Lurssen's 102m Nixie lists for charter at EUR 2.4m a week
Handover, then Gibraltar
Lurssen delivered the full-displacement Nixie on 26 June and sent her out on a maiden voyage with a first stop in Gibraltar. Known as Project Jassj through the build, the steel-and-aluminium yacht measures 102.4 metres with a 15-metre beam and 3,420 GT. RWD of Britain drew both the warm grey exterior and the interior, while Lurssen handled the naval architecture in-house. She was floated out of the covered halls in February this year.
Aboard, Nixie sleeps 12 guests across 10 cabins and carries a crew of 37. The main deck holds a six-metre glass pool set part-way over the side, and the beach club runs to 270 square metres, among the largest Lurssen has built. The owners' area includes a spa with a salon, massage room, steam room and sauna. Propulsion is diesel-electric with battery storage for quieter running at anchor.
A EUR 2.4m weekly rate through Edmiston
Edmiston has taken Nixie for charter management and listed her from EUR 2.4 million per week, before the fuel, food, dockage and taxes a charter party covers on top. That places her at the very top of the current market, alongside the handful of new 100-metre-plus yachts that reach paying guests each season. She is booked to make her public debut at the Monaco Yacht Show in September.
For a buyer, the rate is a reference point for what a brand-new Lurssen of this size commands when it reaches the open market rather than staying private. For the owner, putting a fresh flagship into charter offsets part of the running cost, which on a yacht of this tonnage is measured in tens of millions a year. The decision to charter also puts the yacht in front of the audience most likely to commission the next one.
What it says about the order book
Nixie is Lurssen's sixth handover of 2026, a pace the German yard has rarely matched, and she follows the 114-metre Nausicaa and other large deliveries out of the same group of yards this year. The volume points to an order book that filled during the strong buying of the past few years and is now reaching the water.
For an owner considering a build, that backlog is the real signal. Slots at the top yards for 100-metre-plus steel are scarce and dated well out, so a delivery like Nixie is both proof the queue is moving and a measure of how long it remains. Buyers who want length sooner go to the brokerage and charter markets instead, and that is the demand yachts like Nixie are built to meet.
What owners and crew report
RWD's designer on the brief
"Every detail, inside and out, intentional - and that became the foundation for everything that followed."
Douglas Hynd, RWD (via BOAT International)Lurssen's project manager on the build
"Great experience collaborating with RWD. The project demanded high coordination across design, engineering and procurement."
Tanja Peters, Lurssen Project Manager (via BOAT International)Edmiston's CEO on the charter proposition
"Wellbeing, comfort and connection to the sea are considered at every level of the design."
Jamie Edmiston, Edmiston CEO (via BOAT International)The broker who says he lost the deal
"Having spent more than three decades in yacht brokerage, I have never previously had cause to do this. The fact that I am doing so now reflects the strength of my conviction."
Chris Cecil-Wright, founder, Cecil Wright & Partners (via Superyacht Investor)
What is good, and what to watch
Strong points
- An unusually large wellness deck and beach clubSpa with sauna, steam room, massage room and beauty salon, plus a beach club with gym and cryotherapy chamber - among the largest such spaces Lurssen has built.
- Diesel-electric propulsion with battery storage cuts noise and vibration at anchorA feature charter guests specifically value, confirmed by both BOAT International and Moran Yacht & Ship.
- She went to the charter market within days of handoverRather than staying private for a season - an unusual, confident move by Edmiston that signals real demand at the very top of the 100m-plus segment.
What to watch
- No engine, tankage or range figures are published anywhereUnusual opacity even for a full-custom flagship, leaving a buyer with no way to compare running cost or range against rival 100m-plus yachts.
- Her own broker network can't agree on the crew count37 at delivery per BOAT International versus 34 on Edmiston's and Moran Yacht & Ship's own pages.
- Her post-delivery sale is in active litigationCecil Wright & Partners' High Court claim means the reported EUR 350 million price and the Storonsky ownership itself are contested in filings, not confirmed by any party on the record.
Practical detail
| Guests / cabins | 12 guests across 10 cabins - confirmed independently by BOAT International, Edmiston's own charter listing, and YachtCharterFleet.com. |
|---|---|
| Crew - figures disagree | BOAT International's delivery coverage puts the crew at 37; Edmiston's own charter listing and Moran Yacht & Ship's project page both cite 34. No named source has reconciled the two figures, so both are given rather than one being asserted. |
| Design & build management | Exterior and interior by RWD (lead designer Douglas Hynd); naval architecture in-house at Lurssen. Moran Yacht & Ship managed the build contract from contract in 2021/22 through delivery. |
| Charter rate | EUR 2.4 million a week through Edmiston, quoted for Mediterranean summer 2026 and Caribbean winter 2026-27 (low season; high season is price-on-application). Fuel, food, dockage and taxes sit on top per the standard APA structure. |
| Cruising speed | 12 knots, per Edmiston's own charter listing, corroborated by YachtCharterFleet.com. No top speed has been published. |
| Engines, tankage, range - not published | No engine make/model, generator spec, fuel tank capacity or range appears anywhere found. Only the propulsion type - diesel-electric with battery energy storage - is on record. |
| Build cost - not published | Lurssen has never disclosed a build price. A EUR 350 million figure now circulating is a reported resale value from a January 2026 transaction, not a build cost. |
| Current ownership - reported, not confirmed | Nik Storonsky, the Revolut co-founder, is reported to have bought Nixie directly from Canadian businessman Patrick Dovigi in January 2026 for a reported EUR 350 million, per a High Court commission claim filed by Cecil Wright & Partners in August 2026. Neither Lurssen, Edmiston nor Storonsky has confirmed ownership on the record. |
Questions this story answers
What happened?
Lurssen has handed over the 102.4-metre Nixie, its sixth delivery of a record 2026, and she went almost straight from the sheds onto the charter market. Edmiston has her listed from EUR 2.4 million per week, one of the highest asking rates afloat. For an owner weighing a new build or a buyer shopping the top of the charter fleet, she resets both the entry price and the running-cost math.
What is good about it?
An unusually large wellness deck and beach club. Spa with sauna, steam room, massage room and beauty salon, plus a beach club with gym and cryotherapy chamber - among the largest such spaces Lurssen has built.
What should an owner or buyer watch?
No engine, tankage or range figures are published anywhere. Unusual opacity even for a full-custom flagship, leaving a buyer with no way to compare running cost or range against rival 100m-plus yachts.
What do owners and crew report?
"Every detail, inside and out, intentional - and that became the foundation for everything that followed." (Douglas Hynd, RWD (via BOAT International))
Who reported this?
BOAT International, Superyachts.com, SuperYacht Times, Robb Report, Edmiston, YachtCharterFleet.com, Marine Industry News, Forbes Espana, Superyacht Investor, Moran Yacht & Ship.
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