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Meet Zephyr, a Giant 378-Foot Megayacht With Not One But Two Pools

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“Zephyr represents a harmonious balance of bold creativity and enduring style, making it a standout in any era,” Dörries Yachts CEO Henning Dörries told Robb Report via email.

“The final design is not only stunning but also boasts a timeless appeal with modern surfacing and meticulous detailing,” added H2 owner Jonny Horsfield. “Featuring expansive glass and spacious outdoor decks, Zephyr epitomizes the contemporary preferences of today’s discerning clientele.”

The interior is sure to be gargantuan, though Dörries has yet to specify the gross tonnage. The German shipyard also didn’t share any details regarding the layout of the living quarters, but pictures of the exterior show that Zephyr will certainly not be short on luxury amenities.

Starting at the top, the sundeck is adorned with a plunge pool and sun pads forward and a large circular lounge aft. Alfresco dining areas big enough for 12 and more plush lounges grace the next two decks, while an inviting Jacuzzi occupies pride of place in the bow. The bow is so long it can also accommodate a helicopter that can be used for comings and goings. The owner’s suite will likely have private access to the bow area, as is customary with many high-end cruisers.

Dörries Yachts has unveiled some pretty extraordinary megayachts and explorers over the past few years, but Zephyr is perhaps one of the most divine designs. The best part? The megyacht is up for sale. More details will be announced at the Monaco Yacht Show in late September, with a full sales brochure also available to interested buyers.

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ZEPHYR private yacht

The luxury motor yacht ZEPHYR is a private yacht and is not available to charter.

ZEPHYR, previously named SEASONS IN THE SUN, was built by Ocean Alexander and delivered to her owner in 2018.

ZEPHYR can accommodate 10 guests in 5 cabins consisting of a primary suite with a king size bed and en-suite bathroom facilities located on the main deck, a VIP suite with a queen size bed and en-suite bathroom facilities, a VIP suite with a queen size bed and en-suite bathroom facilities, a cabin with a twin bed and en-suite bathroom facilities and a cabin with a twin bed and en-suite bathroom facilities.

Amenities on board include Air Conditioning, BBQ, Coffee machine, Outdoor shower, Light fishing gear, Ice maker, Indoor audio system, Satellite TV, Stabilizers At Anchor, Sun pads, Sun loungers, Swim platform, TV all cabins, TV primary cabin, TV saloon and Water maker.

An extensive list of further amenities and water toys can be seen under the features and amenities section.

You can view alternative similar motor yachts for charter , or alternatively contact your Yacht Charter Broker for information about renting an alternative luxury charter yacht.

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• Air Conditioning
• Coffee machine
• Outdoor shower
• Light fishing gear
• Indoor audio system
• Satellite TV
• Stabilizers At Anchor
• Sun loungers
• Swim platform
• TV all cabins
• TV master cabin
• Water maker
• Inflatable floating island
• Paddleboards
• Water skis - adult
• Brownies third lung
• Diving by arrangement
• Snorkeling Gear
• Underwater lighting
• Underwater scooters
• 14' / Williams Sport Jet 345
• 33' / Scout Center Console Year 2x 400 HP

Chris Griswold

From a young age, Capt Chris loved boating on lakes and the Atlantic off the coast of Maine, where he grew up. Chris moved to sunny South Florida to not only get away from the brutal winters but mostly for his love of the water. He started out freelancing on yacht deliveries as a first mate and engineer for Ocean Alexander Yachts. He quickly decided that he wanted to pursue his captain’s license, going to Chapman’s School of Seamanship, where he obtained his 100-ton Captain’s License along with a towing endorsement and STCW-95. He then upgraded his license to 200-tons. His first captain’s gig was an 87’ Broward traveling from Chicago, IL down through the Mighty Mississippi, continuing to the Florida Keys and navigating twenty-nine locks to end up in Boca Raton, FL where the boat berthed for the winter. He has traveled the entire east coast of the United States from Bar Harbor, ME to the Florida Keys including all of the ICW along with the Dismal Swamp. He has also traveled the entire Okeechobee Waterway to the Gulf of Mexico into to Galveston, TX but his most passionate travels are the ones throughout the Bahamas. Currently, he is the full time Captain on a beautiful 100’ Ocean Alexander and really enjoys showing the owner and guests a wonderful and memorable experience. In his free time, he enjoys hunting alligators, fishing, snorkeling, diving (certified nitrox), grilling and riding his Harley.

