HYS Yachts. The Art of Conversion.

The Galapagos (soon to be the Ark Angel) before setting sail for the HYS refit facility in the Philippines.

The Ark Angel moored in a remote Philippine cove just days after her post-refit delivery back to her owner.

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The Ark Angel - Background Briefing.

We can't imagine any greater complement than a project that had been graciously referred to us by one of our previous, satisfied clients.

Such is the case with the M/Y Ark Angel - previously named The M/Y Galapagos, The M/Y Tiara II, and originally The M/V Taishu Maru.

Interestingly, this will be the third time HYS Yachts has done a complete make-over for this very vessel.

In 2000 we initially converted her from a Japanese maritime cadet training vessel - the Taishu Maru - into a luxurious go-anywhere aquatic recreational platform - the Tiara II.

When the Tiara II was sold in 2004 and rechristened the Galapagos, her new owner turned her back to HYS in order achieve a massive upgrade which would bring her into the functional and aesthetic league of other modern expeditionary yachts.

The Galapagos was sold once again in 2009 - this time to a close friend of her original owner of the Tiara II. As a previous guest aboard the Tiara, the new owner knew full well the care and quality of workmanship HYS brings to their projects. So, when he began toying with the notion of another refit, the Galapagos - soon to be renamed the Ark Angel - motored out of European waters on a long trans-Pacific journey "back home" to our refit facility.

When the Ark Angel emerges from our yards in mid 2011, she'll be clad with a fully restyled body kit featuring two heli-decks (one large enough for the owner's Agusta 109, the other for touch-and-go passenger service), a contemporary yacht stern unit, new side coamings, and an open-air sun deck.

New interior amenities will include a new forward master cabin, state-of-the-art cinema lounge, a gourmet food preparation galley, new wheelhouse, captain’s office, and more.