Megayacht News Onboard: Mondo Marine's Nameless

A custom megayacht is certainly an artistic expression. Nameless, the latest delivery from Mondo Marine and styling by Cor D Rover, takes it to a whole new level. The owner, an avid art collector, wanted Nameless to serve as a showcase for some of his favorite pieces. In the process, the 134’5” (41-meter) megayacht is also a gallery unto herself.

The saloon and dining area, open to one another, leave no doubt as to the dual purpose of Nameless. According to Mondo Marine, from the paintings that take up entire bulkheads to the furnishings, the owner wanted highly detailed accoutrements. Many were custom made by Italian artisans at his request and that of interior designer Luca Dini. Note the white soles, comprised of white Carrara marble; they posed quite a challenge to select. The owner specified pure white marble, absent any veins that typically characterize the stone. Overall, there’s 3,229 square feet (300 square meters) of it aboard Nameless.

The owner believed that traditional Carrara marble would detract from the artwork; these views of the skylounge underscore why. The eye-catching nature of the veins would draw attention away from the mural-like painting forward, the mirror-surfaced display aft (just visible in the left photo and in the background in the right photo), and more. Since entertaining aboard Nameless is important to the owner, the artistic nature of some of the furnishings is also practical. Take the stone table between the settees, for example. Box-like inserts can hold flowers as shown or become ice buckets for some of the more than 1,000 bottles of champagne aboard, yet another passion of the owner.

Mahogany, white leather, and steel are used in most areas aboard Nameless to further enhance the artwork, though here along the stairs and the guest stateroom foyer, wood, stone, and metal create their own drama. Wenge wood delineates each stair tread and frames both the foyer and each stateroom doorway. Again, all of these were deliberate choices by the megayacht’s owner, whom Mondo Marine says was a frequent visitor to the shipyard during construction. In fact, he often visited twice per month, sometimes even once every week.

Among the four guest staterooms aboard Nameless, each with its own color scheme, are two VIPs occupying the full beam, a queen stateroom, and a twin cabin. This VIP situates the bed to one side, to make the room feel more spacious. It also has a large wardrobe, since the Very Important Person who stays here spends a lot of time aboard.

An office area, visible at left and in the background, is part of the master suite aboard Nameless. In customary fashion for Mondo Marine and other megayacht builders, the suite is fully forward on the main deck and benefits from nice-size ports.

If you thought the owner had a penchant for marble, wait until you see how onyx is used aboard Nameless—and how much of it is used. Dini incorporated onyx as table legs, as the inside lining of the day head door and from floor to ceiling in the same space, and of course in the master suite’s bath.

The interior of this Mondo Marine isn’t the only area intended to delight the senses. Nameless’ sundeck has this attractive (dare we say artistic) waterfall hydro-massage pool, designed by Dini and with mosaics made by an Italian artisan. It’s surrounded by sunpads, and joined by loose furnishings across the rest of the deck. A hidden bar and refrigerator keep guests refreshed. Also not seen, because Nameless does not have it, is an exterior helm station.

As for the solitary helm, Nameless’ captain reports that the owner even got involved in its design. In fact, he says the owner changed the layout a few times, which suited the captain just fine, having met him about seven years ago. Of course, the captain had input into the wheelhouse design, too. One thing he decided to skip was having a helm chair. He says that when Nameless is cruising (at 17 knots, with 12 knots producing the best range, 3,100 nautical miles), he prefers being able to move back and forth between the instruments and displays.

Nameless is a megayacht meant to be shared with friends, and the owner has certainly done that to date. The cockpit-like seating area on the foredeck, which can be shaded with umbrellas, has been put to good use, and the sundeck hosted quite a soiree during the Monaco Yacht Show. Given that Nameless is his eighth yacht to date, he has more than learned what works for his cruising lifestyle. Nameless also happens to be the eighth 41-meter motoryacht built by Mondo Marine, incorporating improvements learned with each previous build.

So, the owner isn’t the only one who has learned some good lessons.