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STARCK STRIKES AGAIN The making of the world’s biggest sailboat
GAME ON The entertainment-packed Irimari ups the game for Sunrise Yachts. Wo r d s – C e c i l e G a u e r t
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The hub for entertainment is in a glass-enclosed space in the sun deck’s center specially designed for games.
he 207-foot Irimari seems perfectly at home cruising along the coast
with Turkey’s Taurus Mountains
in the background. Like the peaks themselves, the yacht looks and
feels solid, as her captain attests.
“The boat is steady like a rock, even empty and
without the stabilizers,” said Heimo Tauern, after returning from the first sea trials a few miles
offshore. Irimari’s maiden voyage through the
Rhodes Canal confirmed his earlier assessments. “Even with three-meter waves on her nose she
travels quiet and sturdy,” he says. Swells are no
trouble at all. She smoothly reaches top speeds of 16.5 knots.
Irimari is an impressive vessel with
six decks (including the tank
Tauern, who also served as the build captain,
provided input that resulted in several changes
on the exterior. While a captain’s practical sense may not always mesh with a designer’s artistic
vision, the collaboration worked. “[Espen] listened to me carefully, which is impressive enough,” says the captain.
Most of the requests Tauern made had to do
with the yacht’s operations. “On my suggestions, Irimari was realized with wing stations for the
bridge and wing stations for the anchor crew, a
small gangboard on the stern, a fixed foremast and — well, this part Espen didn’t like
at all — two TV domes fitted on the wheelhouse roof,” Tauern says.
deck) and a gross tonnage of
He also suggested making the
more than 1,300 tonnes. The
interior layout a bit more
steel-hulled yacht with an
flexible so two of the guest
aluminum superstructure
cabins could convert into
supporting large expanses
one large suite.
of glass displaces 1,170
It may be that the two
tonnes fully loaded.
big domes installed on
Exterior design is by
the forward section of
Espen Øino. From the
the superstructure were
groundbreaking Skat of more
unavoidable. Irimari’s owner,
than a decade ago to the recent Ester III, both built at Lürssen,
Øino shows an affinity for the bold
and the bountiful. The designer is quick to
who’s had yachts before, loves
spending time on board; quick jaunts
to shore for lunch or to seek entertainment
point out that all the vessels his studio has designed
are not his style. Once aboard, he stays on board.
slippery AeroCruisers built at Danish Yachts and
the design afforded, allowing him to create a high-
look different. He is, after all, also known for the
slim superyachts from Silver Yachts. But he’ll admit he’s particularly fond of Irimari’s styling.
“These are lines I like,” he says. “I very much like
these ample glass surfaces and beautiful views from
Consequently, he appreciated the abundant space tech games room and a movie lounge featuring a
90-inch-wide screen. And since Irimari feels like a ship, he wanted her to sound like one, too.
Herbert Baum, co-founder of Sunrise Yachts,
inside.” The design evidently appeals to others, too.
pointed out the horn air compressor outside the
received for this bodacious 63-meter hull. (The first
me around a few weeks before her delivery. “I was
Irimari is the second of two orders Sunrise Yachts is in the late stages of construction.)
gleaming two-level engine room as he showed
sitting in my office one day when I heard what I
thought was a cruise ship. Then, I realized it was
Irimari (sounding off)!” he says. The impressive and harmonious sound comes from a five-trumpet F-3
Six bars, a lap pool, games room, gym, steam room and more means you never have to leave the yacht.
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Light wood with copper strips serves as a leitmotif, from the owner’s private quarters to the skylounge (center) and the interactive games room (bottom).
Chimetone horn made in Wisconsin by Kahlenberg. The advantage of seeing a yacht before every
hatch and panel has been placed and sealed is the ability to assess the care that the build team has
hued wood veneer, it has the feel of a cozy chalet.
Baum delighted in showing off the undersides
A/V equipment, including the interactive games
advanced yacht to date: the trays with the
wall, Irimari demanded the best in climate
taken with details that will seldom be seen. And of Sunrise’s largest and most technologically
perfectly aligned wires running through them,
the polished chrome finishes, the sturdy door and hatches, the fully painted compartments housing the watermakers and the firefighting equipment. Irimari will be ideally suited for charter with
her professional-grade galley, practical clamshell doors for outside deliveries, extensive food and wine storage (there is a refrigerator each for red, white and sparkling wines), and a professional laundry with adjacent linen closet, among
Due in part to her large windows and extensive
room on the top deck and a 16-foot-tall video
control. Noske-Kaeser, a German company that supplies climate control for everything from
cruise ships to submarines, handled the yacht’s air-conditioning system, which pipes perfectly chilled air throughout the vessel, including the three A/V racks.
The Raytheon Anschütz integrated bridge
is both handsome and practical with its walkaround console design
allowing the captain to get close to the vertical windshield
with binoculars in hands.
many other well-thought-
Naturally, the yacht also
out features.
has more current watch
The yacht’s massive
equipment, including
transom door doubles as a
infrared cameras.
large beach platform. Side
For all of her strength
doors reveal the garage for
and boldness, the boat is a
a 28-foot custom tender on
good example of a successful
the port side, and a workout
balancing act. Out of the water,
area adjacent to a steam room on the starboard side. All the
exterior decks, from the beach club to
the sun deck (about 7,375 square feet in total),
are expertly finished with a synthetic material by Bolidt that mimics teak.