Saide Warner

Saide grew up in Maine hiking, snowmobiling, ice fishing and snowboarding. Her love of the water started early as she lived near a lake where she and her friends would boat and swim during the short summertime. She moved to Florida in her early twenties to pursue a new career path not knowing that it would lead her to Capt Chris and thus marrying the love of her life. Joining him in the yachting industry, she got her first job on an 87’ Broward traveling from Chicago, IL to Boca Raton, FL. After her first trip, she made up her mind- being on the water is what she really wanted to do. This first yacht trip took her down through the middle of the country on the rivers including the Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee and the Mississippi rivers to the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Keys, navigating 29 locks to end up in Boca Raton, FL where the boat berthed for the winter. She has traveled the entire east coast of the United States from Bar Harbor, ME to the Florida Keys including all of the ICW along with the entire Okeechobee Waterway into the Gulf of Mexico traveling to Galveston, TX. Although Saide enjoyed all her travels throughout the US, she feels drawn to the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas. She went to the Chapman’s School of Seamanship and got her STCW-95 and is currently the Mate on a 100’ Ocean Alexander. Saide enjoys fishing, spearfishing, snorkeling, painting and especially cooking.

Ryan Darlay

Ryan is a true Floridian. He spent his entire life in Florida enjoying all things boating and all of what Florida has to offer. His passion for the water and yachting has led him the Florida Keys to New England multiple times and all-over South Florida. Ryan has spent the last fourteen years on multiple yachts doing what he loves best, showing the owners and guests an unforgettable time and while enjoying all the water toys, fishing, spearfishing, and snorkeling. Ryan plans on continuing his work on boats, with the hopes of one day obtaining his Captain’s license. His dream is running his own yacht. In his free time, you can find him spending time with his family, mountain biking, hunting, camping and riding his Harley.

Shawn Kaplan

Chef Shawn is an international traveled culinarian. His travels include Italy, France, Canada, and Napa Valley. Shawn’s origins begin in Florida but eventually he made the move to Northeastern USA. He brings passion and diversity to the table. He is a chef who has opened restaurants, worked in catering, and cooked for the dignitary and elite. His influences range from Asian to Mediterranean. Shawn believes in food that is both delicious and aesthetically pleasing. The experience of eating should reverberate with emotion and memories, tapping into pathways of pleasure!

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ZEPHYR has a weekly charter price starting at $70,000 and an estimated daily charter price of $11,700.

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Is Zephyr Australia's oldest yacht?

A registration project run by the National Maritime Museum may have confirmed the seniority of a sturdy South Australian cutter. Phoenix Arrien reports:

WE KNOW they certainly don’t make ‘em like they used to, but how long have they been making the yachts we now treasure as classics’ The newly launched Australian Historic Vessel Register, a clearing house for information about local boats built before 1970 is helping to answer that question. On current information, they believe the honour of being recognised as 'Australia's oldest yacht' might belong to Zephyr, a sturdy gaff cutter launched in 1873.

The historic yacht certainly has a rich and varied past. She is currently in superb condition – a tribute to 19th Century craftsmanship and the dedication and pride of 21st Century classic enthusiasts.

Zephyr's first owner was a notable identity in the South Australian colony, Supreme Court Judge Sir William Henry Bundy. ‘The Judge’, who was was also a state MP, commissioned Zephyr as a sea-going cutter of 22 tons. He wanted a boat in which “three or four companions could be comfortably entertained”. She was designed by William Taylor and built in huon pine by Robert Playfair in Adelaide. Another local craftsman, William Russell, made the sails.

