the equipment carrier positioned high up juts out and stretches the crack vertically. Another factor why the RWD design cuts anything but a stocky figure is the upward taper of the superstructure. Following the successful completion of sea trials, the gigayacht is expected to set course for the Mediterranean this summer.
Order situation at Lürssen
Lürssen is still building the 122.5-metre "Omega" project, which, like "Nixie", was brokered by the US brokers at Moran Yacht & Ship, until 2029. Seems to have been delivered "O3". In any case, the 107-metre explorer headed for a non-EU port in Kristiansand, Norway, in order to have the German VAT refunded. A standard procedure. However, AIS data again indicates Sonderborg in the Danish Baltic Sea as the next destination. Rather unusual for this time of year.
Technical data "Nixie"
- Length: 102.4 m
- Width: 15 m
- Draught: 3.9 m
- Guests: 22
- Guest cabins: 11
- Crew: 37
- Exterior design: RWD
- Interior design: RWD
- Shipyard: Lürssen
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