Insignia Yachts current project was originally built by Elsflether Werft Germany to Germanischer Lloyds Maltese Cross 100A4/MC, M/Y Insignia is a steel hull and aluminum superstructure yacht. Christened M/Y Hanse by its first owner Baron von Thyssen, she carried the name until 2002 when her new owners chose Insignia-Yachts to bring this classic yacht into the 21st Century. The mandate given was to provide the project management with a no-expense-spared major refit aimed at converting this classic and nautically sturdy blue water vessel into a modern day super-yacht of incomparable luxury that would match its seaworthiness.
To achieve this goal, Insignia Yachts enlisted the help of Luiz Debasto, to handle the exterior re-styling and do a complete revamp of the entire interior layout. Having given Luiz Debasto a free rein to unleash his design genius, it was not surprising that, effectively, a completely new vessel had to be built on the original hull.
In creating M/Y Insignia, the original boat was stripped down to the metal of the hull, which was then extensively altered through stylistic and structural additions. The interiors were completely reborn and were created on a completely new foundation which required that all the invisible infrastructure (not exclusive of the wiring, the piping, the utilities, the electronics and the engine room), be built afresh. The end result was a 2004 super yacht.
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