BOOTE EXCLUSIV ranking: The largest motor yachts in the world - places 76-100

Uske Berndt

, Sören Gehlhaus

· 29.08.2024

100th DAR: Fresh change: At the beginning of 2024, "Dar" moved from owner Ziyad Al Manaseer into the hands of US billionaire Robert Friedland. The Oceanco with lines by Luiz de Basto features atrium superstructures with a total of 400 square metres of exterior glass panes. The yacht's name is an acronym that stands for the client's children. Edmiston has had the yacht for twelve guests in its charter catalogue since 2023: 1.2 million euros.

99th Dreamboat: Oceanco welded the Øino lines without an owner, Arthur Blank (founder of Home Depot) signed 18 months before delivery and had the Disdale interior changed only minimally. It is characterised by natural wood, limestone floors, parchment, leather and mother-of-pearl. The lines are characterised by floor-to-ceiling ribbon windows and a partially trapezoidal bulwark. A pool adorns the main deck, while jacuzzis are located on the owner's and sundeck.

98th Norn: The steel and aluminium construction, which was launched at Lürssen near Rendsburg, bore the project number 1601, while its 70-metre predecessor, the "Skat", was identified as 9906 in the same Navy font. The number of the new one remained at the stern, emphasising the military look. The Øino designs are similar from the aft. There is a winter garden bridge deck with all-round side windows and diagonally aligned skylights, above which is the helipad in the form of an octagon. At the front, the upper deck is closed off by slit windows like the visor of a knight's helmet. Guests enjoy an extra sun deck and an infinity pool on the 14.70 metre wide aft deck. The interior was created by Dölker + Voges on behalf of Charles Simonyi, the architect of Microsoft Excel and Word (new entry)

97th Ice: The Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, who acquired the Explorer-like Heywood Lines from a Russian, last travelled at just under 20 knots. The client and first owner was the Italian sweets producer Auguste Perfetti. Eight years after "Limitless", Lürssen combined a diesel-electric drive with Azipods for the first time in 2005. At that time, the electric motor gondolas only turned under commercial ships.

96th Nero: A yacht with a website: neroyacht.com. Some of the 20-strong crew, who spoil twelve guests, introduce themselves there. Burgess is asking 459,000 euros per week. The story: When London businessman Neil Taylor searched in vain for a "Corsair" class steamship, he had a replica built in China. "Nero" underwent a refit in 2021, with Laura Pomponi refining the interior in the style of a Hampton beach house.

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BOOTE EXCLUSIV publishes the ranking of the world's largest motor yachts every two years. This summer it's that time again. We introduce you to the top 100 and tell you their exciting stories. Let's start with places 100 to 76!

100th place: DAR

Photo: Giovanni RomeroDAR

Lüa: 90.00 m
Shipyard: Oceanco, 2018
Designer (exterior, interior): Luiz De Basto, Valentina Zannier
Drive: MTU diesel, 2 x 3600 kW

Place 99: Dreamboat

Photo: Giovanni RomeroDreamboat

Lüa: 90.00 m
Shipyard: Oceanco, 2019
Designer (exterior, interior): Espen Øino, T. Disdale
Propulsion: MTU diesel, 2 x 2975 kW

Place 98: Norn

Photo: Peter Neumann / LürssenNew entry: Norn

Lüa: 90.00 m
Shipyard: Lürssen, 2023
Designer (exterior, interior): Espen Øino, Dölker + Voges
Drive: MTU diesel

Place 97: Ice

Photo: Peter SeyfferthIce

Lüa: 90.10 m
Shipyard: Lürssen, 2005
Designer (exterior, interior): Lürssen, Heywood, Disdale
Drive: Deutz, diesel-electric, ABB 8 x 1000 kW

96th place: Nero

Photo: Peter SeyfferthNero

Lüa: 90.10 m
Shipyard: Corsair Yachts, 2007
Designer (exterior, interior): IMT Marine, Neil Taylor
Drive: MAN diesel, 2 x 1740 kW

Place 95: Phoenix²

Photo: Peter SeyfferthPhoenix²

Lüa: 90.50 m
Shipyard: Lürssen, 2010
Designer (exterior, interior): Lürssen, Andrew Winch
Drive: MTU diesel, 2 x 2028 kW

Place 94: Dubawi

Photo: Giovanni RomeroDubawi

Lüa: 90.60 m
Shipyard: Fincantieri, Platinum, 1989
Designer (exterior, interior): Platinum Yachts
Drive: MAN B&W Alpha diesel, 2 x 3425 kW

Place 93: Lady Lara

Photo: Peter SeyfferthLady Lara

Lüa: 91.00 m
Shipyard: Lürssen, 2015, 2023
Designer (exterior, interior): Reymond Langton Design
Drive: MTU diesel

