This New 148-Foot Superyacht Lets You See Straight Through It From Bow to Stern
The Monaco Yacht Show brought size, style, and debutants to the French Riviera, but the 148-foot San, built by Alia Yachts, introduced a whole new superyacht layout. Penned by Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design with naval architecture by Lateral Naval Architects, the full-aluminum motoryacht stood out for its clean and clear main deck design, where walls are eschewed for full-height windows, and uninterrupted views stretch from stern to bow. The sleek design required all other guest and technical areas to be located on the lower deck within the main hull.
“Having a main deck structure with no walls, only glass, and minimal window mullions required delicate design and strong building skills,” Alia Yachts’s president, Gökhan Çelik, told Robb Report during a tour of San in Monaco. “The owner had been aboard a 79-footer with foldable side bulwarks and an uncluttered layout and wanted to recreate that in a superyacht. His main request was ‘to see the entire length of my boat’ as soon as he stepped aboard.”
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That’s not the only design element that the first-time owner put a bespoke spin on. Materials and details were all personally selected, including the use of French golden beige Luget limestone for the guest bathrooms instead of the usual marble.
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Clear Line of Sight
San’s full-visibility main deck extends from stern to bow. It’s framed by full-height glass facades and sliding doors both aft and forward that deliver both a sense of openness and a connection to the sea. “You can easily host 100 people and still all feel connected on the same deck,” says Çelik. It’s a layout made possible by placing all guest cabins and technical areas on the lower deck. The full-height glazing with narrow mullions creates incredible vistas.
Devil in the Details
Sinot’s interior design of San is simple yet sophisticated. Just 15 materials are used throughout, including teak, stained oak, eucalyptus, and tan leather. These materials are supported with understated detailing, such as intricate “butterfly” joints in the woodwork, saddle-stitched leather, and stainless-steel inlays in the stair treads.
Sunken Seating
San’s streamlined coupe-style exterior lines were the starting point for the designers. The owner mandated a profile that appears as low in the water as possible but seconded that with an interior that feels like a high-ceilinged superyacht. It manifests in high bulwarks to create the impression of a lower superstructure, bolstered by a sunken main salon and dining area in a Japanese-style recess in the floor. Cut-outs in the bulwarks mean the sea is never out of sight, even when seated. For evening entertainment, a television drops down from the ceiling to form a cozy cinema lounge.
Lower-Deck Living
Four guest cabins and the owner’s forward stateroom all reside on the lower deck and are accessed via a spiral staircase behind the bar in the main salon. The owner’s suite includes a walk-in wardrobe, bathroom, and a full-length mirror that slides out of the bulkhead. The wall mirrors in the guest bathrooms slide aside to reveal hull windows, allowing for privacy and natural light when needed.
Party in the Back
The large main deck aft has shaded sofa seating with terraced steps that lead down to giant sunpads. Guests will never quarrel over space, as the folding bulwarks expand the beach club area in the stern, creating an alfresco hub of sociability.
Flexi Furniture
The multi-functional exterior deck furniture, built in-house by Alia Yachts, also adapts to guests’ needs. A high-low teak table can be used as a coffee table or raised and extended for group dining. On the foredeck, a large sunpad is accompanied by a table that lowers and is covered with fill-in cushions to increase the lounging space. Hidden under the foredeck is a tender garage and dedicated crane.
Top Gun Mode
A raised pilothouse configuration allows for high ceilings in the main deck below and gives the yacht a fighter jet aesthetic in profile. It resembles an airplane cockpit on the inside, too, mimicking the pared-back aesthetic of the guest areas and occupying the least amount of interior volume.
