Both Oceanco's sailing yacht Black Pearl and motor yacht DAR won awards at the World Superyacht Awards 2019. The Black Pearl was voted "Best Sailing Yacht Overall", while the DAR came away with the "Best Motor Yacht of the Year" award.
It was not the only award for the DAR, which also took home the "Best Displacement Motor Yacht 2000 GT and Above" award.
Black Pearl
The Black Pearl, measuring 106.7 metres in length, is the world’s largest private sailing yacht. It also features a state-of-the-art Dynarig sailing system, a single-level engine room, and a hybrid propulsion installation with a high capacity battery bank allowing for a regeneration mode when under sail.
Ken Freivokh and Nuvolari Lenard created the exterior design, the interior design was provided by Gerard Villate and Nuvolari Lenard and naval architecture by Dykstra Naval Architects/Oceanco.
- Type: steel hull and aluminum superstructure
- Length: 106.7 m/350 ft
- Beam: 15 m/49 ft
- Speed: 17.5 knots/up to 30 knots under sail
- Delivered: 2018
- Engine type: 2 x 1080 kW MTU 12V2000M72 engines
DAR
The 90-metre motoryacht DAR, with edgy exterior styling by DeBasto Design, has an unprecedented, nearly 24 tons and 400 m2 of exterior glass. Its detailed interior by Nuvolari Lenard works well with the exterior by taking advantage of the extraordinary floor-to-ceiling views from nearly everywhere on board. In addition to head-turning aesthetics and advanced technology, DAR is the first yacht to ever achieve the Lloyd’s Integrated Bridge System (IBS) notation.
- Type: steel hull and aluminium superstructure
- Length: 90 m/295 ft
- Beam: 14.2 m/47 ft
- Speed: 8 knots (cruising)/20 knots (top speed)
- Deliverd: 2018
- Engine type: 2 x 3600 kW MTU 20V4000 M73L engines
World Superyacht Awards Gala
The World Superyacht Awards Gala, organised by Boat International Media, took place in the heart of London, in Old Billingsgate on 18 May. Nearly 600 guests including superyacht owners, designers, and builders were on hand for the dinner/awards event.
Picture: The Black Pearl is the world’s largest private sailing yacht.
