Yachting World - July 2018

SUPERSAIL WORLD 9 JULY-SEPTEMBER 2018

greater the lift and stability generated.
Having sailed Maverick, the Infiniti
46 offshore race boat that launched
last year, I can testify to the reduced
pitching and heeling, as well as the
overall stable and stiff motion.
An added plus over other foil
designs is that when you dock there
is nothing protruding out of the hull. A
superyacht-size Infiniti yacht also has

adequate space to hide the foil box

below the interior accommodation.

WHY NOW?

British designer Hugh Welbourn has

always been ahead of his time – he

began developing the DSS in 2002.

Infiniti Yachts was born from the need

for a brand to market and maximise the

potential of the system.

Over the last decade this has

involved key projects such as the Infinti

36 and 46, the Quant 23 and the Baltic

142 currently in build. “Everything

until now has been to get towards this

moment,” Kay explains, excited about

finally having the platform to show the

broader sailing world the possibilities of

DSS. “There has always been this plan

[to do their own range]. The 142 made

us see that we couldn’t not do it.”

The potential weight savings alone

are formidable. “The area people

always get alarmed or disillusioned by

is the displacement. They think you

can’t have this level of comfort with

this displacement.”

Together with Baltic, Infiniti

scrutinised the numbers for the

105 compared with recent carbon

builds, looking at the same levels of

insulation and comfort. Baltic predicts

ABOVE: THE LEAN,

MEAN, SPEEDY

LOOKING 105, WITH

DSS FOIL JUST

VISIBLE AT

WATERLINE. A

STRAIGHT STEM IS

AN OPTION.

LEFT: AN INNOVATIVE

LAYOUT TO THE

INTERIOR WITH

CENTRALISED

SEATING BELOW THE

GLASS SKYLIGHT