The Judge learned to sail on Zephyr and became one of Australia’s great cruising yachtsmen, eventually writing a book of his sailing memories, including his special fondness for Zephyr. The book also featured Port Lincoln and the town subsequently became the terminus for South Australia’s largest annual yachting event, the Adelaide – Port Lincoln Week. At the time of launching, the Adelaide Observer newspaper described Zephyr as having “Huon pine for planking and Kauri Pine for the deck, elm bent timbers and gum floors every four feet of her length. Cemented inside as high as the light water-line ‘ copper and brass are the only metals used ‘ the hull had a great rise of floor and a fine entry, but was filled out above the waterline to provide buoyancy in heavy seas. The upright stem and the long overhanging taffrail and square stern were thoroughly approved of in a yacht of this size, although some sailors despised the square stern.”

The newspaper reported Zephyr’s launch at Port Adelaide on 25 August 1873 in great detail. “There were fair ladies and brave men present – the horny handed sons of toil, members of Parliament and members of the press, sea captains in full commission and sea captains who had long given up the idea.

“The band played 'Rule Britannia'. The yacht lay on her ways like a lady adorned for a ball. Garlands and wreaths of flowers decorated each end. In our colony matters of this kind should be treated as they really deserve.”

To have a boat still afloat that began its life in such a splendid way is a treasure of yachting history.

Bundy, who was also the Commodore of the yacht club, responded to the toasts by saying that there was no sport dearer to his heart. “The recreation of yachting is a health-giving one and therefore to be greatly preferred to the many amusements in the pursuit of which night was often turned into day.” This sentiment was greeted by “prolonged cheering”.

The Judge cruised and raced Zephyr until selling her to a Mr R. Honey who succeeded him as Commodore of the SAYC in 1885. Honey put the vessel into racing trim by adding more lead to her keel and increasing the sail area.

By 1893 Zephyr’s racing days were over and she was registered as a fishing boat. This was the toughest part of her career. For the better part of a century she worked the treacherous waters around Kangaroo Island. From 1902 the yacht was owned by William Russell, her original sailmaker. Then records of her ownership peter out until the mid 1980’s when Zephyr turned up in Hobart.

Her current owner, James Madigan, fell in love with the cutter in 1993 and she currently lives in Victoria’s Melbourne Docklands. James lives in America, but Melbourne locals Stephen Majernik and Vic O’Driscol, along with a band of enthusiasts, sail and care for the boat. They enjoy the support of Melbourne Docklands and Greg Blunt from C. Blunt Boat Builders.

Majernik recently sailed Zephr on a four week circumnavigation of Tasmania including a visit to the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart. He explains that the yacht is not in its original condition.

“Zephyr has been through a few different lives. She has been run aground, replanked, refastened and had her decks raised. She used to have a top mast and now has a pole mast. The bowsprit is shorter but the keel is original. When the vessel was originally built she looked a bit different, so the old girl has had a few facelifts.

The owner has considered restoring her to the original sail plan and rigging, but this would be an expensive project.

The claim that Zephyr is Australia's 'oldest' yacht is often challenged. David Payne, who runs the historic register for the National Maritime Museum, believes that a handful of other craft are within reach, including Akarana, a cutter that raced in the Australian Centennial races of 1888. (That yacht can be seen at the Museum's marina in Sydney.)

‘I am not aware of any other boat older then Zephyr, though I am hoping that the new Australian Register of Historic Vessels (ARHV) will confirm this by attracting registrations for any older boat from, say, somewhere like Tasmania.

‘The oldest boat on the Historic Register is currently the Port Fairy Life Boat dating from 1857. It was manned by local fisherman and used to help sailors in trouble in the treacherous waters off the western Victorian coast.’

