British studio Winch Design has revealed its original designs for the successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia, which were shelved in 1997. 
The 150 metre design was commissioned by GEC Marine in anticipation of the royal yacht being fully withdrawn from service.
Designer Andrew Winch has chosen to release the designs after a recent campaign to revive the original Britannia and turn her into a floating embassy resulted in a House of Commons debate.Although foreign secretary Boris Johnson has admitted that funding a new royal yacht is “not a priority” for the government, the campaign is still gathering momentum. The Daily Telegraph reports that a consortium of private investors recently pledged £250,000 towards a cost-benefit analysis of building a new royal yacht, which will be carried out by Deloitte.
The Winch design for Britannia's successor provides us with a tantalising insight into what the royal yacht could have looked like if the plans had not been scrapped by the Labour Party 19 years ago.The red hull, navy topsides and white superstructure are suitably patriotic, while the glass dome amidships adds a regal flourish to the design. Key features include an aft-deck superyacht helipad and a spectacular superyacht staircase leading into the central foyer."Our interior configuration for Britannia allows for the greatest flexibility so that the space is suitable for many purposes," Winch added. "The interior design is timeless and understated — a showcase for the best of British craftsmanship and design, both traditional and contemporary." Winch estimates that a fully modernised version of the design would cost around £100 million to build.
Superyachts currently under development at the British design studio include the 111 metre Project TIS, which was recently given a technical launch at German yard Lürssen ahead of its planned 2018 delivery.
Palumbo Group has revealed its latest concept, a 52 metre explorer yacht called Tomahawk, which was designed by long-term partner Marco Casali. 
The naval architecture for this rugged steel displacement yacht was developed in collaboration with research vessel specialist Insenaval and the interior volume totals 499GT.
Casali describes Tomahawk as “a yacht inside a ship”, due to the way it balances high levels of comfort with exceptional seakeeping qualities. Accommodation is for ten guests split across five staterooms, including an owner’s suite in the bow that measures 75 metres square. The owner also gets a private terrace measuring 21 square metres, complete with a sunbathing area and a superyacht hot tub.
Guest accommodation is on the lower deck and provides direct access to the 300 square metre beach club, which includes a superyacht spa, gymnasium and six-metre swimming pool that can be converted into a basketball court. The central crane would be used to support the bimini shade as well as launching tenders.
Other key features on board Tomahawk include a dining area with an American-style bar and a multifunction cinema/karaoke room. The aft deck allows Tomahawk to carry a pair of 12 metre tenders and either a submersible or four Jet Skis. Further water toy stowage is provided in the bow, while the upper deck includes an MCA-compliant helipad.
Power would come from a pair of 1,528hp MTU 12V 4000 M52R engines, which give Tomahawk a theoretical top speed of 15.5 knots and a maximum range of 4,000 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 14 knots.
Other superyacht projects currently under development at the Italian yard include the Palumbo Oceanic 70 and the ISA Super Sport 121.
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