Boat logo

The global authority in superyachting

  • NEWSLETTERS
  • Yachts Home
  • The Superyacht Directory
  • Yacht Reports
  • Brokerage News
  • The largest yachts in the world
  • The Register
  • Yacht Advice
  • Yacht Design
  • 12m to 24m yachts
  • Monaco Yacht Show
  • Builder Directory
  • Designer Directory
  • Interior Design Directory
  • Naval Architect Directory
  • Yachts for sale home
  • Motor yachts
  • Sailing yachts
  • Explorer yachts
  • Classic yachts
  • Sale Broker Directory
  • Charter Home
  • Yachts for Charter
  • Charter Destinations
  • Charter Broker Directory
  • Destinations Home
  • Mediterranean
  • South Pacific
  • Rest of the World
  • Boat Life Home
  • Owners' Experiences
  • Conservation and Philanthropy
  • Interiors Suppliers
  • Owners' Club
  • Captains' Club
  • BOAT Showcase
  • Boat Presents
  • Events Home
  • World Superyacht Awards
  • Superyacht Design Festival
  • Design and Innovation Awards
  • Young Designer of the Year Award
  • Artistry and Craft Awards
  • Explorer Yachts Summit
  • Ocean Talks
  • The Ocean Awards
  • BOAT Connect
  • Between the bays
  • Golf Invitational
  • BOATPro Home
  • Superyacht Insight
  • Global Order Book
  • Premium Content
  • Product Features
  • Testimonials
  • Pricing Plan
  • Tenders & Equipment

koru yacht mallorca

Koru is a 127-metre sailing yacht currently delivered from Oceanco in the Netherlands. Reportedly commissioned for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos , the superyacht is a three-masted schooner built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure. The yacht is the world’s largest sailing yacht and the longest yacht built in the Netherlands. The yacht was constructed at Oceanco’s Alblasserdam facilities and later moved to Rotterdam where she waited to complete sea trials at a dock in Eemhaven.

The yacht was delivered to Mallorca in April 2023. The price of Koru has never been disclosed. She is expected to have a gross tonnage of 3300 GT. The yacht is powered by kinetic energy generated by the sails, but like most sailing yachts, she will have engine power as well.

She will join five other Oceanco yachts measuring over 100 metres and ten other superyachts built in the Netherlands measuring over 100 metres.

Koru main features

Koru has a navy hull, red bootstripe, and double-deck wooden coach house. Her profile is characterised by a long bowsprit and a classic canoe stern which will provide enhanced privacy while the yacht is in port. There is also a sizeable dip pool visible on the aft, as well as a crow’s nest on the mizzenmast.

Koru and the De Hef bridge

In 2021, the yacht was the subject of considerable controversy when it emerged that the historic Koningshaven Bridge, also known by the name De Hef, would need to be dismantled to allow the masts to pass under. However, in August 2022, one of the yacht’s masts was seen being transported along the Nieuwe Maas to be stepped elsewhere and the bridge remained untouched. The height of the mainmast is thought to be between 65 and 85 metres.

Koru's secondary yacht

Koru will be accompanied by a support vessel which is thought to be built by Damen Yachting, another Dutch yachtbuilder, which specialises in ocean-going shadow vessels and explorer yachts This yacht will be used to carry toys, tenders and additional crew.

In 2019, there were a number of rumours speculating that Lürrsen’s 136 metre Flying Fox was built for Jeff Bezos; however an Amazon spokesperson refuted the claims.

About KORU , brought to you by BOATPro

KORU, a 125.82 m Sail Yacht built in Netherlands and delivered in 2023, is the flagship of Oceanco .

Her power comes from two MTU diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 18 guests in 9 staterooms, with 36 crew members. She has a gross tonnage of 3493.0 GT and a 16.95 m beam.

She was designed by Dykstra Naval Architects , who has designed 20 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database.

The naval architecture was developed by Lateral Naval Architects (6 other superyachts architected) and Dykstra Naval Architects (28 other superyachts architected), and the interior of the yacht was designed by Mlinaric, Henry & Zervudachi , who has 4 other superyacht interiors designed in the BOAT Pro database - she is built with a Teak deck, a Steel hull, and Aluminium superstructure.

KORU is in the top 5% by LOA in the world. She is one of 4 sailing yachts longer than 100m.

KORU is currently sailing under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1411 yachts registered. She is known to be an active superyacht and has most recently been spotted cruising near France. For more information regarding KORU's movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS .

Specifications

  • Yacht Type: Sail Yacht
  • Yacht Subtype: Classic Styled Yacht
  • Builder: Oceanco
  • Naval Architect: Lateral Naval Architects , Dykstra Naval Architects
  • Exterior Designer: Dykstra Naval Architects
  • Interior Designer: Mlinaric, Henry & Zervudachi
  • Refits: 2023,2023,2023,2024

Yacht featured in

Yachts like this, from our partners, sponsored listings.

koru yacht mallorca

Sail Trip Mallorca

Google 5 star reviews.png

  • May 18, 2023

KORU under sail for the second time spotted by us!

The last days we have had the enormous luck to witness KORU on our path. For one moment we were under Collission course with the yacht with a 0.2m CPA. On tuesday16/05/2023 we just finished with a half day trip with our guest and on the wayback the Captain spots the unique 3 mast in a distance. From there on quickly checking the AIS and yes ohhhhh yes, KORU pops up. As it was blowing 17 knots we were sailing under Genoa and Jef was on the engine going a steady 9.9 kts. I had advantage as I was the vessel under sail but changed course to be able to get a better vieuw of this splendid yacht. What an opportunity! As an enthousisast sailor we did had customers with us but my enthousiams convinced them quickly to get back later then foreseen A screenshot from the AIS:

koru yacht mallorca

Note: The Screenshot was made after alternating and slowing speed, the 2 vessels behind KORU are the helipad yacht and a back up +- 25 ft tender belonging to Jeff.

