Yacht Anjelif Is as High-Tech as She Is High-Style: Megayacht News Onboard

Oftentimes there’s more than meets the eye aboard a megayacht. The yacht Anjelif certainly qualifies. She dazzles your eyes with her metallic champagne paint and sculpted profile, along with her rich stonework and detailed interiors. But at her heart are myriad owner-specified systems for a smaller footprint while cruising the oceans and healthier air while onboard.

The yacht, which debuted at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show following her launch last year at Columbus Yachts, belongs to Maria Francesca Angelini, who has owned large yachts previously. Angelini wanted a project with hybrid propulsion for lower- and no-emission operations. Columbus Yachts’ experience in this regard held strong appeal. In 2013, its 40M Sport Hybrid was the first motoryacht receiving RINA’s Hybrid Propulsion Y classification and its voluntary Green Star Plus Platinum notation. The latter accounts for a wide variety of ways that a yacht can impact the environment. As for the hybrid propulsion system, Siemens Marine Solutions created one combining MTU engines, two electric motors, and two diesel gensets capable of operating in different modes.

Similarly, this 163-footer (49.76-meter) has RINA classification plus RINA’s Green notation and leverages Siemens’ technology. Specifically, the twin MTUs and two electric Kohler gensets can operate in three modes. Firstly, there’s traditional diesel mode, relying on the MTUs for navigation. This allows the yacht Anjelif to see a top speed around 20 knots, for instance. Also in this mode, the gensets power the electrical needs aboard. Secondly, there’s electric mode. With this, the gensets power not only the electrical needs but also two electric motors. The MTUs therefore are not engaged. It’s useful for repositioning or nighttime navigation, at about 8 knots, since it’s quiet. Finally, shaft-generator mode sees the MTUs transfer some energy to the electric motors to in turn power the yacht’s electricity. This reduces usage of the gensets. Complementing the Siemens system, a battery bank can kick in during diesel and shaft-generator modes if a blackout occurs.

the pool and transformer platform aboard the yacht Anjelif

Angelini additionally was concerned about air quality aboard. Discussions about building the yacht Anjelif began during the pandemic, but generally speaking, outside air and air conditioning can have impurities. Therefore, the superyacht has two purification systems. The first uses cold plasma to remove bacteria and viruses entering from outside. It cleanses the air in ventilation and air conditioning. The second system, meanwhile, automatically cleanses the air throughout the yacht at set intervals. Notably, the owner’s own project engineer developed this latter system. Additionally notable, the owner and the project engineer jointly developed the air-conditioning flow system, ensuring no one feels the air.

Angelini’s guests or charter guests (the yacht charters via Fraser Yachts) may not realize it, but even décor materials contribute to wellbeing. Angelini purposely selected precious stones valued for their cleansing properties. Entire backlit stone walls, in varying colors, appear in the guest staterooms’ foyer, their en suite baths, and the master suite’s massage room. They pair with further natural materials like oak and Canaletto walnut.

With Marco Casali of Too Design, Angelini created a warm, chic, welcoming atmosphere aboard the yacht Anjelif. There’s great versatility in a few areas, too. For example, in the main saloon, four settees create two semi-circular seating areas. Additionally, the two forwardmost settees rotate electrically to separate or join as needed. (On a related note, Angelini designed these herself.) Below decks, meanwhile, two of the four staterooms have twins that convert to doubles. Furthermore, the other two staterooms have a sliding wall to transform into one full-beam suite. The unneeded bed slides back into a sofa at the press of a button, turning the area into an office (below). Regardless of which cabin guests have, they have their own color scheme, coordinated with the stone in their en suite bath.

the yacht Anjelif convertible guest suites

Just as the yacht Anjelif dazzles with her exterior paint, so, too, does she dazzle with her upper-deck dining area. Here, oyster shell combines with Canaletto walnut for the oval table, also designed by Angelini. What’s more, it can disassemble so that two smaller tables remain. Within minutes, the room becomes a sophisticated games room.

From the special touches for guests to a mosaic shower/hammam and infrared sauna in the master suite, the yacht Anjelif does not disappoint. Angelini has created a polished place for good times with good company (and charter guests, starting at €330,000 per week in the Med, via Fraser Yachts). Simultaneously, she’s created a traveling home that strives to do good by where it cruises.

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