Heesen163m10 guests5 cabins
Heesen · South Pacific · French Polynesia · Central America · Costa Rica
Overview
A KNIGHT charter is strongest when the yacht choice is tied to the route. For larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting, the useful question is how a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status fits balancing destination, season, guest count, and onboard style before dates are confirmed and whether the yacht is not forced into a rushed sightseeing loop.
Charter fit
KNIGHT is best considered for larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting, with a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status. The useful planning angle is a high-service event charter, not a generic yacht-listing comparison.
Shortlist logic
KNIGHT should make the shortlist when the brief needs a high-service event charter around Mediterranean and Caribbean. The decision should weigh 163' / 49.68m, 10 guests, 5 cabins, 2011 | 2017 (Refitted) against route timing and guest flow.
KNIGHT suits larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting when the brief is a high-service event charter. The 10 guests profile gives enough structure to plan the guest list early. 5 cabins also makes overnight suitability easier to judge.
Mediterranean can work well for KNIGHT, but the route needs discipline. The best plan keeps the day focused instead of trying to collect too many stops, especially when the yacht is not forced into a rushed sightseeing loop.
Season matters because berth pressure, weather windows, and guest expectations change the charter. peak season dates, when cruising area, berth access, and crew availability should be checked early. A useful shortlist should also explain why check whether the yacht is being shortlisted for its real fit or only for its headline specs.
a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status. The toy and tender setup gives the broker more room to shape swim stops and guest flow. This is where a broker note is more useful than a raw specification list.
Do not compare KNIGHT on price alone. The stronger comparison is whether another yacht makes Mediterranean summer routes easier, gives the group a better deck rhythm, or solves a port constraint more cleanly.
A good recommendation for KNIGHT should include one reason to choose it and one condition to verify. That keeps the page useful for real charter planning instead of becoming another listing entry.
Technical profile
Charter price
KNIGHT is positioned around $230,000 p/week + expenses, before the final charter budget is shaped by APA, tax, fuel, berths, provisioning, delivery and the route requested.
Heesen build, 163m class
The value is in the way the yacht supports guests: cabins, deck space, crew flow, toys, tenders, service rhythm and the ability to make the route feel effortless.
Fuel, provisioning, berths, delivery, local taxes and crew gratuity should be clarified before treating any weekly or day rate as the full charter budget.
Guest fit
Strong
KNIGHT gives the group a cabin-led base for multi-day planning, with space to balance privacy, meals and time on deck.
Strong
The yacht data includes toys or tenders, so the charter can be planned around swimming, water time and an active anchorage rhythm.
Selective
For event-style use, confirm legal guest capacity, deck flow and whether the yacht is intended for cruising or static hosting.
Inspect style
Interior mood, deck style and service tone should match the client. The right yacht is not only the largest available yacht, it is the yacht guests want to live in.
Charter fit scorecard
5/5
The 163m class gives the yacht its baseline for deck space, cabins and guest flow.
4.5/5
The available toy and tender data supports a more active charter plan.
4.5/5
Amenities and features give the yacht stronger onboard value beyond transport.
Visible
Rate context is available, but APA, tax, fuel, berths and delivery still need confirmation.
Comparison
Newer yachts in the same class may offer fresher interiors, newer beach clubs or updated wellness layouts. KNIGHT should be compared on guest fit, refit status, deck flow, crew programme, toys, range, availability and the route you actually want to run.
The strongest shortlist is not the newest yacht by default. It is the yacht whose layout, service style and operating assumptions match the client, the port and the itinerary.
