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THE APPETITE FOR recreational
submarines is growing. Its a trend
that reflects the increasing
popularity of expedition yachts
and involves a younger generation
of owners craving more adventure
than sipping cocktails in St Tropez.
The Scyllias catamaran tender
concept puts a twist on the
standard sub. It combines a fast
tender (20-knot top speed) with
a semi-submersible pod for
exploring under water. Hybrid
power and a multihull tick off two
more future-looking trends. The
10.55 metre catamaran is
designed to fit in the tender bay
of a 100-metre-plus yacht.
The idea came from the
graduation project of industrial
design engineering student Pieter
Dankers, with naval architecture
by Studio Delta. It won a 2016 iF
Design Award. studiodelta.nl

The When an
owner invests 95% 1960 2027
final in an expedition of the ocean Is the last time a US Navy sub descended 10 year s from
yacht, they want
frontier the tools to go
has never been
explored. Time
to the 11km Mariana Trench. Two
companies, Triton and DeepFlight, build
now ever ybody
will have
with it - Louise to launch that subs that could make it that far. Now a submarine
Harrison, Triton submarine. thats an item for an explorers bucket list Louise Harrison

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Know Efficient and

the
ropes
connected
Keeping track future
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of a yachts Are we
EFFICIENCY IS DOING better what is
inventory of
mooring lines
Appy already being done, says business
can be a tricky now? management visionary Peter Drucker.
business for Two projects are looking towards
crew. One We no longer
commercial and land-based industries for
visionary hail a cab but
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call an Uber. inspiration on how superyachts can make

company,
More Marine, Our favourite current activities even more efficient.
aims to solve food, dry As a sector with huge R&D resources,
the struggle cleaning pick-
commercial shipping is often the
by embedding up and massage
jumping-off point for advances in
electronic services can be
beckoned at superyacht efficiency. Kongsberg
near-field
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AUTONOMOUS SHIPS ARE coming to the Fully autonomous vessels seem an the touch of a Maritime, a group that works largely in
communication
(NFC) chips into
its lines so they
Crew commercial sector, and its not a question
of if but when. So says Rolls-Royce, which
unlikely option for the superyacht
industry, with its huge emphasis on
button on our
smartphone.
commercial markets, has developed an
integrated configuration for superyachts.
can be scanned
by smartphone. cut has unveiled concept designs for an
autonomous vessel that could be
service. Its fair to assume that captains
will be needed well into the future how
Convenience
apps are taking
over, so will
F
U
Communication shared from multiple
systems working across one platform
This will
futureproof managed remotely from a control centre. would an autonomous yacht find and the yachting will deliver greater efficiency, reduced
T
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rope stores by The company says the technology for judge a beautiful anchorage and who is industry ever costs, intelligent asset management and
(successfully) U
identifying the deploying crewless ships already exists going to serve dinner, for example? a continual cycle of learning and
age, diameter follow suit? A R
and predicts that by 2035 it will have Drones will be an important component, improvement.
and breaking few boating
launched a fully autonomous, unmanned being deployed to send images back to E The data shared also feeds into greater
strength of apps are taking
the rope, ocean-going vessel. Hoping to get in first, the remote-control unit. aim. Boatsters C autonomy, with onshore expertise
ensuring that Wrtsil has undertaken a project to Forward-thinking Guido de Groot looks to mimic A steering onboard activity. In the future, a
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they are easy to the success of

