Oceanco has successfully delivered the 127-meter sailing superyacht, Koru, which is now officially the world's largest sailing yacht and the largest yacht built in the Netherlands. The yacht, formerly known as Y721, features a black hull, white superstructure and classic exterior lines, and is rumored to be commissioned for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

photo by Hannes van Rijn
While her design team has yet to be confirmed, Koru has a large pool on the aft deck and multiple areas for relaxing across her open decks. The vessel departed Oceanco's facilities earlier this month, traveling at 16 knots on her maiden voyage to Gibraltar. The shipyard also has a 111-meter motor yacht, Oceanco Y722, in-build with an estimated delivery date of 2024.
Oceanco was founded in 1987. Right now it is a world-class builder of custom superyachts up to the 140 meters range. Oceanco works with world-known designers such as Terence Disdale, Nuvolari-Lenard, Espen Oeino, Sam Sorgiovanni, Igor Lobanov, Tim Heywood and Andrew Winch to create some of the timeless and award-winning yachts afloat today.
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