Fore Aces superyacht
125’ / 38 m | Delta Marine | 2003 / 2014
Fore Aces is a 125 feet superyacht built for thrill seekers in mind, wishing to explore boundaries. With 5 cabins, Fore Aces accommodates 12 guests, and features the latest and most exciting water toys you can find today. Built by Delta Marine in 2003 and refitted in 2014, adrenaline junkies will have the time of their lives on board this luxurious yacht fit for adventures on the seas of Caribbean.
In addition, Fore Aces can take 18 guests on a day charter for special celebrations with a professional and dedicated crew of 6. Step on board and you’ll immediately fall in love with all the spaces designed to offer optimal enjoyment. From the lavish exteriors to the lush interiors that spell out comfort and luxury, you will absolutely feel at home.
Major Features
Fore Aces is an excellent choice for yacht charters offering thrill seekers the exciting adventure of a lifetime. Equipped with latest navigation features, Fore Aces offers a stress-free, safe, and secure smooth sailing that allows you to carefully plan an action-packed holiday in Caribbean .
With a spacious deck that presents plenty of opportunities for both fun and relaxation, take your pick from the countless toys that you can enjoy on water, underwater, and on land. And to top it all off, you can end the day in comfort and pampering in your very own spacious, and exclusive ensuite cabins. Fore Aces is an epic superyacht charter adventure highlighted with luxury amenities and impeccable service.
Amenities and Toys
Guaranteeing to enhance your charter experience, the full arsenal of water toys and equipment in Fore Aces provides you with entertainment, excitement, and countless days of fun and adventure on water. Besides traditional water sports, this superyacht offers personal watercraft that includes Wave Runner and Seabob. This collection of action-packed amenities make Fore Aces the yacht of choice exhilarating pursuits.
Destinations
Fore Aces charters to British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda, St Martin, Belize, Bermuda, Mexico, Grenada, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, St Barths, Martinique, St Lucia, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico , where you can experience an entirely different world of unprecedented activities. Offering a fast-paced holiday, your yacht charter itinerary can consist of a multitude of different interests each day.
From scuba diving, to kayaking, jet skiing, or snorkeling, Fore Aces is the most ideal yacht to meet your needs for momentous adventures on both land and water. Get to explore the amazing attractions, thrilling sights and sounds, and exciting adventures of these destinations while cruising on board the beautiful superyacht Fore Aces.
Fore Aces is a yacht charter built for the adventure-minded. And when all your energy has been spent having the time of your lives on the waters of Caribbean and discovering the spoils of your destinations, you get to relax and unwind on deck, marveling at the breathtaking panoramas that surround.
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FORE ACES Yacht for Charter
The 124-foot (37.8m) FORE ACES offers it all, from exceptional luxury to supreme privacy and every imaginable amenity to make your yachting holiday a magnificent experience.
Once a private getaway for former owner and king of island escapism music, Jimmy Buffett, FORE ACES is sure to provide charter guests with their own idyllic escape — picture yourself with a piña colada in hand as it’s always five o’clock somewhere.
Charter guests can enjoy sophisticated formal dining indoors while relishing the rich comfort of the yacht, but enjoying the ever-changing scenery through large picture windows. The superyacht’s interior showcases an elegant styling with warm American cherry wood complemented by soothing tones of blue and light grey. FORE ACES welcomes up to 12 guests in five tranquil staterooms. Her divine on-deck master suite features a king-size bed. Her additional staterooms below deck include a queen VIP, two queen staterooms (one with a Pullman) and a twin stateroom with a Pullman. Each stateroom is complete with an en-suite bath, ample storage for belongings and an entertainment system.
FORE ACES allows charter guests to delight in sea breezes from the yachts vast outdoor living areas; lay back and soak in the sun or cool off in the shade while taking in the views of the charter destination. Five-star meals can be enjoyed while dining alfresco. Her outdoor living areas also offer a Jacuzzi, drop-down TV, ample lounge seating and a wet bar.
Offering a large array of water toys, including standup paddleboards, Seabobs, snorkeling equipment and more, superyacht FORE ACES provides the perfect platform for a fun-filled holiday. Equipped with a 34-foot (10.3m) tender, charter guests can enjoy wakeboarding and water skiing, exploring the destination and reeling in a big one while fishing.
