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on its successors. Other recent proj-

ects using the FDHF are: Galactica

Super Nova [70m, Heesen], MY Home

[50m, Heesen], MY Samurai [60m,

Alia Yachts], the RPA-8, a 25m [82']

Patrol Boat for the Rotterdam Har-

bour Company, and the Jetten Beach

45 [Jetten Shipyard]. We do not license

the hullform to other NAs.  e only

way to use the FDHF is to order the

naval architecture work from us.”

Delta One is powered by twin Cater-

pillar C18 1,145-hp (857-kW) engines,

delivering a cruising speed of 15 knots

with an engine load of 67%.

Origins of the Aeroboat line date to

2013, when Claydon Reeves intro-

duced the Aeroboat 50 (15.2m). Naval

architecture for that model was done

by BMT Nigel Gee; however, a builder

has yet to be determined.

When asked why a design firm

would want to build and market its

own model line, Johansson said, “We

saw a gap in the market for a really

high-end day cruiser and wanted to do

something that would set us apart from

our peers. While we aren’t the only stu-

dio to have set up a new brand, we are

the  rst to take a design beyond a draw-

ing and produce it. So many great ideas

never come to be, and we strongly felt

that there was space in the market for a

line of boats of this standard ranging

between 55' and 100'-plus [16.8m and

30.5m]. And so we took our original

Aeroboat and spent considerable time

re ning it before arriving at the 65'

[19.8m] Aeroboat S6.  e goal with the

Aeroboat S6 is to make the ultimate day

boat for the 21st century.”

BMT Nigel Gee, Building 14, Sham-

rock Quay, William St., Southampton

SO14 5QL, U.K., tel. +44 (0) 23 8022

6655, website http://www.bmtng.com.

Claydon Reeves, Studio 4 Braxton

Courtyard, Lymore Lane, Milford-on-

Sea, Hampshire SO41 0TX, U.K.,

tel. +44 (0) 1590 643848, website www

.claydonreeves.com.

Van Oossanen Naval Architects B.V.,

Nude 46, 6702 DM Wageningen,  e

Netherlands, tel. +31 (0) 317 451573,

website http://www.oossanen.nl. —D.S..

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