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FEADSHIP LAUNCHES 70M JOY
FOR SUPERYACHT NEWBIES
GLIDER SS18 TAKES TO THE WATER
AFTER SEVEN YEARS IN DESIGN, the futuristic Glider SS18 took to
the water. With technology based on long thin hull design, it is claimed
to provide the smoothest ride on the water.
London-based Glider Yachts makes its catamaran hulls long and
thin so they are wave piercing and only marginally affected by waves
thanks to the technology from Gold Coast Yachts. The downside to this
technology is that there is minimal reserve buoyancy and the size of the
vessel has to be made much larger for the same payload.
The cockpit is raised up on four angled legs that keep the passengers
well clear of the waves in the open cockpit. The hulls are constructedin aluminium and the superstructure in composites, a combination
designed to keep the weight to a minimum. Access to the engines is
through hatches in the lower hulls as they are almost on the waterline.
The 60-footer can seat five people and the builders claim the SS18 will
reach 56 knots.
Yamaha Wave Runner gasoline motors were squeezed into each
hull. With four 270hp engines producing a total of 1080hp, the power is
transmitted to the water through a specially developed water-jet system
that is being kept very secret at the moment. – Dag Pike
http://www.glideryachts.comFEADSHIP LAUNCHED the 70-metre Joy at its Kaag yard in the
presence of her Owners, invited guests and the workforce responsible
for her design, engineering and construction.
Featuring a great wealth of exterior spaces and a contemporary
classic interior, Joy is the first superyacht to feature an exterior design
by Bannenberg & Rowell and the first Feadship with an interior by the
architects at Studio Indigo.
The Joy project was predicated on a fresh perspective, as the client
is completely new to the industry and has never owned a superyacht
before. The first of many distinctive aspects to result from this approach
is the radical exterior styling, which brought with it a raft of challenges
for the yard in terms of construction, fairing and painting.
“Joy is a testimony to what can be achieved when you genuinely start
a superyacht build with a blank sheet of paper,” says Feadship Director
Jan-Bart Verkuyl. “The Owner’s wishes have been successfully combined
with Feadship’s experience and the excellent teams from Studio Indigo
and Bannenberg & Rowell to fashion a truly pioneering 70-metre yacht.”
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