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Monaco Yacht Show The new Wally 500 GT design Source: Wally ly protect and contribute towards cleaner oceans.« He adds: »Simultaneous with advances in construction, efficiency, communications, security and lower emissions, the whole superyacht lifestyle will be about sharing adventures with family and friends with the focus being on health/wellbeing of those on board and the environment in which they cruise.« Undoubtedly, the sustainability talk has made everybody in the industry environment »aware«. Fondation Prince Albert II has been a leader in protecting the environment and tapped into the superyacht world, initially through its »Wood Forever« Pact, targeting designers, now through its Monte Carlo Gala, hosted on 26 September 2018 during Monaco Yacht Show, raising vast sums at auction. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have proven to be an effective tool to resist the growing threats to the marine environment and afford marine ecosystems greater resilience to the impacts of climate change. Healthier oceans provide greater adaptive capacity to climate change for both ecosystems and the people that depend upon them. In addition, MPAs covering habitats like mangroves, seagrass beds and salt marshes can mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon. While recent MPA growth has been impressive, it is insufficient both with regard to numbers and size to ensure effective conservation of ocean biodiversity and ecosystem services. Recent discussions focused on how to make MPAs The Avanti by Winch Design more effective by making them bigger and better connected, and to do so more quickly. Edited extracts from AJ Anderson’s ISS executive letter note: »While our industry is achieving excellence at a number of levels there are areas that require improvement – opportunities to contribute in a higher way to our world’s sustainability. That means people and the environment. In the last twenty years, charitable investment in time, human resources and cash has grown substantially across all yacht industry sectors and by individual industry professionals. The last five years shows a near vertical curve.« Peter Insull gives a broker’s view: »There is always more talk than action on the environmental question. The issue of plastic in the oceans certainly gets a lot of press and I think we could see an increased level of actual action from the yachting sector. This would be excellent.« Winch Design has noted: »an increase in the use of sustainable fabrics and materials, we incorporate these into our projects where possible. Some clients are very aware of sustainability and it is becoming increasingly important in our design process as we are trying to avoid using restricted or endangered woods and materials.« The company adds: »Movements are difficult to interpret but what we can say is that clients are living on board far more, some clients are spending the entire season on their yachts, making it their primary residence. This changes Source: Winch Design how we design. Clients are gearing more towards functionalism and versatility. There has also been a significant increase in the number of younger clients and families; therefore yachts are becoming more child friendly, accommodating teaching staff and incorporating additional relaxation areas.« CQStudio of Milan agrees: »There is an upgrowing awareness towards sustainability in design and in the industrial process which will hopefully lead to the output of more sustainable products and interiors.« Jonathan Beckett adds: »I believe more and more yachts are aiming to become more environmentally friendly in their operations, be it fuel burn, solar energy, recycling or plastic waste.« Glass and Hybrid still are key words coming up when designers or builders are asked about design movements. Michael Breman says: »more and more glass in large surfaces is used, starting with the smaller production yachts and now finding its way in the larger bespoke yachts. Not new – see ›Rising Sun‹ for example – but a lot more frequent. In addition, there is a movement to have greener yachts, whatever that term may really mean! Hybrid power, zero emission mode, we are seeing it all but only a few things are sensible and feasible unfortunately!« Benetti’s Vincenzo Poerio: »The biggest movement in the industry at the moment is in terms of yacht size, which tends to keep growing. On top of that, in recent years, between many important innovations you can count the vertical bow, which as well as giving the yacht a different design, also changes the way it navigates and makes it possible to introduce different solutions inside the yacht. Another novelty is the use of glass, allowing the creation of designs and the management of natural light in truly innovative ways. In this regard, technology is giving a big boost to the application of this material in yachting«. Heesen too note glass as well as flat »domes« being two influences in overall look. London-based Christian Leyk discusses forms: »I believe the biggest movement 118 HANSA International Maritime Journal – 155. Jahrgang – 2018 – Nr. 9

