AvA Yachts announces construction update on NBA star’s superyacht

AvA Yachts has announced a construction update on the progress of M/Y Infinity Nine, the second of AvA’s Kando series being built for former NBA star Tony Parker.

According to the yard, construction is going on at full speed. The hull and superstructure are now complete with the final coating of the hull well underway. 

All major equipment has been delivered and installed and the interior fitout has begun in earnest.

An extended swim platform at the stern, a full-beam master with floor-to-ceiling windows, a gym on the upper deck and some radical interior design styling touches are features which will make this yacht a standout launch of 2021.

Delivery of M/Y Infinity Nine has now been scheduled for the end of March 2021.

Basketball icon Parker has made several visits to the yard this year with his build advisory team. He and his team are happy with progress and are excited and looking forward to the delivery of M/Y Infinity Nine.

Atilla Küçükdiker, chairman and founder of AvA Yachts, said, “It is always a pleasure to welcome Mr Parker and his team to the yard and for us to be able to show in-process the detail, care, attention and quality that is the hallmark of an AvA Yachts yacht. We are proud and confident that Mr Parker will have the yacht of his dreams and that M/Y Infinity Nine will be a pleasurable ownership experience for him and his family.

M/Y Infinity Nine is the second hull of the Kando110 Series Explorer Yachts, designed, styled and engineered by AvA Yachts’ in-house team.

M/Y Infinity Nine measures 35 metres (114 feet) and is being built at AvA Yachts’ shipyard in the Antalya FreeZone. Constructed with a high-grade steel hull and aluminium superstructure, Kando110 is characterised by class-beating volume of 320GT and a range of 6500+ nautical miles.

Featuring four decks with an accommodation layout offering five double guest cabins and a full beam, 29 sqm owner’s master suite cabin with full-height windows located at the aft upper deck.

The main-deck lounge is a generous 45.4 sqm with a dining area boasting a full-beam layout with large windows. Both main-deck lounge and master suite are provided with flat, polished stainless steel framed automatic sliding doors.

M/Y Infinity Nine is equipped with Volvo-Penta Commercial Marine Engines, Kohler Marine Generators, a full set of Simrad navigation electronics, Boening monitoring systems, Sleipner bow thruster and fin stabilisers, and a wealth of other top-grade equipment.

Her external areas are designed for outdoor relaxation and fun with plenty of deck areas on offer. M/Y Infinity Nine offers a Jacuzzi on her enormous partially covered flybridge and wide exterior seating/sunbathing areas throughout all decks.

She is hand-built by skilled craftsmen and classed with Bureau Veritas Charter notation.

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