Want to know how much boat you can buy for your buck? BOAT takes a look at the biggest yachts currently for sale, starting with the iconic 114.5-metre superyacht Pelorus...
Pelorus | 114.5m
Year: 2003
Builder: Lürssen
Pelorus was commissioned by a Saudi businessman who enjoyed one long, glorious cruise aboard his new superyacht before tycoon Roman Abramovich made him an offer too good to refuse. Easily the largest yacht to be built by Lürssen at the time, her Tim Heywood exterior features a top deck "lido" with two swimming pools, two helicopter pads and a vast, sea-level platform revealed by opening the transom. Interiors were carried out by Terence Disdale, who opted to use natural materials wherever possible to maintain a "casual" atmosphere – in the hopes it would offset the yacht’s imposing frame.
Pelorus is asking €185,000,000 with Burgess.
Moonlight II | 91.4m
Year: 2005
Builder: Neorion
The brainchild of the late Andreas Liveras, Moonchild II was originally commissioned as the 85.3-metre Alysia alongside sistership Annaliesse (now Queen Miri). Her transformative 2015 refit added the extra 6.1 metres alongside a brand new beach club made complete with a well-stocked bar, sunbathing areas and shell doors that reveal far-flung ocean views. Other highlights include a touch-and-go helipad and a full-beam spa with massage room, beauty salon, steam shower and gym.
Moonlight II is asking €68,000,000 with Fraser.
Phoenix II | 90.1m
Year: 2010
Builder: Lürssen
Phoenix II takes a page (or two) from The Great Gatsby with her cherry velvet flooring and gilded details. The owner commissioned Winch Design to create her intricate "Art Deco meets the New York skyline" design concept, including a 5.7-metre phoenix figurehead modelled after the Chrysler building's mounted eagles. Roaring highlights include a sommelier room, three swimming pools, a plush cinema room and a custom Steinway for some musical accompaniment at mealtimes.
Phoenix II is asking €124,950,000 with Cecil Wright and Burgess.
Lady Lara | 91m
Year: 2015
Builder: Lürssen
Debuting on the brokerage market in September 2023, Lady Lara has eluded the public eye for eight years – with BOAT International only recently stepping on board. She was designed inside and out by Reymond Langton and features two standout swimming pools. The first transforms into a dance floor with surround-sound while the second is fitted with a swim-up bar, large day bed and sunlounger. Lady Lara's recently-completed winter works were valued at a staggering €15,000,000.
Lady Lara is asking €230,000,000 with Y.CO and Merle Wood & Associates.
B2 | 86m
Year: 2009
Builder: Abeking & Rasmussen
Another Reymond Langton entry, B2 remains the second-largest launch by the German shipyard (beaten out by the 118.2-metre Livao). Her recent four-million-euro refit saw the hull extended by seven metres – allowing room for a spacious beach club, with a glass-bottom infinity pool acting as its rippling, refracted ceiling. The beach club is also outfitted with lounge chairs, a drinks bar and flatscreen television.
B2 is asking €79,000,000 with Moravia Yachting.
Chakra | 86m
Year: 1963
Builder: Van Der Werf
Delivered first as a commercial vessel, Chakra was converted into a full-fledged superyacht in 1998 by Devonport Yachts. The change saw her five decks rearranged with a dedicated yoga area, spa pool, beauty parlor, massage room and gym. This unconventional yacht also boasts a globe-trotting range (in exces of 10,000 nautical miles) and a spacious tender garage housing Yamaha Wave Runners, two RIBs and a 12-metre Sessa dayboat.
Chakra is listed for sale with Merle Wood & Associates, with POA.
O'Ptasia | 84.7m
Year: 2018
Builder: Golden Yachts
Superseded by 95-metre sistership O'Pari in 2020, Golden Yachts' former flagship is still one of the largest yachts on the market today. Her most attention-pulling feature is the beach club spa, fitted with a steam room, dry Finnish sauna, Hammam and massage room. Continuing the theme of wellness, a touch-and-go helipad on the foredeck can double as a yoga studio (with a view like no other) while her waterfall Jacuzzi is also a rejuvenating spot.
O'Ptasia is asking €89,999,000.00 with Burgess.
Elements | 80m
Year: 2019
Builder: Yachtley
The newest delivery on the list, Elements is Alpha Marine-made and "one of the world’s few purpose-built SOLAS yachts" according to her broker. Worthy of note is the master cabin, complete with its own oval lobby that doubles as a walk-in closet and a private deck with helipad, swimming pool, Jacuzzi and small private dining table. Her opulent Cristiano Gatto interiors see unconventional features (think Grecian-style pillars and etched-mirrored glass) incorporated alongside gold, silver and mother of pearl inlays.
Elements is asking €112,000,000 with Camper & Nicholsons.
Amaryllis | 78.4m
Year: 2011
Builder: Abeking & Rasmussen
Inspired by the Belle Époque, Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods, it's no wonder Amaryllis' interiors (owed to Reymond Langton) always dazzle those who step aboard. Leisure highlights include a piano lounge, cinema suite and five-metre pool with colourful underwater lighting for night-time swims. Her waterside set-up also impresses, with a beach club that features a fully-equipped (and perfectly paired) gym and spa.
Amaryllis is asking €89,000,000 with Moravia Yachting.
Yersin | 76.6m
Year: 2015
Builder: Piriou
Designed by Pierre-Jacques Kubis in the same scientific spirit as her namesake, Yersin is equipped with a barge, seaplane and enough provisions to keep 18 people fed for 50 days. But this military-style explorer is built not just for getting to extraordinary places, but also for making the most of them once there. Guests have free reign over a 30-square-metre spa, cinema and a pool deck complete with a teppanyaki galley, sushi bar and a large swimming pool. Other highlights include a library and an elevator accessing all decks.
Yersin is asking €59,000,000 with Fraser.