Our Planet - a new Netflix series
11 April 2019
"Designed by Gresham Yacht Design, this new expedition vessel is a project of passion and discovery. For Steve Gresham, the design phase has been a fascinating journey, wildly different from anything yacht-related as it is an exclusively functional vessel, rather than one built for entertainment.
“Alucia 2 is the vision of the owner, Ray Dalio, and he is driving that project forward,” says Gresham. “Looking back at some of the incredible yachts in the fleet, the truly fascinating and interesting vessels are successful because it is the owner [who] is driving that forward.
“One of the great things about this project is that [Ray] is very happy to be named. It is not because he needs the publicity but he doesn’t mind it because I don’t think it particularly bothers him, this is just something that he is doing in his life. For him to be able to finance and fund something that is going to be transformational in the world and in the ocean, and the research is going to do such good, it is a real honour to be involved in that.”