A luxury super yacht owned by a mystery European businessman has sailed into Whangarei for a major refit.
The custom-built 40m superyacht 'Be Mine' made her way into Whangarei Harbour last Saturday and was hauled out of the water at Oceania Marine Centre on Port Rd.
The super yacht is receiving extensive work, including a repaint, electrical and engineering work and a general refit.
Oceania Marine marketing manager Jim Loynessaid the 310 tonne vessel was currently out of the water and would be moved into the fitting shed over the weekend.
The arrival of Be Mine, formerly Leonora, comes hot on the heels of a refit completed on the 43m sailing yacht Bella Ragazza, described as a high-performance cruising sloop, available for charter in South East Asia, with five double staterooms.
Mr Loynes said work on the latest arrival Be Mine was a "fairly major refit" and work was expected to take 10 weeks including up to three weeks of finishing work while in the water.