Chasing Romance (ex-Shadow): 55.5 m Damen YS 5009 support yacht, helipad, 5,000 nm at 10 kn

Videos

Two tours from YouTube, most viewed first.

**This Support Yacht Has a Helipad, Dive Center, and More… WHAT?! | D/Y Shadow Tour**Catalina Crew | Live to Tell the Tale · 16 Feb 2025 · 9,450 viewsWatch on YouTube

**Launch of NEW FRONTIERS - Damen Yacht Support**Damen Yachting · 14 Jul 2017 · 3,067 viewsWatch on YouTube

On board

Filmed by people who were on board: guests, crew and independent reviewers. Not broker tours.

Photos

The yacht under way seen from the air and astern, turning on deep-blue water off a hilly coast, with a large RIB on the aft deck and a small tender racing away — Under way, with a tender on the open aft deck

The yacht head-on at speed, her pale-blue axe bow throwing a white bow wave, with a tender running alongside and hills behind — Head-on at speed, showing the vertical Axe Bow

Top-down aerial view of the whole yacht on clear turquoise water: a long narrow hull, the bridge and mast forward, and on the aft deck a RIB, a covered tender, a container and a helicopter landing mark, with jet skis and a tender at the stern — From above: the working deck takes up half her length

Close aerial view of the aft deck from above: a large white H landing mark on teak-coloured decking, a container, folded paddleboards and a rack of gear, with three jet skis on a floating dock and a RIB alongside — The aft deck, helipad and cargo area in one

The yacht side-on in open water, with the name New Frontiers on the hull, people on the aft deck by a container and a blue gazebo, and a yellow submersible hanging from the deck crane beside the hull — As New Frontiers, with a submersible on the deck-crane hook

The yacht at anchor off a rocky, scrub-covered coast, port side on, with a dome-shaped shelter on the aft deck, a tender alongside and several small craft nearby — At anchor off a rocky coast

The side deck beside the wheelhouse windows, looking forward over the bow to a large yacht at anchor and a coastline — The side deck beside the wheelhouse

A saloon with a grey dining table for six, a large television over pale-wood cabinets and windows looking out over the water — The saloon and dining area

A double cabin with a white bed, dark tasselled throw, a seascape picture above the headboard and two portholes — A double guest cabin

The wheelhouse: a captain's chair in front of a console of navigation screens and radar, with a breakwater visible through the windows — The wheelhouse

