Cloud 9
| LOA | 74 m |
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| Gross tonnage | about 2,218 GT |
| Beam | 13.5 m |
| Delivered | May 2017 |
| Exterior design | Zuccon International Project |
| Interior design | Winch Design |
| Engines | twin Caterpillar 3516C |
| Guests and range | 12 guests, about 6,000 nm at 12 kn |
A speculative hull given a second life
Cloud 9 started life as CRN Project 131, a hull the yard began on its own account before any client was named. Her underwater lines drew on the award winning Azteca, while her styling took cues from the 80 metre Chopi Chopi. A buyer stepped in through the broker Burgess in June 2014, and the design was reworked around his wishes. The changes were substantial enough that the owners came to call her Cloud 9 Plus in private.
The revised boat was delivered in May 2017 at 74 metres and around 2,218 GT. The rework touched staircases, deck layouts and naval architecture, all completed within a tight three month planning window. That she absorbed such deep changes and still reads as a coherent design speaks to the yard's flexibility. Cloud 9 stands as proof that a speculative CRN hull can become a deeply personal boat.
Zuccon lines with a human focus
The exterior is the work of Zuccon International Project, with Bernardo Zuccon leading the studio's contribution. He spoke of rewriting the boat's story for a new owner, aiming for a look with maturity and substance. The styling favours timelessness over fashion, a quality meant to keep the boat looking current for many years. Clean superstructure surfaces and steady proportions carry the 74 metre length with ease, and the outer decks were shaped for open air living.
Outdoor space was a priority throughout. The owners' deck runs to around 400 square metres and includes a private terrace along with a weather protected tent for entertaining. Up forward, what began as a helicopter deck was turned into an entertainment area, a change that says much about how the owner intended to use the boat. Sliding glass panels shelter the upper deck dining areas when the weather turns.
A 74 metre CRN whose glass lift falls like a waterfall from sun deck to beach club.
Winch Design in sand and sea tones
The interior came from Winch Design, whose team aimed for an approachable and relaxed feel across the boat. Sand tones set the base, lifted by blues and by natural touches such as coral and agate. Around fifty surface materials were used, among them brushed Douglas fir and limed oak. The guest arrival lobby carries a bespoke teak and holly floor with a wave pattern that climbs onto the ceiling, described by the studio as a cocoon.
Comfort ran into the technical detail as well. Heavy soundproofed doors bring the master suite down to 48 decibels at cruising speed and 45 at anchor. Deep sofas measuring one and a half metres front to back anchor both the saloon and the aft deck. Two cinemas serve the boat, one set into the main saloon and another in the open air on the owners' deck. A hair salon and massage room sit alongside a generous gym.
A glass lift like falling water
The signature feature is an interior lift built from glass and steel that links six decks. The studio described it as a waterfall running from the sun deck down to the beach club, and it gives the interior a strong vertical thread. On the main aft deck sits a spa pool holding around 10,000 litres, its glass bottom letting light pass to the deck below. A fold down stern door opens the beach club into a wide platform at the waterline.
Power comes from twin Caterpillar 3516C engines driving the 74 metre hull. Top speed sits near 16.5 knots with a cruise around 15 knots, and range reaches about 6,000 nautical miles at 12 knots. The build leaned on specialist soundproofing from Cergol Engineering to keep the interior calm at sea. Roughly 4,500 metres of polished steel detailing runs through the guest areas, a measure of the finish level the owner asked for.
Who Cloud 9 suits
Cloud 9 suits an owner who puts wellness and relaxed family time near the top of the brief. The lift, the spa pool and the pair of cinemas all point to a boat meant for long comfortable stays with a full guest list. Her charter availability for twelve guests also makes her a working asset for an owner open to letting. The approachable interior means guests of all ages settle in quickly.
On the market she carries the appeal of a recent build with a clear design story and a respected pairing of studios. Buyers comparing 70 to 75 metre boats will value her wellness focus and her generous owners' deck. The Winch interior and Zuccon exterior give her a pedigree that supports resale. For an owner who wants a large CRN without waiting for a new build, she is a strong candidate.
