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Kisses Yacht: An Insider’s Guide

Ian Fortey

Kisses Yacht was built by yacht shipbuilders Feadship in the year 2000. The naval architecture comes from De Voogt naval architects, and the interior design is thanks to George Larson and Robert Knack. The eStudio De Voogt handled exterior design.

While the Kisses Yacht was the launch name of the yacht, it’s undergone a couple of changes in the last few years. It had a name change to become Alfa III some years ago, but then it underwent another name change and is currently known as the Mayan Queen. This information doesn’t jive with all the photos we’ve seen. As you can imagine, this yacht is a bit hard to pin down.

Several websites dispute the vessel’s naming, but the information we have regarding the ship’s first, past, and current names comes directly from Feadship. If something is incorrect regarding the actual name, they seem like the most accurate source. Some say she was previously named Mayan Queen, and the yacht owner was Alberto Bailleres, but his Mayan Queen is a 306-foot yacht built by Blohm and Voss and is not the same vessel.

Kisses features a steel hull; the superstructure is aluminum, while the decks are teak. 

Who is the Kisses Yacht Owner?

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Kisses is owned by Norman Braman, the founder of Braman Motorcars and the one-time owner of the Philadelphia Eagles. Braman’s net worth is believed to be around $3 billion. He made his fortune with a vast empire of auto dealerships in Florida that sold high-end luxury cars like Rolls Royce and Cadillac, amongst many others. 

How Big is the Kisses Yacht?

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The motor yacht Kisses qualifies as a superyacht at 175′ 3″ though it’s a reasonable distance from the biggest yachts in the world, like Azzam or even Jeff Bezos’ yacht Koru. Other detailed yacht specifications mention a 32′ beam and a draft of 10 feet. Regarding displacement, Kisses has a gross tonnage of 751 GT, which is pretty light overall for a vessel of this size.

How Much Did the Kisses Yacht Cost?

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It’s been reported that Kisses cost about $35 million, which was what it was offered when they placed the yacht for sale back in 2012. There is also an estimated $3 million yearly operating cost for the yacht to cover expenses such as fuel and crew salaries and various taxes and fees.

Burgess Central Agency bought Kisses in 2016 when the price had dropped to $24,900,000.

Can You Charter the Kisses Yacht?

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At this time, Kisses is not available for yacht charter.

How Fast is the Kisses Yacht and What Engines Does it Use?

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Kisses is powered by twin Caterpillar 3512 E-DI-TA engines producing 1360 bhp at 1600 rpm. She can achieve a top speed of 15 knots with a cruising speed of 12 knots. Her range is more than 4,000nm thanks to the 77,400-liter fuel capacity. 

What’s the Interior of the Motor Yacht Kisses Like?

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The yacht is designed to be manned by a crew of 12. There is some disagreement over how many guests it can accommodate, however. Many sites list ten, while Feadship says 14, and others split the difference at 12. There are five cabins, however, so it would seem off for there to be room for 14 in that space unless some are bigger than you’d expect on a vessel of this size. The information available suggests that there are four double cabins and one twin.

The interior design of the yacht is elegant and straightforward. There is no color scheme or theme across the entire yacht; each room is decorated to create a certain feeling. You’ll find soft earth tones and gold accents in one room, while another may be white offset with marble and silver. It all depends on the mood each room tries to create for guests.

Features and Amenities

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There is surprisingly little information about the features available on board this luxury yacht. What can be seen in photos, however, includes large sundeck areas for sunbathing as well as a large Jacuzzi on the aft deck. This is located just beyond the indoor/outdoor bar, which offers a refreshment area for guests between the pool and a lounge area to socialize or dine casually.

Elsewhere onboard, you’ll find some more elegant gathering spaces, including another lounge area with a mirrored ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows giving the impression of almost being inside your fishbowl with all the light and glass surfaces around. 

The mirror ceilings are a theme throughout the vessel, and you’ll find the same in the formal dining area, which offers room for ten guests, and even in a salon/library area where guests can relax to socialize or read.

The yacht features sloped windows in the central and upper salon, which offer 180-degree views. The interior is art-deco inspired throughout. 

