HANSA Yachts 01-2023

HANSA YACHTS
graded from his previous Amels flagship,
he did not compromise on the personal
touch and luxury interiors. Famous British
Winch Design studio that knows his
habits and tastes very well has created a
fabulous interior decoration, bringing the
real home atmosphere on board. There is
a rich selection of natural materials, including
eel skin and Angel’s hair marble, a
fine balance between wood and stone, and
an astonishing variety of shapes and textures
in the neatly zoned guest areas. Custom-designed
furniture nicely blends with
inlaid floors and tray ceilings. The wizards
of details, Andrew Winch and his team
managed to translate the luxury in that
special way when you feel the pedigree by
the sixth sense, and the interior never
seems boring. While some design elements
may seem to be simple, they are
not. For instance, it took a year for carpenters
to shape and install the twisted
wooden cage around the internally lit central
column of the main stair. Just try to
imagine playing a huge wood tower game
for twelve months!
There is also one crucial change in the
layout of the Amels 60 compared to its predecessor.
Four guest cabins on the lower
deck are now directly connected to the
beach club. Passengers will not need to go
up and down again to reach the sauna,
gym and swimming platform. While it is a
standard setup for much larger yachts,
there are not many 60 m boats around
with this setup. What is also significant is
that the Amels 60 has hybrid propulsion by
default. Being optimistically conservative
when talking about new technologies, the
shipyard joined the green trend quite late,
delivering its first hybrid boat, »Volpini 2«,
in 2018 when she became the world’s first
IMO Tier III compliant super yacht. Instead
of simply following the fashion for
hybrids, Amels took a holistic approach
analysing the fleet data from operating Limited
Editions yachts and developing an
efficient yet economically feasible system.
After it was tried and tested, the company
decided to have it as a standard for secondgeneration
models.
This diesel-electric propulsion system is
quite typical and consists of main engines,
variable speed generators and a battery
bank for peak shaving and energy storage.
However, as usual, the devil is in the details
of the power management system that
minimises energy waste. For example, in
Eco mode (7–14 kn), the main diesel engines
provide propulsion and generate the
electricity to top up the batteries that return
it to the electric motors. Easy to say, but
hard to achieve! Full throttle mode involves
all available power sources, including generators,
to provide a top speed of 15.5 kn
and supply full hotel load.
However, paying a premium for hybrid
propulsion, owners want to feel its benefits
and not just look at the numbers on
paper. That is when the time comes for
silent cruising and serenity modes. The
first one allows the Amels 60 to glide
quietly at 5–7 kn using electric motors
powered by batteries and generators. The
extensive sound insulation prevents
noise and vibration from escaping the
engine room. As a result, the passengers
hear more of the water’s melody than the
machinery’s rumble. Finally, the batteries
alone can provide enough energy to
cover the main hotel load when the yacht
lays at anchor.
Specifications
Length overall
Beam
Draught (full load)
Displacement
Maximum speed
Range (13.0 kn)
Passengers
.................. 60.00 m
................................. 10.40 m
............ 3.35 m
.................... 839 GT
............... 15.5 kn
............. 4,500 nm
............ 12 in six cabins
Crew ............................................ 13
Exterior design .......... Espen Øino
Interior design ...... Winch Design
Shipyard ............. Damen Yachting
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