This new high performance, high technology custom project was recently delivered and now sailing in the Mediterranean.
The goal with this project was to create a comfortable cruising yacht, but since the owner is very performance orientated, sailing characteristics and speed are number one issues.
Naval architect, Judel/ Vrolijk, has performed extensive performance calculations using latest VPP software including CFD studies. First priority when planning and designing this yacht has been given to the performance and taken even beyond all the normal handicap rules which one should consider when designing a yacht of this caliber. Various displacements, sail areas, stability alternatives have been analyzed in order to find the optimum performance concept.
The final concept is a high performance yacht with emphasis on performance in the light winds prevailing in the Mediterranean.
We are surely coming back with more information on this exciting project in future.