FEBRUARY
2018
49flow from bow to stern with a taut, meaningful snap,” Reeves said.
“There is an economy of gesture that draws attention to the subtly
concave hull detail, creating pools of light on the yacht’s flanks. The
superstructure is crisply drawn, referencing the many classic cars
that have become a hallmark of Italy.”
On the main deck, the main theme is social interaction played
out in a seating area that cantilevers off the stern. The amphithe-
ater-style plunge pool with surround seating has an open-air cin-
ema screen that can be viewed from the pool. When the yacht is
at anchor, folding balconies and shell doors can be deployed, but
arguably the key feature is the private foredeck with hot tub and
helipad, accessed directly from the owner’s suite.
“Project Linea demonstrates how the collaboration of a design
studio and shipyard can produce a superyacht of functional and aes-
thetic beauty,” Reeves said. “By embedding the engineering realities
in the general arrangement and exterior, we have produced a design
that is both bold and unique, but also completely buildable.”Sestante
To date, Baglietto has focused on the 98- to 164-foot (30- to 50-meter)
size range, but its 230-foot (70-meter) Sestante concept, in collabora-
tion with Mulder Design, shifts its ambitions to another gear.
Dutch designer Frank Mulder was asked to preserve, yet rein-
terpret Baglietto’s design DNA in a project that would become the
brand’s flagship, as part of its T-Line displacement series. The result
is a concept with seductively svelte exterior lines and naval archi-
tecture based on Mulder’s high-speed cruising hull for enhanced
stability, seaworthiness and efficiency. By studying and optimiz-
ing the flow of water using computational fluid dynamics, Mulder
designed a hull with an efficient combination of shape, bulbous
bow and transom immersion to lower resistance over a wide speed
range without the loss of onboard comfort.
Fuel efficiency can be achieved by specifying Voith Linear Jet
propulsion combined with hybrid or diesel-electric propulsion.
Depending on the power package, top speeds of up to 25 knots and
a range of 7,000 nautical miles at 12 knots can be achieved.
“Shorter transit times are a requirement of today’s owners, so we
were looking to achieve speeds about 30 percent faster than a con-
ventional displacement hull,” Mulder said. “Sestante may look like
a normal displacement yacht, but believe me, we changed a lot in
the hull design to achieve higher speed, range and cruising comfort.”
The master stateroom has a private deck with a hot tub, while
the VIP staterooms allow panoramic views from balconies. A touch-
and-go helipad is available forward, and two tenders can be stowed
in the garages aft, one to port and the other abaft the teak beach.Baglietto moves up in size with its
Sestante concept by Mulder Design.