Design
A step up (in every sense)
The new Mylius 60CK is the largest production canting-keeler ever. ‘Fast and sweet’ does not begin to describe the latest Italian beauty
Mylius 60CK In Italy, Seahorse previewed the new Mylius 60 Canting Keel, which made its world première at the Genoa Boat Show in September 2019. It is a yacht that redefines the genre of performance cruisers and it is currently the only canting keel production model of that size on the market. The Mylius 60CK is a refined, luxurious cruiser but it’s conceived and structurally built around the Cariboni canting keel, directly derived from the Volvo Ocean 65. The experienced owner has had nine previous boats – the famous Cippa Lippa series – with which he has won countless offshore races. In particular he owned a Cookson 50 so he knows about canting keels (Seahorse Dec 2019). The new Cippa Lippa Mylius 60CK came from Guido Paolo Gamucci’s desire to sail a larger and more comfortable yacht that is suited to long summer Mediterranean cruises with a large family including lots of grandchildren on board. The "conditio sine qua non" of having a canting keel is dictated above all by his previous experience of much better cruising
comfort obtained by a lower angle of heel. The yacht’s interior is carefully designed around the canting keel arrangement without compromising the level of comfort on board. One of the eight Mylius 60s, Fra’ Diavolo, recently won the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta in its category. Like all Mylius yachts, this one is the result of the philosophy and strategic choices of the yard led by Luciano Gandini: everything takes place in house from the first concept to the development of the project, right up to the interior layout. The hull and deck (built in vacuum-infused carbon fibre with epoxy resin matrix) and the structures (pre-preg carbon fibre), are laminated in a female mould at a large facility in Poland, but always under the direct control of the Mylius project managers. The boat’s designer is Alberto Simeone, one of the founders of Mylius, who coordinates an internal design team and takes care of every aspect from the first drawings of the waterlines to their validation with CFD; from the design of the exterior and interior to the calculation of the
Above: the new Mylius 60CK is the worldʼs largest
production yacht with a canting keel – and itʼs not just a regular Mylius 60
with a canting keel added. The hull has been totally redesigned to take full advantage of the canting keel and its performance enhancing benefits with a fuller bow, more flared mid-sections and reduced canoe body depth
structures, down to every detail of the systems engineering, which is an area that has always been the pride of the yard and is managed specifically by another founding partner of Mylius, Mauro Montefusco. The fine carpentry, aesthetic and functional details of the interior are the result of the passion and craftsmanship of Mylius’s exclusive in-house team of artisans.
The Boat
Our sea trial, in the waters off Punta Ala in Tuscany, was a real eye- opener. The sails had just arrived and had never been hoisted before. The boat was presented in a mixed configuration, with racing rigging but with its full cruising interior installed. The complete transition from cruising to racing mode takes two people three days to achieve. There’s a lot more to it than the old approach of “take off everything that is not needed when racing". The boat in racing configuration retains some bits of its interior as required by the rating rules, but it is a pure racehorse. While waiting to leave the dock we
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