Leapher Yachts has sent its first superyacht out for delivery, the 61-metre explorer Horizon II. The boat left the yard at Tolkamer, in the Netherlands, and is on her way to the Isle of Wight for handover, as reported on 5 November by BOAT International and SuperYacht Times. She is 1,760 GT, carries 14 guests in six cabins, and is built for a range of 9,000 nautical miles. She is the first hull of the yard’s NAVIX60 line.
Horizon II is the first superyacht from Leapher, a yard at Tolkamer that the market has not watched before.
A new Dutch yard, and its first 61-metre hull
Leapher is new. Tolkamer, on the Rhine near the German border, is not a name the superyacht world has followed, and Horizon II is the yard’s opening statement. The design is by Cor D. Rover, who drew the exterior and the interior, with naval architecture by Van Oossanen and O7 Designers. The explorer format, a steel hull built for long range rather than speed, is a crowded part of the market, and a first-time builder entering it at 61 metres is a clear signal of ambition.
The numbers read like an explorer. A range of 9,000 nautical miles is enough to cross oceans without a fuel stop, the top speed sits near 12 knots, and the cruise is around 10. This is a boat built to go far and stay out, not to run between marinas.
Fourteen guests, six cabins and 9,000 miles of range
Horizon II takes 14 guests in six cabins, a high count for the length, which fits the charter explorer brief. At 1,760 GT she carries the volume owners of this type want: deck space for tenders, long-stay stores, and the interior room a 61-metre steel hull allows. Cor D. Rover handled the inside as well as the outside, so the look should carry from hull to saloon.
The run to the Isle of Wight is the last step before she is handed over. BOAT International notes the move from the shed to the water and the passage to the United Kingdom, and says the owner and the final commissioning details were not published.
The Luxury.it perspective
The story here is a new name. The explorer segment is full, from the Dutch and northern European yards that own the type to the Italian builders moving into it, and a first hull from an unknown yard has to earn its place. Horizon II gives Leapher a real 61-metre boat to show, with the range and the guest count charter buyers ask for. It joins a busy autumn of launches, from the 38.5-metre aluminium ONeiro I at Gianetti in Viareggio to the 31.2-metre Hanaa from Antonini Navi. The next test for Leapher is the second hull.
Related guides
Benetti’s 70-metre Clear Waves · Ferretti’s hall for 100-metre hulls · Italy builds 52% of the world’s superyachts · Monaco Yacht Show 2026, day one
