With distinctive styling from Espen Øino, the newest Amels 60 yacht Entourage is making her way toward the Atlantic Ocean for her first cruising season.
Announced as Project Witchcraft, the 197-footer (60-meter) just departed the Dutch shipyard within the past several days. She’s hull number two in the Amels 60 Limited Editions range. In fact, she was under construction at the same time her predecessor, Come Together, was. Come Together embarked on her inaugural cruising season just last summer.
Even though she’s part of a series and therefore has set naval architecture and engineering, Entourage still reflects significant customization. Firstly, if you’ve seen Come Together, you may notice that the windows on the two megayachts are quite different. Whereas Come Together has trapezoid-shaped windows along her main deck, the new yacht Entourage has more traditional windows. Additionally, rather than have a tender garage, the megayacht stows a 29-foot (9-meter) tender on her foredeck. Overall, Moran Yacht & Ship, which acted as the owner’s representative, says the owner was deeply involved in the entire process.
The owner further wanted a monochromatic décor. This ambience, for the party of 12 (supported by 12 crewmembers plus the captain), results from working with the interior-design studio Burdifilek. Interestingly, the Canadian company has experience primarily with luxury retail and residential designs. Though images aren’t available just yet, Entourage should look and feel serene, especially in the master suite, which includes a fold-down balcony.
“It’s been great to see how all parties involved have pulled together and given so much effort during this busy project,” says Arie Midavaine, the Damen Yachting project manager for Entourage while she was in development. Sean Moran of Moran Yacht & Ship concurs. “We look forward to many more successful projects with the Damen Yachting organization in the future,” he adds.
The owner of the yacht Entourage isn’t keeping her all to himself. She’ll entertain charter guests, too, through the central agency of Moran Yacht & Ship. Bookings are already lined up, as you might expect.
Burdifilek burdifilek.com
Damen Yachting damenyachting.com
Moran Yacht & Ship www.moranyachts.com
More About the Yacht Entourage
LOA: 196’9” (60 meters)
Beam: 34’1” (10.4 meters)
Draft: 11’2” (3.4 meters)
Guests: 12 in 6 staterooms
Engines: 2/MTUs in diesel-electric configuration
Range: 4,500 nautical miles at 13 knots
Builder: Damen Yachting
Stylist: Espen Øino International
Naval Architect: Damen Yachting
Interior Designer: Burdifilek
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