12 July 2024
Alia Yachts has launched its latest full-custom superyacht, the Sea Club 53. Conceived with toy and tender-carrying in mind, this 53-metre vessel hit the water at Alia’s facilities in Antalya, Türkiye. Final outfitting and sea trials lie ahead before a delivery slated for August.
The Sea Club 53 will have a helicopter, a submersible, a 13-metre tender, an 8-metre crew tender, two sailing catamarans, two dinghies, two Waverunners, and other water sports equipment, dive gear, and toys. Accommodation includes a master cabin, two guest cabins, and a relaxation area.
“The Sea Club 53 showcases the very best of our capabilities here at Alia Yachts,” says Alia president Gökhan Çelik. “We’re thrilled to see her in the water demonstrating her full potential for operating in great comfort at speeds up to 15 knots.”
Çelik continues, “It’s a testament to our expert technical, engineering and boatbuilding teams here at Alia, the close collaboration we have enjoyed with Azure Yacht Design for the exterior design and layout development, and Diana Yacht Design for the naval architecture underpinning the hull.
“The Sea Club 53 has been an ambitiously rapid build. Thanks to an excellent relationship with the owner’s team at Technical Marine UK and quick thinking, we have brought the project from dream to floating reality in a little over two years.”
The yacht, built in-house, is designed as a sophisticated platform for water sports, undersea exploration, and helicopter operations without sacrificing any of the luxuries expected of a modern superyacht.
The Sea Club 53 was constructed in three parts, comprising the hull, superstructure and the heli deck, before being joined late in 2022.
The heli deck is fully certified up to H-145, and the lower deck has 50 square metres of toy storage space, alongside a dedicated water sports centre. The yacht carries more than 20 modular water park elements, allowing the crew to create a complex new feature every day.
“The launch of project Sea Club marks the start of a whole new concept in the yachting industry,” says Onne Logger of Azure Yacht Design. “A unique combination of luxurious guest accommodation, enormous storage for tenders and toys and unparalleled entertainment possibilities.
The owner’s goal was to fit the storage and the entertainment amenities usually found on an 80-metre-plus vessel while keeping the rich and elegant look of a superyacht.”