Feast Your Eyes on One of This Year's Hottest Superyachts: Lee Is Floating Perfection

Folks, superyachts have always stood and will stand as a testament to "making it" in this lifetime. One declaration of wealth for 2023 is the Lee or DOM133, an exotic, bright, clean, and utterly captivating floating kingdom we have before us. You'll understand what I mean if you check out the image gallery.

Now, this majestic vehicle didn't just happen overnight. Like all others floating around, Lee has taken months to years to complete and is the culmination of effort and skill from multiple parties. The first and foremost is this ship's builder, none other than Baglietto, a shipyard that's been a name in the industry since 1854.

While I was exploring all that this crew has done over the decades, I ran across a rather interesting detail. A press release from Baglietto states that Lee is "hull no. 10244." It's not clear if that digit really represents the number of completed hulls or just attempts, but no matter how we look at it, that's 169 years of activity, and if we divide 10,244 by the number of years, we arrive at around 60 hulls per year, or five a month. That's one busy shipyard by any standards!

But Baglietto is only the builder of Lee. The question is, who is responsible for that rather sleek yet manacing exterior? If you've ever heard the name Studio Vafiadis uttered on autoevolution pages, then you have some idea as to why the Lee looks so damn good! And almost in an unprecedented move, the owner of Lee, who shall remain a mystery, asked Vafiadis to also craft the interior.

Why is this such a big deal? Simply because it allowed Studio Vafiadis to control nearly every aspect of what they've brought to life, including that perfect blend between the exterior and interior that we witnessed in the gallery.

Still, Vafiadis worked within some guidelines: the owner's wishes and dreams. Only one other team was involved in the birth of Lee: the team over at Sydac Naval Architects. You can be sure that they and Vafiadis had to shake hands to bring what we see to light in a structurally safe and efficient manner, all the while allowing Lee's beauty to shine through all three decks, and oh, what beauty.

Honestly, it wasn't Lee's exterior looks that made me want to bring this machine to light; it was its flawless and spectacular interior and deck arrangement that really got my blood flowing. Starting with the uppermost deck, the sun deck, Lee displays a rather expansive "crow's nest" with sunbeds, a retracting bimini, and a lounge.

One level lower, and we can see the wheelhouse, but it's the main deck that begins to show us all that awaits honored guests and owners. We can see hardwood tables blending beautifully against a granite floor and illuminated by both natural and artificial light, while a large lounge with velvet furnishings awaits in the distance.

Also, on the main deck, a beam-to-beam owner's stateroom like I've never seen before awaits. Honestly, it looks so darn good that I initially thought I was looking at renderings. Once I spotted the linen fold, I knew this was all reality. I swear, it looks like some bedroom ripped out of the Star Wars saga, futuristic, clean, and with a certain glow given off by the LED strips at ground level and above. The sides are to be illuminated with natural sunlight.

One neat trick of this space is that a section of the hull unfolds to create a floating balcony above the sea. Take a moment and imagine having breakfast with your significant other right here in this spot. How would you feel? I bet a smile crept across your face.

As for the final deck we find as part of the Lee, it's the lower deck, the one and the same built to accommodate remaining guests aboard but also the crew responsible for making all of this dream complete.

However, even if I was just a guest aboard this vessel, I'd still love my room! Each guest room is created in a similar fashion to that of the owner's, with small differences to clearly let us know that we drew the short straw, but if you're accustomed to five-star hotels, you shouldn't mind; I know I wouldn't.

Actually, I wouldn't care no matter where on this ship I lay my head or where I wake up. The fact of the matter is that it comes across as damn near perfect! The only thing missing here is a helicopter pad and some personal submarines.

Speaking of which, we don't have any idea of the sort of toys this ship may have in store, but that won't matter as it's not available for sale or charter. For now, all we can do is marvel over one of this year's most beautifully crafted vehicles to hit international waters.