Another yacht that has emerged as a contender for the honour of being our oldest yacht is Kelpie, reputedly designed and built in 1884. ‘It’s a deep keel gaff cutter and it is old,’ confirms Payne. ‘Kelpie is often claimed to be a Fife design and to have been launched in 1884, then stored and relaunched in 1893 or thereabouts. But a newspaper article I came across from the period suggests it was designed and built in Sydney, and launched in 1893.

So Zephyr certainly seems to have a strong claim on being the oldest. These veteran yachts provide a framework for understanding our modern vessels, as well as a direct connection to this history of Australia's yachting culture. We should be glad that their sails are still catching the breeze, after more than 100 years.

The Zephyr team would welcome any additional information about her history and are also seeking support to help keep her ‘afloat’. Those in a position to help should contact Stephen on 0425 797 480 or email to [email protected]

Is your yacht more than 35 years old, a rare or significant vessel, have important connections with a community,significant people or events’

The Australian National Maritime Museum, in association with the Sydney Heritage Fleet, is encouraging the owners of old boats to register on the ‘Australian Register of Historic Vessels'. This scheme will help conserve our maritime heritage by assembling a broad The Register is available as a free digital database on the Australian National Maritime Museum’s website at www.anmm.gov.au/arhv.

The Register already lists more than 100 vessels, ranging from an early Australian surfboard and an indigenous one-person fishing raft to a Murray River paddle steamer, a Newcastle collier and a former Royal Australian Navy destroyer.

Contact: ARHV Project Officer David Payne at the Australian National Maritime Museum, GPO Box 5131, SYDNEY NSW 2001, telephone (02)9298 3777, fax (02) 9298 3780 or email [email protected]

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1873 Zephyr, believed to be Australia’s oldest yacht, languishing in dry dock on Yaringa Harbour

A YACHT believed to be Australia’s oldest is languishing in dry dock in a Western Port harbour — and the owner says even museums don’t want the historic vessel.

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A VESSEL believed to be Australia’s oldest yacht is languishing in dry dock on a Western Port harbour.

The 1873 Zephyr has been “opening up” on the boards at Yaringa Harbour, near Hastings, since the end of 2012, with nobody regularly tending to the craft.

The boat’s American owner, Jim Madigan, told Leader he was hoping to visit Australia this year to “deal” with the issue.

He said there had been no interest from Australian museums, with one not even wanting it as a donation.

Mr Madigan bought Zephyr in 1994, but said his ownership of the boat had “not been a good experience”.

The curator of historic vessels at the Australian National Maritime Museum, David Payne, said the yacht — a seagoing cutter — had been in reasonable condition only several years ago when it sailed to Tasmania for a wooden boat festival.

He believed Zephyr must be “very close” to the country’s earliest yacht.

The boat was commissioned by the South Australian Supreme Court judge and MP Sir William Bundy.

Mr Payne said the boat had a fascinating history and was understood to be one of the oldest, perhaps the oldest in the country.

“It is a very early vessel, and it’s very regionally important to South Australia — there’s no doubt about that.”

The owner of Yaringa Harbour, Stefan Borzecki, said Zephyr needed to be restored and should ideally be in a museum.

“I’m happy to load it onto a truck and send it off to where it needs to go,” he said.

Mr Payne said he would welcome the registration of Zephyr in the Australian National Maritime Museum’s register of historic vessels.

The State Government last year gave Mr Borzecki the go-ahead for a $95 million expansion of Yaringa Harbour into a tourism, residential, marine and conference centre.

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Zephyr was built R. Playfair & Sons and launched in South Australia in 1873.

American Jim Madigan is the ninth owner of Zephyr, which was built with Huon pine for Supreme Court judge Sir Henry Bundy.

The vessel is believed to be the oldest recreational yacht in Australia — she raced until 1893, and was then used as a fishing boat around Kangaroo Island.

She last sailed off Tasmania in a wooden boat festival several years ago.

