KYOGRE

Innovative Science at Sea

KYOGRE, from our Yacht Support range, represents the pinnacle of luxury exploration. This state-of-the-art yacht support vessel is a platform for adventure, boasting custom fleet colours and a unique onboard research laboratory.

Designed to perfectly complement the Amels 180 GENE MACHINE, this impressive duo redefines on-water luxury. Formerly known as the GENE CHASER, KYOGRE was the second ship alongside the GENE MACHINE as a support vessel. Beyond her scientific capabilities, KYOGRE offers unparalleled comfort and amenities, ensuring an exceptional experience whether exploring remote destinations or enjoying leisure time.

Key features include a fully equipped research laboratory, luxurious accommodations, seamless integration with the Amels 180 GENE MACHINE, and exceptional exploration capabilities. With KYOGRE, you can bring innovative science to the farthest reaches of the ocean, all in the unrivalled style and luxury of Damen Yachting.

Previous name: GENE CHASER BLUE OCEAN

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Watch the video to listen to why the previous Owner of GENE CHASER set up a scientific workplace on the sea

Featuring Dr. Jonathan Rothberg, Owner of GENE CHASER

Chasing Discovery

Episode 3 – Jonathan Rothburg an accomplished scientist and previous Owner of Yacht Support GENE CHASER discusses his invaluable work on portable MRI’s, Covid vaccinations and the human Genome project. The unusual set up as a scientific workplace on the sea, including a molecular biology laboratory, GENE CHASER can sleep 11 visiting scientists and host up to 40 researchers.

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Interested in learning more?It is the very individual and deeply personal goals that unite a unique group of yacht Owners. Each with their own passion and purpose, all using the Yacht Support platform to take on the world and her oceans on their own terms. See all episodes

The Most Travelled Vessel of 2023

The Gene Fleet

The Gene Fleet has Gene Chaser, which was the most travel vessel of 2023 according to Boat Pro covering a staggering 38,235nm, with the other part of the fleet being Gene Machine.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. This dynamic duo appears to have done it all. Gene Machine has gone top to toe visiting both the North Pole and Antarctica, the yachts have toured Europe in style, and the pair have ventured into uncharted waters pushing the parameters of superyachting to the furthest degree.

Gene Machine was joined by the 55m Yacht Support Gene Chaser in 2021 and the unstoppable pair proved their cruising prowess in 2023 with a full circumnavigation of the globe, logging more than 69,700 nautical miles between them.

Gene Chaser is her own entity, all crew work under the same umbrella and the two teams work brilliantly together, but actually the two boats aren’t reliant on each other operationally, and when the two cruise together, of course they have more accommodation, more tenders, and crew set things up so the owners and their guests can easily move between the yachts.

A Yacht Support is distinctly designed to serve its superyacht sister wherever she may roam. But when big sister’s busy, a Yacht Support is perfectly capable of solo adventures and provide an alternative home away from home.