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If carbon fiber were a commodity, Wally would have the market cornered. The Monaco-based
yachtbuilder continues its run of sprightly, exquisitely styled sailing yachts
with the sexy, minimalist racer/cruiser Y3K.
 Y3K, a Wally 100, made her public debut at last September’s
Monaco Yacht Show. As with all Wallys, she is a floating fashion statement from
her trim, aggressive lines and impossibly tidy, toe-friendly deck, to the
elegantly sparse styling and glistening finish of her interior. Even from the
dock, she looks dressed for success in the harbor or ready to rumble on the
racecourse. (Click image to enlarge)
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Wally uses carbon fiber both as a stiff, lightweight structural
material and as an aesthetic element topside and below. This material, typically
woven into cloth with a distinctive black, patterned appearance, has become a
functional and aesthetic icon on boats, autos, aircraft, watches and many other
contemporary items. In many ways, it has become the veritable hallmark of high
tech. According to the yacht’s captain, Ole Hansen, Y3K’s
owner always has been an enthusiastic racer, but his main goal with this yacht
not only is to win the Wally class on the Med circuit, but to capture line
honors as well. To help accomplish that goal, the owner moved from a Wally 94 to
the 100-foot (30.5-meter) Y3K.
Top: Y3K’s
salon is spare in its décor, but
elegant. Middle: The owner chose a forward master. Bottom: The heads, too, are spare, yet elegant. (Click images to enlarge)
"We want to get to the top mark first," Hansen says.
With Y3K’s German Frers-designed hull, Wally employs
inner and outer skins of pre-preg carbon fiber sandwiched around either Nomex or
Corecell in areas of slamming or high-stress loads.
On his 94, the owner’s cabin was aft, but for his 100 he wanted
the master forward for more quietude while cruising. The aft cockpit space is
now used as a lounge deck—or "sea terrace"—with tender stowage
underneath.
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