Support yacht ABEONA  with helipad

KORU anchored

In the evening of the 16th we see the Yacht anchored in a distance in the Bay of Santa Ponca, even at night and in a distance it is an impressive boat. Unfortunatly we do not own cameras that can capture this in darkness. The bad quality picture we did make I will spare you as you only see 3 red mastlights.

KORU under sail

On thursday 18/05/2023 we get to spot Jef Bezos and his toyboat for the 3rd time in Ibiza, here we get the first ever opportunity to see them raising the sails and sail off. The picture is made with an Iphone zoomed in but still quite impressive.

Port side KORU yacht Mallorca

KORU Features: - 3 Masts - 127 Meters - +- 500.000.000 Dollar - 2nd Longest Yacht in the world

- As high as the piramids of Gizeh - Swimming pool

The word "Koru" means "new beginning" in Māori. The yacht is a lined schooner with three tall masts and a bowsprit. The hull is sleek black and a white superstructure. Although not much is known about the yacht's interior, the deck is said to have a swimming pool and several lounges. The downside to this superyacht? No helicopter can land on the deck. And this means Bezos has had a separate yacht built aptly named Wingman. On this support vessel, Bezos can store his helicopter and other gadgets. The video below shows the first images of the yacht without sails. CONTROVERSY:

Last year Koru was transported from the shipbuilding facilities located in Alblasserdam to Rotterdam using the canal network in Holland. There was a contentious issue that emerged in Rotterdam, where locals threatened to pelt eggs en masse over rumors that Oceanco was going to dismantle a historical bridge temporarily. This move was meant to create clearance for the yacht in order to pass, since she exceeded the bridge’s maximum height of 131 feet. However, an alternative route was found and the yacht left in the dead of night to evade attention. We are not even taken about the controversy about a man owning so much wealth and mistreating the low skilled workers working as amazon drivers or warehouse organisers.

ABEONA Features: - Helipad - 279 Feet - +- 75.000.000 Dollar - 2Carry's up to 45 people

- Largest support vessel in the world

Second hand bought, was originally named YS 7512. The 279-footer is longer than many yachts and is a beautiful vessel with a grey hull and an orange stripe for a strawberry brand.

The boat that looks more like Sailing Yacht A's baby is named after the goddess of voyages and departures. Besides a helipad, it has a hangar that can carry a D14 value helicopter. It comfortably seats 45 people and can carry a host of toys, including watercraft, seabobs and even a submarine.

Related Posts

Hen Party in Palma de Mallorca TOP 15 Activities in 2024. #1 Boat trip, #2....

The Ultimate Hen Do Party in Mallorca? Celebrate in Style in 2024

Family Boat Trips Majorca

Jeff Bezos' yacht : 125-metre "Koru" sails!

Sören Gehlhaus

 ·  27.05.2023

Test run off Mallorca: The crew of the 125 metre long steel-aluminium schooner set three gaff mainsails as well as jib, jib and yankee

There is no getting around Jeff Bezos' new fleet of 125-metre "Koru" and 76-metre "Abeona". YACHT's sister magazine BOOTE EXCLUSIV first spotted the fleet on the pier of the Club de Mar off Palma de Mallorca and then at anchor at the Cannes Film Festival. During the passage, the sails were probably also in the wind. After the Dutch shipyard Oceanco invited project representatives on board for test runs on the North Sea, spotters always kept "Koru" under engine power. Even off Mallorca, the longest yacht ever built in the Netherlands was initially only documented on trips without sails. But then the white sheet was hoisted and the 17 metre wide steel hull finally took to the water.

From the three booms, the crew actually unfurled mainsails on gaff booms and three headsails. The furlers were supplied by Reckmann Yacht Equipment from Rellingen in Schleswig-Holstein. Two furling systems, each over two metres long and weighing 900 kilograms, sit on the jib boom, another on the foredeck. Three Reckmann engineers spent a year planning and calculating the system before it was manufactured entirely from stainless steel. With four-digit sail areas, it can be assumed that the foresails will be hauled in hydraulically and that a corresponding unit will operate below deck.

More about the Jeff Bezos yacht:

  • Bezos schooners on their way to Rotterdam
  • Bezos fleet forms up in the Netherlands

With figurehead and water cannons

Visually, there are certain parallels to the "Eos", which is managed by Barry Diller. The US media entrepreneur is a friend of Bezos, who in turn has been spotted on board the 93 metre long Lürssen sailing ship and is also said to have modelled the interior on "Eos".

In Maori, the language of New Zealand's indigenous people, "Koru" means "new beginning". This is fitting as the 59-year-old is said to have proposed to his 53-year-old partner Lauren Sánchez on board. Both are divorced and come from Albuquerque in the state of New Mexico. CNN reported that "Koru" was already cruising off the south of France at the time; paparazzi shots showed Sánchez leaning against the teak railing and in the tender of "Abeona" with an engagement ring on her hand. The figurehead of the three-masted gaff schooner also resembles the former journalist and pilot, who has her own company providing film productions with aerial shots. But final doubts remain as to whether the US billionaire has allowed himself to be carried away by such a clumsy gesture.

Apparently, the Amazon founder does not want to sail exclusively in the northern Mediterranean or the Caribbean, otherwise he would not have insisted on the installation of water cannons to ward off pirate attacks. The polished stainless steel nozzles are displayed openly, from "Koru" amidships on the main deck, on "Abeona" they are at the stern. They look like models from the Swedish engineering company Unifire, which are also used to autonomously fight fires on land and at sea - think of e-car cargo that has caught fire. The large model moves a maximum of 5,500 litres of water per minute up to 85 metres, can also be controlled by app via smartphone and can also produce festive fountains.

