You’re looking at a 164-footer (50-meter) that is making history in two significant ways. First, the megayacht is the largest-ever contract at Crescent Custom Yachts. Second, Danzante Bay, for an American customer, is the largest megayacht seeing construction on Canadian soil.
Danzante Bay is already under construction, too. Progress is farther along than you may expect, since the hull already existed. The owner had it transported to Crescent’s British Columbia-based shipyard. “The composite hull was purchased from Christensen Shipyards,” Tim Charles, principal of Crescent Custom Yachts, explains. “It is well built and is a proven platform for the Crescent design.”
As for that design, unfortunately, the shipyard is not revealing details about the general arrangement, nor decor features at this point. Regardless, it does say that styling is from the well-known fellow Canadian studio Gregory C. Marshall.
Since the hull started at Christensen, beam should be 29’6” (9 meters), and draft should be a shallow-water-friendly 8 feet (2.4 meters). In addition, Danzante Bay should handily accommodate an owner’s party of 12. She should further carry a crew of 10. Both are larger head counts than the total aboard the largest Crescent currently in the water, Mucho Mas.
If you’re an avid golfer, you may recognize the yacht’s name. Danzante Bay is the same moniker as that of a resort and golf course in the Baja California Sur region of Mexico. The two share the same owner.
Danzante Bay joins another project in build at the yard, the Crescent 117 (above). She, too, comes from the Marshall design studio. Crescent calls her the 117 Fast because it expects her to see a 24-knot cruising speed. The megayacht is available for sale, via Northrop & Johnson. Accommodations include two king-size VIPs, two additional guest staterooms, plus the master.
Crescent Custom Yachts crescentyachts.com
Gregory C. Marshall Naval Architect gregmarshalldesign.com
Northrop & Johnson northropandjohnson.com
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