PHOTOS: Jeff Brown
The merits of a megayacht are often put in terms of LOA. The common assumption is that the longer the yacht, the better the amenities. But, length is only part of the picture. Volume—measured as gross tonnage—is really the figure to focus upon. The reason: You can do quite a lot design-wise and therefore lifestyle-wise the greater the volume is. Related to this, tremendous volume need not be dependent upon an equally tremendous LOA. Irimari, delivered by Sunrise Yachts http://www.sunriseyachts.com this summer, proves this point quite well. Coming in at 207 feet (63.1 meters) LOA, she has a gross tonnage of 1,463. This makes Irimari the largest Sunrise project by volume thus far. And, she’s further one of the largest-volume projects to be built in Turkey.
Irimari, penned by Espen Øino, stands five decks high. That, plus a 39-foot (12-meter) beam, only hint at how capacious she truly is. Areas like the sundeck, arranged with indoor-outdoor spaces flowing effortlessly into one another, underscore the feel. So, too, do the nearly fully enclosed decks. And, they’re all within an envelope that can pull into any of the popular megayacht marinas globally, something that far larger projects with similar volumes cannot.
An excellence sense of Irimari’s volume comes via the grand stairway winding its way through the decks. It’s grand indeed: elbowroom-friendly, and a visual feast. The design of yacht stairways seems mostly driven by shepherding a guest up and down, with emphasis on “a.” (Not unlike engine rooms: leave enough room to put in what’s necessary, with nothing more and nothing less.) As Focus Yacht Design executed the passageway on Irimari, that need not be the case. Note the rich blue walls, adorned with an abstract kelp forest. What isn’t visible, unfortunately, is a 16-foot-high HD screen, rising alongside the stairway, displaying bubbles.
Focus Yacht Design says the owners of Irimari relayed few requirements or restrictions. They further welcomed fresh ideas to living in an environment ideal for relaxing and entertaining. The way spaces are arranged makes them feel inviting and sophisticated, even snug. Interesting enough, the atmosphere here is only slightly different than the studio’s original renderings. Light woods like bleached oak mix with rich ones like Macassar ebony, plus metals like copper and stainless steel. Mosaics, marbles, and more come into play, too. They’re all set amid colors and motifs taken from the sea.
One such motif: shoaling fish on the wall behind the bed here in the master suite. The coral pattern on the bed’s fabrics pick up the concept, too. The deep, raked ports to each side virtually bring the ocean straight into the room.
Focus Yacht Design gave each guest stateroom—six in all—its own color scheme. They each have custom artwork, too, thematically related to other areas onboard Irimari. This particular stateroom, a VIP, is on the main deck. Four others are below and are flexible in usage. As you’ll see in the photo gallery below, cabins across the hall from one another can convert to lounges.
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