Cruising sailing super-yacht HERITAGE OF LONDON

with open transomsteelsloop

There is something faintly poetic in a yacht named Heritage of London being conceived in Viareggio. Delivered in 2006 by Perini Navi, she carries a dialogue between British seafaring tradition and Italian naval artistry. Steel hull, aluminium superstructure, teak beneath bare feet: materials chosen not for ornament, but for endurance. At 45.3 metres, with 309 gross tonnes of internal volume, she occupies that refined threshold where private ownership meets true oceanic ambition. Her exterior and interior were both drawn by Perini Navi’s in-house studio, a rare continuity of vision. Naval architecture by Ron Holland Design lends her the assured proportions for which the yard became renowned in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries: a powerful beam of 9.73 metres, a deep draught of 8.65 metres, and the balanced geometry of a ketch conceived for blue-water passages. The aesthetic language is disciplined rather than ostentatious. Volume is distributed with a residential intelligence: four cabins welcoming eight guests, supported by six crew, each circulation line calibrated for long voyages rather than fleeting coastal display. She was conceived for owners who measure distance not in nautical miles alone, but in seasons. Heritage belongs to the celebrated Perini 45M series, a platform that quietly refined automated sail handling for shorthanded efficiency. Push-button sail management, captive winch systems and integrated control stations allow a vessel of her scale to be commanded with composure. Powered by a Caterpillar diesel engine, she reaches 14 knots at top speed and cruises comfortably at 12, with a transoceanic range exceeding 3,000 nautical miles.