News: 70M "Galactica Super Nova" Christened At Heesen Yachts

Heesen 70-meter "Galactica Super Nova" Christened ​

Just last week YF let you know that the largest Heesen superyacht to be built so far was being prepared for launching. Now we can also let you know that she has been christened in the presence of industry officials and yard workers and the owner. The 70-meter superyacht was built under the project name 'Kometa' and only until the christening was the final name revealed. The new Heesen flagship is called "Galactica Super Nova" running in similar space theme to the 65-meter "Galactica Star". Although we have seen Galactica Star many times, the new 70-meter Super Nova is a lot more refined in design and presents more details for the eyes to feast upon. The overall exterior design has been by Espen Oeino who allows comfortable exterior spaces for the owner and guests onboard.

One of the highlight near-water spaces onboard is the beach club. Galactica Super Nova has a dedicated beach club so there is no need to launch tenders to make room because the space might have been doubling as a tender garage. The tender garage is forward in the bow served by gull-wing shell doors allowing the aft transom space to be utilized fully as the beach club. Directly above the aft part of the beach club is a skylight which forms the bottom of the pool above. On the forward deck there is a helipad for touch-and-go utilization but when not being used for that purpose, outdoor furniture can be laid out for guests and the area can also be transformed into an outdoor cinema while in the quiet confines of a bay or cove. The sundeck has a mixture of dining, seating and lounging areas mostly covered under the hardtop the mast sits on. The arched glass side walls not only showcase great views from this perched deck but they create a more intimate feel as sundecks are usually very open. At night it should be very attractive too with the roof dotted by a myriad of LEDs to mirror the galactic theme.

The interior has been developed by Sinot Yacht Design and features earthy toned and neutral colors in the palette representation. Browns, tans and whites are used to good effect throughout the interior but the materials chosen have upped the ante in the luxury department. Onboard the Super Nova, you will find Galuchat leathers, very soft calf skin for the soft and sensual touch while on the hard-touch areas Calacatta Luccicoso and different Onyx breeds have been utilized. Guests onboard are slept in five suites, a VIP grade cabin on the upper deck and four cabins on the lower deck. The owner has their own expansive full-beam suite forward on the main deck. In all, twelve can be accommodated onboard Galactica Super Nova. With her twin MTU 20V 4000 M93L’s she can run at a top speed of 30-knots. With her trials coming up soon those numbers will be put to the test and expected to be confirmed. Galactica Super Nova’s delivery is anticipated for May, 2016.

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