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UNO YACHT CHE REGALA PIACEVOLI NAVIGAZIONI. DA GODERE NEL GRANDE POZZETTO POPPIERO O IN QUELLO DEL FLYING BRIDGE A YACHT OFFERING PLEASANT SAILING TO BE ENJOYED IN THE LARGE AFT COCKPIT OR ON THE FLYING BRIDGE mento per la pesca d’altura; il flying bridge, dove tra le due ruote del timone vi sono confortevoli sedute ripieghevoli e un tavolino in teak che all’occorrenza può essere trasformato in un tavolo da pranzo. Per facilitare la discesa in acqua la poppa degli scafi si apre creando due vere piattaforme sul mare: quella di sinistra per l’alaggio del jet ski e la preparazione dell’attrezzatura sub, l’altra per la scaletta. Particolari che danno un tocco d’esclusività e funzionalità a un “oggetto” di puro e vero design. areas. The first is the large aft cockpit which is furnished with two L-shaped sofas served by a dining table and two sun pads on the tender lazarets as well as a fighting chair for deep sea fishing. The second is the flying bridge which has comfortable folding seats between the twin helms as well as a teak occasional table which can convert to a dining table when necessary. The sterns of both Lady Barbaretta’s hulls open out to create two sea-level platforms: the port one is used to stow the jet ski and prepare the diving gear, while the starboard has a swim ladder. It is little details such as these, of course, which give a touch of exclusivity and functionality to what could also be described as a pure design object. 110 In alto, le belle linee filanti di Lady Barbaretta in navigazione. Il suo particolare layout e le alte prestazioni ne fanno una barca ideale per il mercato del charter. Qui sopra, il logo (una sirena) del catamarano riprodotto sulla prua dei due scafi. Top: the beautiful lines of Lady Barbaretta under sail. Its unusual layout and technology make it an ideal boat for the charter market. Above: the catamaran’s logo (a mermaid) reproduced on the bow of the two hulls. LADY BARBARETTA Lunghezza f.t./LOA 32 m Larghezza/Beam max 14 m Pescaggio/Draught 1,8/4,5 m Dislocamento/ Displacement 62 tons Motore/Engine Caterpillar Potenza/Power 2 x 425 hp Superficie velica/ Sail area 393 mq Cabine ospiti/ Guest cabins 4 Equipaggio/Crew 5 Scafo/Hull composito/composite Progetto/Naval Arch. CPA Interior design/ Decorator CPA Cantiere/Builder CMN/JMVI
This 32-metre high-speed cruising catamaran is, by any stretch of imagination, vast. The top of her mast was almost at eye level as we berthed alongside the adjacent dock, and I was standing on the bridge of a P&O ferry manoeuvring into the port of Cherbourg. It is not just her size that makes Lady Barbaretta stand out from the crowd; indeed her naval architects, CPA, based in Paris, claim she is the largest cruising catamaran ever built out of carbon fibre. This alone makes her impressive, but it is not until you stand on the huge expanse of deck that you fully realise how huge a 14-metre beam on a 32-metre yacht truly is. Conceived originally for an owner who was not able to complete her, this project was inherited by her current owner midway through the construction period at the CMN facility at Cherbourg. Little change has been made to her original specification, which dictated a yacht of no more than 70 tonnes displacement with a speed under sail of around 20+ knots. It was these critical requirements that gave birth Lady Barbaretta The Alternative Charter THE YACHT REPORT 73 Frances Howorth to her high-tech construction and sailing capabilities. The exceptional mechanical characteristics of carbon fibre have been put to good use by CMN, her Cherbourg-based builders. The hulls and superstructure have been constructed by sandwiching a honeycomb Nomex core between carbon epoxy layers, which is heat-treated and vacuum-bagged. This process was felt essential in her designer’s quest to find the best compromise between comfort and performance, the dominating factor here being the power-to-weight ratio. Titanium became the metal of choice of stanchions, rails and bimini supports for much the same reason, and the use of teak for decking and cap rails was reduced to a minimum to save weight. However, the visual appearance of the finished product is stunning. Catamarans with slim halls move through the water faster than those with a chunky profile and it was for this reason that CMN and CPA opted for fine hulls at the water line even though this was at the expense of crew living accommodation. The depth of the hulls was
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