Azamanta has been in her owners’ hands just shy of a week, and she’s already turning heads. It’s hard for her not to, given her bold hull color. Imagine, then, how Azamanta will look when the 180-footer (55-meter) makes her way up toward polar regions. Those are among the areas that the yachting-savvy owners plan to cruise in their global travels. The owners’ representative adds that their new Heesen will cruise “exotic” locales, too, implying warm-weather destinations.
Due to the high-latitude intentions, Azamanta has sections of her steel hull reinforced for navigating in ice. More important, though, her hull, engineered by Van Oossanen Naval Architects, is the largest Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) out on the water to date. We’ve written extensively about the FDHF, a concept presented by Van Oossanen at a marine trade show in 2009. Heesen was the first yacht builder to sign on to use it. It’s more slender than the typical round-bilge, hard-chine hull that most megayachts employ. Tank tests show it kicks up smaller wakes, has good seakeeping abilities, and requires less fuel consumption throughout the speed range.
Azamanta should regularly achieve a 16½-knot top end, though Heesen says she hit 16.9 knots during sea trials in moderate seas. Her reported 13-knot cruise should allow a 4,500-nautical-mile range.
While we don’t have interior photos, Azamanta accommodates 10 guests in four staterooms below decks, reserving the forward main deck for the owners. Their suite includes a balcony on the starboard side and a private, nearly 753-square-foot (70-square-meter) alfresco terrace with seating and dining options. Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design worked with the owners to employ flora and fauna motifs with Art Deco elements. Dark woods, light fabrics, and different wall mosaics in each of the guest heads are among the highlights.
Yet another highlight: The hot tub on the sundeck can be covered to become a stage for a band. Fittingly, a high-end sound system pumps the music out.
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