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BLACK LEGEND Yacht – Overmarine’s Stunning $25M Superyacht

The 50-meter BLACK LEGEND yacht was launched in 2017 by Overmarine in Italy. She is worth US$25 million and can reach speeds up to 37 knots.

BLACK LEGEND yacht interior

The interior was developed by the Over Marine Design team to fit the specific needs of her owner.

Much like the exterior of the yacht, the interior features a lot of dark elements with striking red skulls as accent pieces.

The upholstery is made from dark fabrics and leather, with suede elements and exotic wood.

There are four guest cabins, including a large master, one VIP room, and two doubles. The entire interior of the BLACK LEGEND yacht is air-conditioned, and she features a state-of-the-art entertainment system.

Almost all of his vehicles and vessels are black with red skulls as a unique form of branding.

The BLACK LEGEND yacht reportedly cost her owner US $25 million with an estimated US $1 to 2 million annual running costs in addition to the sale price. 

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The yacht has a length of 49.9 meters (163.9 ft), a beam of 9.2 meters (30.2 ft), and a 1.9 meters (6.9 ft) draft.

She displaces 483 tons and can reach top speeds of up to 48 knots, making her much faster than larger models. Her average cruise speeds lie at 35 knots.

She is powered by four diesel MTU engines which provide her with a reach of up to 691 nautical miles.

Since her draft is exceptionally low she is the perfect yacht for accessing shallow areas that other larger vessels might not be able to reach.

The exterior of the BLACK LEGEND yacht was designed by Stefano Righini, an Italian naval designer specializing in superyachts. He recently passed away in October 2021. The vessel is mainly black with some white accents and, of course, the signature red skull, which marks the left side of the bow.

Large black and red letters spell out the name on the aft, and she is decorated with a red stripe along her waterline.

The BLACK LEGEND yacht is the 12th in Overmarine’s successful Mangusta 165 series. She is also the 8th largest vessel ever built by the Italian shipyard, which was founded in 1985.

She is currently ranked number 904 on the list of largest motor yachts in the world

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31m  /  101'8 | baia yachts | 2010.

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Special Features:

• Interior design from Carlo Galeazzi
• Cruising speed of 45 knots
• Sleeps 10 overnight
• Shallow draft and fast speeds for reef exploration

The 31m/101'8" open yacht 'Black Legend' (ex. One Hundred) was built by Baia Yachts in Italy at their Baia shipyard. Her interior is styled by Italian designer design house Carlo Galeazzi and she was completed in 2010. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Carlo Galeazzi.

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She is also capable of carrying up to 5 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

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Built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, with teak decks, she has impressive speed and great efficiency thanks to her planing hull. Black Legend comfortably cruises at 45 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 50 knots. Her low draft of 1.2m/3'11" makes her primed for accessing shallow areas and cruising close to the shorelines.

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• The World Superyacht Awards 2009 Best Semi - Displacement or Planning Yacht 30m - 39m Finalist

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2019 BLACK PEPPER CODE 2 .1

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This beautiful 40 feet sailing yacht, built entirely of carbon, was designed in the characteristic Black Pepper® style. She is an exceptional vessel, offering all the necessary elements to ensure pure pleasure: elegance, technology choices, ergonomics, design, materials, comfort and stunning performances. Ideal for a weekend or more spent sailing, she is sure to satisfy any sailor's requirements. Her contemporary aesthetic promises a comfortable getaway, and she offers unparalleled performances underway. Please visit her page to find out more.

She features a lifting keel to allow shallow access : draft varies from 1,35 to 3,00 meters. Her cruising speed under engine is 6 knots.

The interior can accommodate up to 8 guests in 1 forward double cabin, 2 double guest cabins aft and a convertible saloon seating offering further occasional berth.

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BLACK LEGEND

101 predator, 30.50 metres, south of france, 2 x mtu 16v 2000, €5,990,000 vat paid.

The Sunseeker 101 Predator “BLACK LEGEND” is without doubt the most striking Sunseeker’s ever built by the British Yacht Builder. Built for a highly experienced owner and project managed by Founder Harry Bristow-Holmes this is a Sunseeker unlike any other.

Designed to turns heads and to “stand out” from the crowd, she certainly achieves that. The 101 Predator was an exclusive project for the discerning few. It wouldn’t be a Bristow-Holmes Yacht without her striking Black Hull Band and Red Running Line, a feature synonymous with Bristow-Holmes Yachts.

