Grammy-award winning musician Billy Joel again consulted with Zurn on creating an upscale 57’ Commuter Style Yacht. The end result boasts ample cockpit space and interior appointments, yet is lean enough to roar down Long Island Sound leaving other yachts in her wake. All is styled in the classic manner of the commuter yachts of the 1920s, providing a unique balance of elegance, quality, speed, comfort and sea kindliness.
Vendetta – Billy Joel’s Commuter Style Yacht
Delivered in 2005 Vendetta is the big 17.37 metre sister to the Shelter Island Runabout, another classic piece of 1920s styling that packs a 45 knot punch for the Long Island Sound commute.
Joel’s frequent trips to New York city was the driving force in deciding to proceed with the design and construction of a commuter style yacht. “Her appearance harks back to a bygone era of Long Island Sound commuter boats, combined with the performance and speed of The Shelter Island Runabout , said Zurn. “She will provide a quick, smooth ride in the often short chop of Long Island Sound and the menacing Hell Gate.”
Vendetta – Billy Joel’s Commuter Style Yacht
Weighing only 40,000 pounds, Vendetta glides atop the open ocean with speeds in excess of forty knots, while twin 1300 horsepower MAN diesels coupled to POWER-VENT Marine Drive System quietly drone under a well-insulated engine room. A relatively narrow, modified-V hull, with plumb bow, slight rocker forward and straight sections aft, makes for an admirable performer, whether ambling in the calm of a secluded cove or piercing wind-whipped swells on an open sea.
Vendetta was launched in the summer of 2005, but it’s still almost unknown out of US. The hull was built using advanced resin infusion technique, incorporating vinylester resin infused into a Dupont Kevlar hybrid cloth with Core Cell foam core. The goal was to keep the boat’s strength to weight ratio as high as possible.
Vendetta – Billy Joel’s Commuter Style Yacht
The hull, deck and small parts were assembled and finished at both Coecles Harbor Marine and Derecktors Mamaroneck Yard.
The enclosed cockpit easily accommodates a group of six, in four individual Stidd 500 Series Low Back Chairs and a twin bench seat. She is equipped with a custom Raymarine electronics package. Down below is decidedly open, with only one personal door providing privacy to the head compartment. There is a raised galley area aft with small dining table. Forward are two settee/bunks with day bag storage just above and outboard. Overhead hatches, portlights and dorade vents offer excellent natural illumination and ventilation while air-conditioning and 24vdc lighting provide additional creature comforts.
Vendetta is currently for sale asking $1,295,000.
Vendetta – Billy Joel’s Commuter Style Yacht
