£73m. superyacht visits Guernsey

Monday 22 January 2018

A luxury yacht worth an estimated £73m has visited St Peter Port to take on fuel during a two-day visit.

Hasna is owned by Australian businessman John Symond, who made his fortune in home loans and is now active in business loans, private loans, credit cards and insurance. His net worth is estimated at US$600 million.

The boat was designed and built in The Netherlands by Feadship Royal Dutch Shipyards and completed in June 2017. Mr Symond bought Hasna as a gift for himself to celebrate his 70th birthday in 2017. At 73 metres long the vessel works out at £1m per metre.

Hasna can accommodate 12 guests and has a crew of 21. Her features include an eight metre pool with waterfall on the main deck, a mid-ship beach club, a gym, spa, cinema and a dedicated butler cabin. With an average speed of 14 knots the boat is designed for luxury cruising.

She arrived in Guernsey at 13.31 on Sunday afternoon from Amsterdam and berthed on number 1 ramp in the harbour. She is due to sail out of St Peter Port at around 16:00 on Monday afternoon, heading south with Gibraltar the next planned destination.

The Hasna generated a lot of interest with a number of people trying to get a closer look at the vessel on Sunday afternoon. Caroline Besnard said: "we saw the boat coming in from home so came down to have a closer look. Its great to see such a sight over here as you normally only see superyachts like this in the south of France or Mediterranean."

Pictured: Hasna in St Peter Port Harbour on Sunday afternoon

Hasna has a capacity for 167,000 litres of fuel and took on 100,000 litres during her visit, which, using current fuel prices as a guide, is likely to have cost in excess of £60,000.

A spokesperson for Guernsey Harbours said: "We are always pleased to see such vessels in Guernsey and we seem to be getting an increased number of luxury yachts visiting year on year. It is likely that people are learning of our unique position geographically between the Caribbean, Mediterranean and The Netherlands."