المحركات والأنظمة
| Engines | Twin Caterpillar 3516C diesels, rated at 2,680 to 2,682 hp (about 2,000 kW) each at 1,600 rpm. Figure is consistent across Boat International's coverage, Barche Magazine and current SuperYacht Times or YachtBuyer fleet data, with only minor hp rounding differences between sources. |
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| Speed | Maximum speed 16.5 knots is consistent across every source checked. Cruising speed is reported as 15 knots at delivery (Barche Magazine, CRN derived specs) but as 13 knots in current charter listings (YachtCharterFleet, Boat International); reported here as an unresolved conflict, see verdict. |
| Range | 6,000 nautical miles at 12 knots per Boat International and Barche Magazine. Barche Magazine additionally cites 4,000 nautical miles at 15 knots. |
| Gross tonnage | 2,218 GT at delivery, the figure used by nearly all sources; some current charter listings round this to 2,200 GT. |
| Beam and draft | Beam 13.50 metres is consistent across all sources. Draft is reported as 3.50 metres at delivery (Barche Magazine) but as 3.9 to 4.0 metres in current charter listings (YachtCharterFleet, Boat International); reported as a conflict, possibly reflecting a different draft measurement basis rather than a physical change. |
| Tankage and water | Fuel capacity 250,000 litres, fresh water 40,000 litres, and a watermaker rated at 32,000 litres per day, per Barche Magazine and corroborating fleet data. |
| Stabilisers | Naiad Dynamics Total Thrust stabilisation system, per current SuperYacht Times and YachtBuyer fleet profiles. |
| Tenders (current, under the name Starburst IV) | An 11.5 metre Sport Crossover chase tender with twin 600 hp Mercury engines, a 9.05 metre TechnoHull T9 custom tender with twin 225 hp engines, and a Novurania Cat 20 tender with a 115 hp Yamaha engine, per YachtCharterFleet's current charter specification. |
| Water toys (current) | Jet skis, a flyboard, Seabobs, wakeboards, water skis, kayaks, paddleboards, an inflatable waterslide and scuba equipment, per YachtCharterFleet's current listing. |
ما يذكره الملاك والأطقم
Captain's account of an emergency mid build redesign
Captain Colin Boyle told Boat International that the owner called him at 10pm and asked him to fly to Rome by 1am, after which the team had three months to replan the boat: staircases removed and rebuilt, the top deck raised, and the naval architecture reworked, because CRN had acquired an already part built hull and needed to rewrite it for a new owner's brief.
Captain Colin Boyle, quoted in Boat InternationalInterior designer's verdict on the finished yacht
Andrew Winch praised Zuccon's exterior work as having a pure style signature and described the finished result as an on water house, built around family use rather than pure display.
Andrew Winch, quoted in Boat InternationalExterior designer on taking over a live project
Bernardo Zuccon said the yacht was already at an advanced stage of construction when his studio came aboard, and that the design had to be developed against the original owner's requirements before being adapted again for the new owner.
Bernardo Zuccon of Zuccon International Project, quoted in Boat International and separately in Barche MagazineDesign team on the level of bespoke detail
Winch Design's project lead pointed to the saloon and aft deck sofas, each 1.5 metres deep and built as lie down pieces, as an example of the custom furniture scale used throughout.
Mark Mampel of Winch Design, quoted in Boat International
نقاط القوة وما يستدعي الانتباه
نقاط القوة
- Very high volume for a 74 metre hullAt 2,218 GT the yacht carries over 1,000 square metres of interior and exterior living space across five guest decks plus a technical deck, with a beach club, cinema, gym, spa and helicopter landing area, all confirmed in the original CRN delivery coverage and repeated in current fleet listings.
- A genuine collaboration between two top tier design housesZuccon International Project's exterior and Winch Design's interior are both named and credited consistently across Boat International, Barche Magazine and the builder's own material, and the trade press account of the build, three months of structural rework to fit a new owner's brief without abandoning the project, shows real engineering flexibility on CRN's part.
