2012 Zeelander "Mississippi Queen"

First unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show to a well-heeled chorus of public cooing, the Zeelander 44 is not your everyday boat. Designed and built in the Netherlands specifically to cater for a supremely solvent client base, this high-end take on the classic lobster boat exhibits the painstaking detailing of an art installation.

While most boat builders embrace straight edges and simplified moldings as a means of increasing production efficiencies, the Zeelander 44 is all graduated curves, sweeps…