Several companies shared the responsibility of
outfitting the interior: Sunrise Yachts, Ekinoks Interiors and Ulutaş. The craftsmen of Sunrise
Yachts built the furniture for the mess and crew cabins, which are impeccably finished with
Irimari, which her architect,
Unique Yacht Design, equipped with
a prominent bulbous bow, reveals herself to be
massive. However, the vast expanse of glass that cuts a diagonal swath across her superstructure contributes to her graceful lines on the water.
Likewise, her interior by Focus Yacht Design is an exercise in subtlety with oval and rounded shapes tempering a streamlined, contemporary feel. The designers had a rare opportunity “to
bedside hookups to charge handheld devices
start with a clean sheet of paper,” says Christian
the captain’s was the dedicated Internet lounge,
interior design firm. “The owners wanted
and individual screens. A specific request of
separate from the crew mess. Finished with a light-
Schaefer, one of the founders of the German
something fresh and new, and they were willing to set into something unusual and unexpected.” The owner likes copper so strips of copper or
other material mimicking its color and sheen
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The owners wanted something fresh and new, and they were willing to set into something unusual and unexpected.
Focus Design created custom pieces for the yacht, including a spectacular dining table with copper inserts that echoes the shape of the light fixture above it.
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have been incorporated into the design. It forms
linear patterns on bulkheads or accents in marble floors and furniture. The woods serve as another consistent design cue throughout the yacht.
“A selection of light and dark woods, such as
bleached oak and macassar, forms a common structure which leads through an array of maritime motifs,” Schaefer explains.
Bubbles rise on the video wall surrounded by
a “kelp forest” created on the lacquered walls of the main staircase. A shoal of fish scatters over
the owner’s bed while clouds billow over the VIP
cabin bed. These ideas are translated in an elegant and sophisticated way.
The risk of having a blank slate is, as Focus
Yacht Design puts it, to use space “as a field for
The designers had a rare opportunity to start with a clean sheet of paper. experimentation with an abundance of different shapes, colors or materials.” That’s not the case
here; the décor is consistent without ever being boring. One of the few areas on board with a highly graphic feel is the owner’s bathroom, finished with a veneered white marble from
Turkey. The oval-shaped tub at the room’s center brings everything into balance.
Focus Yacht Design also custom-designed
pieces of furniture that accent and complement
the overall theme. For example, the round dining table highlights the patterns on the marble floor
and echoes the style of the ceiling fixture. It also
stands on its own as a beautiful and intricate piece that combines leather, metal and wood.
Sunlight flowing from the large windows
and architectural lighting underscore how well
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details have been realized, down to the cross
stitches on leather panels applied to the skylounge walls and copper leaf on the ceiling.
The skylounge doubles as the onboard movie
theater. The vast and well-lit space also has
room for a white grand piano and one of six bars on board.
The hub for entertainment, however, is a deck
above in a glass-enclosed, air-conditioned space in the sun deck’s center. On other yachts, you might find a gym or a dining space here. On
Irimari, however, it’s been specially designed for
games with several screens on the wall connected to the tables.
“Everything is interactive and the screen can
display anything the guests want to see; it could be images of the day or the yacht’s route,” says
Ludovic Roche, sales manager for A/V installer Sambroni & Cie.
For all of her strength and boldness, the boat is a good example of a successful balancing act. “It’s all custom work, including the software,”
says Roche.
Irimari is only the third vessel to launch at
Sunrise Yachts. The first two were 147-foot sisterships Africa and Atomic. While both
beautiful yachts, they did not quite reach
the level of complexity that this much bigger vessel implies.
The two partners who founded the shipyard,
Baum and Guillaume Roché, talk of a quantum
leap and the advent of “Sunrise 2.0” and it’s clear that Irimari has them excited about the future. “We’re raising our game,” says Roché.
They’re counting on Irimari to send the
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Irimari – Sunrise Yachts Su n deck
Br idge deck
On top of the world: Above the sun deck is an extra private space with bar and great views (not shown).
Main deck
Lower deck
Masterful plan: The owner’s private suite comprises an office, small cabin, large stateroom and beautiful en suite.
Get on with it: Planned for long stints at sea, the pilothouse is equipped with the latest in navigation equipment.
Making it work: A sparkling two-level engine room is forward of the spacious garage holding a custom-built tender.
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Central play: At the heart of the sun deck is a climatecontrolled games room.
Pass the popcorn: A 90-inchwide screen delivers movies to guests in the versatile skylounge.
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*Tank deck and fly deck not shown
LOA: 207' (63.1m) LWL: 181' 10" (55.4m) Beam (max): 37' 7" (11.5m) Draft (loaded): 11' 2" (3.4m) Gross tonnage: 1,347 GT Displacement (full load): 1,170 tonnes
Power: 2 x 2,000-hp MTU 12V 4000 M63 Speed (max/cruising): 16.5/12 knots Range: 6,000 nm @ 10 knots Fuel capacity: 44,380 U.S. gallons
Stabilizers: Naiad 720
Crew: 18
Generators: 3 x 220kW MAN, 1 x 110kW Cummins
Construction: Steel, aluminum
Freshwater capacity: 10,960 U.S. gallons
Classification: Bureau Veritas Charter AUT-UMS; MCA LY2 compliant
Tenders: 28' Tender Shipyard, 23' Novurania LX
Naval architecture: Sunrise Yachts, Unique Yacht Design
Owner and guests: 12
Exterior design: Espen Øino International
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Interior design: Focus Yacht Design Builder/year: Sunrise Yachts/2015 Antalya, Turkey t: +90 242 259 55 30 e: sales@sunriseyachts.com w: www.sunriseyachts.com