Is MY Shemara the oldest SuperYacht in the world? 5 Minute Profile

[@peterlovett5841]

Interesting that the owner is a member of the RYS and the vessel is still registered in London. Old money one suspects but in any event, a fantastic restoration. Thank you for posting this. She makes just about everything else in that dock look crass.

[@robertdowdall1068]

That’s what I call a super yacht, love to see the interior

[@nigeldewallens1115]

So lovely to see a vessel of that age still working! Well done to the new owners! She looks stunning

[@cwsmith7366]

Absolutely wonderful. Thank you so very much for the new owners to reserrect this glorious and beautuful vessel. Three cheers!

[@peneloped.wenman4388]

... oh, Sail Away my Heart ... aboard this exquisite historical delight ... a Dream Boat ... clean & fresh lineage, pure white w/ soft glowing wood ... my goodness, what a gracious Lady ... with a heroic true heart ... so very worthy of rescue & re-fit ... absolutely gorgeous coloured water ... very picturesque quaint harbour ... absolutely love the audio sound ... thank you eSysman for this glimpse, this taste of true heaven ...❤

[@Yachtsforsaleblog]

What a fantastic presentation, and definitely one of the oldest super yachts in the world...along with SS Delphine that was built for the Dodge brothers and launched in 1921.

[@YachtReport]

Thank you

[@williamlacombe5818]

:🎖

[@miguelhidalgo9372]

I am huge admirer of your presentations. To the best of my knowledge, there are four gorgeous steam yatchs built for the luxury class, and still chugging today: SS Delphine, Cangarda, beautiful Ena, and 1904 Medea, at the San Diego Maritime Museum which I am a seaman apprentice. Yes, the SS Delphine is a super yatch but all of them were built for the super class clientele.

[@trixiepickle8779]

Style, grace and elegance. She is a proper grown up ship. Well done to the people who rescued her. Better than all the floating wedding cakes out there. That is what i would spend my money on.

[@Spacey7]

I'm in awe of the wonderful job done restoring MY Shemara & her amazing history. I had tears in my eyes & a smile on my face watching her grace & beauty gliding through the water. Thank you so much for this wonderful video eSysman 👏😊

[@allsearpw3829]

Hi I have been on her in the 1950,s twice they ran trips out to her in Swanage England ,when the Dockers owned it . It has always had a place in my heart for when my late dad took us out to her and a good look round , and low and behold in Yarmouth I ,O,W, May 2014 whilst sat on our scorpion rib looked up as a boat went by out in the Solent and I said to my friend that looks like Lady Dockers boat,he replied what makes you think that ,? so I told him the story and later Googled it .Very glad to see others love this sailing icon .Still have the pictures on my i phone

[@SeekerKnight]

Great to see that someone respects tradition and committed the deserved resources to preserve such a fine yacht. May you enjoy every moment you spend on her and may she always return you home safely.

[@christiankocevar6791]

Great music for a great boat absolutely fantastic

[@dennisbishop6448]

The most elegant and beautiful yacht I have seen.

[@terrykeever9422]

Beautiful yacht. Wonderful to see her look as she did when she first put to sea.

[@torbjornagestam]

Looking at it right now from our terasse in Cannes. What a fabolous yacht! Stunning beautiful! ❤

[@Spacey7]

Shared as people should watch this, it will cheer up their day 💕

[@jeffreysokal7264]

Love to see the interior fit up. Beautiful on the outside.

[@eldiablo8019]

Beautiful, I would take that over a modern boat every time.

[@turdferguson2839]

I love classic yachts, so much more elegant and stylish than the current yachts being built.

[@YachtReport]

Kevin Bowman Agreed. Fell in love with this yacht myself.

[@Rob_Moilanen]

Agreed, if you knew nothing of her history, nor the upgrades that were done to her, you'd swear she's always looked like that since her launch in 1938.

[@williamlacombe5818]

Big if I had that kind of money that's the kind of yacht I would own!!

[@basstrammel1322]

@@williamlacombe5818 Same. I could see myself enjoying life on a classic yacht more than on a new one. Nothing wrong with new ones really, but I'm not an adrenalin junkie playing with fast toys all day. I want to relax with a drink in a chesterfield sofa, with dark wood and nice lighting.

