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On board and at sea, Adèle—the stunning new 180-foot ketch built at Vitters in Holland—is a beautiful balance of practicality and elegance.


Symmetry in Motion

Article Specs Design
Adèle
Yacht Name: Adèle
Yacht Year: 2005
Yacht Type: Sail Yacht
Builder: Vitters Shipyard BV
Interior Design: Hoek Design
Draft: 157' (47.85m)
LOA (Actual length): 180' (54.86m)
Displacement: 319.7 tons
Max Speed: 18 kts
Cruise Speed: 12 kts
Range: 3,000 nm  @ 10 kts
Beam: 31' 2" (9.50m)
Sail Area: 16,684 sq ft (1,549.99 sq m)
Architecture: Hoek Design
Hull Material: Aluminum
Superstructure Material: Aluminum
Exterior Design: Hoek Design
Rigging: Marten Spars
Sail Maker: North Sails
Fuel Capacity: 6,340g (23,999.51L)
Water Capacity: 2,113g (7,998.58L)
Hydraulics Rondal, 12 self-tailing hydraulic winches, Lewmar
Classification: ABS
Certification: MCA
Engines: 1x Caterpillar, 1000 hp
Generators: Onan 2x 60 kW, 1x 35 kW
Air conditioning: Heinen & Hopman
Watermaker: 2x 10,000 ltr./day
Bow thruster: 125-hp bow and stern thrusters, hydraulically driven
Paint: Awlgrip
Tenders: Novurania 6m, 175-hp diesel engine with Z-drive; Castoldi 4.2m, 100-hp diesel engine with waterjet; RIB 4.2m inflatable with aluminum hull, 35-hp diesel outboard
Radar: 2x Furuno X-band type FR-2115
Autopilot: Segatron
GPS: 2x Leica
SSB: Skanti 250w
SatCom: Inmarsat F1; Inmarsat C
Depth Finder: Furuno video echo sounders; B&G
Wind Instruments: B&G
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