More about superyachts:

  • The 200 longest sailing yachts
  • The 10 largest sail areas

Most read in category Yachts

koru yacht mallorca

672 Wine Club

  • Motorcycles
  • Car of the Month
  • Destinations
  • Men’s Fashion
  • Watch Collector
  • Art & Collectibles
  • Vacation Homes
  • Celebrity Homes
  • New Construction
  • Home Design
  • Electronics
  • Fine Dining
  • Benchmark Wines
  • Brian Fox Art
  • Disneyland Resort
  • Ka La’I Wakiki Beach
  • Kalamazoo Grill
  • Raffles Hotels & Resorts
  • Sports & Leisure
  • Health & Wellness
  • Best of the Best
  • The Ultimate Gift Guide

Jeff Bezos’s New 417-Foot Superyacht Is Now Undergoing Sea Trials

"koru" could be sent back to the shipyard for final tweaks before being delivered to the amazon billionaire., tori latham, tori latham's most recent stories.

  • Norway Is the First Country to Have More EVs Than Gas-Powered Cars
  • Ray-Ban Owner EssilorLuxottica Teams Up With Meta for More Smart Glasses
  • One of Toyko’s Best Omakase Restaurants Just Opened an L.A. Outpost
  • Share This Article

Oceanco Koru Superyacht

Reports from earlier this month suggested that Jeff Bezos was finally getting his hands on his new $500 million superyacht . But it seems the Amazon founder is going to have to wait just a little bit longer for his new toy.

Related Stories

  • This Roadster Is an Ode to the First Shelby Cobra Prototype—Here’s What It’s Like to Drive
  • Meet Spitfire, a New 164-Foot Superyacht Based on a High-Performance Patrol Boat

During sea trials , a ship is tested to ensure that everything is working as it should be. Depending on what happens during this go-round, Koru could be sent back to the shipyard for final adjustments before making its way to Bezos, a person familiar with the boat’s travels told Bloomberg, requesting anonymity to discuss private matters. (An Amazon spokesperson didn’t respond to Bloomberg’s request for comment.)

As yacht fans surely know already, Koru is a pretty big deal in the maritime world: It’s currently the largest sailing yacht afloat, and one of the biggest ever built by the Netherlands-based Oceanco . On board, among other amenities, you’ll find a large pool and more than a few outdoor lounges. One feature that’s missing, though? A helipad. Because the sails of the ship are so large (they’re the same height as the Great Pyramid of Giza, for some perspective), there wasn’t room for landing a helicopter. As such, Bezos has commissioned a support boat for the task. That vessel is currently crossing the Atlantic and heading for Gibraltar, according to tracking data cited by Bloomberg.

Koru ’s size has created more than one headache for Bezos so far. Along with the helipad issue, the boat was going to cause a historic steel bridge in Rotterdam to be dismantled . The city initially acquiesced to Oceanco’s request, but there was enough public outrage over the demand that the shipbuilder ended up retracting its ask. Instead, Koru was pulled out to sea without its massive masts.

Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. She was previously a copy editor at The Atlantic, and has written for publications including The Cut and The Hollywood Reporter. When not…

Read More On:

More marine.

C Superyacht Concept

This 246-Foot Electric Superyacht Concept Is Designed to Shine Like a Diamond

Tribale 120 Gran Turismo

This New Superyacht Line Wants You to Feel Like You’re Cruising in a Sports Car

Harland & Wolff's Belfast shipyard

The Shipyard That Built the ‘Titanic’ Has Filed for Bankruptcy

Falcon Shuttle

This New Catamaran Concept Was Designed to Carry Your Bugatti Across the High Seas

magazine cover

Meet the Wine Club That Thinks Differently.

Receive editor-curated reds from boutique California producers four times a year.

Give the Gift of Luxury

Latest Galleries in Marine

Monaco Yacht Show

The 11 Most Exciting Superyacht Debuts at the Monaco Yacht Show

Tribale 120 Gran Turismo

Tribale 120 Gran Turismo in Photos

More from our brands, exclusive: caroline rush is stepping down as ceo of the british fashion council, philly mayor supports 76ers’ $1.3 billion downtown arena plan, international oscar race: denmark selects magnus von horn’s cannes competition film ‘the girl with the needle’, report finds art sales stagnate, even as the luxury sector continues to grow, the best yoga mats for any practice, according to instructors.

Quantcast

  • Island life
  • Enjoying Mallorca
  • Photos and video

The Bezos 500 million dollar yacht returns to Palma

The founder of amazon took possession of his new vessel in mallorca last summer, one of the world’s largest super yachts went "missing" after leaving mallorca, amazon founder’s billionaire cruise which began in mallorca continues, koru is back in palma. | teresa ayuga.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter | G. Alomar | Palma | 2024-03-06 16:01

Koru, the superyacht belonging to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is back in Mallorca , considered the world’s richest man, is back in Mallorca, almost a year after she sailed into the Bay of Palma .

She is the second largest private sailing yacht in the world and, in contrast to the former, it is more traditional in its exterior appearance, which is inspired by this type of traditional sailing vessel.

Valued at 500 million dollars, the Koru also has a mother ship, the 74-metre Abeona, acting as a supply ship for helicopters, auxiliary boats and water sports equipment.

Despite its dimensions, this enormous sailing boat only accommodates 18 guests served by 40 crew members and last year she spent most of the summer cruising the Mediterranean, making a number of visits to Mallorca enroute.

Koru is a luxury custom superyacht. The main peculiarity of this yacht is it moves driven by the kinetic energy generated by its huge sails. This mechanism transforms the movement of the ship into energy, but if the wind does not blow, it has a powerful motor.

  • Bay of Palma
  • Jeff Bezos Mallorca
  • Jeff Bezos yacht
  • Mallorca billionaires

Bezos yacht has figureheard of his girlfriend on bow as mother and step mother sail together

Bezos yacht delivers under sail, adios bezos, amazon tycoon's new tallest sailing yacht in the world arrives in mallorca: see photo gallery, most viewed, when the brits didn’t come on holiday, new setback for britons travelling to mallorca from sunday, september 1, britons changing mallorca holiday plans because of new eu entry scheme, emergency warning issued for heavy rain in the balearics.