[@CalMUK91]

I saw this boat when I was ashore in Malaga and was blown away by it. I had to take pictures and I researched it. It so stunning in real life.

[@BobbyOlmsted]

What a beautiful and hart warming story thank you so much for sharing her story with us.

[@dustyrusty7956]

What an amazing old dame. Beautiful - and a real one-of-a-kind. The owner is one lucky person.

[@gadgetfellow]

Beautiful vessel and a superb video, thank u eSysman

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🙋‍♂️ THANKS ESYSMAN, FOR SHARING THIS…JUST NOW SEEING IT, A GRACEFUL OLD BEAUTY 🤩🤩😎💚💚💚

[@s.p.a.daviesandsons8927]

So full of character. A real thing of grace and beauty.

[@JohnnyBean78]

Wow, what a history. Gorgeous MY.

[@lelecerri7912]

Shemara deserves all attention.She is history. Wonderful hull.

[@bobboberson2024]

5 minute profile in 7 minutes! Yes, HNoMY Norge is signifiantly larger. But only older by a year. Shemara is a gorgeous vessel. Amazing retrofit. Sir Docker would be proud.

[@coyot2103]

I spent a few month of my life working on the refit of the interior, what a gorgeous yacht!

[@ashleyandrews7555]

Such a beautiful yacht. I just watched the video you did about S/Y Athena and I too love the early motor yachts and the traditional sailing yachts. There's something so romantic about the connection you have with the wind and the sea when you travel that way. All you can hear are the sails above and the waves below. There's a stunning classically designed superyacht called Nero I think you'd really like too. I think she's 90 meters and available for charter but I'm not sure who with. It'd be great to see a video on her. I love your channel, not too techy and boring but plenty of information a good variety of content and enjoyable to watch, thank you.

[@michaelsinel2353]

I remember seeing Shemara in Monaco in the early sixties when she was owned by Lord Docker. This was just before Lady Docker famously tore up the Monaco flag during a dinner with Prince Ranier and was expelled fro Monaco together with poor Shemara.

[@smgri]

really..what was her beef!?

[@peterlbaldwin511]

@@harbourdogNL My la5te mother used to refer to Lady Docker as all " Kippers and Lace Curtains " or perhaps more prophetically as "Fur coat and no knickers". Very much a case of marrying money, but with absolutely no "class"...Apparently Lady "D" once boasted entirely erroneously, that her yacht "Shemara" was much better than Onassis's "Christina"..!

[@yota4004]

what a gorgeous vessel.

[@cadicorniche]

Beautiful. Graceful.

[@Vincentschneider007]

Excellent restoration and upgrade. Would want to see a video tour of this ship.

[@bulletvivace]

The Danish Royal yacht "Dannebrog" is from 1931, it has a very similar look to this one. It is still in use by the royal family.

[@peterlbaldwin511]

To add to the "Scandinavian" "Royal Yachts" list, one cannot ignore the Norwegian Royal Yacht "Norge". She was originally built for the late Sir T.O.M. Sopwith as Philante", launched in 1937. She was initially used as "mothership" for Sopwiths "America's Cup" challenger, the legendary "Endeavour ll".

[@jamieweyndling1861]

I’m sitting at anchor a few hundred yards from Shemara right now in Five Islands Bay, Antigua. Owner must be aboard as she is flying white ensign. Absolutely gorgeous vessel.

[@cuznjo1]

simply beautiful

[@gianfrancobolla6658]

Now that yacht is supper. Thanks for a great video. Ciao franco

[@danielwardin4688]

Wonderful footage, thanks, And... "Unless you work for Boat International"... Good one, and so true!

[@alfiecarey6932]

My dad helped refurbish the beautiful boat and I’ve been on the new one and the older one.

[@72mustangfb]

awesome piece of restauration work it's great that they saved it.

[@t.bunker2511]

The 256-ft ex-Horace Dodge SS Delphine was built in 1921, and is still in service with here original quad-expansion engines.