establish a fully autonomous freight Design has collaborated with Karel S more connected fleet will mean a more
replace when AirBnB, offering
transportation system for the Baltic Sea Nguyen of Delft University of Technology efficient fleet, with yachts learning
necessary. onboard stays T
by 2025. to unveil a concept for an autonomous on its apps. through joined-up planning, execution
moremarine.nl
In the yachting sector, the Mayflower
Autonomous Ship (MAS), a sail-powered
yacht in a semi-SWATH hull. In this
futuristic design, Nguyen has been bold
The app is
launching a new
platform in May
Mood lighting and reporting procedures.
With greater communication the key to
trimaran developed by MSubs, Plymouth enough to dispense with a bridge OCEANCOS R&D division cabin is designed to help It has been shown that greater efficiency, maritime
that will be 10x
University and Shuttleworth Design is altogether, designating it instead as an and Temeloy Advanced users adapt more quickly by bathing someone in communications company Radio Holland
faster and offer
hoping to cross the Atlantic on a research observation deck for guests. rolls-royce. 13,000 boats up Lighting Design, a studio to the local time zone after blue light or in warm light, Group has announced a strategic
mission in 2020. com, wartsila.com, shuttleworth.org to 45 metres. that designs lighting for flying from a different part you can change the body agreement with American ICT company
Founder Nick commercial architecture of the world. rhythms, she says. For
Cisco. The aim is to combat technical
Gelevert, who and land-based exhibitions The circadian system example, if a person travels
as well as for yachts, are is what tells your body and has eight hours of jet problems by offering accelerated digital
comes from a
working on an intriguing when its time to go to lag, they finds it difficult to ICT solutions such as monitoring and
family of yacht
brokers, wants project aimed at helping bed and when to wake sleep. Warm light can help. diagnostics services, data management
to put under- yacht owners, guests and up. Its one of our oldest By day, blue light makes and onboard networks. By creating
utilised boats crew overcome jet lag mechanisms, says Temeloy them feel more active.
dashboards of useful information, crew
to use and faster in the future. CEO Tiphaine Treins. The Beyond soothing guests
They have created the circadian system produces arriving from different will be able to seek optimal support with
make boating
concept for a special jet the hormones that get you time zones, the lighting minimal interference to navigation.
accessible and
easy for a new lag cabin that could be to go to sleep. It happens system could be used on Focused on the future strength of data
audience. located in or near the when the light declines and a more personalised level connections between ship and shore,
The newly yachts gym or spa area. you get the yellow tones. by trained professionals
these projects are nurturing a key
launched Equipped with lighting By contrast, the blue to help change a persons
controls based on the light present in daylight body rhythms in the long component in the twin goals of increased
AVYachts, on
bodys circadian system, or signals the body that it is term. oceanco.nl, efficiency and reliability.
the other hand,
takes the model human clock, the jet lag time to wake up. temeloy.com km.kongsberg.com, radioholland.com
of fractional
Let SCULPTURAL AND WOVEN lights alternative to traditional styles that provide a warm backlit glow ownership to
an app. Its too When CCTV picks sensors sonars, even approach nearby vessels and annoying alarms. monitoring of non-
there are big in residential interiors and due to their light weight and (pictured). Sharing a natural
early to say if A smarter up an intruder x-band, AIS and your yacht. can differentiate Marss is also aviation craft to
are sure to reach yacht interiors resistance to damage. affinity with the yacht world, Tom
be light in the future. Its a simple way to UK lighting designer Naomi Raffields steam-bent sculptural
either of these
will be game
security on board its
often too late.
combines all
the feeds into a
Whats really
clever is the
between a fishing
boat doing its
developing a drone
detection system
be on the lookout
for pesky drones
cultivate the current Danish Pauls crocheted lights have a true wood light fittings work beautifully changers only system The Nidar system simple interface algorithm. rounds and combining that endanger
hygge trend of Scandinavian hygge feel, while Dutch designers in a timber-clad interior. time will tell. from Marss uses to detect threats Nidar tracks the a real threat x-band, radar and personal privacy.
boatsters.com, a combination of long before they behaviour of before setting off radio frequency marss.com
cosiness on board. Woven ALISSA + NIENKE have created alissanienke.nl, naomipaul.co.uk,
avyachts.com
examples can be a suitable woven lights set within frames tomraffield.com

