There are price reductions, and then there are statements. The owner of HERE COMES THE SUN has taken 20 million euros off the asking, a clear signal of intent and a rare opening on one of the most recognisable Northern European builds of recent years. At €165 million, EU VAT paid, it is a turnkey proposition for a buyer who wants immediate access to the Mediterranean without the usual administrative friction. Think of warm evening light across the Ligurian Sea as you step aboard.
Launched by Amels and extended by six metres in a 2020–2021 refit, the yacht sits in that sweet spot where scale meets modernisation. The work was extensive, not cosmetic. The result reads like a considered brief rather than a refit tick list. There is a generous beach club with shell door platforms that fold to meet the water, a 7m main deck pool that picks up the sun in shifting blue tiles, and a large spa for days when the sea air needs company. Accommodation is flexible for 20 guests, anchored by a dedicated owner’s deck and two bridge deck VIP suites with private balconies. The presence of dual helipads is the stand-out. Few yachts under 90 metres can match that level of logistical freedom.
The experience is obvious the moment you picture the day. Touch down by helicopter with the rotors easing to a hush, transfer inside within steps, then move to the pool where the only sound is water running over the edge. Interiors are designed for space and flow rather than stunts. Private terraces off the VIPs change the morning routine from a corridor to a breath of salt air. The beach club’s shell doors connect guests directly to the sea, which laps quietly at the platform. It is the kind of arrangement that reduces the choreography of large-yacht life.
The upper end of the market has thrived on scarcity and timeframes, but sophisticated buyers still value clarity. The 2020–2021 extension shows the owner invested in keeping the platform relevant, which sets it apart from older peers that feel their age when you step through a watertight door. A meaningful trim to the ask suggests a refreshingly realistic view of value in the 80m-plus segment, where trophy buying is giving way to use-based logic. You pay for capability, not simply meters.
The design brief reads like a response to how people actually live aboard. A real pool, not a plunge. A spa that earns its footprint. A beach club that makes the sea feel near rather than framed. Dual helipads for arrivals that do not interrupt departures. The accommodation plan privileges the principal with a dedicated deck but respects guests with the two balcony VIPs. It feels grown up. No gimmicks, just well-judged capacity.
Geography matters too. The yacht is in Italy and relocates to the South of France from 2 September, a practical choice that places it within easy reach of the region’s heliports and marinas at the height of late-summer yachting. For anyone contemplating inspections, that means short transfers and a fair weather window.
If you see yachts as floating real estate, this is prime waterfront with recent capital expenditure and the paperwork in order. If you see them as instruments for time well spent, HERE COMES THE SUN offers the kind of operational ease and scale that move the needle on how often you will use it. The price revision does not make it inexpensive. It makes it clear. And clarity, in this corner of the market, is worth more than another meter on the spec sheet.
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