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Modern-day explorer and yachtsman Roland Sturm’s only wish was to travel the corners of the world in comfort and safety. He set out to build a power explorer while still retaining the features of a deluxe motoryacht. His vision was to have a motoryacht that could sustain long voyages, crossing seas on her own bottom. He emphasized on strict construction standards and challenged builders to create a vessel that had low maintenance and high fuel efficiency.

Assembling a management team via Maritime Concept Construction which included the Captain of his previous yacht and top naval architect Ron Holland, Sturm searched for a shipyard that was willing to abide by his strict regulations.

The recommendation made by MMC’s project manager Albrecht Buchner and architect Holland was to employ Cheoy Lee, a shipyard based in China. It came rather as a surprise because although Sturm had heard of the shipyard before, he knew that Cheoy Lee’s master creations were made of fiber glass instead of the metal fabrications he was seeking for. However, the shipyard has delivered scores of tugs, landing craft, container vessels, and multipurpose utility vessels all over the world to this date. Thus the birth of the 147-foot Marco Polo.

Power & Motor Yacht/Bold Ambition