Hadar vs. Norn

Hadar and Norn were built nearly five years apart by German yard Lurssen. Back in 2019 Hadar's impressive LOA of 136m put it in 14th place in the Top 100. Fast forward to 2023 Norn's LOA of 90m only allowed it to splashdown in 97th place. The difference between the LOA is nearly enough to park 11 Lamborghini Gallardos nose-to-boot.

Hadar allows for up to 22 guests to sleep aboard with a crew of 55, while Norn can have 16 guests with 20 crew members. Meaning Hadar can sleep over five more guests than Norn, and she has close to three times as many crew members for daily operations and service. While both superyachts offer guests the luxury of arriving by air, Hadar provides the utmost in convenience and flexibility having two helipads. Hadar's biggest helipad, which is located on the sun deck aft, is fully certified for helicopters that are up to 8,500kg.

Gross tonnage (GT) has nothing to do with weight, instead it is a measurement that includes all the interior spaces of a yacht, from the main living areas to storage rooms. As yachts go, Hadar and Norn are notably different in size, comparing overall length and GT. Hadar, in fact, has just shy of three times as much usable space as Norn. The difference is more than 275 shipping containers of volume. This is where the YB100 comes in: YachtBuyer's answer to ranking the world's most sizeable yachts. Hadar secures the 20th spot in the YB100 rankings according to GT, which is a place higher than her standing in the Top 100 based on length. Elsewhere, Norn sits 79th within the YB100, outranking her standing in the Top 100 by 19 places.