Cloudbreak explorer yacht: 75.28 m Abeking & Rasmussen, 8,500 nm at 13 kn, ice belt, helideck

Videos

Four tours from YouTube, most viewed first.

**CLOUDBREAK Charter Yacht | 75m Abeking & Rasmussen Explorer Yacht**SuperYachtsMonaco · 10 Jul 2018 · 29,480 viewsWatch on YouTube

**New Mega Explorer Yacht CLOUDBREAK - Abeking&Rasmussen**DrDuu · 26 Feb 2016 · 23,414 viewsWatch on YouTube

**Motor Yacht CLOUDBREAK (video #1). Helicopter operation.**YACHTA · 19 Aug 2018 · 8,773 viewsWatch on YouTube

**CLOUDBREAK - an insight into life onboard during a superyacht charter**Yachts for Charter · 2 Apr 2019 · 4,845 viewsWatch on YouTube

Photos

Aerial view of Cloudbreak in dark blue water near two large icebergs, with the orange-marked helideck visible on her upper deck and an icy coastline behind — Among icebergs, with the helideck marked in orange

The grey bow of Cloudbreak seen close up in front of a glacier face and a steep rock peak — Bow-on in front of a glacier

Cloudbreak seen from astern in a fjord, with a helicopter parked on her helideck and mountains on both sides — From astern, with a helicopter on the helideck

Cloudbreak under way at speed in deep blue water with a white wake, a rocky coastline and small icebergs behind — Under way in open water

Aerial close-up of Cloudbreak's foredeck and stepped upper decks as she moves through green water — The forward decks from above, under way

A sun lounger on a teak deck behind a rail, facing a fjord and snow-capped mountains — Sun lounger facing the mountains

High aerial view of a large turquoise iceberg in the foreground, with Cloudbreak small in the distance against a mountain coast — With an iceberg in the foreground

A deck pool with a teak surround, looking out over the sea under a blue sky — Deck pool

A saloon with a lit fireplace set in a dark wall, low brown sofas and a reading lamp — Saloon with a fireplace

A lounge with long cream sofas, wooden armchairs and a row of large windows looking onto snowy mountains — Lounge with mountain views

A dining table laid for a meal in front of floor-to-ceiling windows with a glacier view — Dining with a glacier view

A lounge with a curved leather sofa around a round table and a woven pouf, under a glossy ceiling — Lounge with a curved sofa

A large stateroom with a pale bed, wooden floor and a glass wall opening to the sea — Stateroom

A guest cabin with a double bed, an armchair and a row of windows onto the water — Guest cabin

A bathroom with a freestanding tub, a vanity and two portholes — Bathroom with a tub

A media lounge with leather armchairs facing a large screen flanked by speakers and guitars — Media lounge

A gym with timber walls, an exercise bike, a treadmill and a punch bag — Gym

Black-and-white view of the bridge, with helm chairs and a console of screens facing the windows — The bridge

