engine off and start sailing in just a few knots of breeze. Thus a larger-than- standard rig was selected with an extra metre added to the height of themast. ‘The VPP shows Sørvind sailing at 7.47 knots at target upwind angle in six knots TWS which is half a knot faster than the VPP for standardmast height,’ Peek says. To boost the yacht’s internal volume up
to 78GT andmaximise the amount of natural light in themain interior living spaces, the Raised Saloon (RS) option was chosen – one of three deck plans designed by Nauta – as used on two previous SW105s,Wolfhound and Kiboko Tres. The coachroof was slightlymodified, however, to give Sørvind a subtly unique silhouette.
Chamfered deck and coachroof shapes are a feature of the earlier SW105s. ‘As we developed the fifth yacht in the series it was important to create something new and unique,’ Peek says. ‘The chamfers were softened into radius curves by modifying the tooling.’ Every one of the five SW105s has a
different keel and ballast arrangement. Sørvind has a telescopic keel made by APM, which retracts from 5.6m to 3.65m, and twin rudders. ‘The steering system is mechanical and is similar to the tiller and track system seen on Imoca 60s,’ Peek says. ‘This allows better usage of the lazarette while still giving natural feeling and feedback to the helmsman. The tender garage in Sørvind's stern is enlarged to carry a Williams 435 SportJet RIB. ‘The garage and lazarettes are also optimised to store a plethora of toys including diving equipment, stand up paddle boards and two road bikes,’ Peek says. ‘The tender is launched with a sliding overhead bridge crane mounted on the deckhead of the garage. This custom system designed by SWS and built in carbon allows the crew to manoeuvre the tender safely and smoothly without any rollers and rails on the transom door.’
Despite being a cruiser Sørvind is a full carbon build, 400kg lighter than the standard option of a glass/aramid hybrid outer skin, and weight control was a priority throughout. The hull, deck and bulkheads are carbon/epoxy Corecell sandwich and the interior is honeycomb and foam sandwich, finished with premium veneers. Further weight savings include about 125kg with titanium deck fittings and 800kg by using Flexiteek. ‘Weight calculation and trimare
important on every SouthernWind yacht � The master suite is in the bow, the quietest part of the yacht SEAHORSE 77
Interior design and layout The interior design scheme features sharp contrasts with pale fabrics, sole
The ‘Nordic cool’ style of Sørvind’s interior draws some of its inspiration from the SW96 Seatius, which won a major marine industry design and innovation award in 2019 with a similar interior created by the same team – Nauta Design working with Jeroen Machielsen of Studio Hermanides, who was the owner’s design representative for Sorvind’s build. ‘The Nordic winter features strong contrasts,’ Peek explains. ‘The long nights mean everything that is up is dark while everything down is covered with snow and very light. This is one of the main trends with Sørvind, a blend of dark and light tones with textured materials to add further highlights.’ The lines of the interior are crisp
and clean, with open sightlines extending all the way from the foot of the companionway through the main saloon, which has separate lounge and dining areas, and down into the lower mezzanine bar area on the starboard side of the keel trunk. Pale-coloured fabrics, sole boards and headlining are offset by dark hardwood veneers, while stepped surfaces and reveals add depth and interest. The general arrangement puts the
boards and headlining offset by dark hardwood, inspired by the Nordic winter
master suite in the bow, as far as possible from the noise of the yacht’s sailing and hotel systems, with large lateral windows on both sides. The master cabin has a forward-facing king size island bed offset slightly to port of the centreline, an L-shaped sofa to starboard and the en suite heads in the forepeak with his-and-hers sinks and a separate shower compartment. There’s another large double guest cabin aft of the master suite and to port, opposite the bar area and two twin-berth cabins amidships, aft of the main saloon, which should make comfortable sea- berths if the owner or guests are on board during offshore passages. The crew area is aft, ideally located
for long-distance deliveries between cruising grounds. A dedicated crew companionway leads down fromthe working cockpit with the forward-facing nav station at its foot, conveniently close to the helmpositions on deck. There are twin-berth bunk rooms to port and starboard, and a captain’s cabin with a double bed a little way forward on the starboard side, all with en suite heads and shower. The large galley to port also serves as the crew’smess with a five-seat dinette on the centreline.
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