also building a motor yacht to accompany her.The support yacht, or shadow vessel, is soaring in popularity among the superyacht community.
It may sound decadent, but it’s a practical solution to the problems of operating a superyacht (although ‘problems’ may be putting it a little strongly).
Their essential purpose is to carry bulky kit, extra crew and to serve the mothership, a function often referenced in their names – take 67m Garçon or 66m Hodor, named after the load-bearing Game of Thrones character.
Accommodating storage frees up precious real estate on the main yacht for living spaces, while taking on noisy helicopter operations means guests can fly into the shadow vessel then tender serenely to the mothership without disturbing the.
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