Yalla

• LOA: 73 metres
• Delivered: 2014
• Builder: CRN, Ancona
• Exterior design: Omega Architects
• Interior design: Droulers Architecture
• Guests: up to 12 in six cabins
• Crew: up to 22
• Naval platform: first CRN on the 12.5 metre beam

Born on a wider Ancona platform

CRN has built one-off steel yachts in Ancona since 1963, and by the time Yalla was commissioned the yard had grown into the full-custom arm of the Ferretti Group. Yalla mattered because she opened a new naval platform of 12.5 metres in beam, engineered specifically to carry more interior volume across five decks. That decision let the design team spread accommodation and social space without forcing a taller, heavier profile on the water. The yard treated her as a clean-sheet project, drawing the hull around the way her owner wanted to live and then engineering the platform to suit. She left the sheds in 2014 as the flagship of her generation and a clear marker of how far the Ancona yard had come.

The commission came from an experienced owner who wanted length in the water and a genuinely private main deck. CRN answered with a hull that reads long and low despite its interior generosity. The build drew on the yard's habit of treating each project as a bespoke naval architecture exercise from the keel up. Nothing about Yalla was pulled from a catalogue, and that discipline shows in how cleanly her proportions resolve. Every system and volume was sized for this yacht alone, which is the essence of what full custom means at this level.

Omega Architects draws the long profile

The exterior came from Omega Architects, the Dutch studio led by Frank Laupman, working closely with the CRN technical office. Their brief produced sleek and sporty lines that keep the eye moving from a raked bow toward a clean transom. Long bands of glazing run the length of the superstructure, which floods the interior with Mediterranean light and opens broad views from within. The result carries real presence at anchor without ever shouting for attention. It is a profile that still looks quick and modern years after her launch.

That slender look is deliberate on a yacht of this tonnage. Omega used the extra platform beam below the waterline while keeping the visible superstructure taut and horizontal. Broad side decks and a well-shaded sun deck give guests room to gather high above the water. Seen from a tender at dusk she has the quiet confidence of a much smaller, sportier boat. The proportions were judged so that scale never turns into bulk.

The first CRN drawn on the yard's wider 12.5 metre platform, and still one of its most complete.

Droulers interiors across five decks

Inside, Droulers Architecture shaped calm, warm rooms that suit long stays aboard. The layout carries up to twelve guests in six cabins, including a full owner's suite and a run of VIP staterooms. Space was never the constraint here, so the designers could give each principal area a clear identity and generous ceiling height. Circulation keeps guest and service routes apart, which preserves the sense of a private home even when the yacht is full. The main deck was planned so the owner can retreat into complete privacy at any moment.

Signature spaces include generous saloons that open to exterior lounges and a sun deck built for entertaining. Materials lean toward tactile timber and soft leather, chosen to age well under salt and sun. The owner's accommodation enjoys forward volume and a level of privacy that smaller platforms simply cannot match. A crew of up to twenty-two keeps the whole vessel running quietly in the background. Every deck flows to the next so guests move through the yacht without ever feeling hemmed in.

Range for real ocean use

Yalla was engineered for genuine passage-making across open water. Her displacement steel hull and the wider platform give a steady, reassuring motion in a seaway. Twin diesels drive her at a relaxed cruise with long legs between fuel stops, which suits owners who want to explore beyond the marina circuit. The naval architecture came from CRN's own department, refined across decades of 60 and 70 metre builds. That in-house knowledge is a large part of why she feels so settled underway.

For an owner that engineering translates directly into confidence. She can carry a full complement across the Mediterranean and beyond without drama or fuss. Onboard systems were specified for quiet running, so the accommodation stays serene at cruising speed. Tender and toy stowage was planned into the hull, which keeps the guest decks clear and uncluttered. The whole package was built to spend real seasons at sea in comfort.

Who she suits

Yalla is a yacht for an owner who wants scale with restraint. She offers the volume of a very large yacht while keeping a profile that still looks fast at rest. Families and larger guest groups fit comfortably across her decks with room to gather or to find quiet corners. The private main deck makes her as suited to calm weeks aboard as to full-house entertaining. She adapts to how her owner wants to use her from one season to the next.

She rewards owners who value provenance from a serious full-custom yard. As one of the last great Omega and CRN collaborations before Rio, she holds a clear place in the yard's story. On the brokerage market she has been positioned as a flagship-class asset with a documented history. Her pedigree and pioneering platform still count for a great deal well beyond her launch year. For a buyer she offers the reach and presence of a much newer giant at a considered price.

Who it is for: An owner who wants very large yacht volume and a genuinely private main deck without a heavy, boxy profile.