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Iconic yachts: On board Oceanco's striking 81m superyacht Alfa Nero

Big, black and beautiful, the 81.27 metre Oceanco motor yacht Alfa Nero  makes an incredibly powerful impression.

Although she is so large, the secret feature of Alfa Nero is that she is definitely not ‘high volume’ in the sense of trying to cram in every possible cubic metre of accommodation like a modern cruise ship. 

On the contrary, the first impression you receive on stepping aboard is of wide-open decks leading into big uncrowded rooms. The exterior and layout designers Nuvolari Lenard clearly agree with the notion that the ultimate luxury afloat is open space. In fact, with four decks to play with and only twelve guests to accommodate, they could afford to be exceptionally generous in their use of space.

The most spectacular visual trick is the first one you see: a sizeable swimming pool with a built-in current and an ‘infinity’ aft side where the water overflows across a large sloping sheet of glass to create a waterfall effect. 

This is particularly effective at night when both the pool and the waterfall are under-lit and the movement of the water creates an ever-changing light show. The pool is set in a wide expanse of open deck which extends well aft from the superstructure, creating a lido which can equally well serve as a party deck.

Having been one of the first designers to explore the possibilities of art deco afloat, Alberto Pinto has moved forward to the even more surprising era of pop art with the work of Roy Lichtenstein providing the inspiration. 

In addition to a number of Lichtenstein prints in his famous comic-strip style, Alberto Pinto has managed to create an entire decor based on them with zigs-zags of woodwork or kid leather, bold stripes of flooring, swirling patterns on upholstery, bright primary colours for lacquered woodwork, or high-gloss zebrano with its vibrant stripey grain.

Here you will find no gracious oak-panelled rooms, nor any varnished teak capping rails – all is new and modern. 

This is a big vessel with a big crew, capable of giving unrivalled standards of comfort and service to a fortunate few. The overall impression is of an incredibly spacious yacht with large, uncrowded guest areas and generous cabins, while exceptional use has been made of the exterior decks. Looking up at Alfa Nero ’s impressive outline, you might wonder what has become of pretty white yachts.

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The result is a balanced and elegant mega yacht which is extremely easy on the eye without compromise to the availability of every conceivable amenity. Inside, she boasts three separate dining areas, a dance room, a gym as well as pantries on each three guest decks. A lift services and connects all decks.

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Motor yacht Alfa Nero was launched in 2007 by renowned Dutch shipyard OceAnco, bursting onto the yachting scene with uncommon fervour by breaking the contemporary mould of large superyacht design. At 82 metres her build triggered a paradigm shift in luxury yacht design with exteriors by the celebrated team at Nuvolari & Lenard and interiors from the talented Alberto Pinto.

Constructed with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, Alfa Nero can accommodate 12 guests in six lavish cabins. With 1,250-square metres of living space across her 82 metre hull, she provides plenty of space for a bridge deck gym, three separate dining areas, a dance room, pantries on the three guest decks, a separate crew lounge, and a lift servicing and connecting all decks.

The build of motor yacht Alfa Nero was driven by a desire to offer her owners the ultimate luxury cruising experience in their home sailing grounds of the Mediterranean, maximising the lifestyle elements of this part of the world.

This easily recognisable luxury vessel is anything but short of innovative facilities. Amongst her stand-out features is the Nuvolari-designed aft deck ‘beach club’ which features an immense glass-ended pool whose floor can be partially or fully raised, transforming it into a dance floor or helipad on demand.

Her exterior is highlighted by a long, low stern which dominates a large proportion of the super yacht’s length and leads her sleek profile. To outside on-lookers, her most eye-catching feature is the open aft deck and minimal overhangs that offer a departure from conventional design. Each overhang is defined by a stainless steel, oval rail that serves a purpose as illuminative, decorative or environmental.

Outdoor living is undoubtedly a significant feature of her design as she features an impressive amount of space for leisure and entertainment including the 7 x 3.5m swimming pool which stands as one of the largest ever incorporated on a yacht.

