Maiden moon

Moonen Yachts has delivered Moonshine, a new 36.3m Martinique yacht.

Photography by Vlotr Media

13 August 2024

Dutch yacht builder Moonen Yachts has delivered Moonshine, a new 36.3-metre Martinique yacht. Moonshine’s maiden voyage took it to Mallorca for its owners’ first season on board.

Moonshine will spend this year cruising the Mediterranean and the Caribbean before arriving in San Diego, California, where it will be based.

Technical director Nicky van Zon says Moonen Yachts completed a number of bespoke design changes for the owners to suit their tastes and how they intended to use the yacht—including changing the length of the yacht to fit a specific location where they plan to keep it.

The owners also specified a rich and characterful interior design in collaboration with the team at Hollander Yacht Design.

Moonshine will spend this year cruising the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.

Moonshine is the sixth delivery from the Dutch yacht builder’s semi-custom Martinique design.

Moonshine has accommodation in five cabins for up to 12 guests and seven crew.

Moonshine departed the Netherlands from Rotterdam, where final commissioning took place. Moonshine is the sixth delivery from the Dutch yacht builder’s semi-custom Martinique design.

The Martinique is built with a high-tensile steel hull and aluminium superstructure.

Its maximum speed is 17 knots, and its range is 4,000 nautical miles, cruising at 10 knots. Its 345 gross tonnage volume includes accommodation in five cabins for up to 12 guests and seven crew.

The Moonen Yachts team is also building the seventh Martinique, YN205, which is available for delivery in April 2025.

moonen.com

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