Announced earlier this year as an IAG 135, the magnificent IAG superyacht King Baby has now become the first luxury vessel in the Noble Star 140 series. Being built in fiberglass for a New York real estate developer, delivery of the 140-foot motor yacht King Baby is scheduled for 2014.
Noble Star 140 superyacht King Baby by IAG Yachts
This N.Y. buyer, already an owner of a 100 foot megayacht, called “King Baby,” has owned many yachts over the years. “I knew that IAG had finally gained the trust of the American buyers when we signed our first custom build with a very demanding American client,” says Doug Hoogs, the US representative.
The Noble Star 140 yacht King Baby is being constructed utilizing all of the best international yacht construction practices and equipment with the goal of enhancing IAG’s reputation as a market leader in quality and performance. The shipyard is already known as a facility that can do it all, from building the high end interior furnishings to using the latest composite construction methods such as infusion for maximum strength to weight ratios. The Noble Star 140 as with IAG’s other series yachts, the 100 foot motor yacht Electra and the 127 foot superyacht No bada Bees (ex Primadonna), is being built to Rina Class and MCA flag state requirements.
King Baby superyacht - rear view
Doug Hoogs has been doing business with Chinese builders and yacht owners for many years. Doug states, “my experience with Chinese yacht builders has shown me that they are extremely quality driven people who can compete with any builder in the world in quality and they are of course unmatched in value and price. It takes a talented team to build a great yacht so one must balance the strengths of the shipyard along with the passion and skills of the people involved.”
Evan K.Marshall, a very busy London based yacht designer for more than two decades from London, has been retained to handle the exterior styling of the Noble Star 140 yacht King Baby which includes blending graceful lines with functional popular American features such as long overhangs over the aft decks, vertical pilot house windows, many choices for dining and entertainment, and a very large hard top with a massive sun roof opening over the upper deck.
IAG 140 luxury yacht King Baby
Sergio Cutolo, is the skilled Varazze, Italy based Naval Architect for this project. He is utilizing an existing mold to create maximum performance potential with owner comfort as the first priority. Even though the speed is excellent, it is the lack of vibration, noise, pitch and roll in all sea conditions and various speeds including at rest, that will ultimately impress the buyer.
“A” list of American system manufacturers will guarantee long lasting reliable cruising for many years.
RINA Commercial Class and MCA (Cayman Islands) approval and certification will guarantee to the buyer that IAG Yachts meet all international standards for excellence and safety.
Expanded hull mold of the Noble Star 140 yacht King Baby
IAG also has their own “in house” design team which facilitates the process of working with outside designers and vendors. This team led by Iven Lo has already gained IAG’s “Electra” yacht the status of the “Best Asia Built Yacht 2012.”
