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Skat superyacht9/25/2023 ![]() ![]() The interior boasts a wealth of mother of pearl Making sure the huge windows were fully stormproof meant the glass had to be specially engineered in Italy and it is over 7cm thick.ĩ. “It was quite a challenge to make this space with no pillars,” observes Mario Pedol, adding that the beams on the ceiling had to be 1 metre in width. The large open plan main saloon measures 29 metres long by 18 metres, with no pillars to obstruct the views inside, and it is flanked by full height windows for an expansive view outside. Guests can stay fit by using the onboard gym, pool or practising their swing in a special ‘golf training room’.Īzzam accommodates up to 36 guests in supreme comfort, and to look after them there is a crew of between 70 and 80 people. ![]() Two 9,000kW MTU engines produce a speed of 18 knots over long distances – she could comfortably cross the Atlantic without refuelling. There is a long range mode as well as a ‘sprint mode’Īzzam also has two conventional diesel engines for longer distance voyaging and extended range. Altogether they produce 97,000hp and consume 13 tonnes of fuel per hour at top speed.ĥ. Top speed is produced by two gas turbine engines and 2 x MTU diesel engines driving two Wartsila axial flow Modular waterjets and two boosters. Azzam is as fast as a Navy frigate and uses similar technology The brief for Azzam was for a vessel that could travel as fast as possible to the owner’s private island off the coast of Abu Dhabi, and she can cover the journey in a matter of hours at her top speed of 33 knots.Ĥ. Azzam is one of the world’s fastest superyachts The builders calculated that had the yacht been built by one person, work would have had to start in 1737BC.ģ. Some 4,000 people were involved in the build over four years, clocking up six million man-hours before her launch in April 2013. Rightly thought of as a gigayacht, Azzam took four years to build at German shipyard Lürssen and is said to have cost more than US$500m. As the need to optimise the structure, and create space for complex engine systems, fuel and tenders developed, together with an elegant exterior sporting a long, sweeping bow and swept back stern, the design grew by another 35 metres to become a recordbreaker.Ģ. The design was to be high speed and accommodate a certain interior plan and number of guests, but it was originally envisaged as 145 metres overall. Azzam was never conceived as the world’s largest superyacht Romero 10 facts about the superyacht Azzamġ. ![]()
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