While the yacht has been functioning perfectly since her launch in 2004 the owner wanted a major re-design to accommodate some new ideas into ILONA as owners representative David McQueen explained.

Yacht ilona helicopter. Reported to be at the Amels yard last August for a major refit the 737m motor yacht Ilona was recently spotted on the Côte dAzur showing her new face. She had a hangar where is now a pool. This new configuration also makes Ilona one of the smallest superyachts in the fleet with two helicopter pads after Feadships 66-metre Vanish.

Helicopter landing on Amels full custom superyacht ILONA. Her top speed is 19 kn and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 6000 nm at 13 kn with power coming from a Diesel engine. First helicopter landing on Amels ILONA after her refit in 2012.

With 28 crew members. A platform lifts the chopper to the deck when needed and then hatches fold over the helicopter when its guests are safely aboard. Work also included the complete alteration of the yachts stern area.

Ilona recently completed a major refit and rebuild period at Abeking Rasmussen in Germany where the yacht was lengthened by nearly nine metres from her previous overall length of 736 metres. Material may not be published broadcast rewritten or redistributed without consent. An expandable table that sits 14 diners.

She was designed by RWD. ILONA IV has the full retractable system installed which allows a helicopter to be stowed in its own fireproof hangar below deck. She was built by Amels and delivered in 2003.

The below-deck helicopter hangar would be removed to make way for the swimming pool with a movable floor enabling the pool to be replaced by additional deck space. The owner wanted to have a large swimming pool and a helipad large enough to take his Agusta 109 Grand New helicopter And so last August. Another interesting feature of motor yacht Ilona and indeed one of the greatest design and building challenges was how and where to incorporate the yachts large helipad and helicopter.