Above: in the cabins leather headboards, curved
lines, carbon fibre details and numbered doors
make you think “car” at every turnthe execution is also very functional, allowing the stairs to widen
as they reach the sizeable bathing platform, which offers much
more space than the first Dynamiq.
The sense that this is a car lover’s yacht is unmistakable
inside as well. There are distinctly masculine overtones, with
black and grey contrasts, and the strong Pepita houndstooth
carpet pattern that Porsche aficionados will appreciate, but
which might not be for everyone. All of the saloon furniture is
made by Minotti, one of the interior
options proposed by Dynamiq’s online
“Configurator”. Making her a definite
“gentleman’s yacht”, there’s also a
humidor and wine fridge.
The Amara ebony joinery
has a beautiful petrified wood
effect, its black grain marked
with gold tinges. The
wood is all cut from one
piece, as is the Sahara
noir marble and
limestone that is found
throughout. Lealpell
leather details abound, and
brown leather even covers the
stairs to the cabins below. Floor-
to-ceiling windows keep the space
light and bright so the masculine
details don’t become too imposing,
and cut-outs in the bulwarks continue
this airy feel and connection to the water.
A round dining table seating eight is set aft in the main saloon.
“One of the principles was also to keep the furniture loose as much as possible,” says
Heiler. “Many boats have built-in things
that don’t give the owner a chance to
change things around or customise, and
since there will be seven of these boats
built, it’s likely owners will have different
ideas about how to use this space.”
Automotive inspiration can be seen in the
shape of the headboards and beds in the cabins,
with sinuous curves capped in carbon fibre. This
material is used on the furnishings to drive the
car motif home. A playful touch is a number
emblem outside each cabin door, like that on a
racing car, which glows when the door is closed.
Studio FA Porsche worked with Dynamiq on
the interior layout, along with input from
Dobroserdov, who tapped into his 20 years’
experience as a broker. The GTT 115 can come in
a three, four or five cabin layout; the first hull has
three cabins accommodating six guests. There
are also six crew for a 1:1 ratio.
“The position of the cabins was chosen very
carefully,” says Marnix Hoekstra of Vripack,
“placed in the most comfortable position of the
boat – about 10 to 20 per cent aft of the midship,
where the engines would normally be.”
The use of podded hybrid power has enabled
such a layout. The GTT 115 has a split engine
room, with main engines and pods set aft.
A smaller engine room is all the way forward in
the bow and hosts the energy management
system and generators. “Putting the priority on
the comfort of the client led to the use of
hybrid power and this positioning. And because
engines don’t get seasick, we could put them in
the bow,” Hoekstra says.
Like the first Dynamiq yacht, the GTT 115 was181