- The Adastra was designed by Sussex-based boat designer John Shuttleworth
- It has a dining area with panoramic views, fully functional kitchen and bathroom
- It can be controlled by the touch of an iPad from up to 50 metres away
- It was commissioned by a billionaire businessman who already owns two islands off Indonesia
- Adastra is 42.5 metres long, 16 metres wide and weighs 52 tons
Here's the latest plaything for the super-rich - a giant three-hulled yacht that cost £15million to make and would fit as comfortably in outer space as it would on the open sea.
Designed by Sussex-based yacht designer John Shuttleworth, the Adastra is so high-tech, it can even be controlled remotely at the touch of an iPad... as long as you don't get any further away than 50 metres.
The yacht's high-concept, space-age look is no gimmick. The shape has been specially developed to cut through waves as it glides across the high seas.
Described by Boat International magazine as 'one of the world's most amazing super yachts', the 42.5metre-long Adastra is a floating pleasure palace equipped to entertain a billionaire with even the highest of standards.
She is the the new pet of Hong Kong-based shipping magnate Anto Marden, 64, and his wife Elaine,
whose uses for her may include - among other things - gliding between
the two tropical islands they already own off the coast of Indonesia.
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The giant Adastra is a three-hulled made-to-order yacht that cost $15million to make
The yacht has been described by Boat
International as 'one of the world's most amazing super yachts, that
could spell the future for efficient long range cruising'
Futuristic: The main deck area looks more like that on a spaceship than a boat
The main helm station, which has seating for
two, is positioned in a raised pilot house situated between the rear
deck and the saloon area and forms part of the cross beam structure
THE MAN WHO BOUGHT A £1MILLION YACHT TO SAIL THE HIGH SEAS
Very little is known about billionaire shipping magnate Anto Marden, the boss of Fenwick Shipping Services, and his wife Elaine.
Mr Marden, 64, is known as a very experienced yachtsman who has spent his life on the high seas for his business and now flitting between islands in the far east and south-east Asia.
He was educated at the expensive Charterhouse School Godalming in Surrey before graduating from the University of Leeds.
Mr Marden, 64, is known as a very experienced yachtsman who has spent his life on the high seas for his business and now flitting between islands in the far east and south-east Asia.
He was educated at the expensive Charterhouse School Godalming in Surrey before graduating from the University of Leeds.
The yacht's high-concept, space-age look is no gimmick. The shape has been specially developed to cut through waves as it glides across the high seas.
Adastra was
unveiled in China and took three years to build, as well as two years of
planning and design. It is 42.5 metres long, 16 metres wide and weighs
52
tons.
Her
enormous petrol tank coupled with her dynamic sailing efficiency allows
the Adastra to travel up to 4,000 miles without refuelling - the same
distance from London to New York.
‘It takes the power trimaran concept further than has ever been
attempted before,’ Mr Shuttleworth told Boat International.
‘The challenge of turning this
concept into a viable luxury yacht has taken us to further research and
to develop new thinking on stability and comfort at sea for this type of
craft.’
It is the result of five years of planning and construction, and rivals anything owned by yacht-lover Roman Abramovich.
The hull of the Adastra is built from glass and Kevlar and can house nine guests and six crewmen. The deck saloon has a panoramic view while the open cockpit has sofas on both sides. The open deck running aft also
has a door that hinges
out to create a bathing platform.
Boat International magazine said Adastra 'could spell the future for efficient long range cruising'.
The yacht has an integrated ship monitoring system, and
can even be controlled with an Apple iPad within a 50-metre range.
Adastra is powered by one Caterpillar C18 engine of 1150hp
at 2300 rpm and has 2 Yanmar 110hp @ 3200 rpm outrigger engines.
Adastra's 16-metre beam features a saloon area on the main
deck with a lounge area, dining table, and navigation station.
The deck at the rear of the yacht has a sofa and bar area to
port and a dining area to starboard.
Great unveiling: The Adastra during its grand launch in China yesterday
Lavish: The master bedroom has all the luxury you might expect in a 5-star hotel
Opulent: The bathroom is complete with power
shower and a flushing toilet, left, while the galley has fresh running
water, a stove and all one could want in a kitchen, left
Shiny: As the designs show, the boat has a
bathing platform at the back where passengers relax as the it glides
effortlessly across the open sea
The main helm station, which has seating for two, is
positioned in a raised pilot house situated between the rear deck and the saloon
area and forms part of the cross beam structure.
The Adastra is the latest in a long line of super yachts that compete to be the most high tech.
Last year Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich bought a £300 million superyacht with two swimming pools, two helipads, a gym, hair salon, dancefloor and submarine.
Eclipse has plenty of room to entertain friends,
with 15 double bedroom cabins all equipped with their own luxury
bathrooms and 6ft wide television screens. Parties on the 533ft yacht
are guaranteed to stay private, as it’s fitted with an ‘anti-paparazzi
shield’ that fires a laser beam of light at cameras to ruin photographs.
The 20,000 sq ft interior also houses a sauna, steam bath and whirlpool to help guests wind down.
Back end: The hull of the Adastra is built from glass and Kevlar and can house nine guests and six crewmen
Future: Boat International magazine said Adastra 'could spell the future for efficient long range cruising'
Plan: Adastra's 16-metre beam features a saloon area on the main deck with a lounge area, dining table, and navigation station
The blueprints put together by John Shuttleworth Yacht Designs Ltd show an incredible boat
Comfy: The deck at the rear of the yacht has a sofa and bar area to port and a dining area to starboard
Blueprints: It was designed by Sussex-based yacht designer John Shuttleworth, a world-renowned boat architect
Early stages: The shape has been specially developed to cut through waves as it glides across the high seas
New build: It is the result of five years of
planning and construction, and rivals anything owned by yacht-lover
Roman Abramovich
The designers say Adastra is the result of meticulous attention to detail and innovative design
The Adastra can house up nine guests, in addition to six crew members, and travel at a speed of up to 22.5 knots
The boat is fuel efficient, too, able to make it
4,000 miles - longer than a trip from London to New York - without
stopping for gas
Into the sunset: The yacht has an
integrated ship monitoring system, and can even be controlled with an
Apple iPad within a 50-metre range
According to Shuttleworth's website, the yacht's
hull is made of glass and Kevlar, while the interior consists of
lightweight oak cabinetry using honeycomb panels. To reduce weight,
everything on the boat was custom made
The yacht has an integrated ship monitoring system, and can even be controlled with an Apple iPad within a 50-metre range
The style of the Adastra has been described as 'futuristic' by some and akin to an 'alien attack vessel' by others
The boat was built in China for the Hong Kong-based couple and recently launched
The designers said: 'We have undertaken state of
the art structural analysis of all the major components in the yacht in
order to achieve the light weight required for very low fuel
consumption'
The slender hulls and streamlined exterior allow
her to travel faster in the open ocean and at 17 knots she has a 4,000
mile range so can comfortably cross both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
at hi-speed
Extensive tank testing and radio controlled model tests in waves have been carried out to analyse stability and performance
Family affair: From left Orion, John, and Sky Shuttleworth - the team behind the design
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