Profile
Knight knows a thing or two about fun on the water, with a selection of water toys and accessories for you and your guests to enjoy whilst on charter. Take to the sea on a Jet Ski offering you power and control on the water. In addition there are towable toys offering fun and adventure. Another excellent feature are waterskis that are hugely entertaining whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. If that isn't enough Knight also features wakeboards, fishing equipment, scuba diving equipment, paddleboards and snorkelling equipment. When it comes to Tenders, Knight has you covered - with two tenders, including a 12.8m/42' Custom Tender. Book your next the South Pacific luxury yacht charter aboard Knight this summer. She is already accepting bookings this winter for cruising in Central America. With its superlative combination of luxurious styling and superb amenities, motor yacht Knight has everything you could possibly want for unforgettable yacht charter vacations.
With a Gross Tonnage of 499GT and a top speed of 24 knots Satori is among the world’s fastest 50 metre yachts. Built on the experience of launching seventeen 44- and 47-metre custom yachts, the hull of this 50 metre is one of the most efficient on the market. In consultation with Van Oossanen Associates, Heesen’s in-house naval architects, they have created a sophisticated and highly efficient hard-chine hull. When combined with Heesen acknowledged weight reduction expertise and a pair of high power-to-weight ratio MTU 2,720kW engines, KNIGHT is able to deliver her excellent top speed as well as a very economical fuel burn and a particularly long range of 3.200nm at 12 knots. Frank Laupman, from Omega Architects, designed the clean lines of this 50 metre semi displacement vessel.
Onboard Knight has a huge range of toys and accessories to keep you and your guests entertained on the water throughout your stay aboard. Take to the sea on the Jet Skis offering you power and control on the water. In addition there are towable toys offering fun and adventure. Additionally, there are waterskis that are hugely entertaining whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. If that isn't enough Knight also features Jet Surf Pros, wakeboards, fishing equipment, scuba diving equipment, paddleboards and snorkelling equipment. KNIGHT also has two tenders, but leading the pack is a 42ft custom Hydrsport tender featuring a day head and cabin, perfect for day-long excursions.
The award-winning French designer Remi Tessier created the elegant interior of his yacht, who believes that luxury lies in the art of providing detail without ostentation and in exulting the essential. As a result the interior of motor yacht KNIGHT looks extremely simple at the first glance, but as soon as the eye dwells upon the detail the extreme refinement of every single element clearly stands out.
Built with a aluminium hull and aluminium superstructure, she offers greater on-board space and is more stable when at anchor thanks to her full-displacement hull. Powered by twin MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 14 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 25 knots with a range of up to 4,375 nautical miles from her 68,800 litre fuel tanks at 10 knots.
Built in 2011, KNIGHT offers guest accommodation for up to 10 guests in 5 suites comprising a full-beam master suite with private study area, two double cabins and two twin cabins. She is also capable of carrying up to 9 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.
On the main deck the saloon is divided into three distinct areas and features a notable round dining table, which can be lowered to create a more informal dining style. Following this simple operation the atmosphere of the saloon is completely changed, transforming it into a magnificent open space ideal for lounging and relaxation. Guests are able to enjoy their life at sea in four different exterior social areas. These comprise a 20-metre long, split-level sun deck with a large custom Jacuzzi, sunbathing terrace and bar; the forward cockpit with U-shaped enclosed sofas facing a large sunbathing area; the al fresco dining area on the upper deck aft; and the aft cockpit.
Onboard
Commercial
$230,000 p/week + expenses
South Pacific · French Polynesia
$230,000 p/week + expenses
Central America · Costa Rica
Cruising
South Pacific · French Polynesia · Central America · Costa Rica
Planning notes
Availability
Share your dates, destination, guest count and preferred pace. A charter expert will confirm availability, rate context, APA assumptions and whether KNIGHT fits the route.
FAQ
Yes, if the route is planned around balancing destination, season, guest count, and onboard style before dates are confirmed. The broker should confirm dates, boarding point, guest count, and cruising area before treating it as available.
KNIGHT is strongest for larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting. The final recommendation depends on how the cabins, crew setup, and Mediterranean and Caribbean timing fit the brief.
For KNIGHT, share the date window, boarding point, day or overnight format, and how formal the onboard service should feel.
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