Flying Fox vs. Norn

Flying Fox and Norn were built nearly five years apart by German yard Lurssen. Back in 2019 Flying Fox's impressive LOA of 136m put it in 14th place in the Top 100. Fast forward to 2023 Norn's LOA of 90m only allowed it to splashdown in 97th place. The difference between the LOA is nearly enough to park 11 Lamborghini Gallardos nose-to-boot.

Flying Fox allows for up to 22 guests to sleep aboard with a crew of 55, while Norn can have 16 guests with 20 crew members. Meaning Flying Fox can sleep over five more guests than Norn, and she has close to three times as many crew members for daily operations and service. While both superyachts offer guests the luxury of arriving by air, Flying Fox provides the utmost in convenience and flexibility having two helipads. Flying Fox's biggest helipad, which is located on the sun deck aft, is fully certified for helicopters that are up to 8,500kg.

Gross tonnage (GT) has nothing to do with weight, instead it is a measurement that includes all the interior spaces of a yacht, from the main living areas to storage rooms. As yachts go, Flying Fox and Norn are notably different in size, comparing overall length and GT. Flying Fox, in fact, has just shy of three times as much usable space as Norn. The difference is more than 275 shipping containers of volume. This is where the YB100 comes in: YachtBuyer's answer to ranking the world's most sizeable yachts. Flying Fox's standing in the YB100 is 19th, reflecting a two-spot improvement from her placement in the Top 100 by length. Elsewhere, Norn sits 71st within the YB100, outranking her standing in the Top 100 by 21 places.