The new design Modern Dhow has been designed for the owner of Al Masaood group, which is also the owner of AM Shipyard. The vessel was designed specifically for the challenging conditions and environment for maintaining the conditions of superyachts in mind, this proved that the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show was the perfect place to showcase this unique yacht.

The Modern Dhow yacht caters for the owner who wishes to keep her in the same area, rather than moving around extensively. The yacht is designed on more traditional basis and will be conforming to exact spec of use of the yacht.  An example is the seating area, that accommodates up to 24 special seating arrangements that reflects the owners manner of hosting.

The 56 metre Modern Dhow design by Sharp Design with Abdullah Al Masaood

From the technical point of view, the water capacity will also be huge, to allow for the need for increased water allowance in a region, where drinking water is not always easily available. There is no teak decking or stainless steel on board due to adverse effect from sand in the region and the yacht will not feature many toys or tenders as it will mainly remain static and will not charter out.

Woessner was quick to acknowledge that the Dhow has been designed specifically for her owner and in local style, and is not  just meant as your average yacht for anybody. They have many other models for clients that might have other requirements and indeed have different varieties of the Dhow model, both larger and smaller. The Abu Dhabi Yacht SHow was meant to showcase their work however, with such understanding on the demands of the region reflected in the yacht design there might well be much interest from locals who wish to invest in such a yacht.

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