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 April 2, 2010

More details have been finally unveiled by the New Zealand based shipyard Alloy Yachts about their largest sailing yacht AY41. She is designed by Phillippe Briand and is 67.20 metres in length.

The designer was commissioned by the owner to design a performance sailing yacht capable of world cruising. AY41 superyacht has mast slightly longer than the yachts itself, measuring in length 67.90 metres, while the mizzen mast has a height of 62.40 metres.

Renowned French designer Christian Liaigre is in charge of the interior design. He also also designed the interiors of the 56 metre Rosehearty.

The superyacht AY41 is due to be launched in October 2010.

LOA: 67.20 metres
LWL: 61.00 metres
Main Mast Height (Above DWL): 67.9 metres
Mizzen Mast Height: 62.4 metres
Beam (max): 12.53 metres
Draft (max): 5.05/9.10 metres

Alloy Yachts
+64 (0)9 838 7350
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 March 26, 2010

 The new sail yacht design coming from Sylvain VIAU may look simple, but her design is not. The concept is called Oiseau Bleu (or Blue Bird). She's a sail yacht made for cruising. The designer states that you can spend the day pulling on the ropes with interesting sailing performances, and have a comfortable cabin and saloon for the night. 

"It could present some interest in active or sport charter in the West Indies," says the designer, "and I think with sailors interested in sailing big boats with a deck arrangement close to racing maxis, but with all comfort at anchorage.

The dynamic hull design uses a deep hard chine to create a sort of hydrodynamic lift to help the ship sailing upwind.

 
The internal arrangement is as follows :

Top deck:

    * Fwd deck dedicated to anchoring purposes. Furler is fitted for genoa
    * Middle deck is a sun deck. Winches and piano at mast foot
    * Aft deck is for sailors : helm, winches for main sails and genoa, and at the aft a small deck saloon under the mizzen.


Main deck:

    * Fwd cabin is owner's suite, with panoramic portholes on ship sides and top windows oriented fwd to give more natural lighting.
    * VIP cabins can be located in the middle, with a porthole for each of them, and we can make 2 or 3 of them each side of the ship.
    * Aft part is dedicated to galley and wardroom, sheltered under the superstructure.
    * Aft deck can be used as sun deck and/or for storage of tender(s).
    * You can reach top deck by 3 stairs : one each side giving access inside the "deck house" in front of the helms, and one at the back on portside giving direct access to deck saloon.


Lower deck - there is enought space for a lower deck, in the middle section - can be used for crew quarters and technical rooms (engine room, cold room, technical facilities, etc...).

Sylvain VIAU - SVDesign
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 March 9, 2010

BMT Nigel Gee and Design Unlimited are pleased to announce their collaboration on the development of an exciting 40-metre powered catamaran. The partnership brings together BMT’s extensive experience in the naval architecture and engineering of high speed catamarans with the versatile interior and exterior design skills of Design Unlimited.

This 500 GRT design is offered with a number of propulsion options, depending on the required performance, and in each case features a proven hull form from BMT’s comprehensive portfolio of catamaran designs. The baseline option features twin, 1,432kW diesel engines to give a top speed of 20 knots and a range of 2,600nm. A faster model offers a 32 knot top speed using twin diesels to drive waterjets whilst for those requiring maximum performance a 41 knot option is available featuring combined gas turbines and diesels with waterjets.

The catamaran platform is ideally suited to the moderately sized, medium to high speed yacht. Yachts on the 500 GRT limit are always pushing the boundaries of available space, but with a beam of 11.8m the BMT Nigel Gee design offers a substantially greater amount of accommodation compared to a conventional yacht of the same length. The additional beam is put to good use providing extensive interior spaces capable of adaptation for a wide variety of uses and entertainment options.

The accommodation spans three decks with the lower deck being split across the two separate demi-hulls. This lower deck includes crew accommodation to port with cabins for six, the crew mess and galley, the laundry area and separate access to the foredeck. The starboard hull contains two large, well appointed, en-suite VIP cabins with the option to convert them into a single large VIP or master suite.

The main deck features two further en-suite VIP cabins and a gym with side-opening terrace for an indoor/outdoor workout. There is also a large, fully-equipped galley. The full-beam saloon occupies the aft section of the main deck with inside/outside dining options for 12, plus a bar, large comfortable lounging areas and circular sliding doors giving access onto the aft sundeck. This sundeck incorporates a feature pool which can also be accessed from the aft hull swim platforms.

The upper deck is given over mostly to the owner’s accommodation. A massive suite incorporates an aft facing central bed which takes in the full width view, together with a walk-in dressing/bathroom and large office/study. There is also an option for a private sky lounge. This deck also houses a large en-suite captain’s cabin which has private access to the spacious wheelhouse.

The exterior of the yacht is well planned with generous sunbathing and outdoor seating spaces. The main deck has a large foredeck which houses two 6-metre tenders together with a crane and there is also a lower garage for jet skis and water sports equipment. 

 March 8, 2010

Esquisse is much more conventional than all concepts previously exposed, but is still integrating energy saving devices : 

• Diesel-electric plant, able to produce high power for speed when required and covering electric consumption, but without the disadvantage of carrying big and heavy diesel engines used underrated most of sailing time and duplicating in parallel diesel generators on board
• Solar heaters for sanitary  hot water are integrated within the dark part of superstructure, providing also interesting power saving.
• High standard of thermal insulation

Internal arrangement is usual for this size of ship : owner's suite on main forward deck, saloon on aft main deck and top deck, and VIP cabins and crew quarters on lower deck.

Length : 55.00m
Beam : 10.00m
Speed : 18kts