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128-Foot Yacht Once Owned by David Bowie Is...On...Sale..Listed...€4.85 Million

Dance in the moonlight, the serious moonlight, on a yacht once owned by the late David Bowie and currently on the market for €4.85 million (US$5.2 million).

El Caran was built in 1977 by the Italian shipbuilding company Benetti, and was owned by Bowie in the years later, according to Fraser Yachts, an international yacht brokerage. It was refitted in 2020, and now boasts “elegant classic lines” and “can accommodate up to 12 guests in six charming cabins complete with fresh new interiors” according to broker Giulio Riggio, who had the listing.

“This magnificent Benetti, fully refitted, is ready to be inspected in the Marina Fiumicino Roma, ” Mr. Riggio said in an email, referring to an Italian boating authority.

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The 128-foot yacht, with interiors by Italian designer Simona Lamboglia, offers a teak deck—a perfect place to soak up the sun or dance in the moonlight. There’s also a dining room that opens to the main salon and a sky lounge, according to the listing, which was posted earlier this month.

Ms. Lamboglia saw a “brave challenge” in refitting the yacht, “which arrived in port completely abandoned,” she said in a translated promotional video.

“When the new owner proposed the restoration, the first thought is to respect the original project, but, at the same time, create a comfortable and modern environment,” she explained.
The yacht has been designed with pops of color throughout.
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That included adding cabins and updating public spaces to suit the style of the current owners, a young family who love “entertaining and luxury,” the designer added. Mansion Global could not determine who owns the yacht, how much they paid for it or when.

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El Caran features dark woods and clean lines throughout, as well as surreal paintings and pops of color that seem like nods to Bowie, according to listing photos. The yacht is also fully staffed, and has an on-board chef to create a menu of dishes for “demanding guests.”

“It all harmonizes and is a perfect balance between design, food and the history of this yacht, which has lived wonderful years with one of the greatest musicians,” Ms. Lamboglia said in a promotional video.

Bowie—the iconic English singer-songwriter who died in 2016 at the age of 69—owned the yacht in the 1980s. The late rocker dubbed the vessel the Deneb Star, after one of the brightest stars in the sky and part of the Cygnus, or swan, constellation.

This article originally appeared on Mansion Global.
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