Paraiso
1983
Paraiso is half of a pair of near identical twins with Azteca that was built for the late Mexican media mogul Emilio Azcárraga. Both yachts were built in aluminium in keeping with the owner’s penchant for speed. The faceted solarium superstructures inset with glass were very radical for their time. The interior panelling was bird’s-eye maple, one of Jon Bannenberg’s favourites. On Paraiso, it was stained a dark tobacco colour to contrast with quilted buttery leather. As Jon’s son Dickie Bannenberg once noted, the hulls looked like a sheet of card folded up to contain the main deck accommodation.
Technical specifications
746
1983
46.60m / 152′10″
2.55m / 8′4″
4.65m / 15′3″
Paraiso
Paraiso
Feadship De Voogt Naval Architects
Jon Bannenberg
Jon Bannenberg
2 x MRU diesel engines 16V538 TB8 2200kW at 1760rpm
52,000 litres / 13,736 USG
52 m³
12,000 litres / 3,170 USG
12 m³