ANGELIQUE - Turquoise Yachts' 88-Metre Flagship Makes History — and Turns Heads

There are yachts that arrive quietly and yachts that arrive with a statement. Angelique, the new 88-metre flagship from Turquoise Yachts, is unambiguously the latter — and her statement begins before you even step aboard.

The hull is painted in a deep, distinctive metallic blue drawn directly from Blu Tour de France — the legendary Ferrari colour that has adorned some of the most celebrated sportscars in automotive history. On an 88-metre superyacht rising five decks above the waterline, it is arresting in a way that few colour choices in the superyacht world manage to be. It announces Angelique from a distance and ensures she is remembered long after.

A Record for Turkey

Formerly known as Project Vento during her build at Turquoise's Pendik facility, Angelique represents the largest contract in the shipyard's 20-year history and the largest private yacht ever built at any Turkish shipyard. At 2,550 gross tons — surpassing Turquoise's previous flagship Nympheas by over 400GT — she marks a significant moment not just for the yard but for Turkey's position in the global superyacht industry.

Burak Akgül, CEO of Turquoise Yachts, describes Angelique as "a remarkable achievement" — the culmination of more than three decades of heritage and the collective expertise of everyone involved in her construction. With five yachts currently on order or under construction and a newly appointed representative for the Americas in industry veteran Thom Conboy, the timing of Angelique's arrival could not be better positioned.

The Design — Art Deco Elevated

Both exterior styling and interior design come from H2 Yacht Design, continuing a collaboration between the studio and Turquoise that now spans 12 projects over 17 years. It is a partnership that clearly works — and on Angelique it has produced some of its finest work.

Studio founder Jonny Horsfield describes the interior as Art Deco inspiration "taken to another level." The owners had admired what H2 and Turquoise created together aboard the 77-metre Go in 2018, and commissioned the studio to use that as a foundation — then push beyond it. The result is a yacht where every space feels considered, layered, and unmistakably personal.

Each of the six guest suites on the main deck — two VIP staterooms and four traditional suites — carries its own individual colour theme, ensuring that no two guests experience quite the same interior world. Presiding over the atrium that connects all decks is a Dale Chihuly sculpture, one of the most celebrated glass artists of the contemporary era, whose presence here elevates Angelique into genuine art collection territory.

Life Aboard

The social spaces aboard Angelique are generous and varied. Sixteen guests can dine together just off the main saloon — a rare capacity at this scale that speaks to the owners' appetite for entertaining. The bridge deck wellness area is wrapped in glass on three sides, flooding the gym with natural light and views in equal measure. A sauna, hammam, and beauty treatment room complete a wellness offering that rivals the finest resort spas.

Privacy has been as carefully considered as spectacle. Guests and owners arrive via a drive-in tender bay that connects directly to the beach club — daylight streaming through skylights that are, ingeniously, the glass bottom of the main-deck pool above. A foredeck touch-and-go helipad provides swift private arrivals, doubling as a basketball court when not in use. The entire owners' deck is dedicated exclusively to the yacht's principals — a TV lounge, raised breakfast table at the forward windows, a recessed hot tub terrace accessible through sliding glass doors, and an alfresco aft area with bar, dining, and a private saloon for movies and games.

The crew, equally, have been given genuinely comfortable spaces of their own forward on the bridge deck — a detail that speaks well of how this yacht was conceived.

Charter This Summer

Following sea trials at which she is expected to reach 17 knots, Angelique will enter the charter market exclusively through Edmiston, available for Mediterranean charters from €1,200,000 per week. For those fortunate enough to find themselves aboard, she will offer a summer unlike any other.

For Turquoise Yachts, she represents something more enduring — proof that Turkey has arrived at the very top tier of global superyacht building. Angelique is not just their largest yacht. She is their most persuasive argument.

Turquoise Yachts — https://www.turquoiseyachts.com/ | H2 Yacht Design — https://www.h2yachtdesign.com/ Charter enquiries: Edmiston ANGELIQUE Turquoise Yachts Charter