This is Wayfinder, Bill Gates’ 67-meter-long superyacht that has astonished in Gijón

The arrival of heat and good weather causes the seas of Spain to fill with luxurious boats that attract all eyes for their designs. This is the case of the yacht of the Formula 1 pilot Fernando Alonso, the tennis player Rafael Nadal or the executive president of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, whose 500 million dollar ship anchors in Mallorca. now is the Wayfinder, the superyacht of technology mogul Bill Gatesthe one that has been seen in Gijón.

The Wayfinder, owned by the founder of Microsoft, has been docked since last week at the Gijón dock of La Osa de El Musel, in Asturias. Is about a boat 67 meters long by 14 wide with a heliport that has been built at Astilleros Armón de Burela, in Lugo, and which is intended to service a super-luxury yacht.

Specifically, the main vessel that the Wayfinder serves is Aqua, a superyacht with 112 meters of lengththe work of the German design and architecture studio Sinot, which is powered by hydrogen and has a speed of 17 knots and a range of 3,750 nautical miles, about 7,000 km.

Helipuerto y pickleball

The wayfinder is a superyacht with a speed of 21 knots which is in charge of transporting not only additional fuel and provisions for the mother ship, but also the equipment that allows passengers to enjoy all kinds of experiences at sea.

Also, it has a heliport that also serves as a runway pickleball -a sport that combines paddle tennis, tennis, badminton and table tennis-, in which you can even play at night thanks to the incorporation of lights, and can transport everything from jet skis to diving equipment.

The interior of the Wayfinder is designed by the Oliver Design studio, although no details are known about the style adopted. The boat counts with a total capacity to accommodate 44 passengerswhich are divided into 18 crew members, 14 crew members of the ‘mother ship’ and up to 12 guests.

What is known is that inside the Wayfinder you can find, in addition to the cabins, a machine room, workshops, warehouses, infirmary, offices, kitchen, laundries, dining rooms, gym, different rooms and even a diving room with a decompression chamber.

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It also comes with tender boats and a rescue boat. The Wayfinder has been designed to reduce or lessen the impact on the environment, so all wastewater is cleaned before being discharged. In addition, it stores all the waste and that of its mother ship.

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