Read the Latest on Page Six

  • Weird But True
  • Sex & Relationships
  • Viral Trends
  • Human Interest
  • Fashion & Beauty
  • Food & Drink

trending now in Lifestyle

NASA issues alert for fast-moving, stadium-sized asteroid approaching Earth tonight

NASA issues alert for fast-moving, stadium-sized asteroid...

I’m a flight attendant — travelers should never do this with their luggage tag

I’m a flight attendant — travelers should never do this with...

I modernized my grandma's vintage wedding dress for my own big day — trolls tell me I 'Shein-ified' a family heirloom but she loved it

I modernized my grandma's vintage wedding dress for my own big...

Conservatives and liberals have different brain structures — here's how

Conservatives and liberals have different brain structures —...

Do penises shrink with age? Study reveals answer to age-old question

Do penises shrink with age? Study reveals answer to age-old...

I'm a dentist— don’t eat during these two hours of the day if you want healthy teeth

I'm a dentist— don’t eat during these two hours of the day if...

The 5 most rat-infested cities in America revealed — sorry, New Yorkers

The 5 most rat-infested cities in America revealed — sorry, New...

'Glossing' bosses are the toxic workplace trend ruining employee morale

'Glossing' bosses are the toxic workplace trend ruining employee...

Jeff bezos’ $500m yacht has a 246-foot support ship, lauren sanchez figurehead.

Much like Amazon, Jeff Bezos’ $500 million superyacht offers every bell and whistle imaginable, from A to Z.

The colossal, triple-masted Koru began its career serving the world’s third richest man this week, cruising the Mediterranean around Mallorca.

The 417-foot schooner first left Rotterdam in the Netherlands for sea trials in February. Dropping anchor in Mallorca put its jaw-dropping size on full display.

It also showed the extent of Bezos’ fleet: Not only did the Koru sail into harbor, so did its support vessel, Abeona, a mega-boat in its own right, the luxurious fast-launches used to move between the two — and aerial support in the form of his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez’s personal helicopter.

Sanchez also seemingly serves as the fleet’s mascot, with the Koru’s figurehead, a part of traditional large sailing ships, modeled after her.

The Koru is the world’s tallest sailing yacht. Its three huge 229-foot masts power it to 20 knots. It’s also the biggest billionaire’s yacht which can move under sail-power alone.

What's on board the Koru, Jeff Bezos' ultra-luxe sailing yacht.

The masts are so tall that Dutch officials considered dismantling the 95-year-old Koningshaven Bridge to allow the vessel past the 131-foot span on its journey from the Oceanco shipyard in Alblasserdam through Rotterdam to the North Sea.

That controversial plan was scrapped after local backlash, including residents being urged to toss eggs at Bezos’ “latest toy,”  the New York Times reported . The superyacht, previously known as Y721, was instead towed to a shipyard in Rotterdam, downstream of the bridge, without its masts.

Jeff Bezos at helm

Bezos, 59, and the bikini-clad Sanchez, 53, appeared ready for the summer as the pair soaked up the sun aboard Koru, a Māori word for loop or coil that symbolizes new beginnings — possibly a coy reference to their relationship.

Sanchez started secretly dating the Blue Origin founder in the summer of 2018. Bezos then announced in January 2019 he and his wife Mackenzie were divorcing after 25 years , while Sanchez finalized her split from husband Patrick Whitesell later that year.

Sanchez plays a critical role in the Bezos fleet: As a helicopter pilot, she was seen landing on the Abeona. She was also at Bezos’ side when he took the wheel of the Koru.

Abeona

Koru was first seen under construction in 2021 at Oceano’s yard. The company is owned by a fellow billionaire, Oman’s Mohammed Al Barwani.

As many as 18 guests can enjoy the yacht’s three outdoor decks, including one with two pools. The vessel, which has a crew of up to 36, also boasts a cinema, meeting spaces and lounges,  Luxuo reported .

Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez

Every detail is designed for luxury, even down to the masts’ technology.

Bezos opted for high-tech “in-boom furlers,” which store the vast canvases at the bottom of the mast, above the deck. Each weighs nearly 2,000 pounds, but they allow his deck to be kept clear of ropes.

Clearing ropes out of the way maximizes entertaining space, and allows for a hot tub forward of the mainmast.

The yacht is also built for speed. Its three masts provide “one of the largest sail areas ever seen in yachting,”  according to SuperYacht Times .

koru yacht mallorca

The Koru’s original designer, and the identity of its captain, remain secret. Boat International noted : “With the elegant curve of the bow and a bowsprit, the lines are certainly classic, but we still have no idea which designer drew them.”

The Cayman Islands-flagged vessel also has engine power like most sailing yachts.

And while other billionaires measure yachts by size, Bezos’ is only the 24th largest.

Abeona

However, since Koru’s masts rule out a helicopter deck, the billionaire commissioned a support vessel, Abeona, named for the Roman goddess of outward journeys.

In addition to a helipad, the 246-foot Abeona features an extra two staterooms for four guests and as many as 45 crew and support staff.

It’s the largest custom-built support vessel ever manufactured by Damen Yachting. On board in Mallorca were at least four jetskis, two fast launches, and an additional dinghy. Its heavy winch is capable of lifting a small submarine, although Bezos is not believed to have one thus far.

Koru's pool

The “classic exterior lines” of Koru, are reminiscent of another billionaire’s boat: Eos, a 305-foot sailing yacht owned by Barry Diller, 81, who may have inspired Bezos after hosting him on the vessel.

Favored by megastars like Katy Perry and Bradley Cooper — who were Diller’s guests during 2019’s Google Camp in Sicily — the German-built Eos can accommodate up to 16 guests and 21 crew.

It was the largest private sailing yacht in the world when it was completed in 2006. Diller, chairman of IAC and Expedia, who is worth $3.9 billion, bought it three years later. Intriguingly, its figurehead is modeled on Diller’s wife Diane von Fürstenberg, the fashion designer.

But the $200 million, 305-foot schooner is now dwarfed by Bezos’ boat.

