Icon, the first vessel built by Icon Yachts on a 62.5 m platform has been put on sale by her owner. The asking price is €62,500,000.
Icon, the first vessel built by Icon Yachts on a 62.5 m platform has been put on sale by her owner. The asking price is €62,500,000.
M/Y Icon was the first yacht delivered by Dutch shipyard Icon Yachts, founded in 2005 by Tom Van Dam and Alex Shnaider, a Russian-born entrepreneur. The idea behind Icon Yachts was to build a 62.5 m platform that would allow easy customization and delivery times close to two years. After Icon, the first hull, two more ships were launched: Baton Rouge and Maidelle.
Icon Yachts let go half of its employees between 2010 and 2012. It declared bankruptcy in 2014 in the aftermath of the financial crisis. M/Y Icon was bought by Alexander Mazanov for €45,000,000 according to Boat International. Mazanov later bought Icon Yachts out of bankruptcy and now the yard is up and running once again. It completed a couple of refits and has a reportedly 80 m+ project in the works.
M/Y Icon length was extended in her 2014 refit and now measures 67.5 m. Icon can accommodate 12 guests in six cabins and uses a crew of 17. Power comes from twin MTU engines of 2,480 hp each. Maximum speed is 16 knots.