Design
The biggest yet
Having achieved so much with their stunning and fast mid-size multihulls a step up was surely always on the cards... and you will not be disappointed
With clever design, precision engineering and meticulous high- tech carbon construction, Hudson Yacht Group has been developing and refining luxury performance catamarans along with design partners at Morrelli & Melvin for almost a decade. Their hard work and innovations have led to a true amalgam of luxury and performance, which used to be difficult to achieve in the same yacht yet are now proven throughout their product line of semi- custom HH 50, 55 and 66ft models. Each has delivered for their owners precisely what was asked: a safe, stylish, comfortable and seaworthy platform for everything from high- speed day racing to long-distance fast passagemaking and family cruising. HH cats are unique in delivering this experience due to incredible attention to detail in everything from the advanced composite technologies used in hull and deck shells and related structures, to the focus on maximising utility and strength, yet keeping light weight in all the interior elements so that weight targets can be reached to achieve the expected design performance.
Having proven this now in three product lines, Hudson Yacht Group is now ready for its most ambitious project to date: the new HH 88, a
64 SEAHORSE
yacht whose concept aligns with HH’s other luxury cats but at a size and scale to give the look and feel of a true superyacht. The design development of the HH 88 was more than simply scaling a smaller design into a larger package, this is a whole new paradigm. It took a concerted effort to meet the goals of comfort and utility while staying within what the physics allowed in engineering, cost and performance.
‘We have to work to strict weight tolerances to reach the intended goals in sailing performance,’ says boatbuilder Paul Hakes. His decades of experience building high-tech monohull raceboats in carbon composites gave him an appreciation for the equal if not even greater importance of minding every kilo when building large cats.
‘Working with the owner and his wishes for accommodation standards and features on this boat required close cooperation with the Morrelli & Melvin team and our own engineers,’ he says. ‘It took us three months to do the weight studies needed to develop weight and trim targets, so being slack on this would have a major effect on performance. Even though this boat has no specific racing plans, performance under sail is still important.’
Above: the Hudson Yacht Groupʼs new flagship model, the HH88, is now in build. Like its smaller sisters itʼs a lightweight fast cruising yacht but the onboard luxury has been dialled up to a whole new level to meet the
expectations of superyacht charter clients with lavish guest suites, a restaurant grade galley, a full set of water toys, a jacuzzi in the aft cockpit and a large, elevated flybridge
Superyacht luxuries The size of the HH 88 allows for some extraordinary features simply not allowable on smaller-sized cats of this genre. These include accommodations for the luxury charter market so that 10 guests and four crew may be comfortable: four guest suites and an additional double cabin, a spacious aft cockpit with fresh water jacuzzi surrounded by loungers and an alfresco dining area; air conditioning in the main cabin and flybridge spaces; and a master stateroom on the main deck forward of the saloon.
Styling is also luxurious, highlighted by illuminated granite with carbon details and lightweight foam-cored furniture with high gloss mahogany veneer and decorative cored veneers in drawer and cupboard fronts. The infrastructure to support this luxury has been carefully considered and planned for both functionality and space, but also to hit the all- important weight and trim targets. The galley is below the main deck in one hull and will be fitted with a six- burner range, top-end equipment and generous counter space. Air conditioning will be capable of running overnight in “silent mode” powered by an impressive 70kW lithium-ion battery bank, a huge
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