Koru under sail

As Koru sailed in the Balearic Sea this week off the coast of Spain, Bezos’ boat symbolically surges past several other tech billionaires’ vessels – including Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s $80 million, 240-foot Dragonfly, and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison’s, $160 million, 288-foot Musashi.

It will cost Bezos, 59, an estimated $25 million per year to operate Koru, but the world’s third-richest man isn’t likely to need a loan with his $140.6 billion fortune,  according to Forbes .

Eos

Bezos’ use of sailpower sets him apart from most billionaires, but others are seeking a hi-tech zero-carbon power source: a Japanese billionaire has reportedly commissioned the world’s first hydrogen-powered superyacht.

Germany’s Lürssen Yachts announced in March that they had a hydrogen-powered superyacht in advanced construction.

It declined to identify the future owner of the unnamed superyacht, but specialist publication FuelCellsWorks reported Japanese billionaire tech Yusaku Maezawa, worth an estimated $1.7 billion, commissioned the innovative effort.

Bezos: How his yacht compares to other tech billionaires.

Dubbed Project Cosmos, the 374-foot superyacht is designed by Apple’s legendary Marc Newson and was first unveiled in early March at Lürssen’s facility in Rendsburg, Germany.

Once completed as soon as next year, the vessel is expected to utilize emission-free fuel cell technology to generate power lasting up to 15 days while anchored or to travel as far as 1,000 miles at slow speeds.

Three other major shipyards, including in Italy and the Netherlands, are likely to launch their own hydrogen started outfitting newly constructed vessels with hydrogen fuel cells as of March 2022, with the first models reportedly expected in 2024.

Other megayachts expected to soon join Bezos’ Koru in the water include two Lürssen models, the 475-foot Luminance and the 400-foot Jag, and Feadship 821, a 389-foot offering from the Netherlands manufacturer.

Azzam, world's longest superyacht

But even those won’t best the biggest megayacht in the world, the 593-foot Azzam, which launched in 2013 after being commissioned by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates who died last year.

Azzam, which means determination in Arabic, reportedly cost more than $600 million and is nearly 60 feet longer than the world’s second-largest yacht, the 533-foot Eclipse, owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.

Those monster vessels are expected to be surpassed next year by REV, a 600-foot yacht under construction in Norway which will have space for 36 guests and 54 crewmembers, according to Boat International .

What's on board the Koru, Jeff Bezos' ultra-luxe sailing yacht.

Advertisement

We've detected unusual activity from your computer network

To continue, please click the box below to let us know you're not a robot.

Why did this happen?

Please make sure your browser supports JavaScript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading. For more information you can review our Terms of Service and Cookie Policy .

For inquiries related to this message please contact our support team and provide the reference ID below.

Yacht, IMO 9857298

  • VesselFinder
  • Miscellaneous

The current position of KORU is at West Mediterranean reported 5 mins ago by AIS. The vessel KORU (IMO 9857298, MMSI 319225400) is a Yacht built in 2023 (1 year old) and currently sailing under the flag of Cayman Islands .

KORU photo

Position & Voyage Data

Predicted ETA-
Distance / Time-
Course / Speed 
Current draught5.2 m
Navigation Status Moored
Position received
IMO / MMSI9857298 / 319225400
CallsignZGQC5
FlagCayman Islands
Length / Beam125 / 17 m

Map position & Weather

Recent port calls, vessel particulars.

IMO number9857298
Vessel NameKORU
Ship TypeYacht
FlagCayman Islands
Year of Build2023
Length Overall 125.00
Length BP -
Beam 17.00
Draught -
Depth -
Gross Tonnage3493
Net Tonnage-
Deadweight -
TEU-
Crude Oil -
Gas )-
Grain )-
Bale )-
Ballast Water )-
Fresh Water )-
Builder-
Place of Build-
Hull-
Material-
Engine Builder-
Engine Type-
Engine Power -
Fuel Type-
Service Speed -
Propeller-
Registered Owner-
Address-
Website-
Email-
Address-
Website-
Email-
ISM Manager-
Address-
Website-
Email-
P&I Club-
Classification Society
 

KORU current position and history of port calls are received by AIS. Technical specifications, tonnages and management details are derived from VesselFinder database. The data is for informational purposes only and VesselFinder is not responsible for the accuracy and reliability of KORU data.

Luxurylaunches -

To soak up the summer sun, Jeff Bezos has sailed his $500 million Koru superyacht thousands of miles across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. Its sails, as massive as skyscrapers, had dozens of workers perched on them, working like trapeze artists to perform maintenance.

koru yacht mallorca

You may also like

koru yacht mallorca

Tax payers of the tiny nation of Antigua are relived as the abandoned Alfa Nero superyacht is sold to a secretive Turkish billionaire and they no longer have to foot the $100,000 monthly maintenance bill of the 269 foot long vessel.

koru yacht mallorca

Inspired by a shark, this 394 feet long explorer superyacht concept will let you explore the most remote parts of the oceans without leaving a carbon footprint.

koru yacht mallorca

Not the Qatari royal family or a Saudi king, but a Greek billionaire family has ordered three 230 feet long superyachts in a record deal

koru yacht mallorca

The United Nations chief rightly blasted Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson for joyriding into space while millions on Earth struggle daily for just getting food on their plates.

koru yacht mallorca

This is not an under-construction cruise ship but the personal yacht of space-faring Jeff Bezos – The $500 million superyacht will have three masts, three decks and will be the finest and largest in the world.

koru yacht mallorca

A look at top three biggest superyacht sales of 2010

koru yacht mallorca

Here are 3 of the most spectacular bathrooms in super yachts

koru yacht mallorca

Eco activists hurled buckets of black paint and defaced David Geffen’s $400 million superyacht while Kris Jenner was onboard. The 453-foot-long Rising Sun has 45 crew members for 18 guests, a massive wine cellar, onyx bathrooms, a double-height cinema, and a spa.

koru yacht mallorca

Someone has hacked the location tracking system of the world’s largest yacht. While the seized $800 million Dilbar megayacht is docked in Hamburg its location is being reported as Sardinia.

