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Berth 60 · Track view
Big Boaty · 165 ft Oceanfast · F1 Abu Dhabi 2026 165 feet. Room for a bigger occasion.
Track-view berth. Four-day package: AED 1,500,000 plus VAT.
+971 52 463 4292hello@infiniayachts.com
Big Boaty is Thunder, a 165 ft Oceanfast built in Western Australia in 1998 to a Jon Bannenberg design. For the four days of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix she moors on track-view Berth 60, with room for 120 guests and cabins for 10.
No yacht in our F1 collection takes more people. The package comes with 50 marina passes, which shapes how you invite: some guests for the whole weekend, others for a single day. If the numbers do not work, we request extra passes for you.
Full exterior
Big Boaty, the complete 165 ft profile
165 ft · Oceanfast
Thunder, by Oceanfast
Explore the 165 ft Oceanfast
Oceanfast built her at Henderson, Western Australia, and delivered her in 1998 as Thunder A. The owner wanted a yacht of about 50 metres that could run at close to 40 knots. Jon Bannenberg gave her a low, arrow-bowed profile, and the yard built the hull and superstructure in composites, carbon fibre included.
A 2021 refit took out her gas turbine and repainted her exterior. The scooped air intakes that once fed it still shape her sides. Inside, the saloon is inlaid timber, mirrored panels and curved, upholstered furniture. Sleeping accommodation is listed for 10 guests.
Open-air deck
A pool at the bow
A lit pool runs down the middle of the foredeck, with cushioned loungers along both sides and parasols for the midday sun.
Accommodation
Black velvet below deck
A wide bed in black velvet, with two round portholes hung in gold curtains beside it. Ten guests can sleep aboard.
Your event access · 3 to 6 Dec 2026
50 marina passes, a larger hosting brief
The package includes 50 marina passes and 50 after-race concert passes for the four days. Yacht capacity and event passes are counted separately. Big Boaty holds 120, so plan who comes when, or ask us for extra passes.
Included marina passes
50 passes
50 passes for 120 places on board
Each mark is one included marina pass. It shows the package allocation, not live ticket availability.
4 days
Your yacht, captain and crew
Berthed at Yas Marina for the whole weekend, crewed from the first guest on board to the last one off.
Thu to Sun
50
VIP marina passes
50 passes for the four days. Your passes are your guest list at the marina gate.
Thu to Sun
Thu
Pit-lane walk
A walk down the pit lane before the cars run in anger.
Thursday
4 days
Oasis Terrace access
Step off the yacht and into the hospitality terrace whenever the deck needs a break.
Thu to Sun
50
After-race concert passes
50 passes for every night of the Yasalam after-race concerts, Thursday to Sunday.
Thu to Sun
Sun
The fireworks, from your deck
Yas Marina lights up after the finale. You watch it from the water.
Sunday
Hospitality runs Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December 2026. Practice, qualifying and the race run 4 to 6 Dec 2026. Marina passes are not grandstand or Paddock Club tickets; event credential terms apply.
The Big Boaty occasion
Give the occasion a bigger canvas
Start with the size. At 165 feet, Big Boaty gives a large party more than one place to be. The pool and its loungers take up the foredeck. When the afternoon heat builds, guests can move indoors to the saloon, out of the sun.
Then build the guest list around the passes. The yacht is listed for 120 guests and the package includes 50 marina passes, so think of the weekend as a series of invitations. Your closest guests come for all four days. Others join for race day and the concert afterwards.
Big Boaty is chartered privately, and event access runs through your passes. Berth 60 is listed as a track-view position, and your final offer confirms the berth allocation in writing.
