Design
The Y9 is the new semi-custom flagshi of YYachts. The firs 90-footer of the yard was the custom built Prevail
W
hen Michael Schmidt was looking for a large yacht for himself a few years ago, he couldn't find any format on
the market - either new or used - that even came close to meeting his rather high demands. It had to be 80 feet, easy to handle, with no vulnerable components and, of course, look as good as possible. Most people in this position would explain their ideas to a designer and commission a shipyard to build this single solution. But Schmidt – ex-Admiral's Cup winner, ex-head of one of the world's largest production boatyards and, in general, one of the most creative minds the German sailing scene has ever produced – would not be Schmidt if he
did not generate a business idea from it. And so he built the 80-foot-long Cool Breeze – as a start-up, so-to-speak, and initially with a fairly manageable team. The fact that this, with a design by
‘The mainsheet is nowhere to be seen’
Lorenzo Argento (exterior) and David Chipperfield (interior), was very well received by potential customers was not entirely surprising. Schmidt was thinking like a customer, not a CEO. He had identified a gap in the market and started building a new shipyard immediately after the
delivery of Cool Breeze and at an age when other people are actually enjoying their retirement. In the meantime, after a good six years at high speed, a double- digit number of yachts has already been delivered with construction stretching well
into 2024. The YYachts brand is making an international splash in a segment that is actually under pressure. Meanwhile, after delivering some
70 and 80-footers, the company has already entered the 90-foot yacht segment. In 2021, the custom-built Prevail, with an exterior design by Bill Tripp and an interior design by Andrew Winch, was delivered to an American customer, and in July the shipyard launched its second 90-footer. Bella is thus the first Y9 to join the Y7 and Y8 series. The world premiere was celebrated at the Cannes Yachting Festival.
Lightweight masterpiece ‘The yard’s new flagship Y9 is born from the ambitious idea of building a lightweight masterpiece of craftsmanship following the company’s philosophy to
The interior of Bella was jointly developed by two design studios: Norm Architects and Design Unlimited 90 SEAHORSE
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