Zephyr is not currently listed on the Australian National Maritime Museum’s register of historic boats.

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Zephyr is the result of a tremendous design, built to exacting European standards, then methodically refined over 15 years by an experienced shipwright. There is little if anything left to improve upon in this boat. For the sailor who appreciates an easily driven and timeless hull shape, heavy duty construction and meticulous attention to detail, Zephyr stands apart.

The Ohlson 38 was designed by Einer Ohlson. Many of the 38s were built or finished in Ohlson’s home country of Sweden, while others like  Zephyr were built and finished at Tyler Yachts in England. When the design was first built in the late 1960s, the imperative was still to create a relatively narrow, easily driven hull that went through the water withe ease. While the rudder and keel are separated, the keel is long enough to provide excellent tracking and directional stability.

The cockpit is secure and comfortable, with storage in lockers and a large lazarette. The side decks are wide with excellent handholds all the way forward. It’s an easy deck to move around on, particularly in a bouncing sea.

Below decks, the interior is beautifully finished, particularly where the owner has rebuilt it. The forepeak, for instance, was gutted and rebuilt and is now a luxurious owner’s cabin. The shower stall to starboard was replaced by a counter and sink. The spaces, and storage, are clearly designed to work at sea.

The original Tyler construction is impressive, with substantial stringers running along the hull sides. Combined with the vinylester solid fiberglass layup of both the hull and decks, this makes the Ohlson 38 is an amazingly strong boat. The entire deck and hull have been thoroughly insulated.

Zephyr ’s owner has had a longstanding relationship with various Ohlson designs, racing and cruising them, dating back to the wooden 35-footers. Zephyr stands as both an outstanding example of craftsmanship and a vision of what a classic design can be. There isn’t a harbor in the world where  Zephyr  wouldn’t garner attention.

• New teak seats and floor in cockpit (2020)
• New electrical panels (2020)
• Current electronics (2018)
• Engine Mounts, transmission and PSS seal replaced (2020)
• New Lewmar Ocean hatches (2018)

Interior Accommodations

Zephy r’s interior is inviting and cozy, with traditional carpentry defining the space. Starting forward is a comfortable V-berth with a fitted, spring mattress. The head is to port and a vanity to starboard, with plenty of storage and room to move around. The main cabin features a settee to starboard and dinette to port, which can extend to accommodate guests at the dinner table or be lowered to create a double berth. Storage is accessible and abundant. The navigation station is to starboard at the base of the companionway with a quarterberth extending aft. The galley is to port.

Spring mattress in forepeak

LED lights throughout

Original Wedgewood china

Fitted pans

Masterflush electric macerating head

Electric raw water pump and sea- strainer

TW Discharger pump

Tank master discharge panel

Force 10 propane 10000 BTU heater

Electronics and Navigation

Autohelm 3000 autopilot

Garmin 3210 Chart plotter with AIS at navigation station

Garmin 3205 Chart plotter at helm

Garmin 180 in forepeak used as anchor watch

Garmin GMR 18 Radar

Garmin network hub

Garmin depth, speed and wind indicator (2018)

(2) ICOM M422 Radio

Shakespeare VHF auto antenna splitter

Shakespeare VHF antenna

Electrical Systems

Blue Seas Vessel Monitoring System 442

Blue Seas 40 Amp P12 battery charger (2020)

Blue Sea 7520 Battery Charger Remote Panel (2020)

Blue Seas Automatic Charging Relay

Blue Sea Battery Disconnect Panel and 12V sub-panel

Blue Sea 12v Distribution Panel

House batteries AGM –  200 amp hours (2019)

Starting battery – AGM – (2015)

Galvanic isolation system

Separated main ground bus

90-watt solar panel

Solar charge controller (2011)

Renewed battery cabling

Mechanical Systems

Yanmar 3GM30F (2000) 2431 hours

New transmission (Yanmar, KM2P) (2020)

New engine mounts and brackets (2020)

Rear Engine PSS seal replaced (2020)

Full PSS replacement (2020)

Racor fuel filter

Lido fuel gauge and sender

New cockpit engine access hatch

Deck and Hull

The deck has been modernized with modern stoppers and winches, but otherwise retains the same character as when she was launched: elegant simplicity and uncompromising quality. The Dorade boxes were built from wood aged in San Francisco from Alameda Shipyards.  The rail mounted propane box was built to extraordinarily tight tolerances and coated with 8 coats of varnish.

