SAMURAI is a sleek and elegant 60.3-metre motor yacht built by the Turkish shipyard Alia Yachts and delivered in 2016, with subsequent refits keeping her in beautiful charter condition. The largest yacht Alia has built to date, she is a striking fusion of performance, luxury and award-winning design, the product of a collaboration between three of the industry’s most acclaimed studios, with exterior styling by Omega Architects, naval architecture by Van Oossanen and an interior by the British studio Redman Whiteley Dixon that won a ShowBoats Design Award in 2017. Built on an efficient semi-displacement steel hull with an aluminium superstructure and a generous 11.4-metre beam, she combines genuine turn of speed with exceptional interior volume, and is fitted with advanced stabilisers for a smooth, stable experience both underway and at anchor. Her defining characteristic is a bright, contemporary, Asian-inspired interior built around an open-plan layout and an extensive use of glass, with floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the social spaces with natural light and dissolve the boundary between inside and out. The full-beam main salon is a wonderful example, airy and elegant, and it flows effortlessly to the yacht’s generous exterior spaces. Life aboard SAMURAI is centred on relaxation and entertaining. Her sundeck is home to an oversized jacuzzi with a surrounding lounge and bar and ample space to sunbathe, while the bridge deck aft offers a sheltered alfresco dining area, the curve of the superstructure protecting the table. On the lower deck, a generous beach club with a fold-down swim platform provides direct access to the water and her impressive collection of toys, and a dedicated wellness area with a sauna, steam room, massage room and shower, along with a gym whose glass panels can close off completely for full air-conditioning, ensures guests can unwind in comfort while enjoying stunning sea views. Accommodation is arranged for up to 12 guests in six elegant staterooms. The spectacular full-beam master suite occupies the main deck and spans some 87 square metres, featuring a private lounge, a walk-in wardrobe, a large bathroom and an architectural skylight above the bed, with floor-to-ceiling windows offering breathtaking panoramic views. Four further guest cabins are arranged on the main deck, all convertible between twin and double configurations, and a sixth cabin or study on the bridge deck can be pressed into service as an additional double, giving flexible accommodation to suit any group. A professional crew of 15 delivers impeccable, attentive service throughout. Powered by twin MTU engines, SAMURAI cruises comfortably at 15 knots with a fast top speed of around 20 to 21 knots and a range of 4,250 nautical miles, allowing her to cover plenty of ocean between one compelling destination and the next. Cruising the Mediterranean in summer, with hotspots on the Amalfi Coast, the French Riviera, Corsica and Sardinia, and the Caribbean in winter, from Antigua and St Barth to the Bahamas, she offers charter guests a thrilling combination of speed, style and award-winning design aboard one of the most distinctive yachts in her class. Available for charter through Cecil Wright and Partners, SAMURAI is offered at rates from EUR 425,000 per week plus expenses.
