Work has commenced on build number N93 at Turkish builder Mengi Yay. The build is also going by the project name 'Aquarius' and features Naval Architecture via Ginton Naval Architects and exterior design by Oğuzhan Güler. Not very surprising is the construction process on this particular build is using Wooden Laminated Expoxy with cold molded method; quite regularly utilized by this yacht builder. The design involves three full internal decks plus an open-air sundeck covered largely by a hard top.
On the interior there is a layout suitable for accommodation to up to eight (8) guests plus her owner, so that is up to ten non-crew persons overall. The crew number just under ten should be housed in four cabins. The propulsion package is offering twin CAT C32 engines each cranking around 1,450 horse power. With this set-up top speed is calculated to be 15-knots with a cruising speed 12-knots drawing from 33,000 LT capacity fuel tanks. Project Aquarius is RINA classified and is expected to weigh in at around 300 tonnes. 45-meters is the LOA, 9.00-meter Beam and a draft of just 2.50-meters round out the three principle dimensions.
One of yachting’s most prestigious and long-running brands, Nautor’s Swan, has announced a new yacht and the new Swan 54 is significant in being at the smaller end of the Swan range and of being a purebred cruising yacht.The new yacht has been designed by German Frers, who has been behind Nautor’s yachts for more than two decades.
The Swan 54 will have a moderate displacement hull and high performance lead keel, and is also available with variable draught (1.4m) with an efficient daggerboard and twin rudders. The sail plan is designed for maximum performance with a generous sail area in the foretriangle, but set out for easy handling by a cruising crew.Coachroof mounted jib tracks leading directly to the winches, enable better pointing ability and completely clear decks. Four electric winches, positioned close to the helmsman, facilitate shorthanded sailing.
The deck layout has also been designed with limited crew numbers in mind and the transom opens fully into a wide swim platform. There will be plenty of storage space for all the gear needed for bluewater sailing, including the sail locker forward, cockpit locker on the starboard side, as well as in the aft lazarette.Below, the standard configuration has three double cabins, with the owner’s cabin forward and two guest cabins, one central and the other aft.
There is also a fourth cabin dedicated to systems and storage, including the generator and washing machine, with the possibility to add a worktable to convert it into a crew cabin.The hull of the Swan 54 is built with single skin construction using glassfibre reinforced vinylester laminate, with multiaxial or unidirectional fibres in selected areas. The deck is in sandwich with closed cell foam core, which reduces weight and insulates.As the company’s new superyacht Swan 115 launches in Finland this summer, this puts focus back on the company’s series production capabilities with a successor to the older but classic Swan 53.
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