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Above left: Razans
reworked identity he newest addition to the Turquoise Yachts fleet is a lesson in
involved an extended reinvention for both the yacht and the shipyard that built her.
swim platform. The
spacious deck areas Razan started life in an Italian shipyard and arrived in Istanbul as
were designed to meet a steel hull and semi-completed aluminium superstructure in 2014.
the requirements of Over the past two years she has received a large injection of Turquoise DNA so
a family holiday.
Left: deep-seated that she now greets the world as the first in the Turkish yards new generation
upholstered furniture fleet and the first product out of Turquoises sheds since 2013s Illeria. Since
lends a casual feel to then the shipyard has been bought by Oceancos owner, Mohammed Al
the main deck saloon,
while a circular tiered Barwani, and rebranded from Proteksan Turquoise to Turquoise Yachts.
glass chandelier adds The new owners master plan is for Oceanco to focus on yachts of more than
a certain elegance 80 metres, and for Turquoise to specialise in the 40 to 80 metre territory.
Razan, as a kick-off project, has been particularly useful in demonstrating
what the shipyard can achieve in a relatively small package. Semi-custom yards
dominate the sub-50 metre space, producing yachts that follow a successful yet
similar model. Razan differentiates herself with extremely spacious outdoor
areas, five guest cabins, all with Pullman berths, and a large beach club. With a
draught of only 2.6 metres and a 4,200 nautical mile range, she will be able to
explore widely and nudge into bays not deep enough for bigger boats.
Accordingly, her owners have planned family cruising for the summer,
exploring the Turkish coast and Aegean, before passing through the Corinth
Canal bound for Montenegro and Croatia.
She owes her simple and understated styling to H2 Yacht Design, which was
instrumental in seeing the project through. Having worked with H2 since
2006, the relationship is now so slick and finessed that it is akin to working with
an in-house team, says zlem Yurdakul, project manager at Turquoise.
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S P E C S
1.5 knots better than expected, with noise and freestanding pedestal basins in white onyx.
Leather covered door handles are handmade
and vibration coming back within limits by Joseph Giles.
Framing the Moore & Giles metallic leather of the
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