MIRAGE

MIRAGE is a 53-metre Feadship, launched in 1979 and refitted twice since: first in 2015 (which won her the World Superyacht Award for Best Refitted Yacht in 2016), and again in 2020. De Voogt drew the hull and the exterior lines. Design Unlimited handled the interiors. She operates in Northern Europe through the summer season: Norway's fjords, the Scottish coast, Iceland.

Twelve guests in eight en-suite cabins across two decks. The full-beam owner's suite and a VIP cabin sit forward on the main deck, both with king beds. Below, two doubles and four twins (with four pullman berths for extra capacity) handle families and mixed groups. Each cabin is finished in dark wenge wood and themed around a different art movement: cubism, surrealism, pop art, expressionism, suprematism. On a static charter alongside the quay, she sleeps up to 20.

The toy inventory is unusual for a classic Feadship. Two Yamaha jet skis, two Seabobs, an e-foil, kitesurfing gear, two sailing dinghies, kayaks, three SUPs, wakeboards, water skis, six sets of scuba equipment, and a full range of towables. She holds RYA water sports centre certification. Two 6.6-metre BSC tenders run the transfers.

Among the crew of 14: a qualified scuba instructor, a kiteboarding instructor, a masseuse and beauty therapist, and a fitness instructor. The sun deck has a jacuzzi, the skylounge has an outdoor cinema, and there's a gym with bench, rowing machine, treadmill, and free weights.

Twin Caterpillar diesels, 14 knots cruising, 16 top, 3,500 nautical miles at 12 knots. Forty-five years old, two refits deep, and still carrying a full RYA-certified water sports inventory.