Superyacht Loon, one of Icon Yachts’ most distinctive flagship builds, has been sold after being offered to the market in turnkey condition following an extensive 2025 refit. Delivered in 2010 as Icon, the steel-and-aluminum yacht was designed by British studio RWD with an interior by Studio Linse. She was originally built at approximately 205 feet before Icon Yachts extended her by about 16 feet in 2014, creating a much larger beach club and reshaping the way guests use the stern. The sale was handled by Jim McConville of Merle Wood & Associates and Kevin Bonnie of IYC for the seller, while Jean-Marie Recamier and Jessica Ruez of Camper & Nicholsons introduced the buyer. The identity of the new owner has not been disclosed.
The 221-foot (67.5-meter) vessel was last asking $42.95 million, VAT-paid, according to Boat International, but the actual transaction price has not been disclosed. The asking figure placed Loon among the more substantial brokerage offerings in her class, particularly given the extensive work completed before the sale. Her 2025 program included a reported $3.3 million 15-year Lloyd’s class survey, followed by further work in 2026 involving her engines, generators, stabilizers, watermaker and hotel systems. The yacht was subsequently presented as being in turnkey condition, giving her new owner a vessel prepared for immediate cruising rather than one requiring a major post-purchase overhaul.
A 221-foot yacht built around the water
One of the highlights of Loon is the relationship between her raised main-deck pool and the beach club below. Measuring about 25 by 11.5 feet, the pool is surrounded by glass panels that allow filtered water and daylight to reach the space underneath, turning the swimming pool into an architectural light source rather than simply another leisure amenity. The beach club itself contains a bar, gym, sauna or hammam and massage room, together with sunbeds and direct access to the sea. Twin staircases connect the enlarged beach club with the main deck aft, while an internal passage allows guests in the lower-deck cabins to move directly toward the water. The arrangement became possible after Icon Yachts extended the yacht’s length in 2014.
Inside, Loon accommodates as many as 13 guests across seven cabins, with space for up to 18 crew members. The main-deck owner’s suite has its own staircase leading to a private upper lounge and office with approximately 180-degree views and a secluded exterior sunbathing area. That upper space could potentially be converted into another VIP cabin, creating an eight-cabin arrangement similar to that found aboard a sister ship. The upper deck also contains a spacious saloon, a 12-person outdoor dining area, another double guest cabin and a forward sky lounge. At the top, the sun deck adds a spa pool surrounded by sun pads, a large forward lounging area and the captain’s cabin and controls.
Her forward garage can accommodate three tenders, three jet skis and additional water equipment, keeping the stern free of the machinery associated with operating a large private yacht. Service areas include a walk-in refrigerator and two large walk-in freezers, which reportedly cost around $100,000 to stock for a season, along with multiple pantries, two dumbwaiters, a professional galley and extensive laundry facilities with nine professional washers and dryers and a rotary ironer. Individual cabin climate control, automated lighting, blackout curtains, Starlink, cabin connectivity and Sonos systems add to the practical side of the luxury experience.
Her reported acoustic readings are equally impressive, with the master cabin registering about 41 dB(A) at cruising speed and the skylounge around 42 dB(A). Powered by twin MTU engines producing 4,960 horsepower, the 221-foot yacht can cruise at about 12.5 knots, reach roughly 16 knots, and cover approximately 6,000 nautical miles.
The seller and what comes next
American billionaire and owner of the Minnesota Wild Ice Hockey Team, Craig Leipold, acquired Icon and renamed her Loon in 2023, according to widely circulated yacht-ownership reporting. Leipold grew up in Neenah, Wisconsin, where he founded Ameritel, and he later owned Rainfair, a Racine manufacturer of protective footwear and clothing that he sold in 1996 for a reported $10 million. He and his wife, Helen Johnson-Leipold, maintain their permanent home in Wisconsin, with Helen coming from the Johnson family associated with SC Johnson and having led Johnson Outdoors and Johnson Financial Group. Leipold’s entrepreneurial story began well before his ownership of a 221-foot yacht, including a childhood episode in which he sold drinks to construction workers before his father intervened after he had sold all of his father’s Miller Lite. The sale now leaves open the question of what vessel will carry the Loon name next.
The sale material reportedly states that the Loon name is reserved for the seller and excludes Leipold’s personal effects, monogrammed items, and a 48-foot towable Anvera tender. Those details suggest that the name and some supporting equipment may be intended for another yacht, although they do not establish that a replacement vessel has already been purchased. No credible public source has identified Leipold’s next yacht, leaving its builder, size, and design unknown. For now, the sale marks the end of Loon’s chapter under Leipold while transferring a heavily refitted, 1,295 GT Icon Yachts flagship to an undisclosed new owner.
