UPDATE, MAY 7, 2015: Project Akoya has gained owners, from Europe. Cristiano Gatto is still the interior designer for the yacht, but the owners’ own decorator will be collaborating with him. We now know that the master suite aboard Project Akoya will be forward on the main deck and that five guest staterooms will go below decks. Heesen has slightly modified the anticipated top speed, to 23 knots. The yacht will be powered with twin MTUs. Heesen also says Project Akoya (whose true name is not yet known) should see a 3,100-nautical-mile range at 11 knots.
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While her formal launch is months away, Project Akoya, the fifth of Heesen’s 50-meter semi-displacement series, did get a taste of salt water recently. She was maneuvered from one part of the Dutch yard to another earlier this month.
The all-aluminum Project Akoya is similar to Satori (now called Septimus), delivered in 2011, in styling. She’s faithful to the yard’s emphasis on sleek-looking craft. Curves flow from top to transom, too. The megayacht is comprised of four decks, with a combination of open-air and partially shaded spaces.
Full details on her interior, by Cristiano Gatto, are not available. Heesen is awaiting an owner to purchase the yacht and request personalization.
Just prior to delivery in 2016, Project Akoya should see performance figures similar to her sisterships. Top speed should be about 24 knots, impressive for her LOA. Of course, she’ll have transatlantic range at slower speeds in the 12-knot range as well.
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