Monaco Yacht Show Bannenberg+Rowell’s project Blazon for a 118 m vessel with Kusch Yachts Source: Bannenberg + Rowell is the fact that 3D software as a design tool has finally matured to the extent that we now experience yacht exteriors designed (and ultimately built) to a level that was unimaginable until recently. Convex and concave surfaces and truly playful curves helped us to overcome the ubiquitous ›layer cake‹ yachts.« Clifford Denn, whose Heesen projects received a standing ovation at its Monaco press conference last September, believes designers must: »Look at how to make one’s yacht greener, along with exploring alternative use of space on a yacht which is not necessarily the ›traditional‹ way. Younger clients are looking for a more radical /different ›think out of the box‹ approach on GA layouts and styling. We had a young client asking for drone landing pads.« Denn adds »I have seen hydrofoils on smaller boats – why not on a bigger yacht now? Smooth and fast and with present technology the foils could retractable so a ›normal‹ draft can be achieved (this was always a negative).« Supersailers are speeding ahead on the innovation front. Bassani states: »beach clubs and large windows« as well as »foils to increase speed and reduce consumption«. Baltic’s Jungell: »We find longer autonomy driven by hybrid propulsion and regeneration of energy as one of the main movements in the yachting industry. This will enable us to build even lighter composite yachts in the future. We foresee even more emphasis on environmental aspects and more sustainable solutions for the yachts. An important innovation is the Dynamic Stablity Sytem (DSS) foil built in our new Baltic 142 Custom. The foil is moveable, built into her carbon composite hull. It is the first time this performance and comfort-enhancing feature has been designed into a superyacht.« MCM’s Peter Wilson expects to see more explorer style vessels pushing further afield with owners, their friends and charterers while »witnessing or participating in citizen science and ocean research.« He adds that supersailer regattas will continue to draw enthusiastic participants and »those newly minted sailors will discover the excitement of competing on the water. Through developments in hull shape, foils, sails, appendages and lightweight construction techniques, the performance curve will steepen ever-upwards.« A whole new breed of motorsailers might arrive in the next decade – not your typical clunky image of a heavy boat with stumpy masts but sleek spaceship type vessels with reef-able wings, making »A« look conservative. Nigel Ingram of MCM, celebrating its 30 th anniversary this year, believes: »it is only a matter of time« that foils will appear on supersailers, even though MCM’s most reecent launch is a Hoek classic 42 m »Vijonara«. Naval architect Hugh Welbourn sees: »a new generation of clients that are seriously interested in adoption of new technologies. They come without the preconceived baggage of ›this is how it`s always been done‹ and are prepared to invest in the future for themselves« adding: »Personally of course, the understanding and beginnings of acceptance of how much benefit foils can add to the overall design package of almost all vessels is a challenging and exciting development. Also too, the growing adoption and maturity of electric and hybrid power systems is inevitably changing the ways that we designers can look at the overall package of any vessel. In both cases, this is a drive to the overall efficiency of the vessel, be it power or sail.« The 140 m Ulstein bow design by Clifford Denn Brands experience eco-quality Even on the fitting out side, established specialist Glancy Fawcett notes eco-consciousness: »We have found the superyacht market is changing and so are the demographics of our clients; their age, culture and geographic location. With this shift, we’ve seen the definition of ›luxury‹ begin to change. Not all, but some clients are moving from picking brand-specific products to purchasing based on the quality of the products themselves, or how they are made if they are artisan products. Much like the experiential travel trend we are seeing; clients are buying for the experience they gain through the product. Clients are buying in a more eco-friendly and eco-conscious way. This is on all levels; the technology the yacht has itself, but also everything on board and how it’s cared for. We have found a move to focusing on where the products are sourced from and their sustainability. One example we’ve observed is removing plastic bottles and ensuring each cabin has a water jug and glass set on the bedside table and not a oneuse bottle. We’ve received more questions on how to clean in an eco-friendly way, for the environment but also friendly to the products, meaning they have the durability they should have.« Summing up the industry right now, Jonathan Beckett speaks from the edge: »The industry is in good shape and sensible place right now. Good for buyers and good for sellers. Good for owners and good for charterers. Long may this continue!«n Source: Clifford Denn HANSA International Maritime Journal – 155. Jahrgang – 2018 – Nr. 9 119

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