Longest private motor yacht in the world

What to remember

At 180 m long, Azzam is the longest private motor yacht in the world. Built by the German shipyard Lürssen, it was launched on 5 April 2013 and delivered on 9 September 2013. It sails under the flag of the United Arab Emirates.

Its Arabic name means "Resolute". For all its length, it has a beam of 20.8 m and an unusually shallow draft of 4.3 m.

In the world of pleasure boats, length is the measure used for comparisons. Naval architects and the industry speak of superyachts from 37 m to 60 m, megayachts above 60 m and giga-yachts beyond 90 m, a threshold Azzam passes by a wide margin. The largest yachts in the world include vessels owned by heads of state as well as those of individuals or companies. Residential gigayachts such as The World or Somnio form a class of their own, halfway between a private yacht and an ocean liner.