LUSINE – a broker’s view.

Dubai-based Broker Jonathan Hind walks us through the largest-ever steel-hulled Heesen yacht, the 60.6m LUSINE, and explains what makes her such an outstanding purchase opportunity.

One of the stars of the Monaco Yacht Show 2022 was the newly-delivered 60.6m (198.8ft) Heesen LUSINE, which means ‘moon’ in Armenian. With exteriors by Omega Architects and lunar-inspired interiors by Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design, she is a yacht of pure Northern European pedigree. Jonathan Hind, Broker and Managing Director of our Dubai office, steps on board.

‘She’s an award-winning 1,079GT yacht (she won World Yacht Trophies Best custom yacht of the year in 2022), MCA compliant for commercial operation, she's never been used so the beds and bathrooms are completely untouched and she's available for purchase now. Also this yacht is less than a year old so all her Heesen and MTU engine warranties, which were both extended by the owner, are still valid and fully transferable,’ says Jonathan.

‘That’s a compelling combination of factors for an owner who doesn’t want to wait at least five years for a new custom yacht to be built.

‘We know for certain LUSINE is a yacht of outstanding quality because we project managed the build for five years on the owner’s behalf,’ adds Jonathan. ‘She is based on the shipyard’s 60m Steel platform but she’s a full-custom build with many personalised adaptations, like the private owner’s deck with terrace and jacuzzi, glass elevator serving all decks and a touch-and-go helipad.

‘She was designed for an owner who loved entertaining so there are plenty of social spaces for guests. There’s a huge foredeck lounge that offers privacy when stern-to in port, as well as a lounge, bar and al fresco dining table on the main deck aft. There are TVs everywhere too, the owner loved movies.

‘Broadly the interior design is slick and contemporary. The palette is contrasting earth tones with walnut, mahogany and Macassar veneers lifted by cream furnishings, stainless steel detailing, straw marquetry and light oak parquet flooring in the main saloon. Pops of blue from bespoke artworks inspired by the night sky work really well.

‘The interior design is remarkable, and the piece that caused all the fuss at Monaco was the table with a slice of an actual moon meteorite set into palladium, a rare type of platinum, as its central feature. It is a real ‘stop-and-think’ piece.

‘But for me her best feature is the cream-leather mural that wraps around the stairwell with fish and corals on the lower deck, mountains and trees on the main deck, birds and clouds on the bridge deck and finally the moon and stars on the sun deck. It’s quite an immersive journey, ascending from the seabed to the heavens.

‘The same colour palette carries through to the nine guests suites for 18 guests with reduced detailing to make the spaces more restful, a wonderful place to sleep.

‘As well as the aft facing owner’s suite, there’s a full-beam VIP suite with a private lounge and an adjoining twin cabin for children or staff. There are four more twin cabins on the lower deck, all of which could be changed to convertible or double berths should the new owner require more flexibility. There's a ninth cabin, also a twin but with access to a private terrace, up on the sun deck.

‘She features FDHF (fast displacement hull form) design pioneered by van Oossanen, which reduces drag by up to 20 percent for reduced fuel consumption and improved comfort at sea. She has a lively top speed of 17.5 knots, cruises at 13 knots and a maximum range of 4,200nm means she can cross the Atlantic with no problems.

‘The fact that she has three tenders will also be attractive to many, as they make such a difference when exploring your anchorage or getting ashore. LUSINE is a very special yacht in so many ways, I’m sure she’ll be cruising with a new owner before the summer. If you think that might be you, please get in touch and I'll meet you in Barcelona for an inspection that will impress.'

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- Yachts, prices and availability are correct at the time of publication.