TOP 101 YACHTS 2022
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SOLARIS
LOA 459’
Gross tonnage
11,247GT
Builder
Lloyd Werft
Exterior designer
Marc Newson
Interior designer
Marc Newson.
Ayacht of many superlatives, 459ft Solaris is the largest private vessel that Bremerhaven’s Lloyd Werft has built by a broad margin. Widely reported to belong to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, she is one of the world’s biggest explorer-style yachts.
“We are proud that we have mastered this challenge,” said Friedrich Norden, Lloyd Werft’s director of projects and sales. “In many respects Solaris is a masterpiece. A number of very individual demands, some of them never experienced before in yacht-building, have been incorporated into this project.”
Marc Newson’s design has produced a smooth, clean hull with glass flush to the metal and bereft of ornamentation. An arch sprouts from the bulwarks amidships to encase the entire superstructure and there are curves everywhere – barely a hard right angle in evidence.
The yacht boasts more than 21,500 square feet of glass surfaces, including the biggest panes ever built into a yacht. She is driven by no fewer than eight MTU engines with a combined output of more than 14MW, for a speed in excess of 18 knots. The twin ABB Azipod system has a combined output of 9MW and constitutes the biggest such system ever installed in a private yacht.
Precious few additional details have been made available. Images posted online show two huge shell doors for tenders amidships, with three more creating teak-clad balconies further aft There’s a pool aft on the main deck with a glass floor that lights the beach club below. Accommodation reportedly runs to 36 guests across eight decks.
A DESIGN ICON
striking exterior design was from the hand of Marc Newson, who has remained tight-lipped about the mammoth
