When Dutch builder Royal Huisman delivered Sea Eagle, it noted that the schooner was its longest yacht yet, the ninth-largest sailing yacht in service and the world's second-largest all-aluminium sailing yacht. It wasn't that long ago that building such a large bluewater sailing yacht solely in aluminium would have raised many an eyebrow. But nearly 60 years of aluminium yacht-building experience and the ability to create limitless virtual models for computer testing led to an optimal Alustar hull structure for the perfect fast passagemaker.
– she carried the Roman numeral II in her name when launched in 2020 – promptly left northern Europe for the Mediterranean and then the Pacific, beginning the planned circumnavigation for her commissioning owner, Taiwanese owner Dr Samuel Yin. He had developed the brief for this boat as he cruised far and wide on his first Royal Huisman, a 43-metre by the same name. That , now Revenger, was a performance sloop. For his next yacht, he sought more comfort, more amenities for guests and crew, and more range so he could see as much of
