A First for the Yard
Simena is 62 metres of ambition made steel. She is the first vessel Ares Yachts has built beyond the 60-metre mark, and the Antalya shipyard is sending her straight to Palma de Mallorca for the International Boat Show (29 April – 2 May), where she will be the largest yacht on display. Her world debut.
The Design
Taka Yacht Design drew the lines with a clipper ship in mind — a full-rigged bowsprit, a trail board, traditional teak decks, varnished sipo mahogany. But this is not nostalgia. The hull is steel-carbon composite, built to RINA Charter Class C, and the proportions are drawn for performance as much as for elegance.
Below deck, Design Unlimited kept things quiet: walnut, neutral tones, tonal leather and fabric, antiqued brass. Low-profile sofa seating in the main saloon. A forward owner's suite with hidden television lifts. Twelve guests, nine crew, and a dedicated smartphone app for the AV systems. The golden age of sail, with the infrastructure of 2026.
Under Way
Simena runs a hybrid propulsion system with six operating modes. In electric mode she cruises in silence at up to 8 knots, with a range of 6,000 nautical miles at 7 knots — a number that changes what bluewater passage-making can feel like. On diesel, she reaches 14 knots with a 4,000-mile range. Under canvas, sea trials confirmed 14 knots, with a projected top speed of 16 knots in a 20-knot breeze.
Recognition Before She Arrives
She has already collected credentials. A 4-star 'superior' SEA Index rating — certified by Lloyd's Register, developed by the Yacht Club de Monaco and UBS — places her among the most environmentally efficient superyachts in her class. Two nominations for the Explorer Awards by La Belle Classe Superyachts followed. The industry took notice before the public had a chance to.