Bezos yacht back in Mallorca

127 metre sailing yacht value at 500 million dollars, bezos: a marriage proposal delivered on a mallorca yacht, bezos yacht has figureheard of his girlfriend on bow as mother and step mother sail together.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez in Mallorca

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez on deck of Koru. | Joan Llado

Koru , the superyacht belonging to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is back in Mallorca after a month-long cruise around the Mediterranean. Bezos and his partner Lauren Sánchez arrived in Mallorca last month where they boarded the Koru, which had been anchored in the Bay of Palma. The couple later got engaged in the South of France.

In May the couple landed in Mallorca on a private plane and were transferred by helicopter to the Abeona, the businessman's support ship. Then they got on an auxiliary boat to get to the Koru . The businessman and the journalist spent the first night in the bay of Palma with the magnificent views of La Seu and during the weekend they toured the Balearic coast. After that they headed to the south of France, where the couple got engaged .

Bezos and Sánchez, born into a Mexican-American family in Albuquerque (New Mexico), made their relationship public for the first time in 2019. Last month the couple lavished gestures of affection in the Calvià area , more specifically on Illetes beach and in Son Caliu and on Wednesday they were photographed in Ibiza, where they disembarked to stroll through Cala Jondal.

Related news

Jeff Bezos' Koru in full sail

Bezos yacht delivers under sail

More related news, a dream vessel.

Koru is a luxury custom superyacht. The vessel was built in the Netherlands by Oceanco starting in 2021, and delivered in April 2023. It is a three-masted sailing yacht 127 metres (417 ft) long and reported to have cost $500 million or more. When commissioned, the yacht was the second-largest sailing yacht in the world, after Andrey Melnichenko's Sailing Yacht A .

The main peculiarity of this yacht is it moves driven by the kinetic energy generated by its huge sails. This mechanism transforms the movement of the ship into energy, but if the wind does not blow, it has a powerful motor.

Up to 18 guests can be accommodated on board the superyacht, Koru, and she also has accommodation for 36 crew members. The sailing yacht is presently moored in the Club de Mar in Palma which looks set to be her regular base.

Jeff Bezos arrives with his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez to Palma

Photo gallery

Amazon tycoon takes delivery of his new yacht in Mallorca

  • Jeff Bezos Mallorca
  • Jeff Bezos yacht

Also in News

The authorities will not hesitate to respond to antisocial behaviour in holiday lets.

The party is over in Mallorca!

A German-plated Porsche occupies Palma mayor's parking space

A German-plated Porsche occupies Palma mayor's parking space

Tourists in Palma, Mallorca

Fines of 1.36 million euros for two Palma buildings used for illegal holiday lets

Palma, Mallorca

Mallorca's housing crisis "will only be solved when no one wants to come as a tourist or come and live here"

  • When the Brits didn’t come on holiday
  • New setback for Britons travelling to Mallorca from Sunday, September 1
  • Britons changing Mallorca holiday plans because of new EU entry scheme
  • Emergency warning issued for heavy rain in the Balearics
  • Spanish hoteliers slam new guest registration scheme

To be able to write a comment, you have to be registered and logged in

OMG. Who really cares. Boring. Please do some real reporting. Thanks

koru yacht mallorca

Die MZ in den sozialen Netzwerken:

Mallorca Zeitung

Die Gigayacht von Jeff Bezos liegt weiter im Club de Mar in Palma de Mallorca

Seit freitag (14.4.) liegt die gigayacht von amazon-gründer jeff bezos in dem einzigen hafen auf der insel, in dem das schiff mit seiner länge von 127 metern anlegen kann.

15·04·23 | 14:54 | Aktualisiert um 21:47

In Ihrem Profil gespeicherter Artikel

Die Segelyacht "Koru" liegt aktuell im Club de Mar.

Die Segelyacht "Koru" liegt aktuell im Club de Mar. DM

Die Gigayacht "Koru" des Amazon-Gründers Jeff Bezos lässt selbst größere Yachten und Boote im Hafen Club de Mar von Palma seit Freitag (14.4.) eher beschaulich wirken. Das 127 lange Schiff befindet sich derzeit auf seiner Jungfernfahrt. In den Tagen zuvor wurden in der Bucht von Palma Segel und Motoren getestet. Dabei dürfte die Yacht mit drei jeweils 70 Meter hohen Masten selbst aus der Ferne die Aufmerksamkeit vieler Residenten und Urlauber auf sich gezogen haben.

Mehr zum Thema

  • Wie die Gigayacht "Koru" von Jeff Bezos für ziemlichen Ärger sorgte, bevor sie nach Mallorca kam
  • Luxus-Yachten vor Mallorca: Rückkehr der schwimmenden Paläste

Erst Anfang des Monats war die Gigayacht von der Werft Oceanco in den Niederlanden aus vom Stapel gelaufen. Oceanco ist ein aus Südafrika stammendes Schiffsbauunternehmen, das sich auf die Entwicklung von Mega-Yachten spezialisiert hat. 

Bei der "Koru" handelt es sich um die  zweitlängste Segelyacht der Welt,  nach der  "Sailing Yacht A"  des russischen Oligarchen Andrej Melnichenko, die 143 Meter lang ist. Allerdings sind die drei Masten der "Koru" 70 Meter hoch, was sie zur  höchsten Segelyacht der Welt  macht.

Sehr imposant: die Koru.

Sehr imposant: die Koru. DM

Damit es nicht so eng an Bord wird, hat Bezos nun angeblich eine  74 Meter lange Begleityacht in Auftrag gegeben . Das Hilfsschiff bietet laut der Bild-Zeitung Platz für 45 Personen an Bord, genügend Stauraum für Jetskis und andere Wasserspielzeuge und verfügt über einen Hubschrauberlandeplatz. Über das Innendesign der dunkelblauen "Koru" ist wenig bekannt. 18 Personen und ganze 40 Besatzungsmitglieder sollen auf der Yacht unterkommen können. Mehreren Medienberichten zufolge soll die Luxus-Yacht über 500 Millionen Euro wert sein.