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Something Thats so meta

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for the KNOW WHAT METAMATERIAL IS? If

weekend? you are a yacht owner or designer, its

going to change your life.
WHEN PALMER JOHNSON looked to the For once, science has come up with
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future, they saw an opportunity to offer
something more luxurious to the
ever-expanding, high-end open yacht
market. Palmer Johnsons new PJ 63
Sport is a 19.4-metre dayboat designed
a logical name for something: meta,
from the Greek meaning beyond.
Metamaterial is a generic term for
F
an engineered material made out of
multiple things (think nanotechnology) U

to be used in combination with a holiday that exhibits properties not found in T

Foiled again
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home. The first carbon boat is already
in build at Latvian yard Latitude Yachts.
With a fine-entry bow and powered
by triple Volvo Penta IPS600 pod drive
engines, the PJ 63 will be capable of 36
knots. Hull one is due to be delivered in
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nature. Its material thats engineered
on the molecular level to do
something previously impossible with
light and radio waves or
electromagnetic radiation when
charged with electric current.
U
R
E AS AMERICAS CUP teams take off on beached, used as a planing boat or, as
fast, foiling multihulls, will superyachts Hydros recommends, entirely in foil mode
C
follow suit? Tenders and toys certainly will. as its far more comfortable and less
A
The HY-X from Hydros is a prime noisy. When the boat is flying, it

October 2017 and comes with a price tag
of $2.75 million. palmerjohnson.com
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In short, its the stuff that will enable
you to upload and download signals
over Ka-band satellite service without
giant domes bolted to the top of your
boat. Flat panel antennas are being
installed on test vessels.
S example of trickle-down consumes 30 to 40 per cent
T Americas Cup technology. less fuel. Its a very simple
Its creators worked for equation only 10
former teams Alinghi and square metres are
Luna Rossa. touching the water [so]
We were hired you have less friction,

Metamaterial will do away with the because in 2005 we Lagarrigue says.

Virtually there Feel the music need for phased array antennas by
allowing the flat panels to behave in an
insanely smart way of grabbing and
beat an above-the-water
world speed record by
achieving 52 knots, just with the
On the sailing side, the
5.4 metre Moth-inspired
F101 is aimed at making foiling
The future of yacht in its marine accuracy, says WILL THE FUTURE of sound leave high-fidelity in the dust? ASKJA Origin, processing signals. They will need to energy of the wind, says Jeremie accessible to everyone. Its design
rendering yachts environment. Setzer. You can lauded as the first psycho-acoustic sound system, looks to do just that. be glued to the top of your boat in Lagarrigue, CEO of Hydros parent addresses barriers in usability, so the boat
for purposes of Looking look under tables,
Engineer and inventor Didier Kwak has created a fully immersive sound pairs, but who cares? They measure company Enata Industries. is easy to sail. A number of captains have
design decisions around, each around corners
lies in virtual reality. minute head and over rails. The experience that replicates the harmonics of a guitar, sound decay and even approximately 30 x 50 by 2-3 Hydros worked with VPLP, HDS and expressed interest in having one in the
Josh Setzers Lucid adjustment triggers users height in the true silence, allowing the listener to experience music in a completely different centimetres. kymetacorp.com JMKoncept to bring its foiling tender to tender garage, and owners can take a
Dream, of Durham, the redrawing of virtual environment way one thats emotive yet calming. life. The foils are retractable, so it can be learn to foil course. hydros.ch, foiling101.com
North Carolina, the space within will exactly Known for his work with film directors
incorporates 20 milliseconds. correspond with
Luc Besson and Baz Luhrman, its no
software engines The refresh rate their real height,
developed for is 90 frames per checking sightlines, surprise that Kwak has found a way to
video game second per eye. ergonomics, spatial harness the cinematic feeling of sound
production You stand inside relationships, etc. through a blend of psycho-acoustics, Heesen
together with high- the 3D model and Everything can be fluid mechanics and aerodynamic goes long The smart marina
end Oculus Rift and evaluate everything exactly like the As yachts get agencies and
science, collaborating with carbon The direction
HTC Vive headsets at true scale with built version. bigger, marinas regulators that
specialist Swiss Fibertec. Dutch builder
to put clients in the sub-millimetre luciddreamvr.com must get smarter, the industry is
Heesen is heading
The secret sauce is ASKJAs complex says Tom changing if [a
is evident with the
aerodynamic design, which ensures Mukamal, CEO marina] was built
completion of an
of IGY Marinas. 20 years ago, it
sound waves flow through the system 85 metre dry-dock
Given the trend needs to be re-
without creating any vibration. and 90 metre shed.
of yachts growing evaluated. IGYs
Listeners are simply immersed in a In-floor heating,
wider and longer, Marina Cabo San
air filters and
vivid, lifelike presentation of a live even if marinas Lucas in Mexico
humidifiers will
musical performance, says Kwak. that were built a is undergoing
provide climate and
long time ago can a $10 million
Even rap sounds better because its dust control while
accommodate transformation
so pure. You can understand what the mitigating impact
length, they that will give it an
artist was trying to do. The system is on the neighbours
werent built to unlimited depth
in Oss. LED lighting
far from petite, but it could be perfect have a big turning and the ability to
will measure
for an onboard cinema. Easy install radius. We need to host 150-metre-
ambient light and
be able to explain plus yachts.
and adaptability to a range of formats dim on sunny days.
to permitting igymarinas.com
are pluses. 666,000. askja-audio.com heesenyachts.com

