If you’re looking for a large liveaboard, or an explorer yacht with a 10,000-nm range, you might want to consider Dot, a converted 154-foot Hong Kong ferry. It has one unique advantage: You don’t have to worry about turning around; it has props at each end, so the traditional notion of bow and stern are irrelevant.
Dot was the flagship of the Hong Kong Star Ferry fleet when it was launched in 1988. It was built to handle 200 passengers. Its current owner, a Brit living in Hong Kong, was one of them, and commuted on it every day for a few years.
He bought it in 2011 and spent several years, and many million dollars, converting it to a recreational boat for his family, hiring a London designer to recreate the appeal a luxury loft on the water.
Dot only has four cabins, but they all have floor-to-ceiling windows and en suite heads with separate baths and showers. But you don’t have to worry about space. It has a total of 6,000 square feet of living space and 4,000 feet of storage space. (You certainly don’t have to think about running out of food or supplies on a long cruise.)
The restored boat also has a salon and dining area inside, an al-fresco dining and sunbathing area outside, plus a dedicated film room and a private office. The owner kept the thick teak decks, and painted the walls a clean white color for contrast.
He also added 30 air conditioning units, a rain-water collection system, and 1,820 square feet of flexible solar panels, all with the goal of making Dot self-sufficient. Its single 730-hp MAN diesel gives it a top speed of 9 knots. It’s now for sale in Hong Kong from Seanergy Limited for just under $2.8 million.
Specs.: LOA: 153’8”; Beam: 33’; Draft: NA; Disp.: 609 tons; Fuel: 26,417 gals.; Water: 9,246 gals.; Power: 1×730-hp MAN diesel. Read more:
https://sg.asiatatler.com/life/star-ferry-converted-luxury-yacht