Die Gigayacht "Koru" von Jeff Bezos liegt in der Bucht von Palma de Mallorca

Die Gigayacht "Koru" von Jeff Bezos liegt in der Bucht von Palma de Mallorca DM

Dritter Besuch für die Black Pearl

Auch die 106 Meter lange Segelyacht "Black Pearl" , die aktuell ebenfalls im Club de Mar in Palma liegt, stammt von Oceanco. Damit liegen aktuell zwei der fünf größten Segel-Yachten der Welt vor Mallorca.

Die Segelyacht "Black Pearl".

Die Segelyacht "Black Pearl". DM

Während die Gigayacht Koru zum ersten Mal nahe Mallorca unterwegs ist, ist es für die Black Pearl bereits der drittel Inselbesuch. Das Schiff gehörte dem russischen Oligarchen Oleg Burlakov, der 2021 an einer Corona-Infektion starb. Bei der  2018 vom Stapel gelaufenen Yacht  handelte es sich um ein Herzensprojekt des Unternehmers, der unter anderem mit Investitionen in der Öl- und Zementindustrie, später auch in der Chemie-Industrie zu Reichtum gelangte. Berichten zufolge hat der Unternehmer jeden einzelnen Schritt des Baus begleitet und bis zu  400 Millionen Euro  investiert. Ziel des Projektes war, nachhaltige Energien einzusetzen.

Umbau des Club de Mar

Der Club de Mar wird derzeit zu einem der exklusivsten Häfen des Mittelmeers umgebaut und verfügt über 70 Liegeplätze für Schiffe zwischen 40 und 170 Metern Länge. Bis zu fünf Gigayachten mit einer Länge zwischen 136 und 170 Metern können gleichzeitig in dem Hafen anlegen. /sw, pss

koru yacht mallorca

Artikel teilen

Einen Artikel teilen

 alt=

  • Club de Mar
  • Schifffahrt
  • 1 Aufstrebendes Viertel Nou Llevant in Palma bekommt weitere Wohnanlage mit 330 Apartments
  • 2 Sex-Date mit Äpfeln im Hintern: Polizei nimmt Deutschen auf Mallorca fest
  • 3 Sterne-Restaurants auf Mallorca: Wie verhalte ich mich beim ersten Besuch richtig?
  • 4 "Wir sehen auch ein Geheimnis": Kurator Walter Smerling über die poetischen Werke von Jaume Plensa in der Llotja
  • 5 MZ-Sonderbeilage zur Kunstnacht in Palma: Der ultimative Leitfaden, um nichts Wichtiges zu verpassen

Melden Sie sich für unseren Newsletter an

Bleiben Sie auf dem Laufenden

Weitere Artikel in Boulevard

Die Insel ein Stück besser gemacht: Das sind die Preisträger der Mallorca Zeitung 2024

Die Insel ein Stück besser gemacht: Das sind die Preisträger der Mallorca Zeitung 2024

Wie die "Erfinder des Ballermanns" auch im Rentenalter noch Karneval an der Playa de Palma feiern

Wie die "Erfinder des Ballermanns" auch im Rentenalter noch Karneval an der Playa de Palma feiern

In der Café-Bar L’Hora Punta in Port de Pollença finden Mallorca und Asien zusammen

In der Café-Bar L’Hora Punta in Port de Pollença finden Mallorca und Asien zusammen

„Acnalb avalbmes ram al“: Was die geheime Botschaft auf der Plaça d'Espanya in Palma bedeutet

„Acnalb avalbmes ram al“: Was die geheime Botschaft auf der Plaça d'Espanya in Palma bedeutet

IMAGES

  1. Photo gallery: World's tallest sailing yacht in Mallorca

    koru yacht mallorca

  2. Amazon founder's new tallest sailing yacht in the world arrives in

    koru yacht mallorca

  3. 127m Oceanco superyacht Koru spotted in Mallorca

    koru yacht mallorca

  4. 127m Oceanco Koru spotted in Mallorca

    koru yacht mallorca

  5. Así es el Koru, el supervelero de los récords que Jeff Bezos ha querido

    koru yacht mallorca

  6. 11411376

    koru yacht mallorca

VIDEO

  1. Pershing 8x Music Hull

COMMENTS

  1. 127m Oceanco superyacht Koru spotted in Mallorca

    Earlier this year, Dutch shipyard Damen Yachting delivered its largest-ever support yacht Abeona and the vessel is currently en route to Gibraltar, according to BOATPro. The 127-metre Oceanco sailing yacht Koru, reportedly owned by Jeff Bezos, has been spotted in Palma. She is officially the largest sailing yacht in the world.

  2. Jeff Bezos Yacht Koru • $250M Sailing Superyacht • Oceanco

    The magnificent Sailing Yacht KORU, commissioned by the world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, is a marvel of modern yacht design.Built by the acclaimed Oceanco and delivered in April 2023, this superyacht bears a resemblance to Barry Diller's iconic 93-meter sailing yacht "EOS." Exuding luxury and grandeur, KORU stands out for its large swimming pool on the aft deck and its capacity to ...

  3. The best pictures of Koru ,the world's biggest sailing yacht

    Koru arrived at Port Everglades, Florida in November 2023 following a months-long Mediterranean cruise that included stopovers in Dubrovnik, Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and Calabria (according to BOATPro).The sailing yacht was too large to anchor in the nearby marina, which has a maximum capacity of 121.9 metres. She was photographed instead docking next to a 297-metre cruise ship named Rhapsody of the ...

  4. JEFF BEZOS' 127m sailing yacht KORU seen under SAIL for the ...

    The 127-metre Oceanco Y721 superyacht Koru has been spotted on her sailing sea trials in Palma de Mallorca. The impressive sailing yacht was launched last ye...

  5. KORU

    The recently delivered mega yacht KORU just outside of the port of Palma on Mallorca, Spain, seen on April 23, 2023.The KORU is a luxury custom superyacht ow...

