The 45M superyacht Marco Polo , first of the MCC series was recently sold for $19.5 million and her maiden voyage took her from Hong Kong to the Mediterranean. The timing of the sale is excellent considering yacht MAZU, the second in the series, is currently undergoing sea trials and commissioning in China.
Motor yacht Mazu, the second in the MARCO POLO SERIES on her sea trial and is soon to be delivered
Superyacht Mazu, the second in the MARCO POLO SERIES is undergoing sea trials and will then be delivered, available for viewing. Potential clients are encouraged to visit motor yacht MAZU to make an offer!
Motor yacht Mazu is the second yacht in the Marco Polo Series, which are 45m Transocean explorers created by MCC and designed by MCC based on the lines by Ron Holland for the Marco Polo Series to explore the world’s remote regions. Marco Polo is the finest example of European quality being built at the Cheoy Lee Shipyard in China, typifying her builder’s approach to modern fuel efficient green cruising.
Literally speaking, in Chinese, the word Mazu (also spelled Matsu) means ‘mother ancestor’.
Colloquially speaking, Mazu is the indigenous ‘goddess of the sea’. In ancient China and in Southeast Asia, Mazu was worshiped as the one who protected fishermen and sailors. Many temples were erected to Mazu during the Ming Dynasty in the 14th and 15th centuries. MCC is very clever with naming their yachts. Marco Polo was a 13th century Venetian merchant who made numerous exploratory trips to southern and eastern China.
The Marco Polo series of yachts are appropriately named as they are luxury explorer or expedition style motor yachts which are designed and built to travel the world.
Motor yacht Mazu, Cheoy Lee’s 5000th order since 1940’s.
Mazu’s seaworthy hull has twin rudders and a bulbous bow. Her look is practical and purposeful and low maintenance silken finish suits her word girding role. M/Y MAZU’s range is spectacular, 6600 nm at 10 knots and carefully optimized hull form allows cruising with 35% lower emissions than any other similar sized yachts in today´s market.