FORE ACES features high-quality materials and technology throughout, which ensures exceptional reliability and uninterrupted enjoyment. The luxury yacht cruises at an economical 12 knots, providing a quiet and comfortable passage to any destination. Equipped with Zero Speed stabilizers, the superyacht has a reduced roll and ensures comfort while at sea and anchored. FORE ACES is ideal for discovering small, secluded anchorages with picture-perfect views, adding to the wonder and enchantment of your luxury charter holiday.
- Completely refitted in 2014, new interior in 2019 and beautifully maintained
- Stylish, comfortable and timeless décor, with oversized windows offering sensational views
- Dynamic deck spaces, offering various options for dining and lounging
- Jacuzzi with drop down TV for an open-air cinema experience
- Excellent water toy inventory that includes a 34-foot (10.3m) towed tender
- Shallow draft with the ability to take charter guests to small secluded anchorages
- Equipped with Quantum Zero Speed stabilizers
- Long-standing, charter-savvy crew, run by Captain Philip
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Accommodations
| Staterooms | 5 |
|---|---|
| Twin Cabins | 1 |
| Double Cabins | 4 |
Specifications
| Builder | Delta Marine |
|---|---|
| Length (LOA) | 124' |
| Year | 2003 |
| Year Refit | 2021 |
| Draft | 6' 21" |
| Beam | 25' 11" |
Toys & Tenders
- 37' (11.3m) Valhalla towed tender with 3x 300hp Mercury
- 17' (5m) Williams Jet tender
- Waterslide (from Bridge Deck)
- SeaDoo Spark 2-person waverunner
- 2x paddleboards: 2x 12' hard
- Inflatable Dock with two armchairs
- Towable Toys
- Water-Skis, Wakeboard
- Snorkeling Equipment
- Fishing equipment (2x 50 rods; 4x 30 rods)
- Beach setup (cabana sun shades, folding beach chairs, tables, beach games)
Summer Rates
2024 Season. Rates p/week + expenses
Cruising Regions
- The Americas
- New England
Winter Rates
2024/2025 Season. Rates p/week + expenses
- The Bahamas
- Eleuthera Islands
- Out Islands
- Exuma Islands
- Harbour Island
- Abacos Islands
- Nassau and Paradise Island
- British Virgin Islands
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Motor Yacht FORE ACES
At 124 ft / 37.8 m, the FORE ACES yacht (not for charter) was built by Delta , and launched in 2003, and refit in 2018. Accommodating 12 guests in 5 staterooms Serviced by 6 crew, she has a beam of 23ft / 7m, and a draft of 6ft / 1.8m, along with engines that power her up to 12 knots at cruising speed, while maximum speed is at 19.1 knots.
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| Length |
| 124 ft / 37.8 m |
| Builder |
| Delta |
| YEAR/REFIT |
| 2003/2018 |
| Guests |
| 12 |
| Staterooms |
| 5 |
| Gross tons |
| 298 |
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FORE ACES Yacht Specifications
| 12GUESTS | 5STATEROOMS | 6CREW | 19.11KNOTS |
| BUILD DATA | |
| BUILDER | BUILDER LOCATION |
| Delta | USA |
| NAVAL ARCHITECT | BUILT |
| Delta Marine | 2003 |
| EXTERIOR STYLIST | REFIT |
| - | 2018 |
| INTERIOR STYLIST | |
| - |
| HULL & DIMENSIONS | ||
| LENGTH | BEAM | DRAFT |
| 124 ft / 37.8 m | 23 ft / 7 m | 6 ft / 1.8 m |
| GROSS TONNAGE | FLAG | |
| 298 | Jamaica | |
| HULL | DECKS | |
| Fiberglass | Teak | |
| CLASSIFICATION | ||
| - |
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| Delta | USA | 2003 | 2018 | Delta Marine | - | - |
| Length : | Beam : | Draft : | Gross Tonnage : | Hull : | Flag : | Classification : |
| 124 ft / 37.8 m | 23 ft / 7 m | 6 ft / 1.8 m | 298 | Fiberglass | Jamaica | - |
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FORE ACES private yacht
The luxury motor yacht FORE ACES is a private yacht and is not available to charter.
FORE ACES, previously named NITA K, was built by Delta Marine and delivered to her owner in 2003, she later underwent a refit in 2021.
FORE ACES can accommodate 12 guests in 5 cabins consisting of a primary suite with a king size bed and en-suite bathroom facilities located on the deck, 2 cabins with a queen size bed and a pullman bed and en-suite bathroom facilities, a cabin with a queen size bed and en-suite bathroom facilities and a cabin with a twin bed and en-suite bathroom facilities.