  6. KORU Yacht

    The yacht is the world's largest sailing yacht and the longest yacht built in the Netherlands. The yacht was constructed at Oceanco's Alblasserdam facilities and later moved to Rotterdam where she waited to complete sea trials at a dock in Eemhaven. Koru specs. The yacht was delivered to Mallorca in April 2023.

  7. KORU under sail for the second time spotted by us!

    hoisted sails KORU yacht Mallorca Jef Bezos. KORU Features: - 3 Masts - 127 Meters - +- 500.000.000 Dollar - 2nd Longest Yacht in the world. - As high as the piramids of Gizeh - Swimming pool. The word "Koru" means "new beginning" in Māori. The yacht is a lined schooner with three tall masts and a bowsprit.

  8. Jeff Bezos Receives 'Koru,' the Tallest Sailing Yacht in the World

    Jeff Bezos Has Reportedly Received the 417-Foot 'Koru,' the Tallest Sailing Yacht in the World. The $485 million vessel left for its maiden voyage last Thursday. Modified on May 17, 2023 ...

  9. Jeff Bezos' superyacht sails for the first time

    The 125 metre long gaff schooner travelled from Mallorca to the Cannes Film Festival, with Jeff Bezos and his new fiancée on board. From a much-discussed figurehead, water cannons for pirate defence and headsail furlers from northern German production. There is no getting around Jeff Bezos' new fleet of 125-metre "Koru" and 76-metre "Abeona".

  10. Jeff Bezos's 417-Foot Superyacht 'Koru' Is Now Undergoing Sea Trials

    Koru, as the yacht has been christened, ... The 417-foot ship left a Netherlands shipyard last week and anchored Wednesday off the Spanish coast, near Mallorca. Despite the further testing, Bezos ...

  11. Amazon tycoon's new tallest sailing yacht in the world arrives in

    417-foot Koru is worth $485 million. Super yachts have started to arrive in Mallorca but this morning Jeff Bezos 's new sailing yacht Koru arrived in Palma having set sail on her maiden voyage from Gibraltar last Thursday. Koru is understood to have cost Bezos $485 million. She is the tallest sailing yacht in the world with three towering ...

  12. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ship Koru in the Balearics during the storm

    The south coast of Menorca has become in the last few hours the refuge point for a multitude of boats trying to avoid the storm. Among them is the 127-metre mega-yacht owned by Jeff Bezos ' Koru ', which appeared anchored off Cap d'en Font on Wednesday. The Amazon founder arrived on the island by private jet to embark on his spectacular ...

  13. Exclusive: 127m Oceanco yacht Koru under sail for first time

    The 127m Oceanco Y721 superyacht Koru, owned by Jeff Bezos, has been spotted on her sailing trials in Palma de Mallorca. Exclusive: 127m Oceanco yacht Koru under sail for first time. Written by Sophie Spicknell. Fri, 05 May 2023 | 18:30.

  14. Mallorca nautical: The Amazon boss's other yacht also in Palma

    The Amazon boss's other yacht also in Palma. When you are the owner of the world's largest sailboat, you clearly require a yacht to act as a support vessel to the sailboat. And so it is with the executive president of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. His sailboat Koru is 127 metres long. It recently 'premiered' in Mallorca.

  15. The Bezos 500 million dollar yacht returns to Palma

    The founder of Amazon took possession of his new vessel in Mallorca last summer. Koru, the superyacht belonging to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is back in Mallorca, considered the world's richest man, is back in Mallorca, almost a year after she sailed into the Bay of Palma. She is the second largest private sailing yacht in the world and, in ...

  16. Jeff Bezos' $500 million sailing yacht Koru is spotted for the first

    The record-breaking megayacht left for her maiden voyage to Gibraltar on April 6 and is currently undergoing sailing sea trials off the coast of Palma de Mallorca, as confirmed by its AIS data. Reportedly, Koru has been joined by its shadow vessel named Abeona. Built by Damen Yachting, the 75-meter superyacht has been designed to function as a ...

  17. Meet Jeff Bezos' fleet and its Lauren Sanchez figurehead

    The colossal, triple-masted Koru began its career serving the world's third richest man this week, cruising the Mediterranean around Mallorca. The 417-foot schooner first left Rotterdam in the ...

  18. Bezos's New $500 Million Superyacht Is Undergoing Sea Trials

    Bezos's New $500 Million Superyacht Is Undergoing Sea Trials. The 417-foot sailing yacht Koru is anchored off coast of Spain. Support vessel with helipad is crossing Atlantic to join tests. Jeff ...

  19. KORU, Yacht

    Vessel KORU (IMO 9857298, MMSI 319225400) is a Yacht built in 2023 and currently sailing under the flag of Cayman Islands. Map Vessels Photos Ports Containers News. Services. ... The current position of KORU is at West Mediterranean reported 4 mins ago by AIS. The vessel KORU (IMO 9857298, MMSI 319225400) is a Yacht ...

  20. To soak up the summer sun, Jeff Bezos has sailed his $500 million Koru

    The Koru in Gibraltar. Via Twitter / @dparody The 416-feet Oceanco vessel is currently docked in the port of Palma, in the outer docks of the STP shipyards, per Diario de Mallorca. The schooner sailed from the Caribbean island of St. Thomas to Mallorca with the aim of getting ready for the summer season in the Mediterranean.

  21. Bezos yacht back in Mallorca

    F T W M 1. Koru, the superyacht belonging to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is back in Mallorca after a month-long cruise around the Mediterranean. Bezos and his partner Lauren Sánchez arrived in Mallorca last month where they boarded the Koru, which had been anchored in the Bay of Palma. The couple later got engaged in the South of France.

  22. Die Gigayacht von Jeff Bezos liegt weiter im Club de ...

    Die Gigayacht "Koru" des Amazon-Gründers Jeff Bezos lässt selbst größere Yachten und Boote im Hafen Club de Mar von Palma seit Freitag (14.4.) eher beschaulich wirken. Das 127 lange Schiff ...