Here's What the Lexus Yacht Looks Like

Core77 and a small group of international journalists was recently invited by Lexus to the unveiling of their new yacht, the LY 650. Here we’ll show you our tour of it, both inside and out.

Held in Boca Raton, Florida, the event included a ride-along on the LY 650’s maiden voyage.

I know, it’s tricky to satisfyingly photograph something that’s in the water and behind a dock. But while we’ve got more revealing press shots ahead, I did want you to see what it looks like from the dockside vantage point that most people would see it from.

The main level is topped by a flybridge. The captain can pilot the yacht from either level. The staterooms are below, as you’ll see in a moment.

Here I’m trying to shoot from an angle that reveals the fender-like flares at the rear of the yacht’s form.

That rear “fender flare” from another angle.

The Lexus logo, of course. Lots of double-takes from passersby.

The prow of the boat is a chromed element that runs along the longitudinal axis of the craft. From what I understand of the yacht design world, this is highly unusual.

The chromed prow element houses the anchor.

Also unusual, where yacht design is concerned, is the dark exterior color and this bronze-ish horizontal form stretching backwards from the prow.