Hargrave Gigi II: Superyacht Space in a Megayacht Package

A brand-new launch from the award-winning builder Hargrave Custom Yachts, Gigi II is the second yacht built for an experienced charter-yacht owner—and he put a lot of thought into making his new boat as charter-friendly as she can be.

For starters, instead of jamming five or six guest cabins inside the boat, he stopped at four. He also made them nearly equal in size, so that any couples chartering together could split the weekly base rate and feel like they got the same experience for their money. Two of the cabins have stationary, walkaround king-size beds, while the other two have twin beds that convert to walkaround kings. That makes Gigi II even more flexible for charter, depending on whether adult couples or kids are part of any given party.
The fact that Gigi II has just four guest cabins also means that they seem huge when compared with cabins aboard other yachts in the same size range. It’s not only the length and width of each cabin, but also the height.
Most yachts in this size range have 6 feet, 8 inches of headroom, Hargrave Yachts CEO Michael Joyce told me. “This boat is 7-6,” he says. “And on the aft deck, it’s 7-10. It just feels bigger. It’s the impact of cubic space. That plus a king-size cabin, and you have the feeling that it’s huge.”
Gigi II is also earning high praise for her contemporary interior décor, as well as her fit and finish inside and out. “When I walked through Gigi II, I felt like I was aboard a much bigger motoryacht,” charter broker Gina Robertson of Yachtstore said, after her tour. Several other longtime charter brokers offered the same opinion, always quickly adding that the décor was as stylish as what they are seeing aboard much larger yachts coming out of the shipyards today.
Neptune Group Yachting managed Gigi II for charter just after her launch, at an introductory weekly base rate of $85,000. As of this writing, the yacht has been moved from the charter market to the brokerage sales market, and it is hoped that Gigi II will again have charter availability soon. If she follows the same cruising pattern as the first Hargrave Gigi, then Gigi II should be seen during winters in Florida and the Bahamas, and during summers in New England.