The ancient pharoahs have timeless appeal. That appeal is the intention of Zuccon SuperYacht Design (ZSYD) in developing the 308-foot (94-meter) megayacht concept it calls Teti. (Teti just so happens to be the first Pharaoh of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty.) Simultaneously, the design studio intends Teti to explore ongoing trends.
Interestingly, ZSYD says that timelessness takes a bit of a backseat to the exploration of new ways to capture buyers’ attention. To be clear, the studio believes buyers are still largely conservative. And, as such, those buyers want megayachts meant to last. Teti surely embraces this concept, by eschewing things that are too radical. Put another way, in the studio’s own words, “greater prominence was given to the research for balance between the desire to experiment and the product’s commercial reliability.”
One way that Teti experiments with current trends is in the treatment of alfresco areas. Until recent years, megayachts maximized internal areas, keeping outside spaces small. Teti makes the upper deck (one level above the main deck) the center of attention, and activity. Look closely at the rendering of the megayacht below. The large pool is complemented by an equally large dining and seating area. Considering the main dining room is just inside, Teti keeps the outdoor-indoor flow smooth. There’s yet another pool aft on the upper deck, too, along with another alfresco dining area.
A few megayachts devote entire decks to the owners. Teti does, too, though with an alternate arrangement. Rather than one big suite, the owner’s deck can have two suites. Each master suite gets its own office, too. ZSYD believes this will appear to owners inclined to offer their yachts for charter. The same can be said for the eight guest staterooms spread between the main and lower decks.
Toys play a big role in the cruising lifestyle. Teti doesn’t forget about them. In fact, they get more space than most yachts devote. It’s due to Teti centering guest activities on the upper deck. Four boats from 26 to 33 feet (8 to 10 meters) can be stowed on the aft main deck and in the beach club. That beach club, by the way, can be arranged the same way as the one aboard CRN’s J’ade is. (ZSYD is a division of Zuccon International Project, which designed J’ade.) This means it has a drive-in tender bay to port. It also means a second tender is in a self-contained tender garage, to starboard. Regardless, two of Teti’s tenders go below and two go on the main deck.
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