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THE HEADLINES ICONIC BRITISH YACHT TO FEATURE IN OLYMPICS An iconic British-built yacht that fell into neglect will feature in the Tokyo Olympics after a major restoration project. CYNARA is a 29m gaff-rigged ketch, designed by Charles E Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholsons in 1927. However, unlike other surviving yachts of its age in Europe and the Americas, it had never undergone a serious restoration, having spent 45 of her 90 years in and around Miura, Japan. To say the yacht has a storied history is an understatement: Tony Curtis and Zsa Zsa Gabor made a film on it, while Winston Churchill is said to have nearly set it on fire with a cigar. Now, it sails again thanks to a six-year restoration project, undertaken by the Riviera Group. “It’s a rare opportunity for craftsmen from Europe to come to the distant land of Japan and work with local engineers to restore a ship,” said Paul Harvey, master shipwright. “CYNARA will once again gracefully traverse the world’s oceans, and we look forward to sharing with Japan the pride and joy that the vessel’s former craftsmen must have felt.” O
WORLD’S FIRST ‘YACHT LINER’ TO LAUNCH IN 2024 SOMNIO is so large it needs new nomenclature. The world’s first “yacht liner”, due to launch in 2024, is a massive 221m in length – 40m longer than AZZAM, which currently holds the record for the world’s largest private yacht. But it’s not just its size that is turning heads. The megayacht will offer 39 apartments for sale on the boat starting at €9.5m each. The project will give buyers “the intimacy of a private yacht alongside the chance to network in a vibrant community of like-minded owners”, investors in the €500m project have said. It is being led by Carl Le Souef, a US-based Australian millionaire who founded skincare firm Private Formula International and now runs sustainable tech group Somnio Global, the Financial Times reported. The apartments will cost a minimum of €9.5m, with residents
collectively deciding the itinerary for the year. The yacht will boast a 10,000-bottle capacity wine cellar and a beach club and host talks by scientists using onboard equipment to study marine environments. Construction has already started on SOMNIO, with revenue from apartment sales helping to finance the rest of the build, according to reports. Spread across six decks, the 33,500 GT vessel will become the largest superyacht in the world by both length and volume. It will be carried out by Norwegian yard Vard under the eye of Somnio co-founder Captain Erik Bredhe, who previously helmed THE WORLD, perhaps the most famous residential vessel. It is also a collaboration between two of the world’s most famous design and architectural studios: Winch Design and Tillberg Design. O
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