Amenities on board include Air Conditioning, Cinema, Big game fishing gear, Indoor audio system, iPod dock, Jacuzzi on deck, Outdoor audio system, Satellite Communications, Stabilizers At Anchor, TV all cabins, TV outdoor and TV saloon.
An extensive list of further amenities and water toys can be seen under the features and amenities section.
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- Air Conditioning
- Movie Theatre
- Big game fishing gear
- Indoor audio system
- Jacuzzi on deck
- Outdoor audio system
- Satellite Communications
- Stabilizers At Anchor
- TV all cabins
- Inflatable Watertoys
- Paddleboards
- Tube - towable
- Water skis - adult
- Water slide
- Waverunners (Sit Down)
- Snorkeling Gear
- 16ft/4.8m Williams
- 34-foot (10.3m) towed tender
Philip Du Preez
Born in South Africa and raised on a family ranch, Philip learned responsibilities at an early age. He completed his mandatory military service after school and then went onto 3 years in the Police Force as a Sergeant. He discovered yachting 20 years ago while traveling through Europe and the decision was made to trade in the ranch for the ocean. He has continued to move up the professional ladder of yachting since then working on yachts anywhere between 92’-143’. He has extensive knowledge of the Bahamas, Caribbean and US East Coast. His contagious good humor and magnetism leads itself to running a well, efficient and fun operation. You will find him at his happiest when fishing, diving and organizing a great program of events for all tastes.
Jean-François Lapeyre
Jean Francois started his career in Yachting when he was 18. He has worked his way through a decorative array of marine qualifications, starting as a skipper delivering sailing boats from Greece to France, then quickly moving up in the ranks to First Mate on large boats all over the Mediterranean. Yet returned to smaller yachts, preferring the more personal touch. He has dedicated his life to captaining yachts in destinations around the world. Jean Francois prides himself in anticipating every angle and request of his guests. He has meticulous attention to detail, providing excellent customer service. A fruitful character who treats everybody as he would like to be treated. With the support and love of his wife and three boys Jean Francois gives his entire attention to life at sea.
Alexander Sattler
Alexander was born in Austria and grew up next to a skiing village. A close family friend owned a restaurant there and it was then that Alexander discovered his passion for hospitality. He worked as a waiter of 9 years in top class hotels and restaurants where after he decided to go back to the Hotel and Restaurant school in Austria. He finished his exams with excellent success and has been working as a chef and also Executive Chef around the World for the past 18 years. He has his own sail boat and loves to travel. This led to his working on motor and sailing yachts, which he has been doing for the last 12 years. Alexander is very happy to be a chef for charter guests and continues to learn other cultures and different styles of preparing dishes for the guests. Enjoy his traditional and Fusion cuisine of the Trade wind routes!
Charlotte Thiechart
Charlotte is originally from the South of France and grew up on the French Riviera. She has an outgoing, positive and energetic personality. She is passionate about fitness, cooking and music. She has gained vast experience these past several seasons between the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. She loves and enjoys providing the highest quality of service and anticipating every angle and request of guests. She likes to discover new places, different people and culture.
Suzanne Balfour
Suzanne, who prefers to go by Suzy, was born in South Africa and grew up in a small town near Durban. After finishing high school and with a passion to learn, she extended her studies toward a degree in Human & Social Sciences. She also gained experience in the hospitality area by working as a waitress/bartender while in school. But her love for adventure and exploration could not be ignored and thus began her journey into yachting. She looks forward to helping guests create life time memories.
Tom grew up in Belgium. Coming from a family of sailors, he started sailing as a little boy on the North Sea and English Channel. At the age of 25 he left Belgium on his 40 ft. sailboat on a search for warmer weather. Upon his arrival in Panama, he started sailing on a 60ft yacht chartering between Panama and Colombia as Mate/Engineer and relief Captain. After two years sailing Panamanian and Colombian waters he went back to his small sailboat to explore the Pacific. He eventually arrived in New Zealand where he sold his boat to start working full-time in the yachting industry. Keen in every aspect of the industry, Tom likes sharing his love for life on the water, fishing, freediving and sailing.
