SEA EAGLE II لجيإ يس

The truly breathtaking contemporary three-masted schooner Sea Eagle II has been successfully delivered by Royal Huisman.

The world’s largest aluminium sailing yacht is now on her way to the Mediterranean. Sea Eagle II, designed by Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley, features an impressive plumb bow and modern Panamax rig by Rondal, making her not only powerful but recognisable all over the world. With an overall length of 81m / 266ft, she is the largest yacht built at Royal Huisman’s shipyard and joins another Huisman build – Athena – in the top 10 ranking of the world’s largest sailing yachts. She is, by any measure, a head turning superyacht destined for greatness. Nearly all board systems, such as gensets, air conditioning, waste water treatment and electronics, were thoroughly tested in the year prior to launch to avoid any surprises during the commissioning stage. Strict Covid-19 regulations and detailed protocols introduced in Spring eventually allowed the team to safely “pick up where they left off” in these extraordinary times. The sail handling and remaining propulsion systems were successfully tested and signed off during recent trials, which even during testing gave very promising insights into this yacht’s capabilities.

Spectacular speeds over 21 knots can be achieved in the ultimate sustainable way by powering up SEA EAGLE II’s Rondal rig, which can carry over 3500 square meters of sail area evenly distributed over her carbon Panamax masts. The full sail area is controlled by 34 winches from sailing system integrator Rondal. The largest winches - for the yankee, staysail sheets and mizzen sheet runners - are capable of a tremendous 18 tons (18,000kg) pulling load.

Royal Huisman’s largest yacht ever was commissioned by the Owner of the 43m / 142ft sloop Sea Eagle (Royal Huisman, 2015) who in doing so, reaffirmed his confidence in the ability of the shipyard to build his ultimate dream-yacht. The Royal Huisman team made this grand aspiration into a striking reality, keeping its promise of “If you can dream it, we can build it”. The delivery of Sea Eagle II is a time of significant pride for all parties concerned: it is the beginning of a great adventure for her owner, family, friends and crew – and of the shipyard’s new role as a provider of services, assisting the crew as they familiarise themselves with this grand new vessel. Designed and built to operate in a testing ocean environment, Sea Eagle II is the culmination of performance, luxury and reliability – proudly backed by the shipyard’s team with expert advice, service and support worldwide, not only throughout the warranty period but far into the future. The team from Royal Huisman wishes her owner and everyone onboard Sea Eagle II fair winds and following seas, as well as the wonderful quality time experience that is inherent to every Royal Huisman superyacht. www.royalhuisman.com www.sunreef-yachts.com

Globally-known for in-house manufacturing and designing, Sunreef Yachts now engages in a special collaboration focusing on one of the industry’s most exciting multihull concepts – the SUNREEF MM460 CAT.

With a constantly growing demand for large luxury sail catamarans, Sunreef Yachts has teamed up with one of the world’s best yacht designers, Malcom McKeon to present a radical superyacht concept – the SUNREEF MM460 CAT. The design is defined by its impressive glass superstructure, atop which sits a 60 sqm flybridge. This additional expanse of space not only gives the dual helm positions clear sight lines in all directions, but also provides a safe yet thrilling spot for guests to relax whilst the yacht is under sail, with fantastic elevated views.

Thanks to the yacht’s 16.65m beam, the aft deck can boast positively palatial proportions. Under the overhang of the flybridge, a sheltered lounge and al fresco dining area is created whilst further aft, L-shaped sofas nestle against the guardrail and disguise steps leading down to the swim platforms.

The main saloon is accessed via full height glass doors, which retract almost the full width of the superstructure and a spacious lounge and dining area, which expands to seat 18 guests, awaits. Positioned forwards on the main deck are the master and VIP suites. Of equal size, these ensuite cabins both feature a chaise lounge, desk and walkin wardrobe. The outlook is to the forward cockpit with its daybeds and Jacuzzi, which is reached via the main corridor. From the saloon, steps lead to the lower deck of either hull.

The starboard hull houses the guest accommodation, of which there are four ensuite cabins all convertible between double and twin configuration. To aft in the starboard hull, the Sunreef MM460 CAT carries a 6.2m tender and there’s space for additional water toys, scuba dive cylinders and compressor, as well as a wetsuit store. The crew/rescue tender is stowed in the forepeak and there’s also space for two jet skis below deck.

In the port hull, an aft beach club steals the limelight. It’s equipped with a bar counter and stools, an adjacent sauna and a 2.5m fold-down platform that provides direct access to the water from the port side. The crew quarters are also located in the port hull. There are three cabins with twin-bunks, plus an Engineer’s cabin and a Captain’s cabin, along with the crew mess, laundry and the yacht’s galley.

The Sunreef MM460 CAT is a capable and confident cruiser. She will take transoceanic passages in her stride and she is able to remain self-sufficient for extended periods of operation.