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Spirit Yachts’ brand partnership with EON Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM), and Universal Pictures International on the James Bond films began when a Spirit 54 was chosen to feature in the 2006 film Casino Royale .

This year, Spirit Yachts returns to the big screen alongside 007 in the 25th Bond film, No Time To Die .

Casino Royale :

The scene portraying Daniel Craig and Eva Green cruising into Venice onboard a Spirit 54 is now world famous. Having been handcrafted by Spirit Yachts’ skilled team of boat-builders in Suffolk, the yacht (a 54 foot design named Spirit) was shipped to the Bahamas. From there, Spirit Yachts sailed her to Puerto Rico and through the British Virgin Islands for filming. After shooting scenes in the Caribbean, the yacht was shipped to Croatia and sailed on to Venice. During filming in Venice, the yacht’s rig was taken in and out a total of 10 times to fit under multiple canal bridges. She was the first sailing yacht to go up the Grand Canal in 300 years.

Watch the yacht in action here.

Image credits: CASINO ROYALE © 2006 Danjaq, LLC & United Artists Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

No Time To Die :

A Spirit 46 features in the James Bond film No Time To Die . Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica, where a Spirit 46 sailing yacht is featured.

Spirit Yachts CEO and Head of Design Sean McMillan commented, “ The James Bond films are a mainstay of British culture and we are honoured to be continuing our partnership with such an iconic brand.”

Sean McMillan continued, “The Spirit 46 is one of the original Spirit Yachts designs and is an example of the level of craftsmanship and attention to detail that goes into every Spirit yacht. I think the yacht suits the Bond character very well because of the combination of beauty and practicality.”

Image & video credits: NO TIME TO DIE © 2021 Danjaq, LLC and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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The best James Bond Boats and Yachts (2024 update)

If you frequent the high seas, then you are certainly familiar with James Bond movies. After all, this iconic franchise has become synonymous with what it means to lead a life of luxury and danger. From speed boats to submarines and everywhere in between, Ian Fleming has given us some of the most memorable watercraft used by Bond himself throughout his adventures for more than 50 years now. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some of the best James Bond boats and yachts that have been featured in recent 007 films – both large vessels like The World Is Not Enough’ super yacht as well as small ones such as Live And Let Die’s’ hydrofoil! So fasten your seat belts and get ready to explore these larger-than-life vessels from the world’s top spy!

From Russia With Love (1963)

One of the most memorable boat chases occurs in From Russia With Love . A young Sean Connery and Tatiana Romanova were traveling to Venice when the bad guys assaulted them. But Bond made a spectacular escape aboard a Fairey Huntress .

The speedboat is part of the Fairey Marine catalog. Created by English sailing enthusiasts, the company produced boats until the early 1980s. Its first motor cruiser appeared in the 1960s.

This James Bond boat sequence helps publicize the Fairey Huntress and the Fairey Huntsman motorboats. They became widely popular, and won multiple offshore races. They were the craft of choice for Royal Naval Skippers. 

Live and Let Die (1973)

The Glastron GT150 featured on Live and Let Die movie poster is crucial for the 007 boat history. Roger Moore drives the speedboat through Louisiana everglades and makes a 120ft leap over the pursuing Sheriff’s cars.

26 boats were used to create this iconic sequence, and 17 were destroyed during the shoot!

The Glastron GT 150 used to establish the world record was sold just after the shooting. It is now the property of the Ian Flemming Foundation, and it was part of James Bond’s vehicle exhibition in London.

For safety reasons, we don’t recommend these kinds of stunts with speedboats while you are on sailing vacations. But you can still experience high-speed sensation and jumps with water toys. Learn how to choose among them here!

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

In this Bond movie, the boat is, in reality, a Lotus Esprit. This beautiful white car is one of the best British sports cars of the 1970s. Q turned it in an incredible vehicle. It turns into a submarine to escape an attacking helicopter.

Filmed in the Bahamas (Nassau), the underwater scenes feature the extravagant vehicle that can fire torpedoes and anti-aircraft-missiles. 

Enjoy a superyacht charter in the Bahamas to immerse yourself in the James Bond movie ambiance.

