Indigo Star

Written by Marta Capdevila - Translation: Marco Benevento. Issue Nº 46

Charter

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A summer time dream

Indigo Star is the presentation for Fraser Yachts Spain, an international charter company that since March 2009 has an office in Palma de Mallorca. A sample of the extraordinary charter fleet from these pioneers in the field of luxury yachting.

Since 1947 Fraser Yachts, which is part of the Azimut / Benetti group, offers all the services related to luxury yachting: sales, charter, management, new construction, crew agency, financing, among others. Their offices are located in Monaco, on the east and west coasts of the United States, in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Singapore and New Zealand. Six of these local offices have opened in the last twelve months, showing the strength of the company.
The Palma de Mallorca office, named Fraser Yachts Spain is the latest addition to the list of offices of the group. The office in the Balearics stands out for the experience of some of its members, who have over fifteen years working together in the sector (first as Koch, Newton & Partners and afterwards as Merrill Stevens) such as Marta Iglesias and Natascha Weber, responsible for the charter department. This office also offers the services of The Crew Network, the crew agency owned by Fraser Yachts.

Classic beauty

Indigo Star is a 38 metres length and 7,70 metres beam super yacht built by Siar Moscchini Italian Yachts in 1995 and refitted in 2009. Names such as Andrea Bacigalupo, as naval engineer, and Vafiadis in charge of the interior design, speak for themselves. With its two 2285 Hp MTU engines, Indigo sails at a cruising speed of 18 knots (the maximum is 21).
The classic and very comfortable atmosphere of the interiors, enjoys spacious and bright spaces. The technology and the leisure equipment of the boat are also state of the art: satellite television system, Nera Mini-M satellite communications system, with fax and email, GSM phone and fax, in addition to Wi-Fi. Air conditioned with independent controls has also been installed in all the cabins and common areas of the yacht, plus the Fresh Air System, that completely renews the air throughout the boat six times every hour.
The lounge has a new swivelling plasma TV with BluRay, multi region DVD and video and laserdisc. On all the decks there is a HiFi Surround Sound audio system. All the guest cabins have satellite TV and DVD, plus air conditioning. On the lower deck there is a small gym with an exercise bicycle, and a treadmill, television and video.
The yacht is built to accommodate up to ten guests in five cabins. The owner’s located on the main deck has a double bed, private office and bathroom with jacuzzi and separate shower. On the lower deck there is the VIP cabin with double bed and en suite bathroom with bathtub and shower room; two double cabins, each one with double bed and en suite bathroom with shower room and a cabin with two beds and en suite bathroom with shower.
The guests will be served at any time by the seven crew members, made up of the first mate, the chef, the engineer, the head stewardess, stewardess and deck hand, headed by Captain Walinski Janusz (Spanish with Polish origin). The diversity of their origins allows to speak Spanish, English, German, Polish, Russian, French and Italian on board.
As for the tender and the water toys, Indigo has a 4,7 metres Zodiac Yacht Line with a 80 Hp Yamaha engine (2008), a 3,1 meters Zodiac Fast Roller with an eight Hp Yamaha engine, a Sea Doo 3D jet ski (2007) and a Sea Doo RXP 215CV (2007), water skis (combined, children, adults and slalom), knee board, inflatable bananas and donuts, complete snorkelling equipment (masks, tubes, fins), among others.
For the 2009 season, the navigation area is the western Mediterranean (South of France and Italy), the Adriatic and the western Ionian sea. Weekly rate (seven nights on board) in May, June, September and October: € 80,000. Weekly rate (seven nights on board) for special events like the F1 Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival in July and August: 85,000 euros. In both cases the extras must be added (MYBA Terms). <<
 

FRASER YACHTS SPAIN - C/ Porto Pi, 4 -  07015 Palma de Mallorca, España  - T: (+34) 971 70 04 45 - F: (+34) 971 70 05 51 - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it