Koru (yacht)
 Koru Superyacht anchored off the coast of St. Lucia on January 5th, 2024 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Cayman Islands | |
| Name | Koru |
| Owner | Jeff Bezos[1] |
| Builder | Oceanco |
| Cost | $500 million |
| Yard number | Y721 |
| Launched | 4 August 2022[2] |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Lloyd's Register |
| Type | Schooner rigged sailing yacht |
| Tonnage | 3,493 GT |
| Length | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Capacity | 18 passengers |
| Crew | 40 |
Koru is a luxury custom superyacht owned by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. The vessel was built in the Netherlands by Oceanco starting in 2021, and delivered in April 2023.[3][4][5] It is a three-masted sailing yacht 127 meters (417 ft) long with a navy blue hull. The superyacht is reported to have cost at least US$500 million, and to require annual maintenance costs of at least $30 million.[6][7][8][9] When commissioned, the yacht was the second-largest sailing yacht in the world, after Andrey Melnichenko's Sailing Yacht A.
It is named after the same Māori cultural symbol.[10] The koru represents a looped fern and signifies new beginnings.[11]
Koru and De Hef
[edit]In 2022, Rotterdam announced that the city's historic De Hef bridge would be temporarily partially dismantled to allow the yacht to pass through. This move was controversial because the bridge is a Dutch national monument owing to its history.[12] Eventually the dismantling plan of the 'De Hef' bridge proved to be unnecessary; the masts were stepped when the vessel was moored downstream of the bridge in the Rotterdam Harbour.[13]
Support vessel
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Koru Yacht • Jeff Bezos $500M Sailing Superyacht • Oceanco • 2022". SuperYachtFan. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ↑ "127m Oceanco Y721 superyacht launched in the Netherlands". SuperYacht Times. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ↑ Matza, Max (May 14, 2021). "Jeff Bezos and the secretive world of superyachts". BBC News. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ↑ "127m Koru Delivered by Oceanco". www.yachtharbour.com. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ↑ "Jeff Bezos' superyacht will see historic bridge dismantled". BBC News. February 3, 2022. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ↑ Nicole Lyn Pesce (May 11, 2021). "Here's where Jeff Bezos's superyacht ranks among the world's most expensive boats". MarketWatch.
- ↑ Kurt Schlosser (May 10, 2021). "Jeff Bezos will reportedly join the billionaire boating class with a $500M luxury sailing superyacht". Geekwire.
- ↑ Oliver Moody (May 11, 2021). "Jeff Bezos rides ultra-rich superyacht wave". The Times of London.
- ↑ Granger, Maisie (2024-09-17). "7 Facts About Jeff Bezos' Koru Superyacht - Superyacht Content". www.superyachtcontent.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ↑ Joseph Los'e (12 January 2023). "Billionaire Jeff Bezos names superyacht Koru, wins support from Māori cultural experts". NZ Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ↑ Elizabeth Stamp (28 August 2025). "Jeff Bezos's Yacht, Koru: Here's Everything We Know About The $500 million Vessel". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ↑ "Rotterdam has confirmed it will dismantle a historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to fit through". BBC News. February 3, 2022. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ↑ "Miljoenenjacht van Amazon-baas Jeff Bezos duikt op voor Zuid-Hollandse kust". February 15, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ↑ Damborsky, Katia (11 February 2023). "75m custom Damen Yachting support vessel delivered and named". Boating International. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ "Inside Jeff Bezos' shiny new US$500 million Koru megayacht and Abeona vessel". South China Morning Post. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Oceanco Y721 at Boat International, with images
- Yacht Koru Specification
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