Rank 92: Moonlight II

Photo: Peter SeyfferthMoonlight II

Lüa: 91.40 m
Shipyard: Neorion, 2004, 2016
Designer (exterior, interior): Alpha Marine, Murray
Drive: CAT diesel, 2 x 2030 kW

Place 91: Voyager

Photo: WerftVoyager

Lüa: 91.40 m
Shipyard: Swiftships, 1997, 2019
Designer (exterior, interior): Kirilloff, Rafael Ochoa
Drive: EMD diesel, 2 x 1430 kW

Rank 90: Nahlin

Photo: Giovanni RomeroNahlin

Lüa: 91.44 m
Shipyard: John Brown & Sons, 1930
Designer (exterior, interior): G. L. Watson, Rémi Tessier
Drive: Curtis-Brown steam turbines, 4 x 1619 kW, now diesel-electric

Place 89: Queen Miri

Photo: Peter SeyfferthQueen Miri

Lüa: 91.50 m
Shipyard: Neorion Shipyards, 2004
Designer (exterior, interior): Alpha Marine, Murray
Drive: CAT diesel, 2 x 2030 kW

Place 88: Tranquility

Photo: Giovanni RomeroTranquility

Lüa: 91.50 m
Shipyard: Oceanco, 2013
Designer (exterior, interior): Winch Design
Drive: MTU diesel, 2 x 3600 kW

Place 87: Drizzle

Photo: FeadshipNew entry: Drizzle

Lüa: 91.80 m
Shipyard: Feadship, 2024
Designer (exterior, interior): Sinot
Drive: 2 x MTU, 2 x 2560 kW

Place 86: Aquarius

Photo: Peter SeyfferthAquarius

Lüa: 92.00 m
Shipyard: Feadship, 2016
Designer (exterior, interior): Sinot
Drive: MTU diesel, 2 x 2240 kW

Place 85: Tatoosh

Photo: Peter SeyfferthTatoosh

Lüa: 92.42 m
Shipyard: HDW, Nobiskrug, 2000
Designer (exterior, interior): Claus Kusch, Terence Disdale
Drive: Deutz-MWM diesel, 2 x 3300 kW

84th place: Royal Romance

Photo: Peter SeyfferthRoyal Romance

Lüa: 92.50 m
Shipyard: Feadship, 2015
Designer (exterior, interior): Studio De Voogt, Seymour Diamond
Drive: MTU diesel, 2 x 2240 kW

Place 83: Lady S

Photo: Peter SeyfferthLady S

Lüa: 93.00 m
Shipyard: Feadship, 2019
Designer (exterior, interior): Michael Leach, Reymond Langton
Drive: CAT diesel, 2 x 2350 kW

Place 82: Viva

Photo: Giovanni RomeroViva

Lüa: 94.00 m
Shipyard: Feadship, 2021
Designer (exterior, interior): Studio De Voogt, Peter Marino
Drive: diesel-electric

Place 81: Bliss

Photo: Giovanni RomeroBliss

Lüa: 94.75 m
Shipyard: Feadship, 2021
Designer (exterior, interior): Studio De Voogt, Rémi Tessier
Drive: CAT diesel, 2 x 2240 kW

80th place: CC-Summer, ex-Madsummer

Photo: Peter SeyfferthCC-Summer, Ex-Madsummer

Lüa: 95.00 m
Shipyard: Lürssen, 2019
Designer (exterior, interior): Harrison Eidsgaard, Laura Sessa
Drive: MTU diesel, 2 x 2560 kW

79th place: O'Pari

Photo: Golden YachtsO'Pari

Lüa: 95.00 m
Shipyard: Golden Yachts, 2020
Designer (exterior, interior): Studio Vafiadis
Drive: CAT diesel, 2 x 2525 kW

78th place: AV, ex-Palladium

Photo: Peter SeyfferthAV, ex-palladium

Lüa: 95.15 m
Shipyard: Blohm+Voss, 2010
Designer (exterior, interior): Michael Leach
Drive: MTU diesel, 2 x 3600 kW

77th place: Whisper, ex-"Kismet"

Photo: Peter SeyfferthWhisper, ex-"Kismet"

Lüa: 95.20 m
Shipyard: Lürssen, 2014
Designer (exterior, interior): Espen Øino, R. Langton
Drive: CAT diesel, 2 x 2000 kW

Place 76: Vava II

Photo: Peter SeyfferthVava II

Lüa: 96.00 m
Shipyard: Devonport Yachts, 2012
Designer (exterior, interior): RWD, Rémi Tessier
Drive: unknown

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