The pop-art inspired Pinto interior hints at a nautical theme, particularly evident in details such as side tables resembling staghorn coral and seashell images lining the guest hallway. The intricate staircase wrapping around the glass elevator shaft, two al fresco spa-pools, massage room and gym only add to the subtle elegance of the luxurious vessel.

Amongst her six cabins are an indulgent master stateroom; two double VIP suites; one double guest cabin; and two twin guest cabins. Luxury yacht Alfa Nero is powered by two MTU 4,680hp diesel engines that allow her to reach a maximum speed of 20 knots and cruise comfortably at 18.

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ALFA NERO Yacht – Splendid $120M Superyacht

The ALFA NERO yacht is an 82.27 meter (266.8 ft) luxury yacht first built by Oceanco in 2007.

She ranks in 121st place on the list of largest yachts in the world and was designed by Alberto Pinto and ​​Nuvolari Lenard. She is currently available for charter for a weekly price between US $730,000 and $940,000.

ALFA NERO yacht interior

Alberto Pinto Design Studio worked on the interior of the ALFA NERO yacht. Twelve guests can be accommodated in six beautiful cabins, and a crew of 26 finds space below deck. The massive master suite even has a private terrace and spa pool.

The yacht has an onboard hair and beauty salon, a spa, a dance floor, and a gym. Her interior design is heavily influenced by pop art, which sets her apart from other charter yachts.

Her luxurious furnishings were hand-picked by her designers and let the interior space of the vessel appear inviting and open.

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The ALFA NERO yacht is 82.27 meters (266.8 ft) long with a 14.2-meter (46.7 ft) beam and a 3.9 meter (12.1 ft) draft.

She weighs 2,159 tons and can reach top speeds of 21 knots but cruises comfortably at 14 knots. She is powered by twin MTU diesel engines .

The exterior of the ALFA NERO yacht was developed by Nuvolari Lenard , an Italian yacht design studio.

She has actually won numerous awards for her exceptional exterior and continues to impress the industry despite her age.

The onboard beach club is very large considering she only has a total length of 82.27 meters (266.8 ft).

She also has an infinity pool on the aft deck that can be converted into a helicopter landing pad if required which is yet another unusual feature. 

Guryev bought ALFA NERO for US $120 million in 2014 and had her refit in 2021. She has annual running costs of US $6 to 12 million.

Her weekly charter price lies between US $730,000 and 940,000, depending on the season.

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The ALFA NERO yacht is a 269ft / 82m luxury yacht built and launched by yacht builder Oceanco . Delivered to a proud yacht owner in 2007 and refit in 2017, this luxury yacht sleeps up to 14 guests in 7 staterooms and has accommodations for 28 crew. She has a beam of 46ft / 14m, a draft of 12ft / 3.7m, and she measures in at 2,159 gross tons. Her hull is steel and her decks are teak. Her max speed is 22.6 knots and cruising speed is 14 knots. She is propelled by MTU engines at 4,680 hp each.

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81.27m  /  266'8 | oceanco | 2007 / 2021.

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• Iconic superyacht
• Large infinity pool transforms into a helipad
• Huge master suite with private deck & spa pool
• Beauty and hair dressing salon
• Modern interior with pop art influences
• State-of-the-art party setup

The multi-award winning 81.27m/266'8" motor yacht 'Alfa Nero' was built by Oceanco in the Netherlands at their Alblasserdam shipyard. Her interior is styled by design house Alberto Pinto and she was completed in 2007. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Nuvolari Lenard and she was last refitted in 2021.

Guest Accommodation

Alfa Nero has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 suites comprising two VIP cabins. She is also capable of carrying up to 23 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

Her features include a dancefloor, beauty salon, spa, beauty salon, elevator, beach club, gym, deck jacuzzi, WiFi and air conditioning.

