Supervillain superyacht

A $15 million superyacht worthy of Bruce Wayne or a Bondian supervillain launched for the first time recently when the "Adastra" took a test drive on the Pearl River in Zhuhai, China.

Designed for a shipping magnate in Hong Kong who owns and cruises to a couple of islands near Indonesia, the craft is based on the design of speedy, record-breaking, and Batboat-conjuring "power trimaran" vessels like the Earthrace and the Cable and Wireless Adventurer. But unlike those boats, the Adastra was meant to be a luxury yacht, which, according to design firm John Shuttleworth, called for some new thinking. The craft is almost entirely custom-built, from its high-tech superstructure right down to its hinges.

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