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Two naval architecture houses and an interior designer shaped Atomic before VSY delivered her in 2020: Laurent Giles Naval Architects and Espen Øino drew the hull and profile, and Franck Darnet's studio dressed the interior. She holds an ABS classification with the ENVIRO notation for reduced environmental impact, and at 64 metres the result is a yacht built around a particular way of cruising rather than a general one.

Build and provenance

VSY delivered Atomic in 2020 at 1,101 gross tons, measuring 64 metres (209 feet), a monohull with a displacement profile. Her naval architecture came from Laurent Giles Naval Architects and Espen Øino, and Darnet Design handled the interior, working leather panelling, hand-knotted rugs and honed marble through the guest spaces. She carries ABS class with the ENVIRO notation, and her diesel-electric thrusters, together with a Kongsberg-supplied navigation and dynamic positioning system, let her move between anchorages quietly and without exhaust, a detail that points to a yacht built with sensitive diving grounds in mind.

Layout and accommodation

Seventeen guests sleep across six cabins, looked after by a crew of sixteen, a ratio that keeps a full table well served rather than stretched. The owner's suite sits apart on its own level, with a private office, a dressing room and a central tub, and balconies open to both sides. The other five cabins carry king beds or twins with ensuite showers, among them a lower-deck cabin that sleeps up to four children, and a lift connects the four guest decks.

Performance and engineering

Two Caterpillar engines give Atomic a 12-knot cruise, and her bulbous bow was shaped to improve seakeeping and fuel use over her sisters at VSY, extending her range to 5,300 nautical miles at that same 12 knots. She is built to cross open water quietly rather than to hurry between anchorages, in keeping with the diesel-electric thrusters and dynamic positioning that let her hold still without disturbing the water around her.

Where she lies and how to see her

Atomic lies in Genoa, Italy, ready to view. Boatcrowd sets up each viewing and is there for it; once an offer is accepted, we bring in the surveyor and arrange the sea trial ahead of handover.