SLOW POKE

Kuipers launched SLOW POKE in 2000 as luxury yacht building embraced the millennium shift toward sophisticated yet approachable design. Vripack handled the complete design package, creating a 25.5-meter motor yacht that captures the era's emphasis on proportion and purposeful space planning rather than sheer scale. At 145 gross tons with a 6.73-meter beam, the yacht demonstrates how thoughtful engineering creates generous volume within modest overall dimensions. The design team's comprehensive approach across naval architecture, exterior styling, and interior spaces results in a cohesive vessel where each element supports the others. Six guests find accommodation thoughtfully arranged to maximize privacy and comfort, while four crew members ensure proper service standards throughout. The yacht represents that particular moment in early 2000s design when builders and naval architects had refined decades of motor yacht evolution into vessels that prioritized livability over statement-making. Vripack's work here reflects their understanding of how guests actually use a yacht this size, with spaces scaled for intimate gatherings rather than grand entertaining. SLOW POKE delivers the essential luxury yacht experience without unnecessary complexity, embodying a design confidence that has only grown more appealing as the market has moved toward increasingly elaborate vessels.