Kimberleigh Van Jaarsveld
Kimberleigh who prefers to go by the name Kim, grew up in a small town in South Africa. She has been in and out of the water from a very young age. She finished school in 2014 and left South Africa to join the yachting industry in early 2015. Being on the water has been in her family for over 50 years with her uncle being part of the South African Sailing team, in addition to her family owning a sailing school in South Africa and the USA. It was only a matter of time before she was on the water. Kim enjoys diving, fishing, wake boarding and photography.
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FORE ACES has a weekly charter price starting at $110,000 and an estimated daily charter price of $18,300.
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FORE ACES can accommodate 12 sleeping guests on board in 5 cabins, with the ability to cruise with up to 12 guests.
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Specification
| Yacht name | FORE ACES |
|---|---|
| Prior name | NITA K |
| Speed (cruising) | 22.2kph / 12kn |
| Speed (max) | 27.7kph / 15kn |
| Engine | 2x Caterpillar Engines |
| Hull | Monohull |
| Flag | Jamaica |
| Launched | 2003 |
| Refitted | 2021 |
| Builder | Delta Marine |
| Designer | Delta Design Group |
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FORE ACES is a 37.8 m Motor Yacht, built in the United States of America by Delta Marine and delivered in 2003. She is one of 6 Delta 124 models.
Her top speed is 20.0 kn, her cruising speed is 16.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 2800.0 nm at 12.0 kn, with power coming from two MTU diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 9 guests in 4 staterooms, with 6 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 298.0 GT and a 7.86 m beam.
She was designed by Delta Design , who also completed the naval architecture. Delta Design has designed 23 yachts and created the naval architecture for 32 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.
Her interior was designed by Ardeo Design (8 other superyacht interiors designed) and Michael Daboin - she is built with a GRP and Teak deck, a GRP hull, and GRP superstructure.
FORE ACES is in the top 30% by LOA in the world. She is one of 1168 motor yachts in the 35-40m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her volume is 30.51 GT above the average.
FORE ACES is currently sailing under the Jamaica flag, the 8th most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 228 yachts registered. She has recently entered the superyacht marina Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard, in United States of America. For more information regarding FORE ACES's movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS .
Specifications
- Name: FORE ACES
- Previous Names: DEFIANT,NITA K,CONTINENTAL DRIFTER III
- Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
- Yacht Subtype: Semi-displacement
- Model: Delta 124
- Builder: Delta Marine
- Naval Architect: Delta Design
- Exterior Designer: Delta Design
- Interior Designer: Michael Daboin , Ardeo Design
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Once built, the Energy Observer 2 will be able to transport 1,100 20-foot-long shipping containers over a distance of 1,800 nautical miles — not enough for a trans-Atlantic crossing, but enough for intercontinental trips. Like its predecessor, the cargo ship will also run on hydrogen fuel cells provided by car companies like Toyota — just a lot more of them. Over 100 fuel cells, using over 40 tons of liquid hydrogen, generating approximately 4.8 megawatts of power.
“No project in the world has this power,” Victorien Erussard, the ship’s captain, told me. But his venture is already running into familiar problems around cost and refueling infrastructure. It’s not going to be an easy transition. It will require more investors, more supporters, and more true believers in hydrogen to make this work.
“Many, many, many more boats,” Erussard said.
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Truck stuff
But also trucks — which General Motors knows a thing or two about. Especially the leviathan-sized ones that are big enough to handle the heaviest loads.
GM was one of the first automakers to stick a hydrogen fuel cell into a vehicle. The company’s 1966 Electrovan, a converted GMC Handi-Bus with hydrogen-oxygen power, could reportedly do 70mph and travel 150 miles.
Today, the company’s fuel cell-powered vehicles look a little different. GM’s Hydrotec division is investing in heavy-duty trucks — think mining equipment, cement mixers, and terminal tractors — as well as a few medium-duty ones. The idea is to use hydrogen to decarbonize heavy industries, which is ill-suited for battery-electric vehicles that are slow to charge.
Even hydrogen’s profound fueling shortcomings could be easily fixed. Heavy-duty trucks typically operate in confined spaces, like construction sites, warehouses, ports, and quarries. Under those circumstances, fueling stations can be centrally located to service a whole fleet of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. No need for a hydrogen fueling station on every residential street corner.