Specifications

Ice class: No ice-class notation. Her Bureau Veritas class is I ✠Hull •Mach with the service notations Light ship, Yacht and Yacht Support Vessel, the navigation notation sea area 4 and AUT-UMS for an unattended engine room
In ice, in practice: Without an ice notation she has no rated ability to work in ice, and no polar or ice voyage by this yacht has been reported. Her design points the other way: a reduced draught of 3.2 metres for shallow-water operations and a semi-displacement Sea Axe hull
Helicopter: One helipad of about 190 m² on the aft main deck, for helicopters up to 3,700 kg maximum take-off weight, which Boote describes as a twin-turbine helicopter. The same area has standard fittings for modular tender cradles and containers. No hangar; the certification standard has not been published
Deck crane: Knuckle-boom crane rated 12 tonnes, or 6 tonnes at 11.5 metres outreach, strong enough to launch a personal submarine Heila crane, 12 t at 5 m and 5 t at 19.1 m in YachtBuyer
Tenders and toys: Open deck area of 240 m² in total, with an aft adventure centre for diving and sports gear. Since delivery a Nitrox dive centre has been added, and a 2,980-litre petrol fuelling station. Tender models have not been published
Submersible: None reported on board. She was built ready for an A-frame to launch and recover submersibles, and the crane can lift one
Support vessel: She is a yacht support vessel herself, classed as one by Bureau Veritas. As Shadow she supported the 60.5-metre Amels 200 Moonstone of 2021, and YachtBuyer still lists her as Moonstone's support vessel; no dated source has said whether that pairing continued after she was renamed
Range: 5,000 nm at 10 kn 5,000 nm at 16 kn in a 2019 Boat International sale report
Fuel capacity: 172,860 litres 169,000 litres in the 2024 sale listing; 230,000 litres in YachtBuyer's fleet data
Speed: 20 kn maximum; 14 kn cruising 21 kn top speed in YachtBuyer and in the text of the builder's fleet page; 22 kn in Boat International; 14.5 kn cruising in YachtBuyer
Propulsion: Four Caterpillar 3512C diesel engines, 4,476 kW in total, driving four propellers; two bow thrusters; three 99 kW generators. Quantum zero-speed stabilisers
Length overall: 55.5 m 55.3 m in Damen's 2017 release and Boat International
Beam: 9.25 m 9.0 m at the hull on the builder's fleet page
Draught: 3.2 m at full load
Gross tonnage: 489 GT 496 GT in Damen's 2017 release and Boat International; 499 GT on the builder's fleet page
Hull and superstructure: Steel hull, aluminium superstructure; Damen's Axe Bow on the Sea Axe platform
Builder and model: Damen Yachting, built in the Netherlands (Damen Shipyards Gorinchem in the class register). Yacht Support 5009, the fifth hull of the series
Design: Exterior, interior and naval architecture by Damen Yachting
Guests and crew: 6 guests in 3 cabins: a main-deck owner's suite and two doubles; 4 more berths for staff, pilots, security or guides; crew of 11 20 crew in Boat International; 10 guests and 7 crew plus a captain in the builder's specification table
Where she has been: Debuted at the Monaco Yacht Show in September 2017. In 2024 Damen announced her for its displays at the Monaco Yacht Show in September and the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in late October, and while for sale she was based in Palm Beach, Florida. In spring 2025 Boat International's tracker placed her at the Rybovich refit yard; in January 2026 it had last spotted her near the United States, and in October 2026 at the Club de Mar marina in Palma de Mallorca. No long-range expedition has been reported
Build history: Keel laid in August 2015 and built by Damen on speculation. Launched as New Frontiers on 10 July 2017 and delivered in September 2017 (class date of build 8 September 2017). Sold in December 2017 to a buyer introduced by Yachts.In, and renamed Shadow in 2018. Listed for sale in 2019, refitted in 2023, listed again from September 2024 until the listing ended in April 2025. By December 2025 she had been renamed Chasing Romance Boat International's 2019 sale report gives December 2017 as the delivery date
Flag: Cayman Islands, port of registry The Creek Jamaica as Shadow
Owner: Private owner. Registered owner in the Bureau Veritas register: BR4 Management, LLC; manager: Luxury Yacht Group

Where is she now

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IMO 9779082 · MMSI 319313600

Questions

Is Chasing Romance the same yacht as Shadow and New Frontiers?

Yes. The 55.5-metre Damen Yacht Support 5009 was launched as New Frontiers in 2017, renamed Shadow in 2018 and is now Chasing Romance; her IMO number, 9779082, stayed the same (Bureau Veritas, Damen Yachting).

Does Chasing Romance have an ice class?

No. Her Bureau Veritas class has no ice notation, and no ice or polar voyage by her has been reported (Bureau Veritas).

How far can Chasing Romance go without refuelling?

The builder gives a range of 5,000 nautical miles at 10 knots, and she carries about 172,860 litres of fuel (Damen Yachting, Bureau Veritas).

Does Chasing Romance have a helipad?

Yes, a helipad of about 190 m² on the aft deck for helicopters up to 3,700 kg, but no hangar. The same deck carries tenders and containers (Boat International, Damen Yachting press release).

Which yacht did Shadow support?

As Shadow she was the support vessel for the 60.5-metre Amels 200 Moonstone, and the two were shown together at the 2024 Fort Lauderdale show. YachtBuyer still lists her as Moonstone's support vessel, but no dated source has said whether that continued after she was renamed (YachtBuyer, YachtBuyer).

Is Chasing Romance for sale?

No. As Shadow she was listed for sale from September 2024 to April 2025 and was then renamed; YachtBuyer lists her as not for sale (YachtBuyer, YachtBuyer).