Motor yacht from a bygone era

It's not often you classically inspired designs on modern motor yachts, as many buyers are looking for contemporary styles.

But the Sycara IV Fantail Motor Yacht boasts a unique design, one that harks back to golden age of yachting tanks to is distinct 1920s aesthetic.

Built by the Burger Boat Company, an American motor yacht builder that typically builds two to three models per year, the Sycara IV is a 46 metre (151ft) vessel that has already taken out highly-rated award.

The Sycara IV, a 2010 model, was handed the Design Trophy for Custom Yachts Under 50m at the prestigious 2009 World Yachts Trophies, which took place on September 12, 2009 in alongside the Cannes International Yacht and Boat Show.

Not only a triumph of classic design, the Sycara IV features all the modern systems of contemporary motor yachts.

It's owners, Ray and Elsie Catena, said they wanted to recapture "the splendour, grace and charm of an era gone by". But they also wanted the vessel to have low fuel consumption and a small wake that wouldn't adversely affect shorelines.

The lovingly detailed Fantail cruiser will be used by the Catena family to cruise around America and its various waterways, including regions like the Erie Barge Canal system, the Intracoastal Waterways and the famous Great Lakes.

The Sycara IV came together thank to a collaboration of experts, reads the Berger media statement. This included the Catenas "with their extensive yachting experience and yacht building knowledge; Steve Narkawicz, their highly experienced and talented project manager; Bruce King with his classic schooner bow and fantail hull; Ken Freivokh, chosen to define her interior and exterior styling true to the early 1920’s; and Burger’s team of designers, engineers and craftspeople."

As the photos show, the end result is nothing less than majestic.