The Monaco Yacht Show is still the industry’s most effective mirror. It reflects the changing rituals of the global elite as clearly as it showcases metal and paint. This year, a 255-foot Dutch build named Energy will do both. Listed with Fraser for €199 million, the 2022 Amels is a study in how top-tier yachts have evolved from status objects into self-contained private infrastructure.
Exterior lines by Espen Øino are purposeful rather than theatrical, prioritizing a literal connection to the water. The top deck is open, the beach club at the stern breathes, and a helipad converts into a lounge rather than sitting idle. Wide side decks serve as private guest balconies, a small but telling luxury when the breeze comes off the bay and the teak warms underfoot. At 2,885 gross tons, Energy delivers the internal volume of many 295-footers without chasing length for its own sake.
Inside, Francois Zuretti’s scheme is measured and residential. Fourteen guests and 27 crew have proper space, linked by an elevator across all decks. The owner’s domain sits up high, fully dedicated, with an epic suite and a private foredeck that combines a Jacuzzi, loungers, and a marble fire pit. The contrast is tactile: cool stone under the palm, salt air, and a soft crackle of flame while the horizon drops away. On the bridge deck, a music lounge with a Steinway baby grand faces a marble-topped bar and opens to an alfresco terrace. Notes hang in the air over glass, not LEDs, and that sets the tone.
The main deck has a boardroom-style office and, unusually, a full-size martial arts room. It is the most revealing amenity aboard, a signal that wellness here is about practice and discipline as much as pampering. A formal dining room seats 18 without feeling ceremonial. Below, the wellness center is comprehensive: beauty salon, spa, gym, sauna, hammam, and an extended beach club. Eucalyptus and cedar steam from the hammam while the swim platform sits a few steps away, sun-warmed and ready.
Outside, Energy carries one of the largest swimming pools you will find on a 255-foot yacht. A two-tender boat deck and a proper toy store keep the working side efficient, which matters more than most owners admit. Power comes from twin MTU engines for a 17-knot top speed and a 5,000-nautical-mile range. At pace, the wake flattens and the noise drops, which is the point.
Provenance matters. Energy was delivered by Damen’s Amels yard in 2022 to Valeriy Khoroshkovskyi, the Ukrainian businessman and former deputy prime minister. The yacht has been lightly used and previously appeared on the market at $215 million with other brokers. Fraser now brings it to Monaco with a clear figure and a clear intent. The show runs September 24 to 27, and Energy will be among the largest and certainly among the most fully resolved offerings on display.
Culturally, Energy represents a decisive shift. The modern flagship is no longer a floating salon. It is a complete life, balanced between work, art, training, and recovery. A fire pit on a foredeck, a convertible helipad, a serious office, and a dedicated dojo are not flourishes. They are architecture for a private routine. The volume number is telling. At nearly 3,000 GT on 255 feet, the priority is interior quality and spatial calm, not a headline length.
For the market, a €199 million ask for a three-year-old Northern European custom build underlines the resilience of the top of the brokerage tier. Supply of late-model, high-spec, sub-80-meter yachts from pedigree yards remains constrained, and values reflect that. For most readers, the lesson is less about purchase than influence. Expect to see the same design decisions filter down into smaller yachts and even homes: side-deck privacy as balcony, serious music spaces without gadgets, wellness that goes beyond a token sauna.
Energy will not be the loudest boat in Port Hercule. It does not need to be. Its appeal is in how it organizes a life at sea without fuss. Quiet power, considered spaces, and a pool that actually invites a swim. In Monaco, that is a stronger statement than another meter of length.
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