[@gabrielmiller668]

When you touch a ship's original propulsion system you committed an atrocious crime .... Seriously what is the point of putting modern equipment on a ship like that except for deliberately ruining it

[@robertbrawley5048]

@@gabrielmiller668 easy to say when you dont have a stake in financing the boat

[@gabrielmiller668]

@@robertbrawley5048 still not a viable exuse

[@astereux4519]

T. Bunker The SS El Mahrousa was launched in the 1860s and currently serves as the Egyptian Royal Yacht.

[@orangelion03]

Talitha, built in 1929. Like how the hid the antennas in a GRP funnel. Wonder why modern yachts dont do this? Looking forward to seeing what designers do with those flat panel antennas you showed on your MYS video.

[@berndhaverkock6070]

As Shemara is available for charter, just check on google or e.g. y.co (without "www.") or www.edmiston.com. You can find some nice pictures from inside and outside of this yacht.

[@charlesmnadeau]

Wonderful and well designed and plan.

[@mattrobson3603]

The El Mahrousa, currently serving as the Egyptian presdential yacht, was launched in 1865. At 479 feet, it's pretty super (though it was closer to 400 feet back in the just-after-the-American-Civil-War days), and went through the sorts of refits that, say, replaced paddle wheels with propellers and steam engines with diesel. So no, the Shemara - old and neat though she is - has quite a few decades to go to catch up to the oldest (currently in use) superyacht in the world.

[@christianforss7023]

She's a real beauty. Much more elegant than all modern yachts.

[@jamesbrien1944]

Absolutely stunning! I would like to see the interior of that vessel.

[@AB-cp2yh]

I can tell you first hand it’s an amazing nod to its heritage and there is a model of her and book of her past in the main saloon

[@chriscarlin6286]

love your work mate

[@reneh.5]

fantastic - i think it´s one of the videos that make youtube great.

[@skubadu2]

Spectacular.

[@KenBlackRifleAmerica]

Gorgeous old girl. Great video!

[@jackjones8363]

I don't see this as a 'super yacht', but a beautiful small ship. Stirs the imagination...

[@kd41599]

The Danish Royal family's Dannebrog (also the name of the oldest country flag in the world) was commissioned in 1932. She is still in service. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMY_Dannebrog_%28A540%29

[@waynetetley584]

Made famous by Lord and Lady Docker in the 1950s. Went with her gold plated Daimler at one point.

[@jefflloyd1388]

if you've got money..that's the way to spend it.......puts all the modern gin palaces in the shade

[@YachtReport]

Jeff Lloyd I completely agree. I couldn't stop looking at it when along side it and found myself wondering about all the people who'd sailed on her.

[@randomcarguy1656]

it would have been way better if you would have been granted the chance to film onboard. i really want to look at the interior in a video

[@YachtReport]

SuperYacht owners are very private and secretive of their vessels. Unless you work for Boat International!

[@gnawershreth]

Do royal yachts count as super yachts? Because I know that the Danish royal yacht (Dannebrog, name of the Danish flag as well) was launched in 1932 and i still used by the family.

[@jkennett9104]

Great yacht I know a lot about her my father used to be crew on her many years ago

[@bardhaug]

The Norwegian King has a yatht built by Camper & Nicholsons Ltd., Gosport, in England 1937: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNoMY_Norge

[@CAUSELESSREBEL]

What a classic, timeless, beauty. I would be proud to own her. Question, does the White Ensign go with the ship, or her owner?

[@YachtReport]

The owner. It can only be flown when he’s onboard.

[@shawws29]

if this is your boat why arent there any image from inside?

[@heuhen]

Sorry I'm late. Of yacht with similar looks the Royal Norwegian Yacht "HNoMY Norge" is older, it starte of as MY Philante in 1937. And she is still tru to here old design, even the powerplant is similar but was replaced in 1982 of a similar type but of a Norwegian brand. The interior was upgraded after an fire, but still carry the resemblance of the old

[@DeHirvilammi]

Madiz 1. Madiz. Year of build: 1902. Not only is Madiz the oldest yacht in the world, but she's also the oldest with either a steel or iron hull to still have Lloyds classification.Apr 17, 2011

[@Helenr67545p]

Absolute Class, prefer this MY to the modern ones

[@philipboulter8975]

