Boat International US Edition — November 2017

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ON BOARD

NOVEMBER 2017

much testing

and refinements,

the Slide Hull was born, and

it’s now a patented design that

has proven its efficiency and

stability on the commercial

vessel SC Amethyst.

Vripack also worked with

Burger and the yacht’s owner

on the interior design of the

first 48 Cruiser, which features

an open salon/galley area

incorporating the helm and its

glass cockpit. The first Cruiser

48 will be ready for summer 2018,

while a second hull is starting on

spec. burgerboat.com

ONE SIZE DOES

NOT FIT ALL

If one helipad is not enough, Damen’s
SeaXplorer 75 has two. The first of
these 2,500GT expedition vessels
is due for a 2020 delivery. The owners’
plans include visiting remote regions
from Kamchatka in Russia to the
Galápagos, which is exactly the
kind of adventurous cruising this
self-sufficient polar code-compliant
vessel is meant to do.seaxplorer.nl

DOUBLE CHOPS

Hatteras unveiled its newest yacht in New Bern, North Carolina, ahead of its debut at the

Fort Lauderdale Boat Show. Named Panacera M90, the new Hatteras in-house design puts

natural light at the front and center, with a large skylight over the galley and frameless

windows flanking an open plan main deck. Peek inside at boatinternational.com

VIDEO

OFTHE

MONTH

The Burger Boat Company

has lifted the veil on an

interesting custom project

under construction at its yard in

Manitowoc, Wisconsin – a fast

luxury 48ft cruiser intended for

use on the Great Lakes.

Based on a hull by Vripack

called Slide Hull, it is being

built in Alustar aluminum and

powered with twin 600hp Volvo

Penta D8-IPS800 engines for an

anticipated top speed of 35 knots

and a 30 knot cruising speed.

A Dutch captain approached

Vripack with his ideas to improve

comfort in rough seas. After

ALL-ACTION

The SeaXplorer 75

boasts a dive center,

a submersible

hangar and a

heliport for two

aircraft. It can house

25 crew and staff

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