Boat International - July 2018

Edited by – Caroline White

This month: the rebooting of Britain's America's Cup challenge, royal tensions rock the boat & the best towable inflatables

NEWS, EYE OPENER, MARKET INTELLIGENCE & THE EDIT

ON BOARD

“Concentrated eforts typically result in a very pure

concept design,” says Peder Eidsgaard of Harrison

Eidsgaard. For the freshly launched 74.5 metre Abeking

& Rasmussen Elandess, the exterior and interior designer

describes that concentration as “intense” – his London

studio and a responsive owner drove her from initial

sketch to build-ready design in just four months.

The result is certainly pure, with a metallic graphite

grey hull, lean lines, a near-vertical “Atlantic bow”

inspired by 20th century Blue Riband liners and no

extraneous flourishes. Inside, though, it’s anything

but spare, with a treasure trove of exciting features

that includes a spiral staircase under the 7.5 metre pool

“allowing flickering water-filtered light to cascade all

the way down to the lower deck ”, says Eidsgaard. And

in the Nemo Lounge a 4.5 x 3 metre hull window ofers

spectacular underwater views. Look out for the full feature

on Elandess in a forthcoming issue of Boat International.

Pure allure

The design of Abeking & Rasmussen’s

new 74.5m is “pure” – but not simple