Ark Noble Motor Yacht

Ark Noble was refitted in 2019, having been built to order by Custom Made in 2015 as a 124ft (38m) motor yacht. Inside she carries a cinema, karaoke and a PS4, so a large party has things to do aboard that do not depend on the water.

On deck

The deck jacuzzi is open to the sky, and the swim platform, sitting low against the sea, makes getting into the water and back out again simple.

Water toys

Twelve toys travel with her. Two jet skis and two Seabobs each take a pair of guests out at the same time, and there are water skis, a wakeboard, a kneeboard, a towable tube, inflatables and a kayak, along with fishing and snorkelling gear. A 21ft tender handles the runs ashore.

Where she cruises

Her home port is Male, in the Maldives, and she ranges across the Maldives and the Seychelles, which gives guests two Indian Ocean cruising grounds to anchor in.

Accommodation and crew

Ark Noble's ten cabins sleep twenty guests, in king, queen, double and twin configurations, and the same twenty can be aboard by day. A crew of twelve looks after them, enough hands to keep a full boat properly served.

Comfort under way

She cruises at 10 knots with 14 available, a steady pace for moving between anchorages rather than a dash.

Charter notes

Ark Noble is hired by the week, January, February, March and December her peak months, and she suits a large family or a group of friends travelling together at up to twenty. Divers are particularly well served, because scuba diving is part of what she offers, so going under the surface starts from the yacht herself.