- Builder
- Oceanfast, 165 ft
- Yacht capacity
- 120 guests
- Marina passes
- 50 included
- Sleeping
- 10 guests
A seat
Grandstand
- One assigned seat and a fixed angle
- Shared concourses and timed movement
- Built for watching the session, then leaving
A base
Big Boaty at 60
- A pool on the foredeck between sessions
- An indoor saloon out of the afternoon sun
- Cabins for 10 guests who stay all weekend
- A hard limit of 120 guests
Your race-weekend offer
Big Boaty for race weekend: price and what is included
Four-day private package · plus VAT
AED 1,500,000
Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December 2026
- Berth
- Berth 60, track view
- Guests
- 120
- Sleeps
- 10
- Marina passes
- 50 included
Included
- Your yacht, captain and crewThu to Sun
- VIP marina passesThu to Sun
- Pit-lane walkThursday
- Oasis Terrace accessThu to Sun
- After-race concert passesThu to Sun
- The fireworks, from your deckSunday
VAT is added to the package price. Catering, drinks, transfers and other optional services are itemised separately.
Berth allocation confirmed in your final offer
Tailor the weekend
Plan at the scale of your occasion
A party of 120 needs staff, food and arrivals planned together. Catering, premium drinks, a DJ, hosts, transfers and buggies to the berth are arranged with you and quoted separately. Extra marina passes are subject to availability.
Dining on board
Menus built around your guest list, from canapés at the rail to a seated dinner after qualifying.
From AED 45,000
Bar and mixologist
An open bar for the weekend, with a mixologist behind it and zero-proof pours that are worth ordering.
From AED 38,000
DJ and sound
An international DJ and a proper sound system for the hours between sessions.
From AED 18,000
Hosts for your guests
Hospitality hosts who greet arrivals, hand out passes and keep the guest list moving.
From AED 12,000
Transfers
Chauffeured cars from Dubai or Abu Dhabi, airport meet and greet, and helicopter transfers on request.
From AED 2,500
Extra marina passes
When the guest list grows after you book, we request more passes on your behalf.
From AED 15,000
Add-ons are quoted separately and itemised in your offer.
Speak to the concierge+971 52 463 4292hello@infiniayachts.com
Questions
Big Boaty F1 package, answered
How much does Big Boaty cost for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2026?
AED 1,500,000 plus VAT for the four-day private programme from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December 2026. That covers the yacht on Berth 60, 50 marina passes, 50 after-race concert passes, the Thursday pit-lane walk and Oasis Terrace access. Catering, drinks, parking and transfers are itemised separately.
Can you see the track from Big Boaty?
Berth 60 is listed in the brochure as a track-view position at Yas Marina. What you see depends on the berth's angle to the circuit, so we do not promise a particular corner. Your final offer confirms the berth allocation in writing.
How many guests can Big Boaty take, and how many marina passes are included?
The yacht is listed for 120 guests and the package includes 50 marina passes. Those are separate numbers. Plan a rotation, with a core group aboard all four days and others invited for particular sessions, or ask us to request extra passes, which are subject to availability and priced separately.
Can guests sleep on board Big Boaty during race weekend?
Yes. Sleeping accommodation is listed for 10 guests, so a small group can stay aboard through the race weekend while the wider party arrives each day. Put your overnight plans in the hosting brief and we arrange the cabins around them.
What kind of yacht is Big Boaty, also known as Thunder?
She is Thunder, a 165 ft motor yacht built by Oceanfast in Henderson, Western Australia, and delivered in 1998. Jon Bannenberg designed her, Phil Curran was the naval architect, and her hull and superstructure are composite. In 1999 she won the International Superyacht Society award for best power yacht over 43 metres.
When does the Big Boaty programme run?
Hospitality runs from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December 2026. On-track sessions run from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 December, and the pit-lane walk is on Thursday. To enquire, send your guest count and hosting plans to hello@infiniayachts.com or WhatsApp +971 52 463 4292.
Are race tickets included with Big Boaty?
No. The package includes 50 VIP marina passes, the Thursday pit-lane walk, Oasis Terrace access and after-race concert passes for all four days, but marina passes are not grandstand or Paddock Club tickets. Our concierge can book circuit tickets alongside the yacht if your guests want a seat at a corner too.
Infinia Yachts is an independent yacht charter and hospitality company. Formula 1 is named only to identify the event; no official affiliation is implied.
Compare before you choose
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