The Bottom Line

Billionaire Norman Braman originally owned the yacht known as Kisses. The ship was built by Feadship in 2000, and while it was put up for sale in 2012 at $35 million, it was purchased again by the Burgess yacht fleet in 2016 for just under $25 million.

The yacht is just over 175 feet long and offers accommodations for as many as ten guests in 5 cabins and 12 crew. Not much is known about the amenities on board the yacht or anything like water toys, but it was decorated in an art-deco style and features many sun pads on deck and a Jacuzzi tub for relaxation. Twin Caterpillar engines power her with a maximum speed of 15 knots.

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The KISS yacht is an elegant 46.4m/152’3″ motor yacht built by Feadship in the Netherlands at their Aalsmeer shipyard. 

She was appropriately named, given that she was launched and delivered to her owner on Valentine’s day in the year 2015.

Since then, she has received several awards for her design and construction

Her interior was fashioned by the British design firm Redman Whiteley Dixon , a UK-based yacht interior designer renowned for bringing beautifully unique designs to life.

They pride themselves in building a masterpiece with care and integrity to realize the owner’s dreams.

On the other hand, her exterior was penned by Dubois Naval Architects Ltd , an expert when it comes to marrying seaworthiness with grace to create luxurious and elegant yachts.

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423 ton
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KISS yacht interior

KISS was built with children in mind and is perfect for undertaking long-term, long-distance cruising with them.

The Dubois team improved the children’s facilities, and the result was a contemporary interior design with a cozy family twist that will keep both grown-ups and children occupied. She also has additional cabin space for nannies and teachers. 

The lower deck features a natural rippled sycamore in golden color as a backdrop. As you go up through the boat, you will see grey and silver tones on the main deck and warmer honey hues on the owners’ deck.

The main deck’s lounge has a sophisticated vibe with beautiful fabric selections that complements the yacht’s architectural features.

There are bespoke furniture items throughout the boat, such as the side tables with eel skin inlays and a crackle finish lacquering on top. 

With its stunning marble work hand-chosen from Italy, the result is a beautiful and family-friendly place.

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Specifications

The KISS yacht is constructed with an aluminum superstructure, a beam of 9 m, and a draft of 2.3m.

She has a semi-displacement hull that allows her to maintain great seakeeping while reaching incredible speeds. 

She is powered by a twin diesel Caterpillar (C32 Acert) 1,450hp engine running at 1800rpm, allowing her to cruise comfortably at 14 knots.

Her maximum speed is at 16 knots, and she has a range of up to 5,000 nautical miles from her 51,000-liter fuel tanks when traveling at 10 knots on her diesel fuel. 

Her freshwater tanks have a capacity of around 16,000 liters, and she is equipped with two Caterpillar 6.6 – 2x 125 kW – 1500 rpm generators. 

Lastly, she was built according to the Lloyds Register classification society’s specifications.

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The KISS yacht’s exterior design is the work of Dubois and features a standout metallic black.

In collaboration with De Voogt’s engineers, Dubois and his team worked tirelessly to ensure that Kiss’s profile and exterior styling reflected this one-of-a-kind layout.

Although unusual for a yacht with a length of fewer than 50 meters to have a fully equipped master penthouse on the upper deck, this is exactly what this yacht has. 

She features a raised pilothouse bridge on the main deck, providing the skipper with excellent views without overlooking guest areas.

There is also an oversized sundeck with a raised hot tub and lots of room for sitting and sunbathing. 

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Accommodation

With its 46-meter length and luxurious accommodations, the KISS yacht can host 12 people in comfort and luxury. 

She has six exquisite accommodations, including the owner’s cabin, a VIP suite, a double bedroom, and three twin cabins.

Additionally, she can accommodate nine crew in five crew quarters.

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Kiss Yacht is priced at $30 million, with an annual operating cost of $3 million.

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Avid devotees of modern art, the owners’ love of clean, pure lines served as the guiding force behind the creation of Kisses , which was conceived as a showcase for part of their art collection.

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Feadship launched Kiss on Valentine's Day in 2015. With this timely launch, Feadship displayed their ability to create truly ground-breaking custom yachts in the 40-50 metre market, along with revered design studios Dubois Naval Architects and Redman Whiteley Dixon.