Golden Eyes (1995)

The Manticore yacht is the villain’s lair seen in GoldenEye . Most of the scenes were filmed in Monaco. The actual luxury yacht is the Northern Cross , a 142ft boat built in Sweden in 1991.

Designed by Tor Hinders and Per Kavli, the motorboat has a top speed of 24 knots and a cruising speed of 18 knots. The accommodation is designed to sleep up to 10 guests over five cabins.

The crew cabins accommodate up to 8 people. It was the property of a Finnish businessman before it was refurbished and sold for $7 million in 2006.

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The World Is Not Enough (1999)

In the longest Bond pre-title sequence, Pierce Brosnan is chasing Giulietta da Vinci’s Sunseeker Superhawk 34 .

Driven down the Thames at 60mph, the motor yacht is wiped out by mini-torpedos. The Superhawk 34 used in The World is Not Enough was for sale in January 2012 for $150,000.

After this film, the collaboration between the film producers (EON Productions) and the boat company becomes more notable. 

Sunseeker is a major boat builder for the sports and leisure markets in the world. The James Bond franchise helped the British luxury brand to become an international icon.

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Casino Royale (2006)

In the 2006 James Bond film, several luxury yachts appeared. Among them, there are the Sunseeker Predator 108 and Spirit 54.

The Sunseeker superyacht is the villain’s “floating lair.” It was filmed on location in the Bahamas. With over 100 feet long, the performance yacht has four cabins, one master suite, and it can accommodate up to eight guests.

Full-scale models of accommodation on board were built for the film studios in Prague.

The large-scale sets were mounted on a large hydraulic platform to simulate the movement of the sea during filming.

In 2017 the yacht was for sale at $4.2 million. 

Daniel Craig and Eva Green also sail casually into Venice on the elegant Spirit 54 . This classic British 54-foot yacht was handcrafted in Suffolk by S pirit Yachts . She sleeps up to six guests in two en suite double cabins.

It has to be shipped to Miami, then Barbados and Croatia before finally arriving in Venice. It is also the first sailing yacht to go up the Grand Canal in over 300 years.

After the shoot, the luxury boat was used for cruising and racing, mainly in the UK and Ireland.

Skyfall (2012) 

In SkyFall , Daniel Craig and Severine (Bérénice Marlohe) sail on the Pruva Regina yacht gliding through Turkey’s sapphire waters. 

The actual superyacht is a 183-ft schooner built in Turkey by Pruva Yachting in 2011.

Regina has a maximum speed of 12 knots, and she can accommodate 12 guests in two master suites, two double staterooms and two twin cabins plus nine crew.

This James Bond yacht was listed on sale in 2012 for $14 million.

Fun fact: the shower scene which is supposed to take place aboard, was filmed in room 712 of the Four Seasons Hotel at Canary Wharf in London.

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No Time to Die (2021)

In No Time To Die, released in 2021, the 007 yacht is called Spirit 46. She is a very beautiful 14m sailing yacht that is initially designed for fast-pace racing. Clearly a true match for an adventurer such as James Bond.

In 2021, it seems that James Bond is going back to its old love from the Casino Royale time, the modern yet classic wooden sailing yacht.

The yachts named after James’ Bond movies

Although our article is intended to list the yachts that have been featured in a James Bond movie, you might also encounter boats that were named with one of the James Bond movies, without actually being a part of the movie.

John Staluppi is the most emblematic case of a James Bond fan that decided to show his passion through the naming of its yachts. As such, he named all of the 18 yachts that he owned over his life after James Bond movies.

Like James Bond, John Staluppi likes his yachts fast. To be more precise, he likes them unusually fast compared to their respective size.

One of his most famous posessions include yachts called :

• For Your Eyes Only : a 36m yacht that could go over 30 Knots
• Octopussy : a 43m yacht that can reach 50 knots
• Moonraker : a 36m that can sail at 57 knots
• Casino Royale : a 49m luxurious yacht
• Skyfall : a 57m superyacht with 3 VIP suites
• Diamonds Are Forever: a 61m motoryacht available for luxury charters

It seems that John Staluppi, like many of us, made the realisation that sailing a yacht truly makes you feel like you are part of a James Bond movie. Luckily, your yacht doesn’t have to be featured in a Hollywood movie or to bear its name for you to feel that way.