Range & Performance

Alfa Nero is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel MTU (16V 595 TE 70) 16-cylinder 4,682hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 15 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 20 knots with a range of up to 6,000 nautical miles from her 295,000 litre fuel tanks at 14 knots. Her water tanks store around 150,000 Litres of fresh water. She was built to Lloyds Register ✠ 100A1SSC YACHT(P), MONO, G6. ✠LMC, UMS classification society rules, and is MCA Compliant.

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• The World Superyacht Awards 2008 Best Interior Design - Motor Yacht Winner
• The World Superyacht Awards 2008 Best Exterior Styling - Motor Yacht Winner
• International Superyacht Society Awards 2008 Best Power 65m+ Winner
• Asia Boating Award 2008 Most Innovative Exterior Yacht Design of the Year Winner
• ShowBoats Awards 2008 Best Motor Yacht (over 75m) Winner
• World Yachts Trophies 2008 Most Innovative Custom Motoryacht (over 40m) Winner
• Indian International Boating Award 2008 Most Innovative Interior Yacht Design Winner
• The ShowBoats Design Awards 2010 Design & Technology Award Finalist

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In 1989, the population of Tver was 450,941 people. By the early 1990s, there were about 80 industrial enterprises of 28 industries, 5 universities, 3 theaters, 12 movie theaters, 8 palaces of culture in Kalinin. On July 17, 1990, the historical name and coat of arms were returned to the city.

Due to the negative economic consequences caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union, active development in the city temporarily ceased. The only new microdistrict built in the 1990s-2000s was the microdistrict Mamulino, built for the withdrawal of a contingent of Soviet troops from East Germany in 1993.

The new economic reality turned out to be disastrous for the local industry, especially the light one, traditional for the city, as a result of which the largest enterprises of Tver stopped their work, which caused an increase in the level of unemployment and social tension.

In the mid-2000s, large-scale housing construction resumed in Tver, active construction of public buildings, shopping and entertainment centers began. At the same time, new industrial enterprises were commissioned.

Architecture of Tver

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Tver - Features

There are several versions about the etymology of the name of Tver. According to one of them, it was named after the Tvertsa River, and Tvertsa, in turn, is derived from the Finnish word “tiort” (“fast”). According to another version, the name of the city comes from the Slavic “tverd” (“fortress”). In addition, this name is associated with the Polish word “twierdza” (“fortress”) and the Lithuanian words “tvora” (“fence”) and “tverti” (“to enclose”).

Tver is located at the intersection of the railway and highway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg with the Volga in its upper reaches; about 180 km north-west of Moscow and 520 km south-east of St. Petersburg. The City Day of Tver is celebrated on the last Saturday of June.

The climate in Tver is moderately continental, with cold and rather long winters and warm, humid summers. The average temperature in February is minus 8.3 degrees Celsius, in July - plus 19.8 degrees Celsius.

The coat of arms of Tver corresponds to the historical coat of arms of Tver approved by Empress Catherine II in 1780 with the following description: “In a red field, on a green pillow, a golden crown”.

Tver is one of the largest industrial centers in Russia. The main industrial sectors of the city are mechanical engineering, printing, and food processing. A characteristic feature of local machine building is its concentration in one enterprise: Tver Carriage Works (the largest employer in Tver with more than 8 thousand employees).

Today, Tver is an important tourist center of Russia. The city has preserved a lot of historical mansions of the 18th century, with which almost the entire Volga embankment is built up. The restored churches of the 17th century are also of great interest.

The Volga River is worth a separate mention. Within the limits of Tver, its banks are dressed in picturesque embankments, where comfortable areas for recreation and walking have been created.

Main Attractions of Tver

Tver Imperial Travel Palace (1764-1766) - an architectural monument in the classicism style with baroque elements, which is located on Cathedral Square in the historical center of Tver. The palace was intended for the rest of the members of the imperial family on the way from St. Petersburg to Moscow. Today, this palace is not only an object of historical and cultural heritage, but also one of the oldest buildings in Tver.

