Platinum A' Design Award Winner 2024
A contemporary motor yacht slices through deep blue water leaving a white wake that spreads in organic curves behind the stern, the vessel photographed in profile against a backdrop of rocky mountain slopes under clear daylight skies. The yacht stretches horizontally across the frame occupying the middle zone of the composition, oriented from right to left suggesting leftward movement through the seascape. The hull appears as a continuous smooth form in warm white or very pale cream, sitting low in the water with a displacement hull design that curves gently upward at bow and stern, the waterline barely visible where white hull meets blue sea. Rising above the hull, three distinct deck levels stack in horizontal layers creating a terraced profile, each level set slightly back from the one below producing a subtle stepping geometry. The lowest deck level continues the white hull coloring and appears solid except for narrow horizontal window bands in very dark gray or charcoal that wrap around the superstructure providing a continuous viewing strip. The middle deck repeats this pattern, another white horizontal volume with another dark glazing band wrapping its perimeter, the windows reflecting surrounding light in places while appearing as transparent dark voids in others. The uppermost deck continues this rhythmic pattern once more, topped by a small bridge or wheelhouse structure in darker charcoal gray with additional glazing, creating the visual crown of the composition. A single vertical element, likely a communications mast or radar arch, rises from this uppermost level, painted in the same dark charcoal as the glazing surrounds and providing the only strong vertical accent in an otherwise relentlessly horizontal design. At the stern, visible on the left side of the vessel, a small dark watercraft or tender sits secured to a swim platform, adding human scale reference and functional detail. The water surrounding the vessel appears as moderately textured deep blue ranging from cobalt in the foreground to ultramarine in the distance, the surface showing gentle wavelets and chop that catch light in irregular patterns creating subtle sparkle and movement across the sea's surface. The wake trailing behind the yacht reads as brilliant white foam and churned water contrasting sharply with the undisturbed blue surrounding it, the wake pattern spreading in a V-shape that narrows toward the stern and widens as it extends backward. In the background occupying the upper third of the composition, mountain slopes rise in layered ridges, the nearest appearing in muted browns and tans suggesting sun-baked rock and sparse vegetation, while more distant peaks fade into hazier blue-grays through atmospheric perspective. The sky above transitions from pale blue-white near the horizon through gradually deepening shades upward, suggesting midday sun from overhead producing even illumination across the scene with no dramatic shadows, just gentle modeling where surfaces turn away from direct light. The overall impression conveys a sense of calm forward progress, luxury marine engineering rendered in refined materials, and harmonious integration with a pristine natural setting that invites mental boarding and imagined experience of cruising through such spectacular coastal waters aboard this carefully detailed contemporary vessel.
Kai means ocean in Hawaiian language. She provides privacy on enclosed owner deck with 180 degree panoramic master suite with an office lounge opens up onto 150m2 private deck. This area also provides an open-air cinema and golf practice amenities. Her achromatic tones give her an elegance that is enhanced by submarine anchoring system and hideaway mooring platforms. 4 luminous VIP guest cabins are located on main deck and underwater observatory lounge on lower deck. She boasts 125m2 extending beach club at aft with saltwater pool that also doubles as a lifting platform for her 13m tender.