Better Place, a 50.5 m Sail Yacht built in Italy and delivered in 2012, is the flagship of Wally. She is the only 164 model.
Her top speed is 14.0 kn and her cruising speed is 12.5 kn and her power comes from a Siemens diesel electric engine. She can accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 staterooms, with 10 crew members. She has a gross tonnage of 310.0 GT and a 10.25 m beam.
She was designed by Wally (47 other superyachts designed) and Wetzels-Brown.
The naval architecture was developed by Bill Tripp, who has architected 17 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database, and the interior of the yacht was designed by Wetzels-Brown, who has 3 other superyacht interiors designed in the BOAT Pro database - she is built with a Carbon Fibre and Teak deck, a Carbon Fibre hull, and Carbon Fibre superstructure.
Better Place is in the top 10% by LOA in the world. She is one of 39 sailing yachts in the 50-55m size range, and, compared to similarly sized sailing yachts, her cruising speed is 1.26 kn above the average, and her top speed 0.29 kn above the average.
Better Place is currently sailing under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1535 yachts registered. She is known to be an active superyacht and has most recently been spotted cruising near France. For more information regarding Better Place's movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS.
Specifications
- Name: Better Place
- Yacht Type: Sail Yacht
- Model:164
- Builder: Wally
- Naval Architect: Bill Tripp
- Exterior Designer: Wetzels-Brown, Wally
- Interior Designer: Wetzels-Brown