What Is A Shadow Yacht?

29 October 2008 No Comment

To put it quite simply its a yacht / boat which trails its main yacht. It is a boat that usually travels with a Mega yacht everywhere holding the ‘Toys’ of the yacht. Yes its true!! A shadow yacht can also be considered as a garage or holding space for all the recreational activities. Not too many are privileged to this luxury.

Why own a shadow yacht?

From tenders to jet skis to helicopters to inflatables to even motor cycles, the shadow yacht holds it all. The boat can also be used as residing quarters for the crew to provide complete privacy to the yacht owner. Ranging from 150? to almost 300? these boats are the ultimate add-on feature

Usually owners require more lounging space on the main yacht and wish to use it as an absolute leisure vessel without compromising space for the ‘yacht toys’, Another aspect of it is that these owners could be hard core adventure seekers who love to engage themselves in water sport activities or simple like to take everything along with them.

Click on the link to see some of the features of a shadow yacht.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoawsYt6Rvc

The shadow yacht comes in handy to offer space for all the non leisure items which would normally take up the space of the main yacht.

A gym room in a shadow yacht

The boats can be ordered in a variety of sizes and have guest cabins, crew space and can be configured with a spa, gym, salon, hospital or whatever the client desires. The boats can also pack fuel, water, spare parts and supplies, allowing more remote travel.

Although not such common tem in India yet but none the less is a very important aspect of the future of yachting.

The best part is that the shadow yachts are made from decommissioned oil-supply boats, which were used to service offshore oil rigs making it much more cost friendly.