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Bone dry in

ts
Breathable, wearer totally dry been tested by
stretchable and water simply cant elite athletes, was
lightweight, Zhik be absorbed by the acknowledged
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Avlare fabric looks fibres and rolls off. with a 2016 METS
set to revolutionise The genius of Zhiks DAME Award for
water sports attire water-repelling innovation.
by keeping the fabric, which has zhik.com
Appealing to
those who
appreciate
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simplicity, the
Wheel from
Miniot might
be the most
minimal record
player out
there. What you
Think about it
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see is what you PROVING THAT INSPIRATION can come

get. Just place from anywhere, each month the team
the record on from naval architecture and design studio
the Wheel and
Vripack might be found wandering around
it plays from
a needle on various cities of the world taking
the underside. photographs in neighbourhoods on the
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The Wheels verge home to young artists and the like.

construction Its for a good reason. The images go
allows it
straight into the companys think tank,
be used
horizontally aptly named Vrithink, where all the
or vertically, inspirations are fed into an algorithm.
making it ideal Its just writing a code, right? If you
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for yachts take images from Tokyo to New York and

Sleek, sexy and gravity defying,
Sitting the carbon furniture range
from new British company
pretty Essence of Strength uses
natural curves to deliver
stunning sturdiness.
Created by the industrial
designer Kristian Arens, the
where space is
you write algorithms, you can say, Okay,
at a premium.
A flick of a just display images of this colour,
switch lets the regardless of their geographic location.
user choose Youll see, from all these different areas,
between theres a trending colour, for instance,
headphones,
says Marnix J Hoekstra of Vripack.
amplifier or
speakers it Of the 80 people employed by the
can also be studio, four are code writers. They don't
used with know a thing about boats, they're writing
wireless code. One is specifically writing code for
devices. 850.
future reality. We have a virtual reality (VR)
miniot.com
cave in the office, and were really using
that a lot. You really have to schedule time
Chaise Longue, pictured to use the cave otherwise a colleague will
below, and a series of use it sometimes with owners, but also
complex-curved Aero Benches,
which combine advanced
F
internally among staff.
One of the ways the cave is used,
carbon fibre, handcrafted
leather and wood, debuted at U Hoekstra says, is to explore saving time in
Milan Design Week. the yacht-building process. Owners are
T
essenceofstrength.co.uk highly influenced by things that are fast in
U
terms of delivery and turnaround time. I
R
always say to our guys in the studio, They
E live in an exponential world and we think
C linear. To this end, Vripack tries to speed
A up build time by 25 per cent. Virtual
S reality is a tool that we use to analyse our
engineering and how things should be
T
built. Vripack is using what it learns in VR
to train builders before work begins on a
yacht so mistakes can be avoided and
time can be saved. www.vrithink.com

