Meet ‘Anjelif,’ a Curvy 163-Foot Superyacht With a Helipad That Doubles a Dance Floor

As Maria Francesca Angelini wrote down her wish list for her first yacht, Anjelif, she knew she was asking a lot from a 163-foot vessel. At the same time, she wasn’t prepared to accept any compromises. After all, the very definition of a custom yacht is tailoring the design to the owner’s vision—and the first yard she met with, Italy’s Palumbo Superyachts, was up for the challenge.

Anjelif is a schooling in just how much you can pack into a mid-size vessel that rivals some yachts 100 feet longer. The list was eclectic and most likely horrifying to the designer who first saw it. A teak helipad that doubles as a dance floor? No problem. A suite of wellness facilities in the owner’s quarters? Also possible. A plunge pool heated to 100 degrees Fahrenheit? Of course. “It wasn’t easy, but I ended up with everything I wanted, and Anjelif is an extraordinary yacht for this reason,” Angelini tells Robb Report.

The Italian businesswoman and entrepreneur signed the contract to build the all-aluminum hybrid yacht at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, in June 2020. With over three decades of experience heading up her family’s Monaco-based pharmaceutical business, Angelini approached the build was influenced by the health crisis unfolding around her. As a result, she mandated a unique circulation system that sanitizes the air onboard, similar to a private jet.

“It was designed to be a Noah’s Ark for my family and friends if needed,” she says.

Worst-case scenarios aside, Angelini imagined Anjelif as a “temple of wellness.” “Luxury holidays have to be comfortable but also healthy,” she says. Initially intended for private use only, halfway through the project, Angelini decided she would offer the yacht on the charter market. She has also pledged to donate 5 percent of every charter fee to charity.

Some charter yachts play it safe to appeal to all tastes and preferences. Anjelif is the exact opposite: every single detail has a meaning and speaks to Angelini’s passions and interests.

Here are nine facts about Anjelif, which is now available to charter in the Mediterranean with Fraser Yachts from $350,000 a week.