Today, the Tver Imperial Travel Palace houses the Tver Picture Gallery. The art collection of the gallery numbers about 32,000 exhibits: collections of cult (“Old Russian”) art of the 14th-20th centuries, Russian painting, graphics and sculpture of the 18th-20th centuries, Western European art of the 15th-20th centuries, decorative and applied art of Russia, Europe, East.

Stepan Razin Embankment - one of the most interesting and popular walking places for locals and tourists in Tver, named after the famous Don Cossack. It is located on the right bank of the Volga River and stretches from the city garden to the stadium. In addition to the former merchant buildings on this embankment, there are noble mansions, “The House of Voroshilov Riflemen” - an architectural monument of the Stalinist era, and “Zvezda” (“Star”) movie theater, built in the style of late constructivism.

Afanasy Nikitin Embankment . This embankment stretches along the left bank of the Volga. There are a lot of stylized restaurants and open-air verandas here, where tourists love to drop in in the warm season. On the embankment, there are several monuments in honor of famous historical figures, as well as a city amusement park.

Trekhsvyatskaya Street - a 1.3 km long pedestrian street known as “Tver Arbat”. This is one of the most picturesque streets in Tver, built up with old houses and mansions. Almost all of the surviving buildings date from the late 19th - early 20th centuries. This beautiful and well-maintained place attracts musicians, artists, and souvenir sellers. The first floors of the buildings are given over to restaurants, cafes, and shops. All major city holidays are held here.

Sovetskaya Street - the main street of Tver stretching through the historic center of the city for 2.2 km. A lot of buildings on this street are recognized as monuments of architecture and history. Among them are the Ascension Cathedral (1751-1760) and the Tver Imperial Travel Palace, the House of the Nobility Assembly, and the building of the Drama Theater. Of the modern buildings, the Catholic Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, which combines elements of Gothic and modernism, is of interest.

Tver State United Museum . The exposition of the museum tells about the nature of this region, its history, and archaeological finds. Here you can see antiques, learn about the history of the Tver Principality, the religion of the Slavs, get acquainted with the architecture and life of the nobles, who lived on the territory of the Tver region in the 17th-19th centuries. Sovetskaya Street, 5.

Museum of Tver Everyday Life - a small museum located in the complex of buildings of the estate of the Arefiev merchants. The exposition of the museum is devoted to the everyday life of various segments of people of the Tver Governorate and works of applied art created by urban artisans and peasants. Gor’kogo Street, 19/4.

White Trinity Church (1564) - the oldest building on the territory of Tver, constructed of white stone and brick, a monument of history and architecture. Inside, an old iconostasis has been preserved, the wall painting belongs to a later period - the 19th-20th centuries. Troitskaya Street, 38.

Resurrection Cathedral (1912-1913) - a beautiful building in the neo-Russian style, built for the 300th anniversary of the reign of the House of Romanov. The decoration of the cathedral is stylized to resemble the forms of Pskov and Novgorod architecture. Barrikadnaya Street, 1.

Tver Mosque (1906). Due to its bright and very unusual appearance, this mosque is deservedly one of the main architectural attractions of Tver. The building was constructed in neo-Moorish style with semicircular arches on the ground floor and a scalloped ridge on the roof. Sovetskaya Street, 63.

Not far from the mosque, there is an observation deck “Panorama” (Smolensky Lane, 29), where you can enjoy the views of the old Tver and the Volga River from the height of the 24th floor.

Starovolzhsky Bridge (1900) - the first permanent bridge across the Volga River in Tver, connecting Afanasy Nikitin Embankment on one side with the City Garden on the other. The openwork spans of this bridge look like the famous Liberty Bridge in Budapest. It is one of the main sights of the city.

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Monument to Afanasy Nikitin in Tver

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Monument to Mikhail Kalinin in Tver

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Tver

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Tver River Station

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Tver Regional Drama Theater

Churches of Tver

Church of the Life-Giving Trinity beyond the Volga in Tver

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Cathedral of the Ascension of the Lord in Tver

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