Invision Explorer Concept Places the View at the Waterline

Focus Yacht Design's 100-metre Invision concept approaches exploration through the way people experience their surroundings aboard. Its proposed waterline lounge, open views and varied means of access offer an ambitious starting point for an owner-led project, while remaining a design concept rather than a yacht under construction.

A Lower View of the Sea

The German studio's concept centres on a waterline lounge with a 180-degree glazed frontage. The idea is to bring guests close to the surface within an enclosed space, rather than make that relationship depend entirely on an open terrace.

Invision also proposes an owner's suite with extensive glazing and a skylight above the bed. These features place the changing surroundings within the intended experience of the interior, giving the design a focus beyond the yacht's exterior silhouette.

From a guest's perspective, a lower view can invite a different use of time. Watching the water from a sheltered seat is not the same experience as looking out from a high deck. A concept can explore both, without requiring every setting aboard to make the same statement.

Exploration as a Design Brief

The proposal includes tenders, a submersible, a helideck and provision for an electric vertical-take-off aircraft. These should be read as elements of the concept brief. The presence of such equipment in a design announcement does not establish an operating approval or permission to use it in every destination.

Robb Report also describes a proposed diesel-electric hybrid arrangement and an indicative range of around 6,500 nautical miles at 12 knots. The studio says technical choices remain subject to further development and an owner's priorities. Those figures therefore describe an intention, rather than measured performance.

The Owner Still Has a Role

For a prospective owner, a concept this broad is an invitation to establish priorities. Which journeys are genuinely intended? Which activities deserve dedicated space? Where should the everyday experience remain simple? The answers would help determine what the eventual yacht needs to become.

That discussion is particularly interesting when considering the waterline lounge. Its appeal can be understood without assuming a remote expedition on every passage. The same room might become a place for an unhurried breakfast or a quiet afternoon within sight of the shore.

For AUVEMARE, Invision's useful contribution is this opportunity to consider the journey from inside the yacht. The technical programme would need to develop alongside that experience, with requirements established for the intended operating areas. Until then, the project is best appreciated as a proposal about how exploration might feel, with significant decisions still open.

Source: Robb Report — Rachel Cormack, 15 October 2026