SURAMA

Ted Hood's naval architecture for SURAMA creates something increasingly rare in modern sailing: a 40-meter yacht where the engineering serves pure sailing performance rather than interior volume. Royal Huisman's 1997 delivery showcases Hood's signature approach to hull design, with clean waterlines and a beam that prioritizes speed through water over expansive social spaces. The result transforms every passage into an authentic sailing experience, where guests feel the yacht's responsiveness to wind shifts and the subtle heel that speaks to serious sailing DNA. Winch Design's interior respects this sailing-first philosophy, creating spaces that feel integrated with the yacht's motion rather than insulated from it. Natural light flows through carefully positioned ports and hatches, while the layout encourages movement between interior and deck spaces as conditions change. With six crew managing the sailing systems, guests aboard SURAMA find themselves part of a genuine sailing operation, whether trimming sails at dawn or settling into the cockpit as the yacht finds her rhythm on a long ocean passage.