Victorious: A Marvel by AK Yachts

🛥️ Victorious Yacht Overview:

• Name: Victorious
• Builder: AK Yachts
• Year: 2021
• Length: 85m (279.5 ft)
• Beam: 13.92m
• Draft: 4.7m
• Volume: 2,308 GT
• Exterior Design: Michael Leach Design Ltd.
• Interior Design: H2 Yacht Design
• Naval Architecture: Marco Yachts and Ark Yacht
• Engines: 2 Caterpillar Inc engines
• Top Speed: 15.5 knots
• Cruising Speed: 13.0 knots
• Range: 8000 nm
• Guests: 20
• Crew: 21
• Launch Date: April 9, 2021

🌟 Key Facts:

• Formerly named Grand Seraglio, U77, ULYSSES, and Project Weta.
• Renamed Victorious after an extensive transformation.
• Construction started in Northern Chile and completed by AK Yachts in Turkey.
• Originally a 77m explorer, extended to 85m for an indoor pool and bowsprit.
• Interior redesign by H2 Yacht Design in just three to four months.
• Aimed at the charter market with 11 staterooms and 2,300GT interior.

🚀 Project Victorious Journey:

• Project initiated fourteen years ago in Northern Chile as Gin Tonic II.
• Transported in pieces to Auckland, New Zealand, by Graeme Hart.
• Renamed Project Weta but halted construction after Graeme Hart’s shift to a larger yacht.
• Resumed construction in Turkey by AK Yachts in 2016 under the new owner.
• Extended stern by six meters, added bowsprit, and increased gross tonnage to over 2,300GT.
• Interior redesign by H2 Yacht Design, combining practicality and elegance.

🌈 Interior Design:

• Child-proof design with elegant yet practical elements.
• Warm natural woods, teak, white oak, macassar, rippled glass, onyx, and marble.
• 11 guest suites, including a VIP suite with a lounge and additional crew cabins.
• Owner’s suite features wooden “ribs,” a private terrace, and a spa pool.
• Smart lounge on the sundeck with a humidor, wine cellar, fireplace, and curved sofas.
• Upper deck designed as an “Ibiza lounge” with a Jacuzzi, bar, lounge, and dining.

🏆 Achievements:

• Victorious launched on April 9, 2021, after the shipyard received it in 2016.
• A successful and ambitious transformation from a stalled project to a luxurious explorer.

💰 Ownership and Value:

• Owned by Turkish entrepreneur Vural Ak, who also owns AKYacht.
• Estimated value: $135 million.
• Annual running costs: Around $14 million.

🎨 H2 Yacht Design:

• British yacht design firm founded by Jonathan Quinn Barnett.
• Known for modern, innovative designs with the latest technologies.
• Portfolio includes motor yachts, sailing yachts, and superyachts.
• Notable projects: 125-meter Maryah, Lurssen Al Lusail, Kleven Andromeda.

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IMO: 1009912
Name: VICTORIOUS
Vessel Type – Generic: Other
Vessel Type – Detailed: Yacht
Status: Active
MMSI: 319222400
Call Sign: ZGQA5
Flag: Cayman Is [KY]
Gross Tonnage: 2250
Summer DWT: 545 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 77 x 14 m
Year Built: 2019
Home Port: HAMILTON