The famous Riva boats in the James Bond movies

Since the middle of last century, luxury Italian boat maker Riva has become a cornerstone in Hollywood blockbusters. From classic runabouts to modern variations with wooden cladding and impressive technical characteristics, their boats have been featured alongside stars like Clark Gable and Chris Hemsworth – all encapsulating style, wealth and status on screen.

Riva boats have been making a splash in the Bond films since Robert Moore first took up the mantle of 007. In 1995, Pierce Brosnan starred as James Bond for “Golden Eye” and with him came Riva ! Daniel Craig later paraded around on one too when he stepped into his version of Agent 007’s shoes in “Casino Royale”. Over time these beautiful vintage yachts continue to gain more admiration from film-lovers everywhere; even now with many new movies about our beloved secret agent coming out each year – so does their presence remain over all that time.

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FAQ The Iconic James Bond’s Yachts

The yacht featured in the James Bond “From Russia with Love” released in 1963 was a Fairey Huntress from the Fairey Marine shipyard.

The yacht displayed in the James Bond “Golden Eyes” is the Northern Cross, a 142ft yacht built by the swedish shipyard Marinteknik Verkstads AB.

The yacht featured in “The world is not enough” is a Sunseeker Superhawk 34.

Two yachts appear in the James Bond “Casino Royale” movie released in 2006: the Sunseeker Predator 108 and the Spirit 54.

The yacht featured in Skyfall is Regina, a 183ft superyacht built in Turkey by Pruva Yachting.

The yacht featured in the new James Bond “No Time to Die” is the Spirit 46, a sailing yacht developped by Spirit Yachts.

John Staluppi owns or used to own many of the yachts that were named after James Bond movies such as: Skyfall, Diamonds Are Forever, For Your Eyes Only or Octopussy.

Roy E Carroll is the owner of the Yacht Skyfall, which was originally built for John Staluppi.

The original owner of the yacht Octopussy was John Staluppi. They yacht was sold in 2021 in an in-house deal by Moran Yacht & Ship.

John Staluppi is the owner of the yacht “Diamonds Are Forever”.

John Staluppi is the original owner of the yacht “Casino Royale”, named after a James Bond movie like all of his yachts.

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James Bond-Themed Superyacht Called '007' Sinks Within Yards of Greek Beach

"In trying not to be sunk, he sailed closer to shore," a boat owner who watched the event unfold said of the captain's actions

Five passengers aboard a superyacht named in honor of British superspy James Bond had to be rescued after it capsized and began sinking yards away from a Greek beach Friday.

The 160-foot superyacht named "007" experienced a GPS malfunction around 50 feet from the beaches of Kolona Bay on the Mediterranean island of Kythnos, SWNS reported.

"They say that the captain had some depth problem and he hit the bottom," a boat owner said about the vessel's captain, per SWNS

"In trying not to be sunk, he sailed closer to shore, in less than 10 meters depth — and that's how the ship got to that position." Thankfully, nobody was hurt in the incident, added SWNS.

"The coastguard was immediately aware and sent help in the night," the local continued, per SWNS.

"Next morning they put an antipollution perimeter," the boat owner continued. "It appears there was no diesel leakage or damage to the scenery."

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According to SuperYacht Times , the "007" was developed by Aegean Yachts in 2006 and can accommodate up to 10 people. It also has a steel hull and aluminum superstructure.

In true James Bond style, however, the identity of the owner has not been revealed.

The sinking of the 007 follows the demise of a 131-foot superyacht named My Saga, which capsized nine miles off the coast of Catanzaro, Italy in August.

Shocking footage released by the Italian coast guard showed the vessel sinking stern-first near the Catanzaro Marina.

According to the BBC , "the Italian coast guard rescued all nine people on board – four passengers and five crew. The outlet reported the ship was heading from Gallipoli to Milazzo.

An investigation of the incident is ongoing and it is still unclear what caused the yacht to sink.

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007 is a 49.0 m Motor Yacht, built in Turkey by Aegean Yacht and delivered in 2006.

Her top speed is 13.0 kn and her cruising speed is 12.0 kn and her power comes from two Cummins diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 staterooms, with 5 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a 8.0 m beam.