This powerful and purposeful exterior is the second Dubois design built by the Feadship yard to date, featuring a metallic black hull and immediately distinctive profile with a wealth of distinctive design features. Her contrasting interior was created by Redman Whiteley Dixon, which creates a welcome and calming atmosphere for those stepping on board the ultra-modern superyacht.

Kiss features an unusual layout as her dedicated owners deck with al fresco dining is something usually found on yachts over 50m, however the innovative use of space on board welcomes 12 guests in complete comfort with 3 twins, 2 doubles and plenty of features linking guests to the water outside.

One of the main innovations pushing this is a sunroof which opens to bring light into the interior, creating an open space to breathe and feel the wind of the ocean. Adding to the al fresco pleasures include a sun-deck with Jacuzzi, a transom swim platform and a special underwater ‘play-pen’.

Kiss has transatlantic range and is powered by two 1,450hp Caterpillars, giving it a top speed of 16.5 knots and very economical cruising at 14 knots.

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Yard : Feadship
Type : Motor yacht
Guests : 12
Crew : 9
Cabins : 6
Length : 46.6 m / 152′11″
Beam : 9 m / 29′7″
Draft : 2.3 m / 7′7″
Year of build : 2015
Classification : Lloyds
Refit : 2022
Displacement : Full displacement
Type of engine : Diesel
Brand : Caterpillar
Model : C32 Acert
Engine power : 1450 hp
Total power : 2900 hp
Maximum speed : 16 knots
Cruising speed : 13 knots
Range : 5500 nm
Gross tonage : 423
Hull : Steel
Superstructure : Aluminium
Decking : Teak
Interior designer : Redman Whiteley Dixon
Exterior designer : Dubois Naval Architects

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Breaking news, maker of bayesian yacht blames crew for ‘indescribable, unreasonable errors’ in doomed vessel’s sinking.

The CEO of the company that built the $40 million yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily this week has blamed the crew for the tragedy — saying they had 16 minutes and could have easily saved the seven who died.

“The boat suffered a series of indescribable, unreasonable errors,” Giovanni Costantino, CEO of the Italian Sea Group, told Reuters of the Bayesian sinking Monday, killing seven of the 22 onboard.

“The impossible happened on that boat … but it went down because it took on water. From where, the investigators will tell,” he said.

Mike Lynch wraps his arm around his teen daughter Hannah and both smile for a photo, on a sidewalk.

Blaming the crew for the “incredible mistake” of not being prepared for the storm, he said: “This is the mistake that cries out for vengeance.”

Costantino, whose company includes Perini Navi, the Italian high-end yacht maker that built the 183-foot superyacht in 2008, staunchly defended its construction — saying it had survived far more extreme storms during 22 years of trouble-free navigation.

Instead, he expressed horror that the crew was unable to save the seven who died — including the Bayesian’s owner, British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, and his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah.

He said the crew had a 16-minute window before the craft sank — plenty of time to get everyone to safety.

“The torture lasted 16 minutes,” he told the Financial Times.

“It went down, not in one minute as some scientists have said. It went down in 16 minutes. You can see it from the charts, from the AIS [Automatic Identification System] tracking chart,” he said.

Constantino wears a navy suit , smiles and folds his arms while standing next to a model ship on display.

Additionally, doors and hatches should have been closed, and the keel should have been lowered to increase stability, among other safety measures, Costantino said.

Had correct procedures been followed, all passengers would have gone back to sleep after one hour, “and the next morning they would have happily resumed their wonderful cruise,” he added.

“The captain should have prepared the boat and put it in a state of alert and of safety.”

“Ask yourself — why were none of the Porticello fishermen out that night? A fisherman checks the conditions and a ship doesn’t? The disturbance was completely readable on all the weather maps. It was impossible not to know,” he said.

What to know after a tornado sank the yacht Bayesian off the coast of Sicily:

  • A superyacht capsized off the coast of Sicily after a tornado hit the area early Monday, killing seven passengers.
  • British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was identified as one of the bodies pulled from the wreckage. His teenage daughter, Hannah, was the final one to be recovered.
  • Lynch — known as “Britain’s Bill Gates” — had invited guests from Clifford Chance, a legal firm that represented him, and Invoke Capital, his own company, on the voyage,  according to the Telegraph . 
  • Security camera footage shot from 650 feet from where the  Bayesian sank Monday  shows it disappearing.
  • A rare and unexpected “black swan” weather event may have led to the  Bayesian’s speedy demise , maritime experts say.