Specifications

Ice class: No notation published. She has a steel hull with an ice belt, and the inclined bulwark forward works as what her designer calls an integral wave breaker. YachtBuyer says she was built to Lloyd's Register technical standards
In ice, in practice: An ice belt adds thicker plating along the waterline, but without a class notation it gives no rated ice thickness. For comparison, the Finnish-Swedish rules expect a seagoing steel ship without ice strengthening to manage only very light ice under its own power. The shipyard described her as equipped for the Antarctic; no voyage of hers through pack ice has been reported, and no Polar Ship Certificate has been reported
Length overall: 75.28 m 72.5 m in the shipyard's launch release; 72.28 m in SuperYacht Times
Length at waterline: 71.3 m
Beam: 12.4 m
Draught: 3.45 m 3.4 m in the Boat International directory
Gross tonnage: 2,308
Displacement: 1,702 tonnes
Builder: Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder, Germany
Design: Exterior by Espen Øino; naval architecture by Abeking & Rasmussen; interior by Christian Liaigre's studio, with furnishings chosen by the P.H.D architectural bureau; interior built by Rodiek
Build history: Four years in development. Her hull platform is closely related to the Abeking & Rasmussen yacht Aviva, with longer lines for better efficiency. Construction began in early 2014; she was launched in February 2016 and delivered in June 2016. SuperYachtsMonaco represented the owner from the purchase of the project through construction and later managed her. A 60-metre corridor on the lower deck runs through the upper level of the engine room, so the yard had to rework the engine room's ventilation
Hull and superstructure: Steel displacement hull, aluminium superstructure, teak decks
Propulsion: Two Caterpillar 3516C diesel engines, twin propellers; zero-speed stabilisers for comfort at anchor
Speed: 12 kn cruising; 15 kn maximum
Range: 8,500 nm at 13 kn 8,750 nm at 12 kn in a 2021 Boat International feature
Fuel and water: 220,000 litres of fuel and 35,000 litres of fresh water
Endurance: Not published in days. The tank deck holds large stores, freezers and cold rooms and a sewage treatment plant that keeps waste on board until a port with facilities, so she can stay self-reliant in remote areas
Helicopter: One helideck certified for commercial use, with a refuelling system, built around the owner's custom Bell 429 GlobalRanger; there is a cabin for the pilot, and the helicopter is not available to charter guests. The deck doubles as a party deck. No hangar has been reported
Tenders and toys: A 12 m Cockwells custom tender, a 10 m Xtenders beach-landing tender and a 6 m Highfield Patrol 600; the two largest stow on the aft main deck behind louvres. A Centurion Enzo wake boat and the water toys sit in a garage forward of the owner's suite. The charter listing counts four tenders
Submersible: None reported
Support vessel: None reported
Navigation: A FarSounder forward-looking sonar gives the bridge a view below the surface ahead of the bow, and the bridge also carries a sextant. An itinerary room at the saloon entrance shows the yacht's position, heading and speed in 3D
Where she has been: After leaving the shipyard in June 2016 she sailed to Iceland, the first stop of a world tour, with Greenland as her next goal; SuperYacht Times published a photo of her on her first expedition cruise in Greenland, part of a circumnavigation, in June 2017. She has also cruised the Norwegian fjords. Her charter broker says she has cruised Antarctica, Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea; a 2021 Boat International feature also lists Madagascar, Mozambique and the Chagos Islands among her destinations. In the first half of 2024 she covered 18,226 nautical miles: three months in the Malacca Strait between Singapore and Phuket, the Andaman Islands, then around Africa and through the Strait of Gibraltar to Turkey
Guests and crew: 12 guests in six cabins: the owner's suite on the main deck, with a fold-down balcony to port and a sea terrace to starboard, and five cabins on the lower deck; 22 crew
On board: A winter garden on the upper deck that can be glassed in and heated or opened up; a fireplace in the saloon; a beach club with a gym, sauna, massage room and chilled plunge pool; a ski room; a round cinema forward of the helideck; a glass lift; a pool for up to 10 people above the bridge, with outdoor beds and a crow's nest above it
Flag: Cayman Islands
Charter: Offered for charter through SuperYachtsMonaco, which oversaw her build for the owner and managed her into charter, and listed by Burgess; licensed for charter in Greek waters
Owner: Reported to be owned by Alexander Svetakov (Forbes, 2022), in a Forbes list of yachts linked to Russian billionaires that put her value at $98 million (data 2022)
For sale: Not listed for sale

Where is she now

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IMO 1012763 · MMSI 319095800

Questions

Is Cloudbreak an ice-class yacht?

No ice-class notation has been published for her. Her steel hull has an ice belt, a band of reinforced plating at the waterline, and her designer built a wave breaker into the bow bulwark (Boat International). Without a notation, the hull has no rated ice thickness.

How far can Cloudbreak travel without refuelling?

About 8,500 nautical miles at 13 knots on 220,000 litres of fuel (YachtBuyer). A 2021 Boat International feature gave around 8,750 nautical miles at 12 knots (Boat International).

Does Cloudbreak have a helipad?

Yes, one helideck certified for commercial use, with refuelling, built for the owner's custom Bell 429. The owner's helicopter is not available to charter guests, and no hangar has been reported (Boat International).

Where has Cloudbreak been?

Iceland on her first voyage in 2016, then Greenland on her first expedition cruise there (SuperYacht Times, SuperYacht Times), and later Antarctica, Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea, according to her charter broker (Burgess). In the first half of 2024 she sailed 18,226 nautical miles, from the Malacca Strait around Africa to Turkey (Boat International via BoatTEST).

Can you charter Cloudbreak?

Yes. She is offered for charter through SuperYachtsMonaco, which oversaw her build and managed her into charter, and is listed by Burgess for 12 guests (Boat International, Boat International, Burgess).

Who owns Cloudbreak?

Forbes reported in 2022 that she is owned by Alexander Svetakov and estimated her value at $98 million; the article was last updated in 2023 (Forbes).

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