The Latest Mazu 82 Yacht Has Bullet Proof Glass

Mazu Yachts delivers its latest and largest yacht the Mazu 82 to its new owner.

Since 2011 Turkish Based Mazu Yachts has been designing and producing Open and Hard-Top Motor Yachts and Super Yacht Tenders at their state of the art 3000 sq.m indoor and 1000 sq.m outdoor facility.

The boatyard typically produces just 10 boats a year due to the fact each vessel is bespoke. Mazu Yachts say they spend a tremendous amount of time getting to know customers, their needs and lifestyles on each and every project commissioned.

No surprise then that Mazu is proud to deliver their latest 82ft flagship, the Mazu 82, to its discerning owner.

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Powered by three Volvo Penta IPS units (1,000hp each) and built of a carbon composite in a lightweight sandwich construction for maximum rigidity and strength, the deep-V hull achieves a top speed of 40 knots at full load and a cruising speed of 35 knots.

“The hull lines of the new Mazu 82 were designed in-house to provide a perfect balance between top speed, seakeeping capability and fuel efficiency,” says Halit Yukay, lead designer and CEO of Mazu Yachts. “At cruising speed the yacht burns around 600 litres of fuel per hour for a range of just under 400 nautical miles or around 12 hours cruising.”

At 24.5 meters long the Mazu 82 offers a lot more volume than the yard’s previous 62-foot flagship. Logistically this was not an issue because the shipyard is able to build up to 30 metres and Yukay maintains that building smaller yachts is actually harder because of the lack of space onboard the vessel, slowing down production as fewer people can work at any one time. Another advantage with producing the lager yachts is that there is much more free-standing furniture on board, custom designed for the latest project by celebrated designer Tanju Özelgin, the first time Mazu has worked with an independent stylist.

The exterior profile of the Mazu 82 is characterized by the flush main deck with no steps and the angular lines of the all-glass deckhouse. Wherever possible the shipyard used one-piece glass panes, which meant increasing their thickness.

The tempered and laminated windshield is over 22mm thick and with a PVB interlayer is literally bulletproof. The glass is also extra clear to eliminate distortion and reflections. Three openable ‘portholes’ at the front of the superstructure provide natural ventilation while underway along with the sliding aluminium roof, custom-made by OPAC in Italy.

On special request of the owner, Mazu Yachts modified the aft deck design to include terraced steps leading down to the swim platform. These steps function as built-in furniture so guests can sit down and still converse with other people, and additionally wide enough to also lie down and sunbathe on.

“Multifunctional design was very important for the owner,” says Yukay. “In fact, the open foredeck has three different uses: as a sunbathing area, a dining area for 12 people, and a screen can be set up to turn it into an open-air cinema.”

The proud owner is said to be delighted with his new acquisition and is spending most of his time onboard. Given the current Covid crisis, he is also planning to use his yacht as a floating office well into the winter season.

Mazu 82 Yacht Specs:

• Length overall: 24.50m
• Beam: 5.90m
• Draft (max): 1.60m
• Displacement: 50 tonnes
• Material: Epoxy Sandwich System Carbon Composite
• Engines: 3 x Volvo Penta IPS 1350 (3 x 1000 HP)
• Max speed: 40 Kts
• Cruising speed: 35 Kts
• Fuel capacity:y 4500L
• Class: CE / A

Mazu Yachts: mazuyachts.com