You’re looking at the largest yacht built to date in Taiwan, the first Horizon Premier 130+, on her sea trials in Kaohsiung Harbor. Even though she was constructed in Asia, the 130-footer, Miss Rose, was the result of true international cooperation: Her styling and interior design each came from J.C. Espinosa here in the USA, while naval architecture was overseen by Greg Marshall, based in Canada.
The 235-ton (fully loaded), trideck megayacht took about two years to develop and complies with both Det Norske Veritas classification and the MCA code. Sea trials (see photo below) confirmed her expected performance levels: 18-knot top speed at maximum output of the 1,825-hp Caterpillars and a 14-knot cruise speed at 55-percent engine output. Given her 11,000-gallon fuel capacity, Miss Rose should achieve a 1,400-nautical-mile range at cruise, putting plenty of destinations within reach.
Once she and her owners arrive at one of those destinations, they’ll have a handful of diversions to keep them entertained. A 16-foot waterjet-powered tender and two PWCs, launched through three hydraulic doors in the transom, will be fun to tool around on. But that’s only if they can tear their attention away from her intricately designed decor: 13 wood veneers and 11 marbles are used throughout the yacht. Another highlight of the interior: two master staterooms, one forward on the main deck and the other on the skylounge deck.
Miss Rose should be handed over this week to her owners, who’ll have her shipped to this side of the world in March.
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