Superyachts
Interior design and layout
Taniwha’s interior design, like her exterior styling and indeed her general concept, is byNautaDesign.Unlike many large yachtswhich combine modern exterior lookswith a traditional interior, she has a coherent and holistic design scheme inside and outwith the same contemporary
feel.Much of the furniture is finished in oiled (as opposed to varnished) teak veneer to give amore natural feel,with pale grey linen panels on the bulkheads, hull sides and keel trunk, and a light oak sole underfoot. ‘The owners contributed greatly to
the yacht’s interior decorationwhere the There is plenty of headroomin themaster cabin despite the reduced freeboard
challengewas to keep the furniture as lightweight as possiblewhile allowing for the small details thatmake a yacht home-like,’ saysMicheli. ’Attentionwas paid to choosing eco-friendlymaterials.’ Hydraulic and electric systemswere selected, engineered and designed for lightweight and efficiency. The layout is similar to several other
SW105swith the owner’s cabin up in the bowwith an office/studiowhich can be converted into a guest cabin, and a day heads. Aft of the keel trunk is the big, bright and airy saloon and the other two guest cabins are amidships, tucked behind the companionway. The separate quarters for up to five
Despite appearances this is a carefullyweight-optimised interior
and high-performancematerials.’ With extensive customisation
required, Farr Yacht Design and Nauta Design were brought into the project teamright at the start. ‘With a wealth of first-hand experience fromthe three yachts preceding Taniwha in the 105 series, we set out to explore the limits of the available design space to achieve the owner’s design brief,’ says JimSchmicker, vice president at Farr Yacht Design. ‘The overriding drivers in the design
brief were exceptional light wind performance and the styling of the deck and the interior. Taniwha was designed with an intense focus on light weight and hydrodynamic efficiency to achieve the required light wind performance while
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maintaining the characteristics of comfort, great handling, exceptional balance and seakindliness that are expected in a SouthernWind yacht designed by Farr Yacht Design.’
Naval architecture The hull shape of the SouthernWind 105 series displays the strong, characteristic design DNA that one would expect to see in amodern, high-performance superyacht fromthe Farr design office, fromthe fine bow and narrow waterline entry to the optimised transomshape. ‘The deep forefoot and short forward overhang combined with narrow bow sections reduce the tendency to slam,’ Schmicker explains. ‘A slight bow down
creware located aft: two twin bunk rooms, a captain’s cabin, the galley and nav station at the foot of the crew companionway,which leads up into the working cockpit aft of the twin helms.
trimwith heel, 40mmat 20 degrees, maintains the effective length of the hull and keeps the bow in the water in moderate and high wind speeds.’ The versatility of Farr’s original design
for the SouthernWind 105 series allowed plenty of scope for performance enhancements and styling innovations. ‘The SW105 hull shape is an excellent starting point for this project with a low beam-to-draught ratio of 6 tominimise wetted surface,’ Schmicker says. ‘A lifting keel with a draught range of
3.8mto 5.9mwas selected as the highest efficiency, least wetted surface option. Compared to the three previous SouthernWind 105s, the sheer was lowered 70mmto complement the
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