She was designed by Yavuz Osman Mete , who also completed the naval architecture. Yavuz Osman Mete has designed 12 yachts and created the naval architecture for 14 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

007 underwent a full-scale rebuild that finished in 2018.

007 is in the top 10% by LOA in the world. She is one of 514 motor yachts in the 45-50m size range.

007 is registered under the United Kingdom flag, the 4th most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 901 yachts registered

Specifications

• Previous Names: AMAZON A,ROYAL ENTERPRISE
• Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
• Yacht Subtype: Displacement
• Builder: Aegean Yacht
• Naval Architect: Yavuz Osman Mete
• Exterior Designer: Yavuz Osman Mete
• Refits: 2018

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On Location With Spectre

Supervising location manager emma pill on sourcing the landscapes for the 24th bond film.

Posted August 27, 2024 by AI

Spectre represents the longest job of Supervising Location Manager Emma Pill’s career. “I started in December 2013 and finished in August or September 2015. Two birthdays, two Christmases,” Pill says. Responsible for finding and securing the filming locations, Pill had worked with filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan before she joined the world of 007, tasked by director Sam Mendes to track down locations as diverse as a remote alpine clinic and a North African base for SPECTRE operations.

“Sam [Mendes] was absolutely brilliant to work with,” Pill recalls. “With Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, you do feel part of a family when you’re working on a Bond film. I hadn’t done one before but to actually get to do Spectre was great. Bond is a British institution.”

Below Pill takes us through the challenges, pitfalls and joys travelling the world to source the perfect locations for Spectre …

Mexico City, Mexico  

Spectre begins with 007, played by Daniel Craig, on a rogue assignment in Mexico City, killing assassin Marco Sciarra during the Day of the Dead festivities. With no such parade of this scale taking place in Mexico City at that time, the production staged its own celebration through Paseo de la Reforma, one of the capital’s principal avenues, and Centro Histórico, the central historical district.

“I sent my colleague Ali James to Mexico City. “She did an amazing job. It was quite a coup to get the area shut down for the entire shooting period,  We had something like a thousand police. It was a big deal and it looked spectacular on film.”

For the key location of Zócalo Square, the production team spent a year negotiating permissions to stage a helicopter fight high above the crowded parade. It’s testament to the power of the Bond franchise that the Mexican government officials said yes, as air traffic in the area was usually not permitted.

“The [James Bond] name opens doors from a location point of view because people are so excited about it,” says Pill. “It’s such an event and nice to be able to phone up and say, ‘Hello. I’m working on this. I can’t tell you too much about it. But can I have a look at your location please?’ More often than not, you get to see amazing stuff that Joe Public doesn’t get to see.”

Rome, Italy  

Bond heads to Rome to attend Sciarra’s funeral. From intel gathered from Sciarra’s widow Lucia (Monica Bellucci), 007 infiltrates a meeting of clandestine terrorist network SPECTRE run by Franz Oberhauser/Blofeld (Christoph Waltz), who authorises the murder of the mysterious ‘Pale King’. Bond is spotted in the shadows and a high-speed chase ensues through the streets of Rome, with Bond’s Aston Martin DB10 chased by Oberhauser’s chief henchman Hinx (Dave Bautista) in a Jaguar C-X75.

“I did the scouting for Rome,” says Pill. “We had to take the DB10 into the streets at night prior to shooting to see what the colour of the metallic body was against some of the streetlights.”

To shoot the pursuit, Pill’s team arranged one of the longest city lock-offs in the franchises’ history, blocking out roughly 3km of main roads entering Rome. On February 23 2015, the unit shot Bond and Hinx speeding alongside each other on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II , two of the fastest cars in the world barrelling through the streets at night.

“Everybody takes into consideration the precious, period nature of the city but there is also the public and crew safety aspect,” says Pill. “The planning that goes into chases is insane. They do some crazy things in Bond films, that’s what makes it exciting.”

