Horizon Yacht Amethyst Is for Avid Anglers: Sunday Superyacht Video

Horizon Yachts doesn’t build sportfishing yachts. That is, unless a customer asks for a cockpit for reeling in prized catch. The customers who own the recently christened yacht Amethyst are the first to make that request for Horizon’s FD80 series. Their new yacht, hull number 16, shows once again how the shipyard’s semi-custom approach includes far more than interiors.

It’s hard not to realize the intended purpose of Amethyst. After all, the megayacht has outriggers, plus a fighting chair in her cockpit. To take care of bait when they head out in pursuit of fish, including pelagics, the owners had the yard install a livewell along the transom. Two tuna tubes and an in-sole icebox fed by an ice machine are in the cockpit, too. A teppanyaki grill, meanwhile, can take care of ensuring fresh catch can be served for lunch or dinner. Just inside the lazarette, the owners and crew have a fishing tool room with rod stowage and a refrigerator and freezer.

Of course, the owners of the yacht Amethyst don’t plan to fish all day every day. Good times with good friends simply relaxing and taking in the sights are priorities as well. True to her namesake—the shared birthstone for the owners—pops of purple punctuate the interior. For example, purple veining runs through the grey rug (further depicting fish) in the saloon. Richly hued chairs here pick up the same color. The wall framing the TV in the master suite additionally incorporates purple, via an Affresco mural (above).

The Australian owners—the first Horizon FD80 sold to Americans in 2020—didn’t go overboard with the amethyst hues. They did, however, lend playfulness to spaces for special guests. Each of the three VIP staterooms below decks bears the name and color scheme of a gemstone. Friends and family can stay in the Ruby stateroom in the bow, for example, with twins converting to a V berth. Or, they can choose between the Sapphire and Emerald staterooms, each with queens.

Throughout her decks, the yacht Amethyst shows off water-bleached walnut wood and plentiful custom creations. Full-height mullion panels depicting ocean life sit to each side of the saloon forward, thematically separating it from the galley. Since the saloon and galley are part of an open-plan space, guests are meant to admire the colorful Michaelangelo quartzite galley island, backsplash, and sole. They can sit on barstools directly at the island for casual meals, or a dining table with an anchor motif comprised of inlaid amethyst.

With an enclosed skylounge containing a bar and barstools, plus a boat-deck a hot tub with yet another bar and barstools, the yacht Amethyst is super-social. Fititngly, her layout complements the symbolism behind her name: good fortune.

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