The 91-foot (27.9-meter) Smiling T is the latest expedition megayacht to make it down the ways at Jade Yachts.
The launch and christening took place last week, combining Eastern and Western cultural practices. Besides getting the traditional champagne bath across the bow, Smiling T was given a Chinese blessing, too.
Smiling T is designed for both private cruises and charter. That’s why one of the three guest staterooms, a twin cabin, can be arranged with beds or as a gym. It’s accompanied by two other guest cabins, which have twin beds that can be pushed together to form doubles. The owners have a stateroom on the main deck for themselves, atypical of a megayacht of this LOA. Everyone gets to enjoy the lounge area aft of the wheelhouse, up one deck, as well as relax at the sundeck bar and hot tub. Schnasse Interior Design used teak throughout Smiling T for classic appeal.
Smiling T’s expedition-oriented styling, based on a Jade 90 styled by Espinosa, matches her reported cruising ability. She’s said to be capable of transatlantic range at 10 knots, powered by Caterpillar diesels. That 10-knot speed is also her cruising speed.
After Smiling T’s owners take delivery in early 2012, she’ll be available for charter in the Med, via the central fleet of Ocean Independence. Rates are not yet posted on its website.
In case you’re not familiar with Taiwan-based Jade Yachts, it was founded in 2004 as the yacht-building arm of a commercial shipyard. It specializes in aluminum construction. Besides building a handful of expedition megayachts like Smiling T, Jade Yachts is known for the refit of Amadeus, transforming her from a research ship into a 230-foot (70-meter) megayacht in 2007.
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Looks like a delightful yacht to be sailing around the med, I will keep an eye out for the price as I might get a few freinds together for a holiday.