Sölden, Austria

With Moneypenny’s help, Bond identifies ‘The Pale King’ as Mr. White (Jesper Christensen) and heads to Althuassee in Austria. The scouting for the snowy sequences was Pill’s first job on Spectre , the process starting in December 2013 because it is impossible to choose an alpine location without snow, “it looks completely different,” she says. Pill, alongside Production Designer Dennis Gassner and Associate Producer Gregg Wilson, spent six weeks exploring different European countries to find the perfect scenescape.

“Our first challenge was to look at all the different mountaintops, whether it be France, Italy, Switzerland or Germany,” Pill explains. “We looked at these incredible buildings that are perched on insane peaks and then we went out and scouted them. I don’t know how many ski lifts and cable cars we took but we did a lot of that.”

They landed on the ice Q, a restaurant in Sölden, Austria, that was a perfect space for the Hoffler Klinik. “I remember going up there for the first time,” she says. “It was a clear blue sky at the end of the day, that sort of dusk feeling. It was spectacular. Those moments are what I love.”

Once the ice Q was selected as the key location, it became the lynchpin around which the other locations were chosen in Austria. “You do have to have a bit of a plan for each country,” says Pill. “You start to try and form packages and parcels. We might have had an amazing lake up in Norway, but we weren’t going to go for a lake in Norway and a mountain in Austria.

Gara Medouar, Morocco

Conceiving the film visually, director Mendes wanted the film to play on a dynamic between hot and cold. After the freezing climates of Austria, the action switches to Morocco as Bond and Madeleine Swann ( Léa Seydoux) track down SPECTRE’s HQ in the Sahara. Having shot in Tanzania previously, and after recce-ing Morocco, Pill suggested a crater caused by erosion in Gara Medouar near Sijilmasa for Blofeld’s lair.  

“When Sam [Mendes], Dennis [Gassner] and cinematographer Hoyte [Van Hoytema] flew over, we walked out and it’s this flat landscape with an amazing little canyon with a cauldron coming out of it. We were looking for the feeling of heat, big skies, huge scope.”

The River Thames, London 

When joining the project, Pill was convinced production wouldn’t need London locations because Mendes’ previous 007 film Skyfall had made extensive use of the English capital. She couldn’t have been more wrong.  “Sam sat down with a group of us and said, ‘I want to bring it to central London. I want to focus on the river’,” says Pill. “My eyebrows raised knowing how difficult that can be.”

After destroying Blofeld’s base, Bond and Madeleine return to London to stop Max Denbigh’s online Nine Lives initiative going live, with the action centred on the Thames. The conception for shooting the sequence was to close down the river from Vauxhall Bridge to Hungerford Bridge. To accommodate the planning and negotiations for the sequence, it was scheduled for the end of the shooting as it involved cooperation from numerous parties: the House of Commons, House of Lords, MI5, MI6, the Lambeth Film Office, the Westminster Film Office, The Port of London Authority and the Civil Aviation Authority.

With the sequence taking place at night, illuminating the stretch of river was a big undertaking. Huge lights were placed on rooftops from Vauxhall to Hungerford, with lighting cranes in front of Lambeth Palace and Tate Britain, as well as two placed on floating barges by Westminster Bridge.

“When you next watch the film, notice that each arch of the bridges – Lambeth and Vauxhall – is lit by little spotlights underneath. The Thames drops seven metres every tide and it’s never the same time. So, we had a rigging team three weeks prior to the first night shoot, working on flatbed barges with scissor lifts that could only get to certain arches at certain tides. The logistics of that whole sequence were mind blowing.”

Pill had a team of 150 people marshalling crowds, organising traffic closures and logistics, an army that required a separate car park just to serve them. Once filming started, the crew were confined to the river, meaning support boats had to provide food and drink. But, as well as on the water, Pill also had to worry about what was going on in the air.

“With the helicopters, we could only fly up till midnight due to residents – they didn’t want helicopters buzzing around their apartments all night. After midnight, we focused down on the river and the quieter stuff. We sent out 11,000 letters to local residents.“

Having planned the set-piece for months, Pill’s most exciting moment was to see all her hard work pay off and the cast and crew take centre stage. “I think it was 9pm on a Saturday night in May and I was on one of the support boats behind the hero boat. I’m sitting there and everything gets closed down and then the helicopter comes in and we’re off. That for me is like, ‘Oh, we got here’. When it all comes together it’s quite exhilarating.”

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