GM was one of the first automakers to stick a hydrogen fuel cell into a vehicle
It’s still “early days,” Hydrotec’s executive director, Charlie Freese, tells me. GM is still testing its technology to see what works and what won’t. In addition to the trucks, there’s also the fuel cells themselves, bundled together into a cube-shaped package, befittingly called Power Cubes. These cubes, developed alongside Honda, can be used to power several different vehicles. They can even be used for stationary power generators for outdoor events, replacing all those dirty diesel generators used today.
Other automakers, like Toyota, rushed too quickly into the passenger vehicle market before the fueling infrastructure was in place, Freese said. The Toyota Mirai, the first mainstream fuel cell vehicle that was first introduced in 2014, may have been a ground-breaking vehicle at the time, but now it’s an albatross for many of the owners.
“It was clear that that wouldn’t be a very rewarding experience,” Freese said. “The technology really lends itself best to the heaviest vehicles, the ones that carry heavy payloads, travel the longest distances, and need very fast refueling.”
GM has not released a fuel cell vehicle for the consumer market, but its joint venture with Honda just started mass-producing fuel cells at its Michigan plant earlier this year. And a medium-duty truck, based on the Chevy Silverado 5500, is on the way. GM thinks it could be the ideal work truck for farmers.
“It’s not going to be perfect right at the immediate outset,” Freese admitted. Most hydrogen in the US is what’s called “gray hydrogen,” meaning it is produced through a process called steam methane reforming, which emits greenhouse gases. The hope is to eventually switch to “green hydrogen,” made by renewable energy sources like solar and wind. But we’re not there yet.
“If I’m using a hydrogen fuel cell, I’m greening my fleet, even if it’s gray hydrogen,” Freese said. “And over time, the gray hydrogen can be replaced with green hydrogen. But that takes more of a build-out of the infrastructure… they got to grow together.”
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Fueling failures
Jacob Brouwer was one of those early adopters of hydrogen. He drove a Toyota Mirai for over seven years, attracted to its smooth acceleration, boastful range, and luxury interior. The $15,000 prepaid fueling card from Toyota didn’t hurt, either.
But these days, he drives a Tesla. It doesn’t reflect well on hydrogen when the director of UC Irvine’s Clean Energy Institute has decided that a car made by Elon Musk is preferable to one that runs on fuel cells. He blames California’s energy regulators for fumbling the rollout, failing to get to the promised 200 stations and leaving the project incomplete.
“We just didn’t fulfill the plan,” Brouwer says. “I feel very bad for the Mirai owners.”
“I feel very bad for the Mirai owners.”
But despite his firsthand experience with the shortcomings, he’s less pessimistic than most when it comes to the future of hydrogen. In addition to boats and heavy trucks, he sees numerous applications as being perfect for fuel cell technology, including tractors, buses, freight, trains, light-duty hybrid vehicles, and even aviation.
Indeed, there have been some compelling experiments in fuel cell-powered flight. Joby Aviation is developing a hydrogen-powered version of its vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for longer trips between cities. And American Airlines recently agreed to buy 100 hydrogen-electric engines from ZeroAvia, a fuel cell aviation startup, to power its regional jets.
Aviation is especially difficult to decarbonize; aircraft need to be just light enough to achieve flight, and heavy lithium-ion batteries would screw up that ratio. Hydrogen is practically feathery in comparison.
There are uses for hydrogen even beyond transportation, Brouwer said. Cement and steel comprise about 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrogen is better suited to decarbonize cement and steel production than batteries. Data centers housing servers powering the AI boom — you could run those with hydrogen, too. The list goes on.
But for an element as abundant as hydrogen, it can be maddeningly hard to find.
“Electricity is available everywhere, but hydrogen isn’t”
For all of these applications to become a reality, to become more than just glorified experiments like the Energy Observer or GM’s Power Cubes, they need the fueling infrastructure to rise up, too. Battery-electric vehicles never quite had it this bad. Sure, the public charging experience for EVs leaves a lot to be desired. But electricity has a big head start.
“Electricity goes to every business,” Brouwer said. “Electricity is available everywhere, but hydrogen isn’t.”
He thinks it can get there. The Biden administration is all in on hydrogen, approving tax credits to support the production of green hydrogen and doling out $7 billion for regional production hubs across the US. Things still look grim for the average Toyota Mirai owner, but the clouds seem to be clearing for everything that’s not a light-duty vehicle.
“We are at the beginning of the beginning,” Brouwer said. It’s a strange way to think about a technology that is decades, if not centuries, old. But it’s finally looking as if hydrogen is ready to pull its own weight.
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