Turkey's Mazu Yachts has made something of a name for itself since it was founded by owner Halit Yukay in 2011. The yard, which is situated on the Sea of Marmara about an hour and a half south of Istanbul, not accounting for traffic (whichyou definitely need to do), has heretofore turned out fibreglass superyacht tenders with modern, edgy lines that look at home buzzing about off the transoms of the more avant-garde superyachts being built in Turkey and Italy. In 2020 the 24.5-metre Mazu 82 dayboat entered the scene, still in composite. But at the 2023 Monaco Yacht Show, Mazu showed up with something completely different. The 28.5-metre 92 DS is a superyacht in its own right, and it's the first steelhulled yacht powered with pod propulsion triple 8oo-horsepower Volvo Penta IPS1050S. It’s the first in a series that will include a 112, a 132… and then, who knows?
For Yukay, the 92 DS and its larger sisters to come were a natural progression for his company, from a trends perspective as well as basic economics. “We want to grow the company, always,” he says.