We were employed in the 1990's to weld new anodes on her hull when she was stored in Oulten Broad. She had been there for years many years we were told with only the then Captain as a permanent guardian. He said she had developed engine problems many years previous and had not moved since. The original anodes had depleted and the hull was so thin in places there was always the danger of burning through as we wet welded onto the single skin hull below the waterline. It did happen on the very first anode near the stern and the small store cupboard inside the vessel sprung a temporary but worrying leak (until we fixed her), not a great start. After a couple of days with no more incidence and once finished we were given a tour of her by the captain. It was like stepping back in time. Even the electrical items , washing machines, kettles lights etc were all of the same 1950-60 era. Inside she was in good condition as I remember but one that sticks in my mind was the smell. The inside smelt like cigars, maybe very ancient long ago smoked expensive cigars 🙂. She was a beautiful vessel even as she sat hidden away suffering from minimum maintenance and almost forgotten by the world and I often wondered what happened to her. I am so pleased to see she is now taking pride of place amongst the superyachts of the world.

[@meekhinglim4829]

she is beautiful and is capable of going into any ocean in the world

[@billjenkins687]

She's a beauty.

[@Megayachtnews1]

Well done video! By the way, Madiz is older. Built in 1902 and maintained quite well through at least to 2009/2010, when the owner died. Not sure if the same family still owns her.

[@LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLing]

Very Nice

[@BobbyOlmsted]

If you don't mind could I please ask you a question. I've seen the Captain stay with the boat from the beginning of her construction. Is it common for the crew to bounce around from ship to ship and not have a permanent spot. Is it the owner/captain that hires the crew or do you work for a private company that places you with a boat,, do you have a say as to what boat you would like to join? Thank you so much for bringing these videos and sharing your journey, I'm a fanatic when it comes to these big girls, your videos are about as close as I'll ever get to see never mind going aboard one of them, I do have the salty water running through me.

[@tangatoto362]

Style and class, long forgotten visual attributes amongst the plethora of ghastly and woeful modern designs that grace (?....mmm) the exclusive ports of the world. The love affair of the super rich for boats designed by a collaboration between Tupperware and Toys-R-Us proves, yet a again, that wealth and taste are odd bedfellows.....😎. The vessel is simply, lovely.

[@chormy]

Used to take the rib and just go see her when at Lowestoft , though she was destined for the scrap yard , although she did have someone onboard looking after her. Very happy that the new owner has refitted her and preserved classic line and something as a kid you would dream of being onboard.

[@williamlacombe5818]

Now that's a yacht!!!!!

[@Miquelalalaa]

I hope they have kept the original beauty of the yacht.

[@astereux4519]

The El Mahrousa (Egyptian royal yacht) was built in the 1860s and is currently the worlds oldest yacht still in service.

[@YachtReport]

Yep mentioned it in my Top Ten SuperYachts vídeo recently.

[@astereux4519]

@@YachtReport Oh, I haven't watched it yet.

[@wixom01]

I believe both Madiz and Delphine are older then Shemara. All three are beautiful, lovingly restored by owners.

[@juriebezuidenhout2538]

Its heart warning to see a classic lady to receive a new lease on life with modern technology.

[@spodface12]

SS Delphine is still going strong from 1924 but what a wonderful ship !

[@thomasprestridge6152]

yes it's a very beautiful vessel and the owners have done a great job in restoring it to its original appearance but I'm disappointed that we did not get to see the inside or the cabins that would have been much nicer

[@bradbarrett9236]

El Primero was built in the 1890s, is 127 ft long, and still sailing.

[@ktajax]

Is that a car I spot on one of the aft decks?

[@YachtReport]

Kman No they have two period boats or tenders on the aft decks.

[@peterlbaldwin511]

A truly elegant "classic" motor yacht, built of course for Sir Bernard and the "notorious" Lady Docker. However I must take issue with your statement about her being the first "Superyacht". For instance there is Lady Yule's motor yacht, "Nahlin" launched some 7 years earlier and at 300 ft. somewhat longer than "Shemara". "Nahlin" cannot be ignored if only for her "infamous" Adriatic cruise in 1936, where the then Prince of Wales, soon to be King Edward Vlll(briefly) entertained his then Mistress, Mrs. Simpson publicly.. Of course the largest at the time was the massive Savarona, at 4600 +tons and 446 ft.long, built by Blohm & Voss, for American heiress Mrs. Emily Cadwalader, perhaps the rightful first "modern" Superyacht...?