Yes “BLACK LEGEND” Accommodates up to 8 guests in 4 En-Suite Cabins, Yes she has Crew Accommodation for up to 4 Crew, Yes she boats a capacious fly bridge for dining and relaxing… But BLACK LEGEND is more than just a Yacht; it’s an Icon, a Statement, a Dream.

With over 250 custom options BLACK LEGEND must be viewed to be truly appreciated.

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Sunseeker 101 Sport Yacht superyacht Black Legend delivered to her owner

UK yacht builder Sunseeker International has launched and delivered its new Sunseeker 101 Sport Yacht Black Legend .

The 29.8m sports yacht boasts a bold black-and-red colour scheme and a pirate theme, including a red pirate-flag skull decal on her black hull. The yacht has been delivered to her owner, who hosted a 'build party' to thank the build and design teams who have brought Black Legend to life over the last 12 months of her build at the Sunseeker shipyard in Poole, UK. Some 80 members of the Black Legend build team were in attendance.

Superyacht Black Legend is the first Sunseeker 101 Sport Yacht to be launched. According to Sunseeker's superyacht sales manager James Hall, she is the, 'natural successor to the legendary Sunseeker 108 Predator.'

The standard layout for the Sunseeker 101 Sport Yacht will provide accommodations in four lower deck guest cabins with en suite bathrooms, including an amidships full beam master suite and a forward VIP, and accommodations for up to four crew members. The guest suites are flooded with natural light thanks to huge windows.

Black Legend 's customised pirate theme demonstrates how the Sunseeker 101 Sport Yacht series can tailored to meet an owner's brief, and the interior can also be fully customised working with Sunseeker's in-house Bespoke Interiors division.

Various engine options are available for the Sunseeker 101 Sport Yacht series, the largest of which will propel her to a top speed of 31 knots and a cruising speed of 24 knots. The second hull in the Sunseeker 101 lineup has already been sold, build is well underway and its launch will follow shortly.

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Hull material, boat length (loa), see all details, boat description, baia black legend: embodying nautical excellence.

Baia Black Legend is a testament to superior craftsmanship and luxury, manufactured by the illustrious Baia shipyard in 2010. This 31-meter motor yacht unmistakably stands out with its sleek design, allowing up to 8 guests to embark on a serene oceanic journey, accommodated across four well-appointed cabins. 

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'Black Sails' Most Gruesome Death Is Rooted in History

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• Black Sails balances myth and reality of pirate life, showcasing brutal piracy on the high seas while maintaining dramatic tension.
• Keelhauling, a rare but real naval punishment, depicted in the show highlights the extreme nature of maritime culture in that era.
• Blackbeard's execution in Black Sails , though different from reality, portrays his legendary resilience and the shocking brutality of his demise.

Adapting periods of fiction that have been heavily mythologized is no easy task, but Black Sails strikes a balance of both. While the actual events can be played up for drama , the Starz show still captures the brutality of piracy on the high seas. One such example is the gruesome practice of keelhauling, an unofficial execution method known for its prolonged and painful nature . With a long and bloody history, the practice can be traced back centuries and even persisted well beyond the Golden Age of Piracy , which gradually ended in the early to mid-1700s. Despite being the sole victim of keelhauling in the show, the actual death of Blackbeard, aka Edward Teach ( Ray Stevenson ), feels closer to the legends of pirates we read in stories rather than the more mundane method the series depicts. Both versions, however, still portray the infamous pirate as brutally persistent, requiring extreme effort to finally bring him down.

Black Sails

Follows Captain Flint and his pirates twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel "Treasure Island."

What Happens to Blackbeard in 'Black Sails'?

Within the realm of popular culture, the idea of piracy has been romanticized as an era of rugged individualism in the same way many Westerns have done. Much of what we think we know about the Golden Age of Piracy was created more than a century after the fact by Treasure Island , including its feature film adaptations in the early 1950s. Films like Pirates of the Caribbean and shows like Our Flag Means Death have continued many of these myths today. Therefore, it remains somewhat ironic that the show, acting as a prequel to the book, attempts to portray piracy with the brutality the subject deserves .