Dodger (Custom, 2008)

New teak cockpit seats and floor (2020)

New LPU paint in cockpit

(6) opening ports –

6” Henry Browne Sestrel compass

Engine tachometer, oil gauges at helm

Kiwigrip nonskid and LPU on deck (2018)

Custom helm seat

Hot and cold shower in cockpit

All cockpit teak replaced (2020)

Cockpit combing re-wooded and refinished (2020)

Cockpit well repainted with epoxy

Cockpit drain strainers re-chromed

Gas lifts installed on cockpit hatches

(2) Lewmar Ocean hatches (2018)

“African Queen” sun canvas for cockpit

Full cockpit cushions

Maxwell 1200 windlass (rebuilt 2018)

Anchor washdown on deck

Automatic bilge pump – float

Sails and Rigging

(8) Lewmar D2 stoppers

(2) Lewmar 46ST primary self-tailing winches

(2) Lewmar 36ST cabin top self-tailing winches

Standing rigging renewed (2000)

Backstay replaced (2008)

Harken roller furling

110% furlling headsail

130% furling headsail

Spare mainsail

Working Jib

Miscellaneous and Safety

Fire extinguishers at Nav station and Head

Engine room blower

Magma barbeque

Xinix S-2A Propane gas detector

Whale manual bilge pump in cockpit with renewed bellows

10′ fiberglass RIB with 6hp Mercury outboard and trailer

Disclaimer The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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The Zephyr fleet is the largest adult dinghy fleet in New Zealand.

The 2021 National Champs in Auckland attracted 70 skippers all on one start line, and anniversary events have had even larger fleets!

Each region has shown steady growth in recent years, with decent-sized local fleets encouraging exciting racing at both club and regional events.

Zephyrs are the largest senior class in Canterbury. We have just over 40 boats in the region as of September 2021, with over 30 expected to sail regularly. Fleets of 15-20 have been common in events over the past few years, providing intense competition for men and women skippers from their teenage years on, with skippers in their seventies still sailing regularly and competitively. Canterbury is currently the region with the most skippers under thirty, and the fleet has strongly encouraged youth entering the Zephyr class. The fleet's growth over the past few seasons is exciting.

The Estuary provides sheltered waters and stable winds, Christchurch, Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Point Yacht Clubs are on the Estuary. Naval Point Boating Club on Lyttelton Harbour, WSPBC on the Waimakariri Rivier, and Banks Peninsula clubs Akaroa Yacht Club and Pigeon Bay Boating Club provide a variation in sailing conditions. There is a good mix of local club events and regular, well-attended provincial ones.

The Zephyr is ideal for local conditions and the well-appointed Yacht Clubs provide a great atmosphere for competitors.

NELSON & MARLBOROUGH

Both Nelson Yacht Club and Queen Charlotte Yacht Club have growing Zephyr fleets, and both clubs have hosted fantastic regattas for Zephyrs, attracting a large fleet of boats travelling from both Canterbury and Wellington, in addition to local boats.

All South Island Zephyrs are looked after by the Canterbury Zephyr Owners' Association, with Nelson/Marlborough sailors very welcome to travel to Canterbury regattas any time, as some have already done. 

Tony Gable in Nelson is the local measurer for the Nelson/Marlborough fleet.

Worser Bay Boating Club is the home of Zephyr sailing in Wellington.

Wellington has a fleet of about 40 boats, many of whom sail regularly.

