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Best seMi- CustoM Motor yaCht interior Canados 90 iTalian shiPyard Canados gave designer Luiz de Basto carte blanche to develop the exterior and interior styling of its first open model, the Canados 90. The U.S.-based de Basto, who grew up in Africa and has lived in Brazil, appreciates sunshine and being close to nature—the same qualities that define an open powerboat. With many of the newer, larger open yachts incorporating semi-rigid or sliding sunroofs, de Basto was keen to come up with something new. His solution was to use glass in abundance throughout the yacht. “Only glass can give you the kind of contact with the marine environment that lies at the heart of the open concept,” said de Basto. One of the most striking features of the Canados 90’s interior are two longitudinal glass beams in the coachroof supported by arched pillars anchored to the engine room bulkhead. The yacht also has a tempered-glass swim platform. SIZE: 28 m/90'8"; BUILDER: canados Group; NAvAL ARchITEcTURE: canados; DESIGN: Luiz de Basto Design 76 June/July 2007 | SHOWBOATS.COM Sh o wBo a t S In t e r n at I o n a l aw a r d S 2007 Linda Lou The 60-meTer lürssen Linda Lou is one of a pair of motor yachts delivered to a Florida couple at about the same time last year. The interiors of both are outstanding, but the interior of the larger Linda Lou is a masterpiece that simply blew our editors away. The owners chose François Zuretti to style the yacht. They explored with Zuretti a timeless style that borrows elements of modern and art deco, with a bit of beach house thrown in for spice. Whereas the couple chose dark mahogany with a satin finish for the other half of the pair, a Trinity named Lady Linda, Zuretti encouraged them to explore more unique woods and a mix of gloss and satin finishes for the German build. The design teams of both yachts were given the same general orders: Make the windows big, the spaces flow and the decks open; eliminate hallways where possible and tighten up sprawling staircases. Missions accomplished with style. Linda Lou’s interior is a stunner of the first order. Best CustoM Motor yaCht interior SIZE: 60 m; 196'10"; BUILDER: Lürssen Yachts; NAvAL ARchITEcTURE: Lürssen; DESIGN: Espen Øino/François Zuretti Pamela Jones (bottom left, upper); Jim raycroft (bottom left, lower)
highest teChniCal aChieveMent in a sailing yaCht Carlo Borlenghi (top right, upper); Justin ratcliffe (top right, inset); Bob Marchant (bottom left, lower) The Maltese Falcon sails have Powered boats and ships for thousands of years. With the dawn of the steam engine, though, sails have receded to the near-exclusive domain of recreational vessels. That has not meant, however, that sails and sailing yacht technology have not continued to evolve. Tom Perkins and the Gerard Dijkstraled design team he assembled to create The Maltese Falcon adapted an unusual existing rig design, the DynaRig, to power the yacht. The team, which included Perini Navi’s engineers, had to overcome many obstacles to make the concept suitable for the loads and performance needs The Falcon would generate. The result is a rig that visually resembles those found on nineteenth century clipper ships, but can propel the yacht to windward efficiently and can be trimmed and managed by a single person. The rig is but one of numerous technical achievements The Maltese Falcon embodies. SIZE: 88 m/289'; BUILDER: Perini Navi/Yildiz Gemi; NAvAL ARchITEcT: Gerard Dijkstra; DESIGNER: Ken Freivokh Laurel delTa marine’s Laurel, at 240 feet, is the largest custom yacht built in the United States in more than 75 years. She represents a complete collaboration between a progressive-minded owner and a builder willing to take a fresh approach to several challenges. The steel hull and composite superstructure are a case in point. While the combination of these materials has been used to a limited degree before, Laurel is the first yacht to have an entirely composite superstructure from the main deck up. The high- efficiency hullform is carefully optimized for low fuel consumption at cruise and precluded the need for a bulb to meet her speed and range requirements. The lightweight superstructure constructed primarily of carbon fiber accomplished a reduction in deck-to-deck heights and lowered the profile a full two meters below similar-size contemporaries. The result is a silhouette that is classically low and sleek. Additionally, cutting-edge sound abatement and ship motion control were installed. Also in keeping with the client’s commitment to green operations, special attention was given to gray water treatment and trash management. SIZE: 73.2 m/240'; BUILDER: Delta Marine; NAvAL ARchITEc- TURE: Delta Marine; DESIGNER: Donald Starkey highest teChniCal aChieveMent in a Motor yaCht SHOWBOATS.COM | June/July 2007 77
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