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Developing Thibaud_Le Merdy

Student
designer winner
Looking back
to look forward

talent Concept name: We asked two former YDOY winners

Comte how their view of yacht design has
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Nationality: shifted since their success and

French work as a professional
University:
How do you build a better yacht? Start by asking Politecnico di
Milano CALIFORNIA-BASED
the youngest generation of yacht designers designer Adam
Comte, designed
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Voorhees won YDOY

by Thibaud Le
SINCE 2008, THE YOUNG DESIGNER another to young professionals. Both Merdy, was chosen
in 2010. He has just
of the Year (YDOY) Award has been categories had to meet the strict brief to as the winner in wrapped up a major
cultivating fresh talent. Boat International create an 80-metre motor yacht concept the student YDOY refit of the 50 metre
Media tasks young designers (25 years or and two tenders one for general use category. The Feadship Broadwater and is an instructor
judges deemed the
less) with a robust brief to design a and one a limo. To make the task more at the Art Center College of Design in
design a worthy
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specific superyacht, and the results are
often inspiring with fresh perspective.
The award is sponsored by Oceanco, and
all the finalists receive a trip to the Dutch
yard to learn more about the industry.
This year saw a modification to the
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interesting, there were kinks in the works: winner and that
Pasadena. Voorhees says he is thrilled to
the design is behind schedule and the the mothership have last years winner, Baoqi Xiao, and
first proposals have not met the owners and its two tenders finalist Leah Gowoon Park as some of his
taste, the garage spaces are set and stood out for their students. "I believe it is critical for this
combination of
Oceanco (where the yacht would be built) industry to continue educating,
modernity and
and the owner want quick solutions. elegance, strongly
supporting and encouraging the next

programme with two awards being So who best brought this brief for laced with a good generation of designers.
bestowed one to student designers and a low-profile, elegant yacht to life? knowledge of My philosophy or attitude remains
how these vessels F
unchanged. I have always maintained that
interact with U technology and materials will continue
their crew and
T to be the drivers of innovation. The best
the guests
Eric_Laurent U realisation Ive had since winning the
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Professional award is understanding that the key

R
designer winner
E catalyst for new, provocative or futuristic
Concept name: design is working with clients who are
C
Hearsay open to and interested in exploring these
Nationality: A
new contexts.
French S
Current position:
Design itself, as it relates to yachting,
Freelance designer T is timeless it is forever about the
bespoke experience of enjoying time
After some debate, on the water with friends and family.
the top spot for the
young professional
YDOY went to Eric
TIMUR BOZCA won
Laurents design, YDOY in 2015 for his
Hearsay. The judges concept Cauta, a
considered this 55-metre sailing
to be a practical
superyacht with the
and elegant design
that fully fitted
revolutionary Dynarig.
the brief while If we are talking about the future, my
incorporating some view hasnt changed, he says. At the
detailed ideas, moment, the professional field requires
particularly in the
lots of details to study. It might look like
tenders. Above
all, the judges
limitations from the design perspective,
complimented but technology is improving, the vision
Laurent on his of human beings is getting wider and the
hand-drawn generation is changing young
renderings, which
professionals of the industry are starting
were the most
accomplished
to ask why not? When this mentality is
among this supported by technology, things can
years entries change faster than we think. Current
limitations will minimise so the design can
reach the maximum level. In my opinion,
extraordinary superyachts are waiting for
us in the future.

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