Superyacht: Difference between revisions

Superyachts are often available for charter with a staff that caters to guests at a high standard of comfort. They may be designed to emphasize comfort, speed, or expedition capability. Depending on the season, superyachts may be most frequently found in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] or the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]]. Many are available for charter at prices that exceed {{euro|link=yes}}100,000 per week. Larger examples may have more than one swimming pool; they may carry a variety of water toys, other boats, and some ahave helicopterhelipads to receive guests from helicopters.

At the beginning of the 20th century, when wealthy individuals constructed large private yachts for personal pleasure, some manufacturers, such as [[Cox & King]] and<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nsU6AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Cox+&pg=PA252|title=The Rudder|last=Day|first=Thomas Fleming|date=1916|publisher=Fawcett Publications|pages=252|language=en}}</ref> [[Gas Engine & Power Company & Charles L. Seabury Company|Charles L. Seabury and Company]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W81k1c2f7pYC&q=Consolidated+Shipbuilding%2C+Morris+Heights+NY&pg=PA79|title=The Book of Wooden Boats|last=Bray|first=Maynard|date=November 2000|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|isbn=9780393048995|pages=78–9|language=en}}</ref> were noted for their large steam yachts. The first half of the 20th century saw the first large motor yachts, including [[Charles Henry Fletcher]]'s ''Jemima F. III'' (1908) at {{Convert|111|ft|m|abbr=|order=flip}},<ref>{{Citation|last=Staff|title=Queen of Motor Yachts, The Jemima F. III., Largest in the World, Launched in the Harlem|date=17 July 1908|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/07/17/104739777.pdf|newspaper=The New York Times|pages=1|location=New York}}</ref> ''[[MV Savarona|Savarona]]'' (1931) at {{Convert|136|m|ft|abbr=}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/erdogan-uses-ataturks-yacht-for-first-time-to-host-bosnian-leader-79178|title=Erdoğan uses Atatürk's yacht for first time to host Bosnian leader - Turkey News|date=March 4, 2014|website=Hürriyet Daily News|language=en|access-date=2019-04-21}}</ref> and ''[[Christina O]]'' (1947 conversion) at {{Convert|99|m|ft|abbr=}}.<ref name="Iconic yachts: Christina O">{{cite news |url=https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/christina-o-yacht-triangle-of-sadness |title=The real story behind the Triangle of Sadness superyacht |date=22 November 2022 |first1=Holly |lastlast1=Overton |first2=Roger |last2=Lean-Vercoe |first3=Peter |last3=Boulton |journal=Boat International |access-date=11 April 2023 }}</ref>

The "Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY2)" of Great Britain and its dominions defines a "large yacht" as one that is {{Convert|24|m|ft|abbr=}} or more at the waterline and is in commercial use for sport or pleasure, while not carrying cargo or more than 12 passengers, and carrying a professional crew. The code regulates the equipping of such vessels, both at sea and in port—including such matters as crew duty times and the presence of a helicopter on board. The code has different levels of standard for vessels above and below 500 [[Gross tonnage|gross tons]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295047/msn_1792_edition_2.pdf|title=The Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY2)|last=Maritime and Coastguard Agency|publisher=Department of Transport|location=Southampton|date=September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420230523/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295047/msn_1792_edition_2.pdf|archive-date=20 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Other countries have standards similar to LY2.<ref name=":5" /> Whereas yachts of 24 metres and below may be constructed of [[fiberglass]], larger yachts are more likely to be constructed of steel, aluminum or composite [[Fibre-reinforced plastic|fiber-reinforced plastic]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZk3AAAAQBAJ&q=%22superyacht%22+definition&pg=PA1|title=Law of Yachts & Yachting |last1=Coles |first1=Richard|last2=Lorenzon|first2=Filippo|date=2013-07-31|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=9781317995791|pages=3–4|language=en}}</ref> Such yachts may be considered "superyachts" and are more commonly at {{Convert|40|m|ft|abbr=}} or more in length.<ref name=":1"/>

Between 1998 and 2008, European production of superyachts grew by 228%, ending the period with a total production of 916 units and $10 billion in orders.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bmezDSjqDWoC&q=mega+yacht+industry&pg=PA211|title=European Union Shipbuilding Industry Investment and Business Guide|last=European Central Bank|date=2007-02-07|publisher=Int'l Business Publications|isbn=9781433015106|volume=3|location=Washington, DC|pages=211|language=en}}</ref> In January 2020'', [[Boat International Media|Boat International]]'' listed 4,621 professionals connected to the superyacht industry since 1856,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-superyacht-directory/search?sort_field=year_of_build&sort_direction=asc |title=Search for Yachts on Boat International |website=Boat International |language=en |access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref> including 1,806 builders.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boatinternational.com/profiles/role-builder?sort_direction=desc&sort_field=yachts_count|title=Yacht Builders|date=January 2020|website=Boat International|language=en|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> The top ten builders were (shown with the total number of units built, since the founding of the company):