- Long real world range for a yacht this size6,000 nautical miles at 12 knots is documented by both Boat International and Barche Magazine, enough for genuine ocean crossings without refuelling.
ما يستدعي الانتباه
- Cruising speed appears to have dropped since delivery, or was never consistently reportedAt delivery, Barche Magazine and CRN derived spec sheets quoted a 15 knot cruising speed. Current charter market listings for the same hull under its present name (YachtCharterFleet and Boat International) now state a 13 knot cruising speed. This is a genuine, sourced discrepancy, not resolved here, and a buyer or charterer should have it checked against the current sea trial or class survey rather than either published figure.
- Now approaching a decade old, with an unusually unstable ownership historyDelivered in 2017, the hull has been sold and renamed repeatedly, as Cloud 9, then Odyssey or Odyssey II, then Lady Jorgia in 2020, then Andrea in 2023, then Starburst IV in 2024, six identities in roughly seven years. Most of these sales were concluded off market with no price disclosed, which limits independent verification of maintenance and refit history for a prospective buyer, even though charter listings cite a 2026 refit.
- Running costs for a 2,218 GT yacht with a large crew are substantialSuperYacht Guide's valuation profile estimates annual operating expenditure in the order of 11.8 to 12.9 million euros, though this is a single unverified industry estimate rather than an owner disclosed figure, and should be treated as indicative only.
معلومات عملية
| Current charter rate (conflicting sources) | Now marketed under the name Starburst IV. YachtCharterFleet lists 910,000 euros per week for both summer and winter, plus expenses. Boat International lists 980,000 euros per week for the summer season. The two current listings disagree and are reported here as a conflict rather than resolved. |
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| Earlier charter rate (as Cloud 9, circa 2017 to 2020) | Reported weekly rate through Burgess of around 875,000 US dollars in low season and 896,000 US dollars in high season, per aggregated charter market listings; treat as historic, not current. |
| Brokerage and renaming history since delivery | Delivered 2017 to an owner reported as Australian businessman Bret Blundy, launched as Cloud 9. Sold 2 April 2019 through Burgess, who represented both sides (per Superyachts.com); reported buyer New Zealand businessman Graeme Hart, renamed Odyssey II, asking price around 84 to 84.5 million euros per Boat International and SuperYacht Guide. Sold again in 2020 during the pandemic, renamed Lady Jorgia, reported sale price around 90 million US dollars per autoevolution (single source, unconfirmed). Sold off market on 6 February 2023 through Edmiston (broker Alex Busher, representing both sides), renamed Andrea, price undisclosed. Sold again in 2024 to Marijke Mars of the Mars confectionery family, renamed Starburst IV, price undisclosed. This chain is corroborated across Boat International, SuperYacht Times, Yacht Harbour, autoevolution and SuperYacht Fan. |
| What is not published | None of the four confirmed sale prices since delivery, in 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024, has been disclosed by a broker or a primary press source. The circulating 90 million dollar figure for the 2020 sale and the low to mid 80 million euro asking prices around 2019 come from a single outlet each and are not independently confirmed. |
| Crew size | 22 crew is the figure given by the large majority of sources including CRN's own material, Barche Magazine and most current charter listings. One source, autoevolution, states 25; treat 22 as the better supported figure. |
| What a prospective charterer or buyer should check given the yacht is now about 9 years old | Confirm current classification and survey status directly with the flag or class society rather than relying on marketing copy; confirm the scope of the 2026 refit cited in current charter listings; verify actual current cruising speed and engine hours given the 13 versus 15 knot discrepancy noted above; and, given four ownership changes since delivery, ask for a full maintenance and refit paper trail rather than assuming continuity of care. |
Design
| التصميم الخارجي | Zuccon International Project |
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| التصميم الداخلي | Winch Design (Andrew Winch) |
| العمارة البحرية | CRN Engineering |
لمين هو: Owners focused on wellness and relaxed family cruising who want a recent, charter ready 74 metre CRN with a Winch and Zuccon pedigree.