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Cruising the high seas on a luxury vessel is not within reach for most of us, but if it was, what kind of boat would you go for?

It’s a fun thing to dream up, and publications like Robb Report don’t exactly help when showing off the stellar weekend cruisers, gigayachts, and submersible “toys” that are available.

As part of their 54th annual ‘Best of the Best‘ series, the publication has picked its best luxury vessels. We’ve done you a favour by condensing the options to three.

Made to take on the high seas and your weekend cruising alike in absolute style, take a moment to peruse the possibilities.

Don’t worry, it won’t hurt to just look – take it from an established window-shopper like myself.

Gigayacht: Lürssen ‘Ahpo’

A Jamaican businessperson owns this 115-metre gigayacht from Lürssen designers, complete with a colourful spa and multiple-level owner’s decks.

Dubbed Ahpo, the whopper is as sleek as they come, with “proportionate lines that mask the internal volumes and a mast slightly reminiscent of an exhaust stack of a ’60s ocean liner”.

Inside, however, nothing resembles a ship from the 60s:

The owner wanted a multilevel apartment for himself and his family, so the design team created a “family suite,” consisting of three staterooms, and a palatial main suite with sea terraces on both sides. Up a staircase is the owner’s private salon, offering panoramic views.

 

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The interior is a tapestry of whites, pale-colored woods, stone and omnipresent curves, including the ceilings. The mix of natural illumination and classic-but-slightly-out-there design makes for a fun but elegant celebration of the good life.3

Ahpo’s details, including a glass corridor where you can see operations in the engine room, are what puts this gigayacht ahead of its peers.

Weekend Cruiser: Technomar Lamborghini 63

What do you get when a high-profile automaker joins forces with boat builders?

A $3,5 million (R56 million) Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63, no doubt:

First and foremost, it’s not just a Raging Bull badge attached to a hull: As one would expect from the name, it’s a stylish, very fast weekend cruiser infused with Lamborghini DNA, along with nods to some of the automaker’s latest supercars.

Lamborghini’s limited-edition Sián FKP 37 hybrid hypercar was the main muse, with the 19-metre cruiser taking inspiration from even the Verde Gea paintwork.

Ultimately, though, the boat is everything Lamborghini:

The twin leather helm seats are like those of a Huracán Evo, while the instrument panel and steering wheel are lookalike versions of the Aventador’s. The hexagonal shapes above and below decks—and even on the 63’s profile—are unmistakably Lamborghini.

Items like stern lights, which you won’t find on any other boat, the milled rope stanchions recalling the shape of Lambo exhaust pipes and even the door handle on the fridge, shaped like a Lamborghini’s, add an authenticity to the design.

Perhaps the coolest feature is the automotive-style helm station, complete with a “Corsa” or “Race” mode setting like the supercar’s dash. With a pair of MAN V-12 diesels, each packing 2,000 hp, the 63 can hit a top speed of close to 70 mph.

Just a reminder that the Technomar Lamborghini 63 is a seafaring vessel, not a car.

Conor McGregor took the first boat as it went on sale. Solid.

Submersible: U-Boat Worx Nemo

A submersible, as cool as it is, is one of the most challenging toys for gigayacht owners to have thanks to the infrastructure needed to launch and retrieve it.

Until now, that is:

U-Boat Worx’s Nemo comes in one- and two-seat configurations and, at about seven feet wide (2,1 metres), isn’t much bulkier than two Jet Skis. That means the craft can be stored in a tender garage—or sometimes on a hydraulic swim platform—of yachts starting at 90 feet (27 metres). It can even be towed behind a midsize SUV. That pushes Nemo far beyond the rarefied world of gigayachts.

Hardly a toy at $965 000 (over R15 million), there’s also been no compromises in build quality or technology:

Nemo can dive down to 330 feet and has leather seating, exterior lights and an almost 360-degree acrylic sphere for deep-sea viewing of marine life even in the dark epipelagic zone. It runs up to eight hours on the battery, with safety systems positioned across the interior.

What do we always say?

Yep, must be nice…

[source:robbreport]