The Zephyrs race most Sundays in Auckland, typically at Pt Chevalier, Manly, Murrays Bay & French Bay. We regularly see fleets of 15 to 20 boats. Over the summer Wednesday sailing is on at Murrays Bay.

There is also a training session at Manly most Tuesday evenings in the Summer.

There are several regattas during the year. North Island Champs, Auckland Champs, and a National regatta. Email Brian Peet for a copy of the race programme.

​​​​​​​Tauranga boasts an enthusiastic Zephyr fleet. Sailing is on Sundays in summer with a fortnightly winter series.

Click here  for more details.

​​​​​​​Lake Rotoroa, Hamilton is the home of the Hamilton Yacht Club. Zephyr sailing has declined a bit in recent years, but a few dedicated sailors compete regularly. Sailing is on Saturday afternoons and Wednesday evenings.

Hamilton Sailors looking for Mid-Winter action often participate in the Tauranga Winter Series, held on Sundays.

Read about the Zephyrs at Hamilton Yacht Club

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29.3m  /  96'2 | trident | 1993 / 2004.

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The 29.3m/96'2" motor yacht 'Orion Zephyr' (ex. Galpo) was built by Trident . She was last refitted in 2004.

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Orion Zephyr has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 6 guests in 3 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 4 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

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Built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, with teak decks, she has impressive speed and great efficiency thanks to her planing hull. Powered by twin diesel MTU (16V396TE94) 3,050hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 28 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 38 knots with a range of up to 1,100 nautical miles from her 26,495 litre fuel tanks at 28 knots. Her water tanks store around 3,785 Litres of fresh water.

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Parsifal III: Meet the charter star of Below Deck's sailing yacht spin-off

This week, producers have confirmed season five of hit reality TV show Below Deck Sailing Yacht will return to screens on 7 October for more crew drama and on-the-water antics. Set on the Balearic island of Ibiza, the series will again feature the 54-metre Perini Navi superyacht Parsifal III with Captain Glenn Shephard at the helm. In anticipation of the series' return, BOAT reflects on an interview with her owner Kim Vibe-Petersen , who unpacked the realities of filming a reality TV series on board his boat ahead of season three.

Below Deck Sailing Yacht is a spin-off series of the hit superyacht reality TV show Below Deck that follows the lives of the crew and guests across an eight-week charter season. For Danish owner Kim Vibe-Petersen, Parsifal III' s return is yet another opportunity to show off the yacht's charter credentials. 

Vibe-Petersen was personally approached by Below Deck producers in 2018 after they struggled to find a suitable sailing yacht. Parsifal III fitted the bill as she was already equipped for charter and a number of her existing crew were willing to take part in the show.

The Perini Navi sailing yacht first hit the water in 2005 and rose to instant fame scoring a number of prestigious accolades including a coveted Neptune at the World Superyacht Awards . On her launch, she also joined the ranks as one of the fast Perini Navi superyachts on the water with a top speed of 18 knots under full sail granted by two high-tech carbon masts, automated in-boom furling and a winged keel.

Vibe-Petersen admitted there were some yacht owners who didn’t want the names of their yachts connected with the drama-filled reality show, but he "didn’t have that concern." Although he had the option to change the yacht’s name for filming, he decided to keep it to maximise the charter appeal of  Parsifal III .

"It’s free advertising," he said. "The name of the yacht will come to people’s minds, especially to someone who has never chartered a yacht before. They will see that name and know the boat from the show."

Vibe-Petersen was also keen to secure a guaranteed packed charter schedule during low season. "I think there were a lot of boats that did not want to be chartered for the show but it's good money in the bank," he said.

While admitting he might not be the "specific audience targeted by the series," he said he has sat down to watch the first series, which took place in Corfu. Even in Vibe-Peterson’s home country of Denmark, the US show has gained a big following.

"This is the kind of show where they want to make a little drama," he added. "It’s not that wild on board a normal charter." The conveyor belt of colourful guests are chosen by the production team and given a "big discount" for appearing on the show.

