Feature 5 | MEGA YACHTS Large yacht market stays buoyant
Ownership of a superyacht may be considered to be one of the ultimate financial status symbols and while cruise lines may have reined back their newbuild programmes, there is no shortage of new orders for superyachts, whether traditional in design or ultra-modern.
version of the superyacht, the splendid J Class series. Two of
T the originals,
Velsheda and Shamrock V will race against a replica J Class, Ranger. Needless to say, superyachts have now
become mega yachts or even giga yachts and projects abound for vessels of more than 100m. Open bridge configurations vie with traditional designs with a modern twist. Dykstra & Partners is also working
on a major project for Turkish Dream Ship Victory Shipyard for a 141m four mast schooner Dream Symphony, an all laminated wood construction which the company says will be the largest sailing yacht ever built. Obviously with a ship of this kind there is no question of heli-pads and the like. Dykstra has always gone down the route of having classic exteriors coupled with the latest in naval architecture technology, which means
his month [June] sees regattas being held in Newport, Rhode Island showcasing the 1930s
the ships are basically lighter “with a modern waterline” and offer a higher performance with a classic exterior. Blohm + Voss’s Hamburg-based
operation has also been developing its extensive expertise in the yacht building market, not only with refurbishment of superyachts like Lady Moura – a well know sight for any visitor to Monaco – but with newbuildings like the Vintage, which, like the J Class replicas, takes designs from the 1930s and develops them to include all those features demanded by the 21st century owner. Traditional and modern features are
blended with a bow sprit and classic shaped cruiser stern alongside modern style bridge wings, a helicopter landing deck and davit-launched tenders. The ship is 111m long and 15.6m across the beam with a maximum speed of 17knots. Propulsion is provided by two 2560kW diesel engines with controllable pitch propellers. Te vessel is equipped with three 960kW gensets with soot particle
filtration, one 500kW bow thruster and one 220kW stern thruster. Other superyachts in the Blohm +
Voss stable include a new 110m power yacht modelled on the 74m Eco, which was designed in the early 1990s to be the fastest of its size. Te 110m version has nearly 110,000hp to call on and is capable of a maximum speed of 40knots with two MTU engines coupled to Wartsila 9000 water jets and two gas turbines linked to a further two waterjet boosters. Te yacht has two 870kW diesel generators, and a 500kW bow thruster. Other custom yachts include a 120m
exploration yacht with a range of 5000nm at 16knots, which boasts a diesel electric propulsion system powering three pod drives allowing a maximum speed of 18.5knots. The yard was joint winner of best
motor ship of the year at the 2011 World Superyacht Awards for the 162.5m Eclipse, built for billionaire Roman Abramovich, while Diana Yacht Design
Blohm & Voss’ latest fast mega yacht, Vintage that has been modelled on the previous Eco design.
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