Phocea (yacht)
Phocea was a sailing yacht that was built at
The Phocea was the World's largest sailing yacht before the 2004 launching of Athena, by Royal Huisman. She was built at the Toulon Naval Dockyard in 1976 for renowned single-handed yachtsman Alain Colas, who named her Club Méditerranée. Shortly after competing in the Observer Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race, she was converted into the charter yacht Club Méditerranée.[4][5] Later in 1997, she was reffited and renamed La Vie Claire with a new Jorg Biederbeck interior design and a new Tim Heywood exterior design.[6]
The Phocea was partially destroyed by fire on 18 February 2021 and sank the next day. She was anchored in Langkawi archipelago in Malaysia.[7]
Refit
In July 1997, Phocea was purchased by
Ayoub's ex-husband
Timeline
- 1976 - Built at Toulon, France DCAN yards[9]
- Rebuilt between 1983 and 1986 at Marseille, France [2]
- Major Refit in 1997, 2000 at Lürssen, Germany[2]
- Refit in 2006 at Barcelona, Spain[2]
- Sold in 2010 by Fraser Yacht broker[3] burned 2021 in Langkawi Malaisya
About
Phocea was designed originally by boat designer Michel Bigoin, who also designed the yachts S/Y Xargo (1976) and M/Y Attila V (1989).[3]
- Exterior Tim Heywood (Tim Heywood Design) and Butch Dalrymple Smith[10]
- Interior Jorg Biederbeck (Biederbeck Designs)
- Interior Decorations David Linley furniture[3]
Names:
Events
Phocea crashed into rocks off Sardinia in August 2005 while the Prince and Princess Michael of Kent were aboard. Three people were seriously injured.[11] The yacht was damaged below the waterline.[citation needed]
Caught fire on 18 Feb 2021 off the coast of Langkawi, Malaysia.
Specification
- Length overall: 246 ft (75.0 m)
- Beam: 31.43 ft (9.58 m)
- Draft: 20.47 ft (6.24 m)
- Number of guests: 12
- Number of crew: 15
- Built: 1976 by Toulon Naval Dockyard (major refit at Lurssen in 1999)
- Designer: Michel Bigion[3]
- Engines: 1 x 1,056 horsepower (787 kW) MTU
- Cruising speed: about 12 knots (22 km/h) under power, 12-18 knots under sail
- Approximate range: 2,000 nmi (3,700 km)
- Fuel consumption: 195 litres (51 US gallons) per hour at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) cruising
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Fleet, Yacht Charter. "PHOCEA Yacht - DCAN | Yacht Charter Fleet". www.yachtcharterfleet.com.
- ^ a b c d e yacht, 75m Classic sailing; World, One of the Most Admired Around the. "ENIGMA Yacht Charter Details, Toulon Naval Arsenal DCAN". www.charterworld.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e f g "Phocea | Super Yachts by Agent4Stars.comSuper Yachts by Agent4Stars.com". Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ a b Club Méditerranée: un géant parmi les monocoques Archived 2007-03-23 at the Wayback Machine (French), with a picture of the boat
- ^ "The Long, Troubled, Glamorous Life Of Superyacht Phocea". Vanuatu Daily Post. Port Vila, Vanuatu: Vanuatu Daily Post: Trading Post Limited. November 16, 2012. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Phocea yacht for charter". Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Le Phocéa, ancien yacht de Bernard Tapie, brûle puis coule en Malaisie". Ouest-France (in French). 21 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Record prices in auction houses". BBC News. November 17, 1998. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ [Toulon Naval Dockyard]
- ^ a b c "PHOCEA". www.boatinternational.com.
- ^ "Phocea Yacht Involved in a Crash". www.luxist.com. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
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