How many owners want their guests to see the engine room every time they head below decks? How many owners further want to cook for guests themselves while aboard? You might find a small handful who tick either box. The owners of the yacht Diamond Binta tick both—and a few more, making their still-new delivery something extra special.

It all started with their previous experience with Tankoa Yachts. They had built the yacht Bintador, a.k.a. Binta D’Or, with the shipyard, taking delivery in 2019. Between frequent visits during the build and distinct ideas for an art-adorned interior, they saw up close how the craftspeople strove to bring their vision to reality. So, with some different lifestyle needs and desires after a few years of cruising aboard the 164-footer (50-meter), they returned to Tankoa to talk about a bigger project.

The yacht Diamond Binta is certainly bigger, 190 feet (58 meters). In fact, the yacht made history as the largest project from Tankoa Yachts at her launch last summer. The larger overall dimensions afforded the opportunity to incorporate some anything-but-expected features. For instance, family and friends staying in the five staterooms below decks can walk straight aft into the beach club. More importantly, though, they pass through a window-lined foyer that cuts through the engine room (above). Since one of the owners is interested in engineering, he purposely wanted to show off the machinery space. Tankoa Yachts’ in-house design and engineering team collaborated with the owners to make it possible.

Yet another difference: The galley is a guest and a crew space. Actually, it’s an owner, guest, and crew space, because the owners love to cook. Rounded-back leather chairs sit on both sides of the prep island-turned-table for these more personal experiences. Even the lighting received special attention, designed by Francesco Paszkowski and Margherita Casprini. The frequent collaborators strove to take the owners’ ideas to a higher level throughout the decks.

The galley isn’t the only traditionally work-only space aboard Diamond Binta that gets special treatment. Her wheelhouse has a striking design, too, with abundant automotive-inspired elements. Here as well, Paszkowski and Casprini elevated the owners’ expectations. The blend of red detailing, brown leather, and metallic facing especially call cars to mind. Additionally, the combination lends the area its own look, unlike anything else aboard.

Finally, glass has a special role aboard Diamond Binta. As mentioned, picture windows let guests peer into the engine room. Up on the sun deck, meanwhile, opening glass doors forward and aft turn the gym into a semi-open space. With the doors closed, it’s climate controlled yet still essentially feels open to the surroundings. In the beach club, not only does a skylight filter sunshine down from the main deck, but also a glass wall lines a massage area. It lightens and brightens the treatment area when Diamond Binta’s side platforms are open.

Vincenzo Poerio, Tankoa Yachts’ CEO, says it was a pleasure having these “discerning owners choose to build with us and to stay in the family.” They provided the opportunity not only to meet their new needs, but also to “enhance the dreams.”

Those of you on U.S. shores will get the chance to step aboard. Diamond Binta will make her American premiere at the Palm Beach International Boat Show in March.
Francesco Paszkowski Design paszkowskidesign.it
Tankoa Yachts tankoa.com

More About the Yacht Diamond Binta
LOA: 190’3” (58 meters)
Beam: 28’9” (8.8 meters)
Draft: 7’9” (2.4 meters)
Guests: 14 in 6 staterooms
Engines: not available
Range: 5,000 nautical miles at 10 knots
Builder: Tankoa Yachts
Stylist: Francesco Paszkowski Design
Naval Architect: Tankoa Yachts
Interior Designer: Francesco Paszkowski Design and Margherita Casprini
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