Vibe-Petersen also explained the complicated logistics of filming Below Deck , each season of which features 16 charters filmed across a period of eight weeks. This means that two groups of guests separately charter the yacht in a single week. Meanwhile, the production team require a time period of at least a week to get  Parsifal III  rigged up and fit for filming. "There are 30 people on board each day with lots of wires and cameras – it’s a big, big operation."

Season one was filmed in Corfu, Greece, which posed a number of challenges for  Parsifal III as the sailing yacht was required to have a specific charter licence. "It’s pretty tough to get that," said Vibe-Petersen. "It’s not something we can do within a short amount of time. It can take 10 to 12 weeks to get a charter licence so it takes time."

For her second season, Parsifal III was filmed cruising Croatia's 3,600 miles of coastline. For season three, the show follows Parsifal III as she cruises around the Spanish island of Menorca, carrying a mix of new and old crew.

Season five of Below Deck Sailing Yacht will feature returning department heads chief stew Daisy Kelliher and first mate Gary King, while chef Cloyce Martin, chief engineer Davide Morosi, stews Diana Cruz and Danni Warren, and deckhands Keith Allen and Emma Crouch are amongst the new crew members.

Parsifal III is managed for charter by Camper & Nicholsons with a weekly charter rate starting from €245,000. 

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Exiled russian oligarch’s 257’ superyacht amaryllis seen towed through palm beach.

The Amaryllis being towed past the former mansion of Henry Flagler, built in 1902

By John Jannarone and Alan Hatfield

The 257’ superyacht Amaryllis apparently owned by exiled Russian oligarch Andrey Borodin was towed past Palm Beach, FL on Friday morning, according to a visual account by CorpGov .

The yacht, whose owner is frequently cited as Mr. Borodin by enthusiast publications, moved slowly through the Lake Worth lagoon where bridges were raised for its passage. A towboat with flashing lights about 150 feet ahead pulled the Amaryllis , built by German shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen in 2011.

While CorpGov could not officially confirm Mr. Borodin as the owner of the vessel, his wife, socialite Tatiana Korsakova, has posted dozens of Instagram photos and videos aboard the Amaryllis. A yacht broker interviewed by CorpGov confirmed that Ms. Korsakova is indeed aboard the Amaryllis in the photos and videos.

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The sighting comes as billions of dollars in Russian-owned yachts have been seized around the world as a result of international sanctions. CNN has published an extensive list of seized vessels, which were taken in harbor cities including Mallorca, Spain and London.

However, it is unclear if the Amaryllis was being seized or voluntarily towed. Very large yachts often choose to be towed because bridges are required to raise for them, according to the yacht broker.

The former Bank of Moscow chief was granted political asylum in the UK in February 2013 after fleeing what he alleged to be politically-motivated fraud and embezzlement charges. Mr. Borodin would go on to be tried and convicted in abstentia in Russian Court in 2018, but not before managing to enlist a number of prominent American lawmakers to lobby Washington for a U.S. visa. Despite Russian extradition requests to the UK government, Borodin’s controversial attempts to make large donations to the NHS, and the uncovering of an assassination plot against his life, the fugitive banker remains overseas, having been granted access to his Swiss bank accounts and having made several notable London real estate purchases during his time in exile.

Mr. Borodin is widely listed as a billionaire, but his total wealth remains difficult to confirm accurately, with the governments of Switzerland and the Bahamas having been asked to help the Russian government in its legal case. In 2012, Borodin purchased the UK’s then-most expensive home, an 80-hectare 18th-century estate in Oxfordshire, for upwards of $217 million. In 2017 he was granted access to personal Swiss accounts holding a reported $378 million. The Amaryllis was purchased for a reported $120 million.

Mr. Borodin did not immediately respond to an emailed query from CorpGov , while the FBI declined to comment. An emailed query to The Department of Homeland Security was not returned.

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