While Black Sails portrays the pirates as outlaws, it also does not come at the expense of glorifying the British Navy, who were the most common enemies of pirates during that era. By the time Blackbeard has finally been captured, hundreds on both sides are dead, and the carnage has extended from Nassau to the infamously lecherous real-life pirate colony of Port Royal. Dispensing with any notion of a court-martial or trial for the pirate leader, Governor Woodes Rogers ( Luke Roberts ) subjects him to three brutal sessions of keelhauling, dragging Teach across the bottom of the ship. Only the second time is shown in great detail, showing the painful nature of the event in one long, very uncomfortable take. The other two are no less harrowing, as the upsetting sound of Blackbeard scraping against the ship is still clearly audible, and even the witnesses appear disturbed by the implications. When he is finally raised from the water, Edward Teach is still alive but mangled beyond recognition, before Rogers ultimately finishes him off with a final shot to the head.

Keelhauling Was a Rare But Very Real Naval Punishment

At first glance, the gruesome execution of Blackbeard might seem simply like a sadistic case of frontier justice by those who have grown tired of giving quarter to criminals and thugs. While this is not entirely untrue, keelhauling was a very real punishment in naval culture, one of many pirates could receive. Unlike the more infamous and creative methods of torture and execution seen during medieval times, it was not an official policy under British law , but rather the consequence of maritime culture in an era where pirates and privateers would spend months, if not years, away from civilization. Given their privacy on the high seas during the time period, it is perhaps no surprise that the British and the Dutch were known to employ this cruel punishment the most.

Ironically, one reason keelhauling was so feared was because of how rare it usually was. For those forced to serve on British ships, who were often literally kidnapped for that purpose , the forms of punishment that one could expect ranged from flogging to caning, with hanging reserved for more serious offenses. Rather than being created for a specific set of offenses, this horrifying method was ordered at the discretion of the captain, serving as a deterrent for those who were otherwise unfazed by the idea of hanging. Keelhauling was also not wholly confined to the Age of Piracy, originating as far back as the times of ancient Greece and officially continuing until the late 1800s. Used most prominently by the Dutch, the method is thought to have only been used by royal naval vessels, not the pirates they hunted. Although unconfirmed, the last known accusation of keelhauling occurred in 1882, by which time the practice was viewed as obscene enough that the alleged officer was forced to deny any such claims in person to the British parliament.

‘Black Sails’ Changed Course After Its Biggest Mistake

In real life, blackbeard had a more noble and epic death.

Despite his reputation today, Edward Teach was far from the most ruthless or financially successful pirate, preying on the high seas for only two years before his capture. The story of his downfall, however, truly lives up to the legend we often like to imagine today. Rather than merely blockading Nassau as he does in the show, Teach used the tactic on a much larger target in the port city of Charles Town, now Charleston, in South Carolina. Within weeks, he had successfully appealed to the governor for a royal pardon, before simply returning to his old ways by attacking Bermuda.

Fearing Blackbeard would next target his own state just a few hundred miles away and disrupt the lucrative tobacco trade, the governor of Virginia made a bold plan. Without consulting the king and in violation of North Carolina’s own colonial sovereignty, he laid a fatal trap for Blackbeard and his men. In only six minutes, they boarded the ship, killed the crew on the spot, and confronted Blackbeard directly . Given the chaos of the battle and the speed with which his death took place, the exact events are just as mythologized as Teach himself . The most popular account says that Blackbeard fought a vicious duel with Lieutenant Robert Maynard and was dealt a fatal blow to the neck, declaring him a worthy opponent before being decapitated. What is known, however, is that Edward Teach was later found dead with five musket ball wounds and twenty sword cuts, while his head was claimed by Maynard as a personal trophy.

Although not an accurate portrayal of his death, the execution of Blackbeard is still perhaps the most notable death in the series, if only for its shocking and graphic nature. The series reflects the improvised nature of keelhauling and its status as an exceptional and rare punishment by only showing it once but still making every moment count. Knowing that keelhauling was a unique and important part of maritime culture during that era serves to reinforce the chilling nature of the scene , one that stuns even the most hardened naval veterans among the crew. Finally, it reinforces the legend of Blackbeard by making him the only character in Black Sails to be subjected to such a horrific fate, given all the crew went through to capture him. Although very different from his actual demise, his resiliency is still on full display in both versions. Perhaps it remains fitting that a man who earned far more notoriety in death than during his historical career is best remembered in the series for what he went through in his final moments.

Black Sails is now available to stream on Netflix in the U.S.

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