The Challenge of Launching a $200M Superyacht
The hardest part of building a $200M superyacht wasn’t what you’d expect. Sneaking a nearly 80-meter vessel out of a Dutch shipyard can be trickier than building it.
From hair-breadth bridge clearances to canal choreography, the true test of the team's skills came after the build. You’d think the most stressful bit of putting together an 80-meter, £160 million superyacht would be building it, but for the team behind Lawrence Stroll’s latest floating palace, the real headache came after the build.
Maneuvering a ship the length of a football field and as tall as a three-story block of flats through the dainty canals of the Netherlands is not for the faint-hearted.
Picture it: you’re sipping your morning tea in a sleepy Dutch village near Rotterdam.
The team had to navigate through tight spaces, avoiding destruction and ensuring a safe passage to open water.
Author's summary: Building a $200M superyacht is challenging, but launching it is even harder.
- Length of the superyacht: nearly 80 meters
- Cost of the superyacht: £160 million
- Location of the shipyard: the Netherlands, near Rotterdam