The superyacht ''Aquijo'' was launched at the
Oceanco
Oceanco is a privately owned custom yacht builder, based in the Netherlands, that builds full displacement yachts in the range since 1987. It is owned by Mohammed Al Barwani, an Omani billionaire.
History
Oceanco came into existence in 1987, wh ...
yard in
Alblasserdam
Alblasserdam () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It covers an area of , of which is water, and has a population of as of . Alblasserdam is officially a part of the Drechtsteden region. A po ...
.
United States
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based
Tripp Design Naval Architects designed the exterior of ''Aquijo'', with interior design by
Dölker + Voges GmbH.
As of June 2018, she is the largest
ketch
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in the world.
''Aquijo'' is available as a
charter yacht.
Design
The dimensions are: length is , beam is and had a draught of . The hull is built out of steel while the superstructure is made out of
aluminium
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with teak laid decks. The yacht is
Lloyd's registered, issued by
Cayman Islands
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. She has a sail area of 3,995m².
See also
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List of large sailing yachts
This article lists active sailing yachts in excess of in sparred length. This list features vessels with sails which were classed as yachts when they were launched as well as any vessels which were subsequently converted to operate with sails and ...
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List of yachts built by Oceanco
This is a list of all the yachts built by Oceanco, sorted by year.
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Table
Under construction
See also
* List of large sailing yachts
* List of motor yachts by length
* Luxury yacht
* Sailing yacht
References
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Luxury yacht
A superyacht or megayacht is a large and luxurious pleasure vessel. There are no official or agreed upon definitions for such yachts, but these terms are regularly used to describe professionally crewed motor or sailing yachts, ranging from to ...
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Oceanco
Oceanco is a privately owned custom yacht builder, based in the Netherlands, that builds full displacement yachts in the range since 1987. It is owned by Mohammed Al Barwani, an Omani billionaire.
History
Oceanco came into existence in 1987, wh ...
* Vitters
References
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2015 ships
Sailing yachts
Ships built in the Netherlands