[@paulwilliamspencer6840]

See 78-meter 1921 Classic Yacht SS Delphine

[@yhtmstr]

Actually the title of "Oldest Super Yacht" would probably go to "S S DELPHINE" built in the USA in 1922.

[@jerrycallender7604]

'DELPHINE' was built 20 years prior for the Dodge Brothers.

[@rvail136]

Maybe still floating, but not the oldest. JP Morgan's Corsair series would have that title.

[@davebrubeck1489]

Why no interior shots? Seems to me boat should be red.

[@kills26]

She doesn't look like anyone would pick her up and put her on a transport to cross the Ocean's. I think that Lady looks like she would have no trouble at all crossing in her own sweet time.

[@seandelaney1700]

I just missed saving a wood boat a few month ago, probably my fortune but horrible for nautical history, all should be saved, there are not many. I don't get the menacing, anachronistic RIB tenders? You would think someone that had a love for this yacht would have chosen something more fitting, you could do the painted carbon mast trick if you really needed new here. Great chuckle at the finish watching the crew cut-off his path when he landed the fenders, and repeated!

[@marcuslambert2162]

like fine older automobile's & wines the older they are the better the lines & openness

[@ralphlambda5359]

I know Southhampton refers to the town in England, but there is a town in NY with the same name that is home to very affluent persons. So when I see that name with people dressed up my mind immediately thinks they are in NY, which would be quite the trip for a yacht, UK to NY

[@gabrielmiller668]

A great vessel has been officially ruined .... The thing that makes more sense now is to restore her to her original 1938 conditions as soon as possible including the new dreadful power plant with the pods removed and the rudder brought back

[@HHowardHH]

And soon to be the only recommissioned boat to serve in two world wars.

[@steenfuglsangjespersen8620]

The Denis King shib dannebrog it's older 1931-32👍🏻🇩🇰denmark 🇩🇰

[@armr6937]

Reminds me of the Shehêrazade, perhaps its sloops have hidden submarines.

[@BanerjeeGaurab]

Hello, I'm an Indian, and I too thought of Tintin and the Red Sea Sharks when I saw this video. Are you a Tintin fan, too? And perhaps more coincidentally, are you an Indian?

[@armr6937]

@@BanerjeeGaurab I am a Tintin fan, not Indian though, Spanish! 🤣

[@BanerjeeGaurab]

@@armr6937 Nice, Tintin appears to be an international star.

[@63humanbeing]

Amazing refit, but I don’t believe it’s the oldest… if I am not wrong, Egyptian super yacht El Mahrousa is the oldest being built in the 1800s…

[@Heyhobobagginns]

In short, no. Quite a few older out there. MALAHNE, HAIDA, DELPHINE, CACOUNA, MARIE, FAIRLADY, NAHLIN & MARALA all predate SHEMARA. VITA/ARGOSY is still out there as a viable restoration for someone too.

[@SteamboatWilley]

A beautiful boat, rather spoiled by that modern bulbous bow and azipods. While they may make life easier for the captain, I do worry what kind of damage azipods will do to a hull designed for a regular propellor shaft.

[@cwsmith7366]

It is obvious, watch her beginning to aproach her berth, that the azipods are of great benefit. Perfectly logical modification as far as I'm concerned. Well done!

[@charlessmith5533]

MV DOULOS WAS THE OLDEST ONLY TWO YEARS NEWER THAN THE TITANIC, I HA LUNCH ON HER IN YOKOSUKA JAPAN, CHURH WAS A RUSSIAN TELLING US HIS TESTOMONY

[@jamesinkeys]

Thinking Humphrey Bogart and Loran Bacall, should be on board sipping martinis on their way to Marrakech......

[@danielwardin4688]

@jamesinkeys Marrakech?!? Try Tangier or, of course, Casablanca. Agadir, anyone?

[@ericlakota6512]

I like the masts but probly would of went without them now you need to ovoid bridges