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Bayesian had 22 people on board — 12 passengers and 10 crew — when it capsized and sank during a storm while anchored off the coast of northern Sicily.

Of those on board, 15 people — including Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares — were rescued after escaping onto a lifeboat. 

Rescue divers located Lynch’s teen daughter Friday, the final missing person, the Italian coast guard said.   

The bodies of the other dead passengers, including Lynch and New York attorney Christopher Morvillo, were recovered Wednesday and Thursday from inside the hull of the sunken yacht. Those on board were there to help Lynch celebrate his recent acquittal in a major US fraud trial. 

Rescue boats search the waters off the coast of Porticello near the Sicilian city of Palermo on Aug. 23, 2024.

Meanwhile, Italian authorities launched a manslaughter investigation into what downed the $40 million yacht after it was struck by an intense storm early Monday, local media reported.

The Prosecutor’s Office of Termini Imerese had started making inquiries and was looking at a slew of offenses — including “shipwreck and multiple counts of culpable homicide against an unknown person,” sources told Palermo Today.

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Exiled russian oligarch’s 257’ superyacht amaryllis seen towed through palm beach.

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By John Jannarone and Alan Hatfield

The 257’ superyacht Amaryllis apparently owned by exiled Russian oligarch Andrey Borodin was towed past Palm Beach, FL on Friday morning, according to a visual account by CorpGov .

The yacht, whose owner is frequently cited as Mr. Borodin by enthusiast publications, moved slowly through the Lake Worth lagoon where bridges were raised for its passage. A towboat with flashing lights about 150 feet ahead pulled the Amaryllis , built by German shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen in 2011.

While CorpGov could not officially confirm Mr. Borodin as the owner of the vessel, his wife, socialite Tatiana Korsakova, has posted dozens of Instagram photos and videos aboard the Amaryllis. A yacht broker interviewed by CorpGov confirmed that Ms. Korsakova is indeed aboard the Amaryllis in the photos and videos.

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The sighting comes as billions of dollars in Russian-owned yachts have been seized around the world as a result of international sanctions. CNN has published an extensive list of seized vessels, which were taken in harbor cities including Mallorca, Spain and London.

However, it is unclear if the Amaryllis was being seized or voluntarily towed. Very large yachts often choose to be towed because bridges are required to raise for them, according to the yacht broker.

The former Bank of Moscow chief was granted political asylum in the UK in February 2013 after fleeing what he alleged to be politically-motivated fraud and embezzlement charges. Mr. Borodin would go on to be tried and convicted in abstentia in Russian Court in 2018, but not before managing to enlist a number of prominent American lawmakers to lobby Washington for a U.S. visa. Despite Russian extradition requests to the UK government, Borodin’s controversial attempts to make large donations to the NHS, and the uncovering of an assassination plot against his life, the fugitive banker remains overseas, having been granted access to his Swiss bank accounts and having made several notable London real estate purchases during his time in exile.

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KISSES is a 53.35 m Motor Yacht, built in Netherlands by Feadship and delivered in 2000.

Her top speed is 15.0 kn, her cruising speed is 13.5 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 3400.0 nm at 12.0 kn, with power coming from two Caterpillar diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 staterooms, with 11 crew members. She has a gross tonnage of 751.0 GT and a 9.8 m beam.

She was designed by Feadship De Voogt Naval Architects , who also completed the naval architecture. Feadship De Voogt Naval Architects has designed 49 yachts and created the naval architecture for 105 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

Her interior was designed by George Larson and Robert Knack - she is built with a Teak deck, a Steel hull, and Aluminium superstructure.

KISSES is in the top 10% by LOA in the world. She is one of 190 motor yachts in the 50-55m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her volume is 128.05 GT above the average.

KISSES is currently sailing under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1414 yachts registered. She is known to be an active superyacht and has most recently been spotted cruising near United States of America. For more information regarding KISSES's movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS .

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  • Name: KISSES
  • Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
  • Builder: Feadship
  • Naval Architect: Feadship De Voogt Naval Architects
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  • Interior Designer: George Larson , Robert Knack

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It has now been confirmed that Mike Lynch, one of the most prominent and controversial figures in the U.K. tech scene, died in the sinking of his superyacht off Sicily on Monday. At least five others also died when the vessel capsized in a violent storm; Lynch’s teenage daughter Hannah remains missing.

I encourage you to read my colleague Ryan Hogg’s obituary of Lynch , who I was writing about just a couple weeks ago in the context of his legal travails. Following a lengthy extradition drama, Lynch, 59, was acquitted in June of criminal fraud charges relating to the sale of his data software firm Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011. Indeed, his fateful trip with family, friends and lawyers was reportedly a celebration of that victory.

Morgan Stanley International chair Jonathan Bloomer, who had chaired Autonomy’s audit committee during the HP sale, and who testified in Lynch’s defense, also died in the sinking of the Bayesian. In a grotesque coincidence, Lynch’s also-acquitted codefendant in the U.S. trial, former Autonomy finance VP Stephen Chamberlain, was fatally struck by a car while jogging in England on Saturday.

Although he was acquitted in the U.S., a U.K. civil case over Autonomy’s misrepresentation of its financials to HP resulted in a ruling that Lynch had known what was going on. As a result, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (which has been handling the case since it was spun out of HP in 2015) had been hoping to recoup billions of dollars from Lynch and former Autonomy CFO Sushovan Hussain, who received a five-year sentence in the U.S. over the affair.

“We’re saddened by this tragic event and our thoughts are with the families and friends of all those who lost their lives,” said an HPE spokesman, while declining to comment on the future of the legal proceedings.

Friends say Lynch had been at the “beginning of a new life” following his U.S. acquittal, and many tributes followed the confirmation of his passing.

“The world has lost a genius. His family have lost a giant of a man,” said Autonomy cofounder David Tabizel.

“Mike Lynch should be remembered as the person who catalyzed a breed of deep tech entrepreneurs in the U.K.,” said John Browne, the former BP CEO and the chair of the Francis Crick Institute, a biomedical research center for which Lynch once helped to raise funds. “His ideas and his personal vision were a powerful contribution to science and technology in both Britain and globally. I send my condolences to those close to him. We have lost a human being of great ability.”

David Yelland, the former editor of The Sun and Lynch’s public relations advisor, said Lynch was “failed in life by his country and his peers when he needed them most—as he looked for help in the unjust U.S. demand that he be extradited—and he has then suffered the most unfair and brutal of fates.”

“I was in touch with Mike just before he sailed,” Yelland wrote on X . “He wasn’t a mere dreamer of dreams, he was a creator of dreams not just for himself but for all those that knew him, worked with him or invested with him.”

Lynch was a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the board of which said it was “deeply saddened” to hear of his death. A spokesperson from industry body TechUK told the Evening Standard that Lynch had been “a hugely significant and pioneering figure in the U.K. technology sector.”

More news below. And do read my colleague Eleanor Pringle’s piece on X’s true owners , whose identities have just been revealed in the context of a lawsuit by former employees. Bill Ackman is no surprise, but the same can’t be said for Diddy.

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Walmart sells JD.com stake. Walmart has sold its entire $3.7 billion stake in the Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com and says it will focus on its own Chinese operations now. As Reuters reports , the move may have something to do with how the ultra-competitive nature of Chinese e-commerce squeezes profit margins. Walmart has in recent years been pulling out of a few international markets where it can’t turn a decent profit.

Head-to-head spectacle. The second half of next month will see the unveiling of not one but two big plays in the augmented reality glasses space, The Verge reports . Snap will apparently show off the fifth generation of its Spectacles on Sept. 17, with Mark Zuckerberg revealing Meta’s entry into the AR specs business the following week. Meta’s effort is code-named Orion.

Google targeting teens. Not long after the Financial Times reported that Google broke its own rules by letting Meta target teens with its YouTube ads, Adweek reports that this was no one-off. Citing three ad buyers, plus written documentation, the publication says Google’s salespeople have been advising ad buyers on how to reach teenagers despite the fact that Google doesn’t allow targeting that age group. The key, it seems, is to target the cohort of “unknown” users, about whom Google doesn’t know age or other details, as teens are probably included in the group. Google says it will remind its reps not to help agencies and advertisers skirt the company’s rules.

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