Described by Boat International magazine as 'one of the world's most amazing super yachts', the 42.5metre-long Adastra is a floating pleasure palace equipped to entertain a billionaire with even the highest of standards.
She is the the new pet of Hong Kong-based shipping magnate Anto Marden, 64, and his wife Elaine,
whose uses for her may include - among other things - gliding between
the two tropical islands they already own off the coast of Indonesia.
The giant Adastra is a three-hulled made-to-order yacht that cost $15million to make
The yacht has been described by Boat
International as 'one of the world's most amazing super yachts, that
could spell the future for efficient long range cruising'
Futuristic: The main deck area looks more like that on a spaceship than a boat
The main helm station, which has seating for
two, is positioned in a raised pilot house situated between the rear
deck and the saloon area and forms part of the cross beam structure
THE MAN WHO BOUGHT A £1MILLION YACHT TO SAIL THE HIGH SEAS
Very little is known about billionaire shipping magnate Anto Marden, the boss of Fenwick Shipping Services, and his wife Elaine.
Mr Marden, 64, is known as a very experienced yachtsman who has spent his life on the high seas for his business and now flitting between islands in the far east and south-east Asia.
He was educated at the expensive Charterhouse School Godalming in Surrey before graduating from the University of Leeds.
Mr Marden, 64, is known as a very experienced yachtsman who has spent his life on the high seas for his business and now flitting between islands in the far east and south-east Asia.
He was educated at the expensive Charterhouse School Godalming in Surrey before graduating from the University of Leeds.
The yacht's high-concept, space-age look is no gimmick. The shape has been specially developed to cut through waves as it glides across the high seas.
Adastra was
unveiled in China and took three years to build, as well as two years of
planning and design. It is 42.5 metres long, 16 metres wide and weighs
52
tons.
Her
enormous petrol tank coupled with her dynamic sailing efficiency allows
the Adastra to travel up to 4,000 miles without refuelling - the same
distance from London to New York.
‘It takes the power trimaran concept further than has ever been
attempted before,’ Mr Shuttleworth told Boat International.
‘The challenge of turning this
concept into a viable luxury yacht has taken us to further research and
to develop new thinking on stability and comfort at sea for this type of
craft.’
It is the result of five years of planning and construction, and rivals anything owned by yacht-lover Roman Abramovich.
The hull of the Adastra is built from glass and Kevlar and can house nine guests and six crewmen. The deck saloon has a panoramic view while the open cockpit has sofas on both sides. The open deck running aft also
has a door that hinges
out to create a bathing platform.
Boat International magazine said Adastra 'could spell the future for efficient long range cruising'.
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